Bert Dodson's successful method of teaching anyone who can hold a pencil how to draw has made this tome one of the most popular, bestselling art books in history an essential reference for every artist's library Dodson offers a complete system for developing drawing skills, basing his approach on 55 keys to drawing rules that don't need to be memorized, but realized. Dodson helps artists learn to trust their eyes and sharpen their observation skills through 48 practice exercies, reviews, and selfevaluations. Topics include learning to control proportion, scale, movement, depth, pattern and more Bert Dodson, a talented draftsman, painter, and illustrator, taught illustration and drawing for several years at the New York Fashion Institute of Technology. He has also illustrated over three dozen books. He lives in Bradford, Vermont.