Many people would love to learn to draw but feel they don’t have the time to take a class or work their way through a typical how-to-draw book. They may be intimidated by lengthy instructions, daunting materials lists, and sparse illustrations.

Best-selling author Catherine Holmes (How to Draw Cool Stuff) provides more than 60 step-by-step projects for drawing animals, food items, plants, household objects, and more. The tutorials are broken down into gradual steps that show artists exactly how to achieve satisfying results. In addition to pencil renderings, Catherine demonstrates techniques for working with other media, including charcoal, pen, and coloured pencil