You Will Be Able to Draw by the End of This Book.

by Jake Spicer

Traditional Chinese edition of You will be able to draw by the end of this book.

Genres: Art, Drawing, Nonfiction

Paperback

Published May 26, 2022

About the author

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About the Author:
Jake Spicer is a Brighton-based artist, drawing tutor and author of several popular instructional drawing books.

Reviews

[Andi A. · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very good book for beginners. It has a lot of exercises and an introduction of basic art terms for observational drawing. I just wanted more information about the concepts and a little about creativity and how to use shapes for that, but I also understand that this was foccused on realism and that it is said that one should learn how to draw that before creating their own style.
This book is mostly blank pages for practice. However, it has basic information and tips on where and how to start the art journey by observing the world.

[Linda Eilertsen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Easy to read, quick overview of the basics, and good format (letting you draw directly in the book.) The exercises were varied and useful, but I feel like I’ve done a lot of them before, even with the exact same examples/illustrations. Maybe all drawing teachers have the same furniture?

I read the Norwegian translation, which I don’t recommend, because the number of og/å mistakes and other oddities will make you want to stab someone with the nearest sharp object, and then what will you use to draw the rest of the exercises?

[A · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of fun and useful exercises that I've been enjoying trying out.

[Ezri Baedeker · Rating 3 out of 5]

still don't feel like I can draw, but I learned a bunch.

[Rileigh Williston · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book is a bit disorganized and has a few sections that spend time talking about specific materials. As a beginner you're probably going to pick up a regular HB pencil and just want some instructions on how to get started.

This book does have some useful exercises (some of them being very common ones which are great if you are a complete beginner) however it's not really a book I would recommend as a first drawing book for a beginner.

You would be much better off with The Joy of Drawing by Bill Martin which starts by explaining to you the absolute basics and builds from there.

[Manon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Il faut avoir du temps pour le faire entier
Bonnes méthodes.

[Philip Johansen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Boken er veldig bra for nybegynnere, men noen av oppgavene er vanskelige. Mulig det bare er meg.

[August Schau · Rating 5 out of 5]

First read through is inspiring. Now for a slower pace and lots of drawing.

[KR · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’m an experienced artist but I still found this book really useful regarding techniques and various ways to handle colored pencils.