"A great book for young artists and their parents, sure to encourage artistry while building confidence and fundamental drawing skills." "You’ll laugh, you’ll learn, and you might even discover a hidden talent. The instruction is solid, covering proportion, shading, loose sketching, self-criticism, drawing shadows, and negative space." "Offers thorough and practical lessons in drawing. An original and accessible way to learn to draw. Crilley develops his characters fully, making this a true novel and not simply a narrated drawing lesson. "Proportion, negative space, perspective, lighting, and other drawing basics are covered concisely and informatively, so a student could easily follow the clear drawings to benefit from Becky’s lessons. "The narrative is often funny and unexpectedly poignant, while the tutorials are impressively clear and easy for readers to implement.A great pick for juveniles and young teens looking to learn the craft of drawing." "Engaging.A pleasant diversion for a long summer afternoon, The Drawing Lesson is likely to result in lots of ambitious sketching among readers ages 7 to 14." "eartfelt and quite moving.An artful balance of character and technique, of observed human moments and carefully pitched instruction, that will appeal to students with artistic aspirations. 2017-2018 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book Award List
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