You Can Draw It in Just 30 Minutes See It and Sketch It in a Half-Hour or Less

by Kistler, Mark

• ISBN13: 9780738218625
• ISBN10: 0738218626
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2017-06-20
• Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books

Summary

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

Emmy Award-winning and longtime PBS host Mark Kistler is back with You Can Draw It in Just 30 Minutes, the sequel to his hugely popular You Can Draw in 30 Days. Take a 30-minute creativity break and be amazed at what you accomplish! Learn to draw 25 different everyday objects--each completed in just half an hour--with step-by-step illustrations and friendly, personality-filled instructions for each lesson. Inside you'll find:

• Fun "art hacks": Drawing shortcuts (such as tracing handy objects) make you more productive and efficient in your drawing.
• Blueprints for quick drawings: You'll learn to find the simple shapes within complex-appearing objects.
• Long-term techniques: The skills you gain along the day in the individual lessons can be used in more detailed, longer projects.
• Hundreds of variations: More cartoonish? More realistic? The drawings can be modified for a new work of art every time.

In 30 minutes, you'll have a finished drawing. Pick up your pencil and begin today!

Author Biography

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.