The author Carole Massey is an accomplished artist with many years' experience of teaching & demonstrating & even the most hesitant of beginners will soon pick up the skills & techniques needed to start drawing The book is a complete drawing course designed to help you progress from simple techniques such as lines circles squares & ellipses through to capturing landscapes figures & buildings There are numerous simple step-by-step demonstrations as well as larger projects & outline tracings are provided of the more complex drawings that you can transfer straight onto your paper if you wish to use them Most of the artworks in the book are created using pencil but the author also uses ink ballpoint pen pastel pencil & watersoluble pencils to encourage you to experiment with other media too By the end of the book you will have learnt all you need to know to take your drawing skills further & become an accomplished artist in your own right