Keys to drawing

Anyone who can hold a pencil can learn to draw. In this book, Bert Dodson shares his complete drawing system—fifty-five "keys" that you can use to render any subject with confidence, even if you're a beginner. These keys, along with dozens of practice exercises, will help you draw like an artist in no time. 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“Anyone who can hold a pencil can learn to draw with some degree of proficiency,” Bert Dodson proclaims.

In this book he shares a complete drawing system that you can use for any subject or type of drawing-even if you doubt your ability to draw. It’s based on fifty-five “keys to drawing,” which are introduced at a comfortable pace. The keys are interspersed with dozens of practice exercises that help you learn by doing.

You’ll learn how to:

• Restate, focus, map and intensify.
• Free your hand action, and then learn to control it.
• Convey the illusions of light, depth and texture.
• Stimulate your imagination through “creative play”

Anyone who can hold a pencil can learn to draw. In this book, Bert Dodson shares his complete drawing system - fifty-five «keys» that you can use to render any subject with confidence, even if youre a beginner. About the Author A painter, teacher and illustrator, Bert Dodson is the author of the best-selling North Light book Keys to Drawing. Hes illustrated more than 70 childrens books and worked as an animation designer for the PBS series Intimate Strangers. Describes the drawing process, discusses proportions, light, depth, texture, pattern, design, and imagination, and tells how to evaluate one's work The art of drawing is an act of uncanny coordination between the hand, the eye, and the mind.