Artist's Drawing Techniques: Discover How to Draw Landscapes, People, Still Lifes and More, in Pencil, Charcoal, Ink, and Pastel

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The ultimate complete drawing course to help you take your sketches to a higher level.

Packed with inspiring workshops and advice from practicing artists, this art lesson book will help you sharpen your drawing skills in a range of media. 

Here’s what you’ll find inside the pages of this artist’s guide to drawing:

   • Includes more than 90 detailed step-by-step workshops for pencil, charcoal, pen and pastel techniques
   • A comprehensive range of techniques makes it suitable for beginners or more experienced artists
   • Techniques are approached with progression in mind, so readers can learn the basics then move on to new creative challenges

Every aspect of drawing is explained in incredible detail in this drawing reference guide. It starts with the basics of drawing ― like learning how to draw and choosing a subject ― and works all the way through to mounting your finished masterpiece. 

Learn more than 80 drawing techniques, from cross-hatching and stippling to blending and using colored pencils. Develop your own artistic style and grow as an artist by following the step-by-step drawing tutorials through beginner, intermediate and advanced art projects. 

Artist's Drawing Techniques
will help you tap into your creative potential and unlock new talents, whether you’re a complete beginner or seasoned artist.

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DK was founded in London in 1974 and is now the world's leading illustrated reference publisher and part of Penguin Random House, formed on July 1, 2013. DK publishes highly visual, photographic nonfiction for adults and children. DK produces content for consumers in over 87 countries and in 62 languages, with offices in Delhi, London, Melbourne, Munich, New York, and Toronto. DK's aim is to inform, enrich, and entertain readers of all ages, and everything DK publishes, whether print or digital, embodies the unique DK design approach. DK brings unrivalled clarity to a wide range of topics with a unique combination of words and pictures, put together to spectacular effect. We have a reputation for innovation in design for both print and digital products.   Our adult range spans travel, including the award-winning DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, history, science, nature, sport, gardening, cookery, and parenting. DK’s extensive children’s list showcases a fantastic store of information for children, toddlers, and babies. DK covers everything from animals and the human body, to homework help and craft activities, together with an impressive list of licensing titles, including the bestselling LEGO® books. DK acts as the parent company for Alpha Books, publisher of the Idiot's Guides series and Prima Games, video gaming publishers, as well as the award-winning travel publisher, Rough Guides.

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4.8 out of 5

95.38% of customers are satisfied

5.0 out of 5 stars Great help in drawing

L. · February 28, 2025

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, very informative

W. · December 24, 2024

I just love everything about this book. 📕

5.0 out of 5 stars Art Teacher Study Guide

J.T. · August 26, 2024

I am an artist. At least that is what I tell myself. It's important that I keep my skills up. I was in the library. Yes, it appears all my finds begin in the library. Not all of them but this one, Yes! I borrowed this book for two months and enjoyed practicing my drawing techniques as part of my morning pages. I had to have my iwn copy. This is a good book to hone drawing skills or begin a drawing practice. I strongly recommend this resource. Have fun!

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful book

H.S. · January 31, 2025

Beautiful book.

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for brushing up on my drawing techniques.

g.t. · December 5, 2019

I really liked the drawing techniques . I will learn a lot from this book.

5.0 out of 5 stars wow!

K.W. · November 11, 2024

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5.0 out of 5 stars A worthwhile book for artists of any age

A.R. · December 31, 2021

This book has many illustrations which fire up this reader to put a drawing tool in hand and draw. I like seeing examples rather than only having pages of written instructions. A hefty, hardcovered survey course of suggested tools, techniques, and examples, is contained in DK's Artist's Drawing Techniques. Pastels, markers, brush, inks, etc. are included with numerous color pages. This is one to keep for reference and/or a jolt of inspiration.

3.0 out of 5 stars Great if you know how to draw

N.F. · March 22, 2024

I was under the impression that this would be like a master class in drawing that would walk me through the basics and work up to more difficult subject matter. This is not that at all. It doesn’t really teach you drawing. It just shows you examples of different types of drawings and drawing with different media. Each project is based on a picture that is too small to see and expects you to just know how to draw it.

Best book

J.D. · December 8, 2021

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Buena calidad

T.G. · January 10, 2021

Muy buena calidad de materiales, los. Compré para regalo y nos encantó.

Artist's Drawing Techniques

G. · July 4, 2021

Fabulous art books (I bought the companion painting volume too) for anyone starting out, looking for a no-nonsense, step-by-step approach on all of the basics. For someone like me, who knows virtually nothing about drawing and painting, both books are a godsend, providing information on what you need, and clear guidance on how to master the concepts and techniques for your own art work. Highly recommended.I hope you find my review helpful.

DK books are awesome.

K.S.N. · May 5, 2021

Thankyou DK for this incredible contribution to artists. What separates DK books from the rest is that they narrate mostly through photos with supporting texts and that is how an art guide should be. The content is mostly explained through the photo of a painting and the art techniques are explained by highlighting each part of the painting and explaining the technique used in that. It is just like a guide explaining you each and every part of a painting. Most of the art guide books just show you the finished art with no explanation how it was made but this book shows you how each and every part is separately achieved with a particular technique.What I expect more is that the guide should have covered all the principles of art in general rather than focusing on the usage of individual mediums, As I feel that the usage of mediums has been explained in depth but the principles of art has been explained in very brief(for example light and shade)

Very helpful book

A.K. · February 18, 2021

This seems to be a comprehensive book about drawing techniques. I think I will find it very useful, seeing that I am teaching myself to draw. This book does not include subjects such as perspective or composition. One would need additional books for such subjects.

Artist's Drawing Techniques: Discover How to Draw Landscapes, People, Still Lifes and More, in Pencil, Charcoal, Ink, and Pastel

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