101 Textures in Graphite & Charcoal: Practical step-by-step drawing techniques for rendering a variety of surfaces & textures

I would say I'm a fairly advanced artist. I love to draw and I've been doing so since I was 5 years old. I draw in all types of medium from paint to pastel to of course colored pencil and pencil/charcoal. Pencil being my favorite! Breaking down how to create textures has improved my work in so many ways! Giving me better tools as to what grade of pencils to use to create various textures. Lights N darks....etc. You will not be disappointed at all!! I refer to this book constantly. This book helped me to bring the subject matter to life with simple techniques. This was a simple drawing I did of a lion. I did a similar piece a few years back and the 2 are very different. This lion I currently created (the 1 that takes up the word page) it looks like he's staring at you or that he's so real you could almost feel the texture of his fur and mane. This helps to give your subject matter depth and life. If you are already a fairly advanced artist and are looking to fine tune your own skills... Get. This. Book!

Awesome book if you want to teach yourself or just review some basics, in case it's been a while (my situation). Having a spiral edition is useful as I can lay it flat or flip it over to the one page I need. The illustrations are excellent and instructions easy to comprehend.

It's a great tool for beginners! However, it's repetitive - using the same subjects for both graphite and charcoal. If someone is not sure what pencil medium to use, it definitely show the differences between them. To be honest this is why the price (in my opinion) was a bit too high. Overall though, techniques are explained well in a step by step format and it's definitely worth referencing.

The almost ten year old artist in our family LOVES this. He is talented in art well beyond his years so needs adult art books, but with demonstrations of "how to" rather than a lot of text (since he only reads at his 4th grade level.) I reviewed it before giving it to him and found it to be excellent for adults as well.

It's a wonderful book to use their step-by-step examples. This is a "how to" book and will guide you so you can follow each step. Since I cannot draw, it still does no preclude me from tracing the diagram and applying the techniques. Great for beginner's! You will learn much. Highly recommend.

Great book to buy. Has all kinds of ideas and information plus easy to read and understand. Would recommend this one for anyone...starters or folks that have done art for a while. I bought for a gift and was really impressed..thank you

I love this book! The textures are beautiful. I love that the author tells you which pencils to use at each step in the drawing. This is a great book for beginners. It shows a lot of details in a step-by-step way that is very easy to follow and understand. I would recommend this book. Fantastic instructions.

The pictures are too small, each about half the size of a business card. There are 4 pictures per "texture" being shown in step by step fashion. One or two sentences to tell you to use an HB, 2B pencil, blend w/a stump or use circular strokes, etc. Very minimalistic.

Very good and useful book.

Bien, una pena que no esté en español.

Texture semplici da realizzare grazie alle istituzioni passo a passo. Alcune però andrebbero approfondite un po' meglio.

ツールの紹介からグラファイト・チャコールでの様々な表現 ヴァリュー、光と影、人物・植物 日常で見かけるモティーフを 詳細に描き方のプロセスを解説してある。 物の質感・材質感を追求すると、実物以上の存在感が出る。

Livre très intéressant à utiliser soit avec graphite ou charcoal. 4 étapes pour avancer dans une texture. Certains modèles peuvent sembler un peu difficile à la première approche mais le dessin c'est des essais et de la patience 😊.