BestsellingauthoranddrawingmasterCatherineV.Holmesdistillsalifetimeofdrawingknowledgeinto101easy-to-grasptipsforartistswhowanttoimprovetheirdrawing.ArtistextraordinaireCatherineV.Holmeshaswrittennumeroussuccessfulstep-by-stepdrawingbooks.101DrawingSecretstakesadifferentspinonthetraditionalhow-to-drawbook.Busyartistswhoareshortontimeorjustwanttolearnsomethingneweasilycandipintothebookatanypointandpickupatiportricktheycanimmediatelyapplytotheirownartwork.Fromquickwrittentips,toillustratedexamples,tosimplestep-by-steptutorials,thetipsprovidevaluableinsightintodrawingforanyonewantingtotaketheirarttothenextlevel.Tipsinclude:Drawfromdifferentpointsofview;Drawwhatyousee,notwhatyouthink,bydrawingupsidedown;Useagridsystemtoimproveaccuracy;Lookatnegativespacetocheckaccuracy;Breakthesubjectdownintosimpleshapes;Sketchdailytoimprovemorequickly;Createaneye-catchingfocalpoint;Drawonunusualsurfaces;Convertyourreferenceimagetoblackandwhitetosimplify;Drawwithonecontinuouslinetostrengthenyourbrain,eye,andhandcoordination;Developyoursignaturestyle;Drawmorerealisticteeth;Focusontheprocess,nottheproduct;Avoidsmudgingthatcanruinyourdrawings;Cropyourartworktocreateamorecompellingpiece.
