--- product_id: 809334 title: "The Big Book of Realistic Drawing Secrets: Easy Techniques for drawing people, animals, flowers and nature" price: "Β£20.47" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/809334-the-big-book-of-realistic-drawing-secrets-easy-techniques-drawing store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Diverse subjects 400+ pages Step-by-step guides The Big Book of Realistic Drawing Secrets: Easy Techniques for drawing people, animals, flowers and nature **Price:** Β£20.47 **Availability:** βœ… In Stock ## Summary > 🎨 Draw Your Dreams to Life! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Big Book of Realistic Drawing Secrets: Easy Techniques for drawing people, animals, flowers and nature - **How much does it cost?** Β£20.47 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/809334-the-big-book-of-realistic-drawing-secrets-easy-techniques-drawing) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - β€’ **Step-by-Step Guidance:** Follow along with clear instructions! - β€’ **Diverse Subject Matter:** From people to nature, draw it all! - β€’ **Inspire Your Creativity:** Transform your artistic vision into reality! - β€’ **Unlock Your Inner Artist:** Master realistic drawing with easy techniques! - β€’ **Perfect for All Skill Levels:** Whether you're a beginner or pro! ## Overview The Big Book of Realistic Drawing Secrets is a comprehensive guide featuring over 400 pages of easy-to-follow techniques for drawing a variety of subjects, including people, animals, flowers, and nature. Perfect for artists of all skill levels, this book provides step-by-step instructions to help you unlock your creative potential. ## Description This is the book that can teach anyone to draw (yes, even you!) If you're not getting the kind of true-to-life results you want in your drawings (or if you can't even draw a straight line), Carrie and Rick Parks can help. As award-winning teachers, they have a proven game plan for helping artists of all levels overcome common problems and see immediate improvement in their work. As professional composite artists, they know the tricks and tools for achieving incredibly lifelike results. In this friendly, foolproof guide to drawing, they share it all: β€’ Easy-to-master techniques for achieving a convincing sense of depth β€’ How to draw challenging textures like metal and fur β€’ Putting personality into your portraits β€’ 40+ step-by-step demonstrations featuring a variety of people, animals and nature Easy enough so that beginners can jump right in, and comprehensive enough to help more accomplished artists refine their skills. This book covers all the essentials, teaching you the secrets of realistic drawing one step at a time, building the skills you need to tackle any subject convincingly--even those you've always thought were beyond your reach. Before you know it, you'll be turning out picturesque landscapes, stellar portraits--any subject that inspires you to put pencil to paper! Review: Inspiring book, focuses on portraits - This book is inspiring. I've been an artist for a long time (my whole life!), but I was trained as a cartoonist and animator. Sometimes I like to get back to the roots of classical art, and this was a great way to revisit that. The author does a great job of explaining her techniques from start to finish. The book goes from basic concepts like shading a ball, to using advanced tools I've never even heard of before like electric erasers and french curves! The depth and breadth of the instruction she's able to take you through in these pages is amazing, and has expanded my view of something as "simple" as a pencil sketch. While this book does take you from beginning to end, I would set it at a slightly higher level than "beginner." For some reason, art books are always marketed at people who have never drawn in their entire lives. Every art book is a beginner book if you read the back. Realistically, the author makes a decent number of assumptions about your experience with art and the types of techniques you may have already tried on your own or in a class. And the level goes from beginner to advanced very quickly. I also felt that the book focuses overly much on portraits. I think portraits are extremely difficult and interesting, and are a great subject to cover in detail when you're talking about realistic drawing. However, there was almost no attention covered on other components. One page, and two paragraphs, cover fabric. One or two pages on backgrounds. A few objects or images based on pets. And that's about it. It makes sense to me that the authors are primarily portrait artists, but for a general book on drawing it seemed to be a bit lacking in other areas. Overall, despite my critiques, I highly recommend this book. If you're a true beginner, don't be afraid to pick it up - but be warned that it may take you a long time to get to the level of the examples shown. If you're a mid-level artist trying to improve your skills, please check it out! You'll find an extraordinary amount of knowledge and experience on the best ways to make your drawings more realistic. Review: My favorite book for drawing realistic portraits - Incredible book. I actually have this book I bought decades ago but I bought it again as a gift because it gives such great guidance. It’s been a huge impact on why I’ve built such confidence in drawing portraits. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #200,218 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #46 in Pastel Drawing #163 in Arts & Photography Study & Teaching #214 in Pencil Drawing | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 1,739 Reviews | ## Images ![The Big Book of Realistic Drawing Secrets: Easy Techniques for drawing people, animals, flowers and nature - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/817cwkGNITL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Inspiring book, focuses on portraits *by V***N on April 6, 2017* This book is inspiring. I've been an artist for a long time (my whole life!), but I was trained as a cartoonist and animator. Sometimes I like to get back to the roots of classical art, and this was a great way to revisit that. The author does a great job of explaining her techniques from start to finish. The book goes from basic concepts like shading a ball, to using advanced tools I've never even heard of before like electric erasers and french curves! The depth and breadth of the instruction she's able to take you through in these pages is amazing, and has expanded my view of something as "simple" as a pencil sketch. While this book does take you from beginning to end, I would set it at a slightly higher level than "beginner." For some reason, art books are always marketed at people who have never drawn in their entire lives. Every art book is a beginner book if you read the back. Realistically, the author makes a decent number of assumptions about your experience with art and the types of techniques you may have already tried on your own or in a class. And the level goes from beginner to advanced very quickly. I also felt that the book focuses overly much on portraits. I think portraits are extremely difficult and interesting, and are a great subject to cover in detail when you're talking about realistic drawing. However, there was almost no attention covered on other components. One page, and two paragraphs, cover fabric. One or two pages on backgrounds. A few objects or images based on pets. And that's about it. It makes sense to me that the authors are primarily portrait artists, but for a general book on drawing it seemed to be a bit lacking in other areas. Overall, despite my critiques, I highly recommend this book. If you're a true beginner, don't be afraid to pick it up - but be warned that it may take you a long time to get to the level of the examples shown. If you're a mid-level artist trying to improve your skills, please check it out! You'll find an extraordinary amount of knowledge and experience on the best ways to make your drawings more realistic. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My favorite book for drawing realistic portraits *by S***H on September 17, 2025* Incredible book. I actually have this book I bought decades ago but I bought it again as a gift because it gives such great guidance. It’s been a huge impact on why I’ve built such confidence in drawing portraits. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Satisfied *by C***T on August 17, 2025* Thank you. 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