num_pages: 96
description: Absolute Beginners guides represent a fresh new series of drawing and painting books for budding artists written by professional artist/ teachers. In You Can Sketch, master artist Jackie Simmonds leads the novice by the hand, demonstrating dozens of step-by-step, easy-to-follow techniques using a variety of sketching media. Over 100 clear, full-color illustrations show readers how to sketch the separate elements of simple still life and landscape subjects one by one in pencil, charcoal, colored pencil, pastel pencil, and Conté crayon. Explicit instructions demonstrate how easy it is to combine these different elements to make a finished picture. With You Can Sketch, even the most hesitant artists will gain confidence and start sketching fast!
language: English
title: You Can Sketch: A Step by Step Guide for Absolute Beginners
titlecomplete: You Can Sketch: A Step by Step Guide for Absolute Beginners
genres: Art
ratings_count: 21
publisher: Watson-Guptill Pubns