The 15-Minute Artist

Catherine V. Holmes

The Quick and Easy Way to Draw Almost Anything

Art Instruction | Drawing

The 15-Minute Artist

grew up in Plymouth, Massachusetts, where she took an interest in art from an early age. She has been drawing ever since she can remember and specializes in portraits, architecture, and illustration.

Painting, drawing, and creating are Catherine’s profession and her passion. She currently teaches K–5 art. A former teacher in the juvenile justice system, she created and implemented the graphic arts program for the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services and helped write the current art curriculum.

She has also taught at the middle school level and is an online instructor for Bluprint.com.

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as guides for her students, but which have now gained worldwide recognition.

Catherine lives with her family near Boston.

Drawing realistically can seem intimidating.

Artist Catherine V. Holmes takes the mystery out of learning to draw by

satisfying results while developing your artist’s eye.

You’ll learn how to: • Break down a complex subject into

No Time?

No Problem!

Would you love to learn to draw but feel you don’t have the time

to take a class or work your way through a typical how-to-draw book? With The 15-Minute Artist, you can jump right in and learn to draw a wide variety of

simple shapes

• Create convincing shading and highlights • Work with pencil, charcoal, colored pencil, and other media

• Render a variety of surfaces, such as glass, metal, hair, and animal fur

• Incorporate classic art techniques, including blending, scumbling, stippling, and crosshatching Start at the beginning or pick your favorites

subjects in just minutes at a time! Artist and best-selling author Catherine V.

and begin sketching.

Holmes provides more than 60 step-by-step projects for drawing animals, plants,

You’ll soon be able

household objects, and more. The tutorials are broken down into gradual steps that show you exactly how to achieve satisfying results. techniques that will enable you to draw anything you want! What are you waiting for? Let’s draw!

Best-selling author of

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The Quick and Easy Way to Draw Almost Anything

60 drawings, showing you how to achieve

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teaching you to see like an artist. She

Catherine’s art is inspired by her experiences and suggestions of her students. She is the

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How to Draw Cool Stuff

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The15-Minute

Artist The Quick and Easy Way to Draw Almost Anything

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An imprint of Mixed Media Resources 104 West 27th Street New York, NY 10001 Connect with us on Facebook at facebook.com/getcreative6 Senior Editor MICHELLE BREDESON Art Director IRENE LEDWITH Chief Executive Officer CAROLINE KILMER President ART JOINNIDES

Everyone is born with the ability and desire to create. Charlotte and Taya Cate, I can’t wait to see what you will make next.

I love you both to the moon and back

Chairman JAY STEIN

and so much more.

Copyright © 2019 by Catherine V. Holmes All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or used in any form or by any mean—graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or information storage-and-retrieval systems—without permission of the publisher.

The designs in this book are intended for the personal, noncommercial use of the retail purchaser and are under federal copyright laws; they are not to be reproduced in any form for commercial use.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Holmes, Catherine V. author.

Title: The 15-minute artist : the quick and easy way to draw almost anything / by Catherine V. Holmes.

Description: First edition. | New York : Get Creative 6, [2019] | Includes index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2019005493 | ISBN 9781640210431 (pbk.)

Subjects: LCSH: Drawing--Technique.

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Acknowledgments

Thank you to Mom, Dad, Dave, Kathy, Jeff, and Marcia. Through your love, company, support, and/or babysitting, I have been able to be productive in the arts beyond crayons and slime.

Thank you to Usher Morgan, who helped me share my vision with the world.

To my friends at the Holbrook Public Library (and Kat), thank you for being a part of my routine and bringing joy to my girls through the adventure, color, and wonder of books (and movies and programs, too).

To my colleagues at Vinal and Dennett Elementary Schools, your kindness, positive modeling, and patience have taught me to be a better teacher. You help me learn something new every day.

Finally, I want to acknowledge all the folks at Mixed Media Resources who reached out to me to make this book a reality.

Thank you for understanding the reasons why I do what I do and the choices I make, as well as helping me understand that collaborating can be challenging yet rewarding.

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Contents Introduction: Learn to See Like

an Artist . . . in 15 Minutes!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Quick-Start Drawing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 A Few Drawing Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 What to Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Chapter 1:

Fun with Food. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Chocolate Kiss. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Piece of Cake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Make-Your-Own Taco. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Value Layer Cake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Glass of Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rainbow Lollipop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cozy Cocoa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Yummy Cupcake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Awesome Animals. . . . . . . . .

