The Art of Basic Drawing contains fundamental information about essential tools and techniques, as well as a number of inspiring step-by-step lessons. With instruction from five artists, this book showcases a range of styles for beginners to imitate.

Lushly illustrated by a wide range of highly accomplished contemporary artists, Contemporary Drawing offers a broad perspective on this expansive medium. It delves into surface, mark, space, composition, scale, materials, and intentionality. Author — Margaret Davidson. Hardcover. 192 pages.

This book, a terrific introduction to drawing in pen and ink, makes even a beginner's first strokes fun and rewarding. Friendly, encouraging instruction and easy exercises help readers turn simple lines and dots into trees, flowers, animals, and people.

From tools and materials to basic drawing techniques, this complete guide shows aspiring artists how to draw a variety of beautiful landscape subjects using various mediums including pencil, charcoal, and ink.

One Drawing a Day includes 46 inspiring exercises that make up a complete six-week course. Each was developed by one of eight talented professional illustrators, based upon one of his or her own drawings.

Richly illustrated and containing dozens of simple exercises, Pen & Ink Techniques is a reader-friendly guide to a timeless medium, covering everything from basic tools and materials to the production of advanced effects. Paperback. 112 pages.

Demos include techniques for combining pen-and-ink with water-soluble colored pencils and watercolor to create clouds, fur, flowers, foliage, backgrounds, and exciting craft applications on cloth, wood, quilts and more. 75 minutes.