Review: A Simple to Follow Book for a Not So Simple to Perform Art
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 3, 2013
I have never been good at drawing.  So you can imagine my surprise and utter horror when I found out I had to take a drawing class in order to get through my art history major.  Immediately I went into panic mode and searched for the most advanced drawing book money could buy.  After falling down a rabbit hole books trying to teach me how to draw like a professional, I came across something much easier to follow, Chris Auman’s, Learn How to Draw.This fundamental book for beginning artists was perfect for me.  Focusing entirely on the medium of drawing with pencil, Auman goes step by step from the introduction of drawing tools to the more advanced subjects of shading, composition and perspective.  Through providing examples of how to turn a basic cone into a lily and a circle into a daisy, he gives the student artist enough confidence to actually attempt what they are working on as opposed to just reading about it.  I am not going to sit here and say this book lead me into a career of amazing art exploration.  What it did was give me the basic knowledge I needed to peak my interest into pencil drawing, and allowed me to pass my class.  I received a C+ for the semester.