Cat’s Eyes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Serene Swan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gentle Giant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Busy Bee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Peaceful Dove. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lovely Ladybug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wise Owl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Elegant Flamingo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Little Frog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Inside the Nautilus Shell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ghostly Jellyfish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Serpent’s Head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

A Whale of a Tail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lone Wolf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dexter the Cat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Affable Ant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sand Dollar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Chapter 2:

Chapter 3:

Fabulous Foliage. . . . . . . . . . 74

Dandelion Puff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sunshine Daisy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Perfect Pear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fragrant Lavender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Woodland Mushroom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Long-Stemmed Rose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Maple Leaf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Around the House. . . . . . . . . 90 Chain Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Lustrous Lipstick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 House Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Upholstered Chair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Paper Fan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Bright Bulb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Winding Ribbon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Nice Shades. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 All-Star Sneaker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 A Brush with Color. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Chapter 4:

Chapter 5:

Just for Fun. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Chapter 6:

Odds and Ends . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Bouncing Ball. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Classic Figure Skate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ten-Pin Bowling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Queen of Chess. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Old-School Game Controller. . . . . . . . . . . .

Origami Crane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

At the Beach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Artist’s Manikin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Idyllic Tree House. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Spinning Top. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Anchors Aweigh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Human Eye. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tied with a Bow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Beautiful Braid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Broken Doll. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

High-Heeled Shoe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Luscious Lips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ship’s Wheel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Skull. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Unicorn Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Water Droplets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

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Introduction

Learn to See Like an Artist . . . in 15 Minutes!

Drawing realistically can be intimidating.

Aspiring artists often begin with a final product in mind before even beginning to create.

Unfortunately, many artists find that halfway through the drawing process they are unhappy with their results and throw away their paper and start over again—or worse, they don’t try again at all.

One reason for this frustration is that in this age of technology we are constantly looking for instant gratification. Our society is breeding a culture of impatience and unrealistic expectations. We forget that we need to put time and effort into learning a new skill or creating satisfying work.

At the same time, people are finding themselves with less and less free time.

How do you make time to learn to draw and create art when you have so many other commitments? As a full-time teacher and

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mother of twins, I understand! There are days when I barely have time to brush my hair, let alone sit down to draw. I believe that the key is to try to carve out just a small amount of time on a regular basis.

In The 15-Minute Artist I offer a step-by-step guide to drawing specific creatures, plants, household objects, and other items in 15 minutes or less. Why 15 minutes? I believe that is a good amount of time to immerse yourself in learning how to see like an artist. Less than that may not allow you to focus long enough.

And even the busiest people can usually find 15 minutes every day or so.

Experienced artists develop a special way of seeing drawing subjects. We break them down into simple shapes and lines and connect them to create a whole object. We also (whether we are conscious of this or not) break the creative process down into manageable steps

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that make drawings less daunting. If you allow yourself a small chunk of time to train your brain to see like an artist, you will be able to draw anything, not just the items in this book.

Each project you complete in this book will teach you how to draw that subject, but it will also teach you new skills and techniques you can apply to other drawings. The result is the learned skill of seeing differently that automatically takes over when an artist creates a piece of art. You will truly learn to draw almost anything!

It isn’t necessary to buy a lot of specialized drawing supplies to start drawing. For most of the drawings in this book, you just need a pencil and some basic drawing paper. Some of the projects showcase other fun materials, such as charcoal and colored pencil. While this book is not meant to be a thorough overview of those mediums, I do include some general information and pointers on how to use them (see page 14).

Basic Steps

This is the typical process I use with most drawings, including those I demonstrate in this book.

1. Break it down into simple shapes.

2. Connect the shapes.

3. Add details.

4. Erase the initial guidelines.

5. Shade the entire object with a medium tone.

6. Darken the darkest areas.

7. Erase areas to create highlights.

The projects are grouped by subject—food, animals, plants, household objects, and more— and are presented in no particular order.

Got 15 minutes? Start at the beginning and work your way through the exercises or pick something that catches your eye and jump right in!

