Drawing for the Absolute and Utter Beginner

by Claire Watson Garcia

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"Based on author and art instructor Claire Watson Garcia's successful courses and workshops for beginning and aspiring artists, Drawing for the Absolute and Utter Beginner applies a positive, accepting tone to a progressive series of lessons in sketching and rendering"--

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mykl-s 1,468 reviews

This useful book gave me the tools to dabble in drawing from life, and still life, enough experiences to realize that I'd rather learn to draw only simple cartoonish figures. It gave me the sense of freedom to step away from life drawing.

May 23, 2023

anne07 21 reviews

Best drawing book for beginners. Someday I will work my way through the whole thing.

May 21, 2007

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