Learning to draw is very much like mastering a sport or a musical instrument: to advance your ability, you must practice, practice, practice. But in practicing, what, specifically, should you draw?

This convenient workbook contains the answer: forty basic and new exercises that reinforce the five basic skills of drawing. Each provides appropriate subject matter, brief instruction, sample drawings, a ready-made format in which to draw, and helpful post-exercise pointers. In addition to portrait drawing with pencil, you will explore new subject matter - still life, landscape, imaginative drawing - using alternative mediums such as pen and ink, charcoal and conté crayon.

If you are taking a drawing class, have already received instruction through a book or course, or just prefer to learn by doing, this volume of guided practice will be a permanent record of your work that offers the perfect opportunity to hone your skills and expand your repertoire.

 
I love to draw; I wish I could do it better. I know that practice is the key, but I can never decide or a subject which means I never get going. When I originally bought Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain I hoped it would be what this workbook is; practical projects that will motivate and encourage me.