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You Can Draw in 30 Days Over 500,000 copies of Mark Kistler’s books sold! The Fun, Easy Way to Learn to Draw in One Month or Less Mark Kistler Author of Drawing in 3-D with Mark Kistler ART A Lifelong Original Cover design by Georgia A. Feldman Cover illustrations © Mark Kistler; Author photograph by Allison Hamacher $19.00 US / £11.99 / $24.00 CAN DA CAPO PRESS Lifelong Books A Member of the Perseus Books Group www.dacapopress.com Learn to draw in 30 days with public television’s favorite drawing teacher. Drawing is an acquired skill, not a talent—anyone can learn to draw! All you need is a pencil, a piece of paper, and the willingness to tap into your hidden artistic abilities. You Can Draw in 30 Days will teach you the rest. With Emmy award–winning, longtime public television host Mark Kistler as your guide, you’ll learn the secrets of sophisticated three-dimensional renderings, and have fun along the way. Inside you’ll fi nd: • Quick and easy step-by-step instructions for drawing everything from simple spheres to apples, trees, buildings, and the human hand and face • More than 500 line drawings, illustrating each step • Time-tested tips, techniques, and tutorials for drawing in 3-D • The 9 Fundamental Laws of Drawing to create the illusion of depth in any drawing • 75 student examples to help gauge your own progress In just 20 minutes a day for a month, you can learn to draw anything, whether from the world around you or from your own imagination. It’s time to embark on your creative journey. Pick up your pencil and begin today! Mark Kistler is one of the most popular and most recognized drawing teachers in the world. The longtime public television host of Mark Kistler’s Imagination Station, he is the author of nine books, including the bestselling children’s drawing book, Drawing in 3-D with Mark Kistler. He lives near Houston, Texas. www.draw3d.com You Can Draw in 30 Days Kistler The Fun, Easy Way to Learn in One Month or Less MD DALIM #1119468 11/15/10 CYAN MAG YELO BLK YOU CAN DRAW IN 30 DAYS Kistler 00 FM_Kistler You Can Draw 10/21/10 11:56 AM Page i Kistler 00 FM_Kistler You Can Draw 10/21/10 11:56 AM Page ii √ ± ¬ A Member of the Perseus Books Group Mark Kistlers The Fun, Easy Way to Learn to Draw in One Month or Less 30 Days in Draw You Can ’ Kistler 00 FM_Kistler You Can Draw 10/21/10 11:56 AM Page iii Many of the designations used by manufacturers and sellers to distinguish their products are claimed as trademarks. Where those designations appear in this book and Da Capo Press was aware of a trademark claim, the designations have been printed in initial capital letters. Copyright © 2011 by Mark Kistler All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopy- ing, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Printed in the United States of America. For information, address Da Capo Press, 11 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142. Set in 11 point Relay Light by the Perseus Books Group Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kistler, Mark. You can draw in 30 days : the fun, easy way to learn to draw in one month or less / Mark Kistler.—1st ed. p. cm. ISBN 978-0-7382-1241-8 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Drawing—Technique. I. Title. II. Title: You can draw in thirty days. NC730.K57 2011 741.2—dc22 2010036712 Published by Da Capo Press A Member of the Perseus Books Group www.dacapopress.com Da Capo Press books are available at special discounts for bulk purchases in the U.S. by corporations, institutions, and other organizations. For more information, please contact the Special Markets Department at the Perseus Books Group, 2300 Chestnut Street, Suite 200, Philadelphia, PA 19103, or call (800) 810-4145, ext. 5000, or e-mail