The Sketching & Drawing Bible

by Marylin Scott

Marilyn Scott presents a complete guide to using the full range of drawing media, from pencil and charcoal to pastels and coloured inks.

There are over 100 step-by-step demonstrations showing how to tackle tricky subjects. Learn how to achieve exciting and unusual effects by combining two or more drawing media. There are also tips from the author on how to present your work professionally and get it into the marketplace.

Genres: Art, Drawing, Art Design, Reference

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Marylin Scott is a professional artist who works across a wide range of media. She studied painting at the Guildford School of Art and the Royal Academy of Painting in London. She is a respected practical art author.

Reviews

[Dee • switching to Pagebound!]

As someone with a newfound interest in art, I appreciated this book a lot. It is a no-nonsense overview of a variety of drawing/sketching tools and techniques. There are a lot of pictures to complement the verbal explanations.

[Ellowyn Beimler]

Very interesting, lots of suggestions for mixing and matching mediums and lovely pictures of the art to get points across. Easy read as well.

[Allie]

I really liked this book because it had lots of really good information. I liked how it was layed out. My goal when I was reading this book was to increase my knowledge on sketching and drawing, and I think I definitely accomplished my goal. I liked that the author included lots of different way to do art such as, you can use a variety of utensils, there are lots of different ways to draw lines to express a certain mood, and there are lots different genres of art like landscape drawings and portrate drawings. The author included lots of pictures and drawings that helped explain the writing better. The author also included lots of images of the utensils, so if I wanted to try one, I would know what to look for in the store, and how to hold the utensil properly. I wish the author had included more step-by-step tutorials to help me learn to draw something easier. Throughout the book, I think the author really showed me that you can’t create something in half and hour. You really have to think about it and put time and effort into it. I would give this book four out of five stars because I wish it had more step-by-step tutorials, but otherwise, I really enjoyed this book, and I would recommend it to anyone who has an interest in sketching or drawing.

[Abby]

This book covers a very wide range of drawing techniques, how to use different media, and a range of subject ideas. It includes many full-color illustrations, and even step-by-step processes for creating a finished work in a given media. There is a lot of information (it's a good overview), but it does not give very specific information about any single topic. But, for a beginner like me, it has a lot of helpful tips and ideas.

[Kathy]

A variety of techniques for different drawing subjects. A great reference book.

[Andrew Volpe]

Received this as a 'wish you well' parting gift when I left a company I had worked for.

[Morgan S]

I read The Sketching and Drawing Bible, By Marylin Scott. I like this book for a few reasons. For example, Marilyn Scott describes how to use certain materials, further techniques, and subjects. The certain materials I enjoy using are pastes. For example, oil pastel and soft pastel are the two materials I use to draw trees and other objects in nature . This book helps me work on new techniques. For example, there is a technique where you can draw by scratching off oil pastel to create a cool design. If I were to rate the book out of 10, I would rate it a solid 9.5 because everything is explained very well and I am able to free hand draw with more detail.