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Drawing For Dummies
Anyone can learn to draw with these easy instructions and fun practice ideas
Drawing For Dummies makes it easy to learn the basics of drawing and even master advanced techniques. With a little instruction and practice, there’s no such thing as “I just can’t draw.” Drawing can help you relieve stress, express your emotions and creativity, communicate across cultures, improve memory, and develop and strengthen fine motor skills. This user-friendly Dummies resource will teach you how to see the world through the eyes of an artist, explore your inner visions, and open up your creativity through drawing exercises. Step-by-step illustrations and images, newly enlarged in this edition, will show you exactly how to achieve the results you want. It might be time to invest in some picture frames, because you’re about to make art you can be proud of.
Learn the fundamentals of drawing, including the essential supplies you’ll need Practice drawing techniques, get your creativity flowing, and explore your own mind with fun drawing exercises Get step-by-step instructions on how to draw anything in a range of styles Improve your abilities with tips and ideas for making your drawings betterComplete beginners and more advanced artists alike will have fun developing their skills with Drawing For Dummies.
Drawing For Dummies makes it easy to learn the basics of drawing and even master advanced techniques. With a little instruction and practice, there’s no such thing as “I just can’t draw.” Drawing can help you relieve stress, express your emotions and creativity, communicate across cultures, improve memory, and develop and strengthen fine motor skills. This user-friendly Dummies resource will teach you how to see the world through the eyes of an artist, explore your inner visions, and open up your creativity through drawing exercises. Step-by-step illustrations and images, newly enlarged in this edition, will show you exactly how to achieve the results you want. It might be time to invest in some picture frames, because you’re about to make art you can be proud of.
Learn the fundamentals of drawing, including the essential supplies you’ll need Practice drawing techniques, get your creativity flowing, and explore your own mind with fun drawing exercises Get step-by-step instructions on how to draw anything in a range of styles Improve your abilities with tips and ideas for making your drawings betterComplete beginners and more advanced artists alike will have fun developing their skills with Drawing For Dummies.
337 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 23, 2023
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August 28, 2025
My entire career has been art based. I went to The University Of Miami and earned a Bachelor Of Arts degree in Graphic Design.
From there I held various jobs where I used my drawing and graphic design skills for 30 years.
After retiring as a Vice-President Of Marketing I taught drawing, graphic design and commercial art at a local high school for 11 years. For the last nine years I’ve been retired.
Just recently the drawing bug struck me again and I’ve been illustrating like crazy. It’s been fun and satisfying.
Over my long drawing career, either as an artist or teacher, I’ve never come across one book that delves into drawing from all angles. That is-until now.
Wiley Brand’s and author Jamie Platt’s Drawing For Dummies book has everything a budding or veteran artist could possibly want about the foundations of drawing.
Starting with basics the book discusses essential supplies, how to develop eye to hand coordination, line and shading, 3D rendering, drawing various subjects such as people, landscapes and animals, cartooning, how to develop your style, securing employment, perspective, various drawing techniques and a plethora of tips, tricks, and techniques and all of it is aided by art samples.
So what are you waiting for?! Grab a pencil, paper and start drawing!
Exodus 35:35
He has filled them with skill to do every sort of work done by an engraver or by a designer or by an embroiderer in blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen, or by a weaver—by any sort of workman or skilled designer.
From there I held various jobs where I used my drawing and graphic design skills for 30 years.
After retiring as a Vice-President Of Marketing I taught drawing, graphic design and commercial art at a local high school for 11 years. For the last nine years I’ve been retired.
Just recently the drawing bug struck me again and I’ve been illustrating like crazy. It’s been fun and satisfying.
Over my long drawing career, either as an artist or teacher, I’ve never come across one book that delves into drawing from all angles. That is-until now.
Wiley Brand’s and author Jamie Platt’s Drawing For Dummies book has everything a budding or veteran artist could possibly want about the foundations of drawing.
Starting with basics the book discusses essential supplies, how to develop eye to hand coordination, line and shading, 3D rendering, drawing various subjects such as people, landscapes and animals, cartooning, how to develop your style, securing employment, perspective, various drawing techniques and a plethora of tips, tricks, and techniques and all of it is aided by art samples.
So what are you waiting for?! Grab a pencil, paper and start drawing!
Exodus 35:35
He has filled them with skill to do every sort of work done by an engraver or by a designer or by an embroiderer in blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen, or by a weaver—by any sort of workman or skilled designer.
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