Drawing 365: Tips and Techniques to Build Your Confidence and Skills

Time to draw! A day-by-day companion and workshop.

Make drawing a part of your daily life, while turning every day into inspiration for your art. Designed to fit your life, Drawing 365 presents a comprehensive art course in bite-sized chunks--so it's easy to dip in, even for just five minutes at a time. Open it daily to find a new tip, idea, technique or challenge...all aimed at getting you into the habit and mindset of an artist. You'll find expert insights on everything from value, perspective and composition, to how to use a shadow box, compose a self-portrait in the form of a still life, and work from life. Contents are presented in three sections:

   • The Basics: how to get started, achieve successful results and continue improving
   • Subjects: still lifes, people, animals, landscapes, interiors, flowers, water, skies...the possibilities are all around you!
   • Mediums: sample a wide variety, including colored pencil, pastel, pen and ink and watercolor
For beginning artists as well as practicing artists wishing to push their work to the next level, this guide will help you build skills, gain confidence and achieve creative happiness. Day by day, it makes drawing fun and rewarding. Exactly as it should be.

Katherine Tyrrell shares tips, reviews and resources nearly every day on her popular art blog "Making A Mark" (#3 art blog in UK, #18 in the world). Katherine is a founding member of Urban Sketchers London. Her "Travels with A Sketchbook" blog has been featured in The Times.