The Art of Pencil Drawing

The book arrived quickly - that was a pleasant surprise - and it was in excellent condition. I would order from these folks again!

I've had about 2+ years of intensive art-education & training- *brilliantly* this 1 inexpensive book basically captures all the BEST teachings I received during this time & then some. Maybe I should've *just* bought this book! In case it isn't obvious, Ernest W. Watson is *the* Watson in the popular "Watson-Guptill Publications". It's all black & white here- with 100% focus on values. Exclusively about the graphite pencil-... Read Full Review

...but then I've been drawing with one since I could pick one up. If you need a step-by-step "how-to" just this side of paint-by-numbers, this is not your book. If you want to be given the techniques to then apply to what =you= want to draw, buy it! This one book takes you from choosing materials and learning to see, through composition and using light and shade (valuable in any media, and cheap and easy to master in this... Read Full Review

This precious book has been an eye opener for someone starting in art with pencil drawing.Watson deals exclusively with pencil drawing, does not go into any other medium. And he gets his point across much more efficiently that all these books that touch on all media, yet never leave the reader satisfied because they never deal with any medium or subject as thouroughly as Watson does.He starts out with a few definitions/descriptions... Read Full Review