"The Big Book of Realistic Drawing Secrets" offers clear instruction on supplies and references; shapes and values; a variety of people, animal and nature subjects; refining your drawings; and more. It is easy enough to use so that even complete beginners will have the confidence to give it a try, but it also has enough information that readers will get hours of enjoyment while refining their skills.

About the Author

Carrie Stuart Parks has been a professional artist since 1976 and a forensic artist since 1981. She is the author of Secrets to Drawing Realistic Faces, Secrets to Realistic Drawing and Secrets to Drawing Realistic Children. Rick Parks, who co-authored Secrets to Realistic Drawing and Secrets to Drawing Realistic Children, spent thirteen years in forensic art for the FBI in Washington DC. He and Carrie formed Stuart Parks Forensic Associates in 1988.