And you will be the one to force yourself to do it right. You will be the one who knows what it's supposed to look like. You will be the one to point out your flaws. Crilley says in the introduction to the book that its main purpose is to basically turn you into your own mentor. Love it.).īecky's tips throughout the book are extremely helpful, taking basic concepts about shapes, lines, shadows, and even empty spaces, and making it all easy to understand, and most importantly, possible to accomplish. Ultimately, the story is both very fun and real (although, sometimes it would be a little concerning if it was real, like David finding where Becky lives and his semi-stalking her for more lessons. The two characters, David, a young aspiring artist, and Becky, a middle-aged experienced artist are both very enjoyable to watch interact with each other and see how much David progresses in his ability to draw.

I think I was most surprised by the story. The story, art, and tips are all expertly executed. Mark Crilley really shows off his talent for teaching, drawing, and writing in The Drawing Lesson. His books and videos have helped me in several ways, so when I heard about this book, I knew I had to read it. I heard about Mark Crilley around 2013 and instantly loved his teaching style. I have loved drawing for as long as I can remember, making little comic books and copying pictures of characters I loved as a kid (example, my bazillion drawings of Sonic the Hedgehog). Only every once in a while do you come across a book as innovative as this. The sequential art format provides the perfect vehicle for these step-by-step lessons, and the Pixar-esque approach to the surrounding characters and story ensures an enjoyable experience that readers will want to revisit again and again. Each lesson builds off the previous, with sidebars at the end of each chapter that direct readers to tackle some of the very same drawing exercises that David has just completed.

Through the story of aspiring, overeager young artist-in-the-making David and his helpful, but often flustered mentor, Becky, readers gain a grounding in the basics of drawing and rendering, along with a helping of laughs and poignant entertainment. Now for the first time, he pairs both strengths resulting in a one-of-a-kind art instruction experience. In addition, Crilley is an accomplished graphic novelist. With over 10 million views and growing, Mark Crilley's YouTube drawing instruction videos have an enormous worldwide legion of fans and have been featured on sites such as Yahoo News and Reddit. An instructional art book in narrative graphic novel form that uses the tale of one aspiring young artist and his reluctant mentor to impart easy-to-follow lessons on the fundamentals of drawing.

The drawing lesson graphic novel