"This book comprises exercises and tips to help the reader improve their sketching speed, and capture everyday people on paper before they can get restless. This book focuses on sketching portraits of people." --

"Fans of American folk art masters will love learning to draw and paint in the comforting, nostalgic style of their favorite artists. Popular folk artist Joy Laforme's subjects include quaint homes, colorful gardens, picturesque farms, and textured florals, and now you can create your own sense of nostalgia using the simple step-by-step projects she's created for this book. Draw on America's rich artistic tradition and heritage and try a fun, approachable...

"Communicate your ideas using line, shape, color, and texture with this reference and how-to exploration in one. Whether your particular interest is pictorial, portraiture, abstract compositions, or actual text, you can 'say' almost anything with thread. More than 350 color photographs translate the techniques of drawing, painting, and good composition into the world of stitch, and 'Try This!' projects inspire your own individual approaches. Including...