An exhibition in book form, this showcase of the best of drawing now features one hundred works by almost fifty artists including Susan Hauptman, Paul Noble, Jeff Gabel, Tracey Emin, Jane Harris, Julia Fish, Cornelia Parker and Jerwood Drawing Prize winner Sarah Woodfine.

Clear and accessible illustrations show how to construct perspective views one step at a time.

Through a variety of step-by-step exercises and demonstrations, pencil artists learn to take their drawing skills to a whole new level...

Professional pen-and-ink artists take readers on a creative journey through each of their distinct techniques, from learning basic pen techniques to stippling portraits and adding watercolor washes.

... provides artists with step-by-step instructions for learning how to draw a wide variety of the most common textures and surfaces, including sand, water, metals, foliage, wood, fabrics, stone, grass, hair, and many more.

An invaluable tool for beginning students as well as advanced artists, this practical handbook focuses on methods of drawing using the human figure as form. Loaded with practical illustrations, this handy reference covers a variety of methods for charcoal use, including charcoal selection, smudging techniques, and proper grip styles.

...the issues of drawing within the broad context of art and design activity. The second dimension of the book will be an examination of the drawing processes of high profile practitioners.

... redefines drawing more holistically as an enactive phenomenon, and makes connections between a variety of disciplines in order to find out how drawing helps us understand the world.