Written by one of the world best-selling authors of practical art titles, The Ultimate Drawing Book is a great guide to taking the first steps to become an artist. From choosing the right equipment and making those initial, tentative marks on paper to building up the composition of a still-life picture to learning how to draw figures, this easy-to-follow guide will have the reader creating beautiful images in no time. Readers will learn how to portray the texture of different materials, such as cloth and glass; how to depict the elements in a landscape, like water, trees and sky; how to understand perspective, and how to convey the features and movement of humans. Illustrated by the author himself, often with step-by-step sequences, and accompanied by easy-to-understand instructions, this will become the go-to reference for the new artist.