Introduction

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Quick-Start Drawing Tips I’ll walk you step by step through each drawing in this book, but here are some pointers that will help you with these drawings and any drawing you attempt.

Step back. Look at your work from a distance from time to time. Standing or sitting too close while drawing can distort the perception of how the artwork is working as a whole. The longer you go without viewing your art from a distance, the easier it becomes to obsess over details.

Squint. This can clarify shapes and values and provide a simplified version of your reference image.

Bigger is better. If you work large (at least as large as the steps shown in the projects if not larger), you will have more room to add details, shading, and highlights.

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Keep it loose. The initial lines you draw are just guides for placing details and don’t need to be perfect. The general shape of the outline may be changed slightly or added to later on.

Holding your drawing tool closer to the end will help you stay loose.

Lighten up. Some of the lines you start with will eventually be erased, so don’t press too hard. Keep the lines soft and wispy.

Keep it simple. The simpler you make your drawing, the more powerful it will be. A successful image is one that quickly reads well.

Stand up. When working large, try standing up to draw and tacking your paper to an easel or the wall. Standing up when creating larger artwork will allow for more movement and looser lines. It will encourage you to step back more frequently. Standing up will also prevent

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you from resting the side of your hand on an artwork and smudging it.

Use drawing paper. While you can use copy paper or other nondrawing paper, using a paper that is meant for drawing and has a bit of tooth (texture) will help with shading and blending.

Measure up. Notice the distance from one part of the image to another in your reference image and use that as a guide for your drawing. No need for a ruler, just eyeball it.

Line it up. Pay attention to the direction of lines and angles in your reference images. Replicating them in your drawings will help with creating a likeness.

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Chapter 1

Fun with Food

In this chapter, we’ll use drawings of food to learn a variety of drawing techniques and concepts, such as scumbling, working with colored pencil, value, and more. Most edibles are organic in shape, meaning that your lines don’t have to be precise to be accurate, and they feature lots of interesting textures. By following the simple steps, your drawings will look good enough to eat!

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Chocolate Kiss

Based on a very simple shape, this drawing is perfect for practicing creating volume and texture. Draw this for a friend and write their name on the tag.

The triangle curves slightly inward.

the Basic Shape

1

Start with a rectangular oval.

2

Draw a triangular shape on top of the oval.

Add a thin banner, or flag, at the top.

Darkest areas Leave areas light.

Start Shading

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Add a light layer of tone over the whole image.

4

Add the darkest tones using heavier pressure at the base, the bottom third, and the center at a slight diagonal.

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Folds follow curves.

Dark shadow below candy

DEEPEN SHADING

5

Go over some of the darker areas to add contrast.

Add Folds and Highlights

6

Draw lines for folds in the foil wrapper that follow the contours of the candy shape.

Text follows curve of banner.

Quick Tip

Highlight the ridges of the wrinkles to create texture.

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Erase areas to create highlights as well as peaks in the wrapper folds. Add text to the banner.

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Chapter 2

Awesome Animals

Animals are always one of the most popular subjects to draw. From the time we’re kids, we love to draw our furry and feathered friends. In these projects, you’ll learn how to portray fur, feathers, scales, and other wonderful textures. Take what you learn from the step-by-step projects in this book and use it to draw your pets, animals at the zoo, or wild animals you photograph.

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Serene Swan

This classic pose is a great example of starting with very simple shapes. Follow the steps so you don’t end up with an ugly duckling.

Pencil Sketch

1

Draw a simple hill with a flat bottom. Add a small oval near the upper right.

2

Connect the oval and hill with two curvy lines. This will be the swan’s neck.

Wing

3

Use the oval as a guide to refine the head and add an extending beak. Use the hill shape to form a wing outline and tail.

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The wing and the tail follow the curve of the hill shape.

Tail

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Light source

Begin Shading

4

Erase the original guidelines. Add dark tone to the undersides of the swan, opposite the light source on top. This includes under the neck and near the base.

Leave area around head unshaded.

ADD TEXTURE

5

Fill in the white of the swan with small hatch marks or back-and forthmotion lines that follow the direction of the feathers, leaving a thin area around the head that is untouched.

Shadows underneath

Thin shadow under body

Marks follow direction of feathers.

