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Learn how to draw with easy, stress-free lessons designed to build a solid foundation for drawing in just 15 minutes. Starting with pencil techniques and warm-up exercises,15-Minute Drawing: Getting Started guides you in exploring the basics of drawing with graphite pencil—from how to hold a pencil and varying pressure to practicing basic strokes and techniques, including hatching, crosshatching, stippling, creating texture, blending, and more. Prompts and open spaces invite you to practice your newfound skills directly inside the book and to record your progress. Once you’ve mastered the basics, you are then guided through more than 30 step-by-step projects across a range of subjects, including flowers, animals, buildings, and everyday items. Each project starts with a basic shape, with each step building on the previous until the project is finished—in just 15 minutes. Books in the 15-Minute Series are perfect primers for beginning artists who want to learn the basics. Designed to be used as artist notebooks, these interactive workbooks include prompts and exercises that allow beginning artists to test out their skills directly inside the book.

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Learn to hand-letter your own inspirational artwork with this beautiful lettering kit that includes everything you need to get started: project book, sketchbook, drawing pencil, and fine-line markers. The Lovely Lettering Kit includes drawing tips, lettering techniques, and step-by-step projects to help you create your own meaningful, hand-lettered artwork and illustrations, from floral and nature motifs to illustrated maps and creative prompts. This all-inclusive hand-lettering kit comes with: 64-page project book: Featuring basic hand-lettering and drawing techniques, as well as step-by-step projects and inspirational prompts to get you started. 32-page sketchbook: Practice what you’ve learned inside the sketchbook. Drawing pencil: Create your own drawings and hand-lettered artwork. 10 fine-line markers: Add color to bring your artwork to life! Packed with engaging instruction, tips, and elegant step-by-step artwork, the Lovely Lettering Kit is your ideal resource for learning to create expressive, hand-lettered artwork inspired by your goals, dreams, and the most important moments in your life.

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An accessible guidebook designed to teach and inspire, Art Starts with a Line offers everything you need to master the art of line drawing, whether the goal is to draw for fun or to illustrate an original masterpiece! Line drawing involves using a combination of fine lines and bold strokes to create artwork of any kind—from basic folk art to more sophisticated illustrations. This form of art requires minimal tools, making it both affordable and portable. In Art Starts with a Line, artists of all skill levels are invited to learn how to draw almost anything starting with simple lines and basic shapes. Following a brief introduction to tools and materials, as well as some easy exercises and techniques for warming up to basic drawing tools, you will explore a variety of subjects. You'll draw plants and flowers, architecture and cityscapes, animals, and everything in between. These projects aren't restricted to black and white either! You'll find techniques for adding color with colored pencil, marker, pen, even digitally.Art Starts with a Line presents everything you'll need to know to learn how to successfully create line drawings of all types. Whether your goal is to create a custom logo for a client, or to simply decorate your planner—it's all here. Packed with engaging instruction, tips, and beautiful step-by-step artwork, the Art Starts Series presents an approachable and heartwarming guide to line drawing designed to both inspire and teach beginning artists how to create meaningful artwork using simple lines and mindful prompts.

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