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# You Can Draw in 30 Days: The Fun, Easy Way to Learn to Draw in One Month or Less

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Review: Does what the title says - I nearly overlooked this book because it didn't have a fancy artistic cover, unlike many other art instruction books. As an adult with no formal art training, no perceived drawing "talent" and looking for a first instruction book to help improve my infrequent doodling, I was also rather skeptical of the book's cheesy title claim of teaching someone to draw in 30 days. Then I noticed some before and after drawings by other reviewers, and after also considering titles like "Keys to Drawing", "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain" and "How to Draw What You See", I decided to look beyond this book's cover and give it a go myself. The book has 30 lessons, and while it's taken me over 30 days, I'm very glad that I started with this book. The step-by-step lessons are clear and easy to follow, there's no complicated theory about technique etc. that could easily put off an absolute beginner. Most importantly, you see immediate results very quickly... By the end of lesson 2, my stack of spheres was already getting compliments! Since then I've realised that the lessons provide a really good primer to some basic drawing concepts - shapes, shading, foreshortening, perspective... and the fact you can reproduce a drawing similar to the author's by following the steps is a big confidence booster. Personally I found that this newfound confidence was just the encouragement needed for me to progress... This book will not teach you to draw realistically or become a master of portraits, but it does teach you how to draw basic pleasing images. I like the author's lighted-hearted happy style and it's been one enlightening lesson after another as I discovered I could draw things which I couldn't before. Since starting this book, I also got my hands on "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain" and "Keys to Drawing", and remain satisfied that this book was the right one to start my drawing journey with. A great book for an absolute beginner.
Review: Excellent Intro to Drawing - Of the "how-to" art books I have, I think this is the best one for an absolute beginner. The authors tone is engaging and encouraging and each lesson builds on the previous to introduce various skills, for example foreshortening, shading, perspective, etc. A few of the critical reviews complained that the drawings are "cartoonish". By and large, that is a fair commentary. However, that doesn't mean they aren't useful exercises. And the principles taught serve as a solid foundation that can be applied as you develop higher level capabilities. Personally, I enjoyed the student example offered after each lesson. They demonstrated how the principles taught in the lesson can be applied in a variety of ways. I found trying to reproduce some of them myself to be a useful exercise. If you're an absolute beginner who thinks you can't draw at all this book is a good start to changing your mind. It won't turn you into a fabulous artist, any more than learning to write a coherent sentence will turn you into a best selling author, but it will give you a foundational skill set and some insight into the artistic experience. If one wants a more detailed and advanced book, I'd suggest Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards. In addition to teaching techniques, that book discusses the psychology of drawing and why learning to draw is of benefit to anyone regardless of their profession. You can learn to draw realistic representations from that book. However I think it would be to daunting for an absolute beginner. I'd suggest starting with 30 Days. Then, if you want to develop further, more on to Drawing on the Right Side. Or I suppose you could look at both simultaneously, reading some of the theory and background in Betty's book while developing the basic techniques Mark teaches. In any case, pick up a pencil and get going.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #12,780 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #10 in Pencil Drawing #10 in Arts & Photography Study & Teaching #15 in Figure Drawing Guides |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (7,605) |
| Dimensions  | 7.38 x 0.75 x 9.25 inches |
| Edition  | CSM |
| ISBN-10  | 0738212415 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0738212418 |
| Item Weight  | 15.3 ounces |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 256 pages |
| Publication date  | January 4, 2011 |
| Publisher  | Balance |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Does what the title says
*by A***R on October 7, 2016*

I nearly overlooked this book because it didn't have a fancy artistic cover, unlike many other art instruction books. As an adult with no formal art training, no perceived drawing "talent" and looking for a first instruction book to help improve my infrequent doodling, I was also rather skeptical of the book's cheesy title claim of teaching someone to draw in 30 days. Then I noticed some before and after drawings by other reviewers, and after also considering titles like "Keys to Drawing", "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain" and "How to Draw What You See", I decided to look beyond this book's cover and give it a go myself. The book has 30 lessons, and while it's taken me over 30 days, I'm very glad that I started with this book. The step-by-step lessons are clear and easy to follow, there's no complicated theory about technique etc. that could easily put off an absolute beginner. Most importantly, you see immediate results very quickly... By the end of lesson 2, my stack of spheres was already getting compliments! Since then I've realised that the lessons provide a really good primer to some basic drawing concepts - shapes, shading, foreshortening, perspective... and the fact you can reproduce a drawing similar to the author's by following the steps is a big confidence booster. Personally I found that this newfound confidence was just the encouragement needed for me to progress... This book will not teach you to draw realistically or become a master of portraits, but it does teach you how to draw basic pleasing images. I like the author's lighted-hearted happy style and it's been one enlightening lesson after another as I discovered I could draw things which I couldn't before. Since starting this book, I also got my hands on "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain" and "Keys to Drawing", and remain satisfied that this book was the right one to start my drawing journey with. A great book for an absolute beginner.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent Intro to Drawing
*by J***M on April 16, 2024*

Of the "how-to" art books I have, I think this is the best one for an absolute beginner. The authors tone is engaging and encouraging and each lesson builds on the previous to introduce various skills, for example foreshortening, shading, perspective, etc. A few of the critical reviews complained that the drawings are "cartoonish". By and large, that is a fair commentary. However, that doesn't mean they aren't useful exercises. And the principles taught serve as a solid foundation that can be applied as you develop higher level capabilities. Personally, I enjoyed the student example offered after each lesson. They demonstrated how the principles taught in the lesson can be applied in a variety of ways. I found trying to reproduce some of them myself to be a useful exercise. If you're an absolute beginner who thinks you can't draw at all this book is a good start to changing your mind. It won't turn you into a fabulous artist, any more than learning to write a coherent sentence will turn you into a best selling author, but it will give you a foundational skill set and some insight into the artistic experience. If one wants a more detailed and advanced book, I'd suggest Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards. In addition to teaching techniques, that book discusses the psychology of drawing and why learning to draw is of benefit to anyone regardless of their profession. You can learn to draw realistic representations from that book. However I think it would be to daunting for an absolute beginner. I'd suggest starting with 30 Days. Then, if you want to develop further, more on to Drawing on the Right Side. Or I suppose you could look at both simultaneously, reading some of the theory and background in Betty's book while developing the basic techniques Mark teaches. In any case, pick up a pencil and get going.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great way to get started. Text could be better edited.
*by E***M on June 22, 2014*

The lessons in this book are very simple. Sometimes they're all you have time and energy for, and on the days you want to do more, they're just enough of a hook to keep you motivated and press you to challenge yourself. The actual information in the book so far (I am only about a week in) is very basic, but it does get more involved later, and anyway, learning to draw is really about consistent practice. So this book really is effective in helping you learn to draw, mostly because you never end up looking at the blank page, wondering, "what do I draw now?" My main criticism of the book, oddly enough, is that there IS important information in the text itself . . . but it's really buried in hyper-informal language that I sometimes need to be really deliberate about reading through. So I find his very casual style to be more distraction than anything, and I believe the book could be BETTER EDITED. However, I would definitely recommend it (and have recommended it to personal friends) for those who want to get started drawing.

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