Blending and Highlights

6

Blend the light tones and add a few more lines for feathers. Erase areas for highlights, including a small spot on the eye. Add a few back-and-forth lines under and around the swan for a reflective water surface.

Awesome Animals

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Chapter 3

Fabulous Foliage Plants and flowers make excellent

subjects for art because, unlike animals, they usually stay in one place! With their petals, leaves, seeds, and stems, they are also a wonderful source of varied shapes, textures, and colors.

In this chapter, we’ll look at several approaches for breathing life into these lovely subjects. Use a light touch to give these delicate drawings a realistic feel.

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Perfect Pear

Starting with a round shape rather than an outline helps with shading, which conveys luscious roundness in the final drawing.

Contour line

Stem is at a slight angle.

Simple ShaPes

1

Start with a large oval for the base and a leaner, smaller oval for the top. Connect with two curved lines.

Cast shadow

Refine the Shape

2

Erase the original ovals. Add a stem at the top with attaching lines. Add a leaf shape to the top. Add a slight shadow at the base.

Add Tone

3

Add a light layer of tone to the entire pear. Make the leaf and stem darker on one side.

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Leave veins white.

add form

4

Add more tone to the sides. Darken the leaf but leave small sections of white to indicate veining.

Lightest area

Deepen Tones

6

Blend

5

Blend tones to smooth the pear. Darken the edges around the white veins of the leaf.

Shading follows the shape of the original oval.

Add more tone on the dark side, leaving a thin line of lightness to be reflected light. Add more darkness around the top right section where the original oval defined the lower half in Step 1.

Speckles

7

Use varying pencil pressure to add a speckled pattern to the pear skin.

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Chapter 4

Around the House Just look around you. Your home is a

wonderful source for inspiring subjects to draw. These man-made objects explore a variety of fascinating textures, including glass, fabric, paper, metal, and wood.

Once you have tackled a few of the items in this chapter, try drawing similar objects. You can even combine a few into a still life!

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Chain Links

Start with simple lines to easily build up to a complex-looking drawing. Notice how because of perspective, the links appear as rectangles from one angle and ovals from another.

The Basic Outline

1

Start with a rounded rectangle.

Make the line as long as the chain will be.

Line curves gently.

2

Draw a light line to guide where the rest of the chain links will be placed.

Draw this line in the direction of and as long as you want your chain to be.

Rounded rectangle

3

Oval

Rounded rectangle

Oval

Draw a series of alternating rounded rectangles and ovals. Be sure to overlap them.

Overlapping shapes

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Draw the insides of the links using oval shapes. Erase the initial guideline.

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Erase lines where marked in red.

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Parts of the chain will be visible while other parts will be obscured by overlapping. Erase the red lines.

Leave some areas white for highlights.

Start Shading

6

Block in areas that will be the darkest using a back-and-forth motion and following the inner contours of each link.

Blend

7

Use a blending tool to gently blend the tones over each link so the hard lines made in Step 6 appear smoother.

Darken

8

Add more tone to the areas that will be the darkest to create contrast. Erase the lightest areas to indicate highlights.

Around the House

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Chapter 5

Just for Fun

Hobbies and games are another great source of drawing inspiration. The next time you’re participating in a sport, craft, or other leisure activity, take a look at the equipment and the projects you create as subjects to draw. If you have actual objects to use as models— such as balls, origami sculptures, or game pieces, try turning and drawing them from a variety of angles.

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Bouncing Ball

Because there is no shadow on the ground (cast shadow), this beach ball looks like it’s flying through the air. Try drawing it with the smaller circle in different positions, on the ground with a cast shadow, or in color.

Curved lines show the ball is round.

Pencil Sketch

1

Start with a large circle and a smaller circle inside (not centered).

Add Tone

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Fill in each section with a different value of tone.

(See page 12.)

2

Draw equally spaced curves coming from the center circle to form sections.

4

Blend to smooth the tones. Add tone to the center.

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Reflected light

Shadow

Darken seams.

BEGIN SHADING

5

Choose a light source. Add darker tone to the areas farthest away from the light source. Leave a rim of white for reflected light.

6

Deepen the dark tones and blend, then darken the seams.

Highlight

Highlight

Add Contrast and Highlights

7

Erase areas of highlight and lines that are no longer needed. Deepen the tone to create more contrast. Erase a thin line on areas next to the seams for highlights.

