You Can Draw in 30 Days: The Fun, Easy Way to Learn to Draw in One Month or Less

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Pick up your pencil, embrace your inner artist, and learn how to draw in thirty days with this step-by-step guide from an Emmy award-winning PBS host.

"Sharpen your pencils and open your sketchbook; your teacher is waiting." ― The Boston Globe

Drawing is an acquired skill, not a talent—anyone can learn to draw! All you need is a pencil, a piece of paper, and the willingness to tap into your hidden artistic abilities. With Emmy award-winning, longtime PBS host Mark Kistler as your guide, you'll learn the secrets of sophisticated three-dimensional renderings, and have fun along the way—in just twenty minutes a day for a month. Inside you'll find:

  • Quick and easy step-by-step instructions for drawing everything from simple spheres to apples, trees, buildings, and the human hand and face
  • More than 500 line drawings, illustrating each step
  • Time-tested tips, techniques, and tutorials for drawing in three-D
  • The nine Fundamental Laws of Drawing to create the illusion of depth in any drawing
  • seventy-five student examples to encourage you in the process

"Kistler's approach is light and fun, and rather than overwhelming with technical terminology and intimidating concepts, he instead starts you out putting pencil to paper. Within the first few pages of the book, you are already well on your way . . . The approach presented in this book works so well because you get instant results, which inspire you to continue with the process." ― Sacramento Book Review

Pick up your pencil, embrace your inner artist, and learn how to draw in thirty days with this step-by-step guide from an Emmy award-winning PBS host. "Sharpen your pencils and open your sketchbook; your teacher is waiting." ― The Boston Globe Drawing is an acquired skill, not a talent—anyone c...

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102 reviews
Tova Greg
October 26, 2017
His other books helped me to learn to shade and create shadow. It appealed to the childwith. This book is also very good at learning to draw and it is more geared to the adult just learning to draw!
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Brie Trudel
February 11, 2017
Love this book! So easy to learn from, simple, easy & detailed instructions with several illustrated examples. Learning these basics are helping me learn even complicated drawings. I'm no artist, but my drawings are much better now! Even my 12 year old can follow along & has improved dramatically. I have the actual book, not eBook, but either way it's so worth it.
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Kai-Chun Lin
November 4, 2013
Drawing has been a hobby of mine since childhood, though I've never received formal training. While many of the materials are known to me, I found myself pleasantly surprised by the amount of subtle details and techniques I can now apply in a more rigorous manner. This is a book that most non-art-professionals will enjoyable and instructive. Highly recommended.
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About the author

Mark Kistler is the author of nineteen books, including You Can Draw in 30 Days. He has worked as a classroom educator, a large audience presenter, an Emmy Award-winning television personality, a bestselling author/illustrator, a popular "virtual" instructor, and a respected drawing teacher for both adults and children. Each year, Mark Kistler travels to scores of schools around the country presenting his "Drawing in 3-D" assemblies and his evening Family Workshops to tens of thousands of adults and children.
Mark Kistler is the author of nineteen books, including You Can Draw in 30 Days. He has worked as a classroom educator, a large audience presenter, an Emmy Award-winning television personality, a bestselling author/illustrator, a popular "virtual" instructor, and a respected drawing teacher for b...

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