DRAW! The Guided Sketchbook That Teaches You How to Draw 

DRAW! by Kean University’s 2013 Teacher of the Year, Robin Landa, is an introduction to drawing techniques, skills, composition, visual thinking, purposes, and tools packaged in a way that makes drawing fun for everyone–especially the ‘net generation. From learning how to use a continuous line to drawing with tone, this guided sketchbook teaches drawing in a concise and engaging way. Aspiring illustrators, designers, artists, and avid sketchers alike will gain skills, knowledge, and get creative jolts out of this volume of how-to techniques and imaginative drawing prompts. Topics are introduced in a logical way that allows one to build technical and compositional skills and comprehension. What makes the pedagogy in this book new is that the approach takes into account what has transpired in the age of drawing software–what has become possible and how people now draw and utilize drawing.

 Some techniques are presented comprehensively with step-by-step instructions; some are pithy, in paragraph form. Some techniques build upon others, although each technique also stands alone. Most of the drawing techniques can be executed in this book; others require additional paper or screen media. Essentially, this book covers topics most drawing textbooks cover, but this guided sketchbook’s format, brevity, and content approach makes the instruction taste like dessert, not medicine.

“The amazingly prolific Robin Landa has done it again! Her innovative new book, Draw! The guided sketchbook that teaches you how to DRAW!, is brilliant: a sketchbook that guides the user through the basic principles and practice of drawing—line, shape, composition, tools, etc.—with exercises, illustrations, and lots of great ideas for creative inspiration from a Who’s Who of artists and designers. (I only wish I had thought of it first!) Once upon a time, sketching was part of every educated person’s schooling. Draw! introduces this wonderful technique for visual thinking to anyone who wants to illustrate ideas and images on paper or digital pad. Her ingenious book should be a must-buy for any creative person.”

—Stephanie Knopp, Department Chairperson,
Tyler School of Art, Temple University

 “With Draw! Landa has done it again: created a book that is educational, entertaining and interactive all at once. A must-have for the artist in all of us."

—Steven Brower, Designer, Author, Educator. Director of the "Get Your Masters with the Masters" MFA design and illustration program for working professionals and educators at Marywood University