So You Thought You Couldn't Draw

by Sandra McFall Angelo

This simple drawing system was created especially for people who think they don't have any talent. Designed as a self-study workbook, it eases the novice painlessly through a grid system involving four straightforward shape, line, value, and texture. Very specific instructions eliminate guesswork, and information on how to draw from photographs is also included.

150 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Jennifer]

This is the best beginner book. Drawing the chair was a surprising challenge because my scale was so far off so it made me think about how I have to reference points and lines in reference to each other. The grid reminds me of what a math teacher labeled kitchen work. Necessary, and it makes a lot of people feel some type of way having to perform them. I have embraced using the grid, and started also using a ruler I may start with a compass too.