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Index A

anchor 138–139 animals 34–73 ant 70–71 artist’s manikin 128–130

elephant 40–42 ellipses 31 eyes cat 36–37 human 140–141

B

F

ball, beach 114–115 basic steps 9 beach ball 114–115 bee 43–45 blending 13 bow 142–143 bowling pin 118–119 braid 144–145

C

cake slice 20–21 cast shadow 13 cat 68–69 cat’s eyes 36–37 chain links 92–93 chair, upholstered 98–99 charcoal 14, 50–52 chess piece 120–121 chocolate kiss 18–19 circles 31 cocoa 30–31 colored pencils 15, 22–23, 28–29, 36–37, 48–49, 78–79, 82–83, 84–85, 94–95, 104–105, 110–111, 142–143, 148–149, 156–157 contours 12 cross 135 core shadow 13 cracks 147 cross contours 135 crosshatching 68–69 cupcake 32–33

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daisy 78–79 dandelion 76–77 doll 146–147 dove 46–47 drawing basics 12–13 drawing “through” an object 127 drawing tips 10–11

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edges, hard and soft 121 160

fan, paper 100–101 flamingo 53–55 focal points 123 folds 42 foliage 74–89 food 16–33 frog 56–57

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game controller 122–123 glass 26–27 guidelines 12

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hair 144–145 hatching 68–69 high-heeled shoe 148– 149 highlight 13 hobbies 112–135 household objects 90– 111 house key 96–97 human eye 140–141

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ice skate 116–117 ink 68–69, 88–89

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jellyfish 60–61

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key, house 96–97

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ladybug 48–49 lavender 82–83 layer cake 24–25 leaf, maple 88–89 light, reflected 13 light bulb 102–103 lines, thick and thin 155 lips 150–151 lipstick 94–95 lollipop 28–29

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manikin, artist’s 128–130 maple leaf 88–89 metal 95 midtone 13 mushroom 84–85

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nautilus shell 58–59 negative space 129

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occlusion shadow 13 oil pastels 14, 32–33 one-point perspective 100, 131–133 origami crane 124–125 owl 50–52

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paintbrush 110 paper fan 100–101 pastel, oil 14, 32–33 pear 80–81 pen 68–69, 88–89 pencils, colored 15, 22–23, 28–29, 36–37, 48–49, 78–79, 82–83, 84–85, 94–95, 104–105, 110–111, 142–143, 148–149, 156–157 pencil types 14 perspective 31, 100, 131–133 one-point 100, 131–133 plants 74–89

skate, ice 116–117 skull 154–155 sneaker 108–109 sparkles 157 sphere, shading 13 stippling 88–89 sunglasses 106–107 supplies, drawing 14–15 swan 38–39

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taco 22–23 texture 57 thick and thin lines 155 top, spinning 134–135 transparency 27 treehouse 131–133

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unicorn horn 156–157 upholstered chair 98–99

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value 12, 24–25

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water droplets 158–159 water glass 26–27 whale tail 64–65 wolf 66–67 wrinkles 42

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reflected light 13 ribbon 104–105 rose 86–87

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sand dollar 72–73 sand pail 126–127 scumbling 20 serpent’s head 62–63 shadows cast 13 core 13 occlusion 13 shell, nautilus 58–59 ship’s wheel 152–153 shoe, high-heeled 148–149

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Catherine V. Holmes

The Quick and Easy Way to Draw Almost Anything

Art Instruction | Drawing

The 15-Minute Artist

grew up in Plymouth, Massachusetts, where she took an interest in art from an early age. She has been drawing ever since she can remember and specializes in portraits, architecture, and illustration.

Painting, drawing, and creating are Catherine’s profession and her passion. She currently teaches K–5 art. A former teacher in the juvenile justice system, she created and implemented the graphic arts program for the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services and helped write the current art curriculum.

She has also taught at the middle school level and is an online instructor for Bluprint.com.

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as guides for her students, but which have now gained worldwide recognition.

Catherine lives with her family near Boston.

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• Create convincing shading and highlights • Work with pencil, charcoal, colored pencil, and other media

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• Incorporate classic art techniques, including blending, scumbling, stippling, and crosshatching Start at the beginning or pick your favorites

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