Drawing Textbook
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Drawing Textbook

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Grades: 1-AD

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We have enjoyed drawing with Bruce McIntyre's step-by-step method and clear instruction. Drawing starts so simply that even the youngest students will be able to participate. Skills are mastered in a series of 222 drawing exercises that teach the seven basic principles of drawing: surface, size, surface lines, overlapping, shading, density, and foreshortening.

Category Description for ART / CRAFTS:

Primary Subject
Art/Crafts
Grade Start
1
Grade End
AD
Author
Bruce McIntyre
Format
Softcover Book
Brand Name
ADVP
Weight
0.2 (lbs.)
Dimensions
8.5" x 5.56" x 0.25"
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Rainbow Resource Center Store
Looked like a good fit for younger learners or beginners with simple and easy to understand instructions. Seems like it should be frustration free.
Lisa B on Aug 27, 2023
I think this was recommended by a Charlotte Mason blogger.
User on Jul 31, 2023
Looked like a good fit for younger learners or beginners with simple and easy to understand instructions. Seems like it should be frustration free.
Lisa B on Aug 27, 2023
I love this book! Used it decades ago when I homeschooled my kids, now I'm getting ready to teach grade 5 and want to incorporate it into our day.
Ilse L on Aug 15, 2023
I think this was recommended by a Charlotte Mason blogger.
User on Jul 31, 2023
I tried for years to teach my kids how to draw, but I didn't know how myself. This man's philosophy is that just as we expect everyone to be able to do basic math and have basic literacy levels, we can expect everyone to have basic drawing skills. I could draw nothing recognizable when I started. By lesson 3, I drew well enough to send somebody to the hardware store with a picture of the piece I needed, and she brought home the right part. Phenomenal. I now make drawing a required course.
Patricia C on Jul 27, 2023
it was my first drawing book.
Glen B on Jul 18, 2023
Part of my child's 4th grade homeschool curriculum. Has excellent reviews on other sites. Rainbow Resource has the best price for this book. :-)
Laura S on Jul 10, 2023
It was recommended by a fellow homeschool mom as an easy and effective way to learn basic drawing skills.
Melissa K on May 16, 2023
My kids used this book when we were homeschooling, and they used these techniques many times over. Highly recommend.
Kerry B on Apr 27, 2023
I have fond memories of this from my childhood.
Katherine Z on Mar 30, 2023
This was recommended by other veteran homeschoolers for at home drawing lessons
Kerry G on Mar 17, 2023
Great option for beginner drawers wanting to focus on drawing only.
M H on Sep 22, 2022
The best resource I know of for drawing, and it was only available new through you guys. The used copies online were much more expensive.
Abigail M on Apr 21, 2022
My uncle gifted me with this book when I was very young and learned techniques from just looking at the images provided. My perspective, foreshortening and shading skills were developed to a fairly decent level for a child. Drawing Textbook was my first exposure to drawing essentials. It's truly a great book - kind of "old school", but simple for a beginner draw-er to understand. Now I'm giving a copy t my great niece who is learning to draw.
Lori R on Jan 3, 2022
Learned a lot from this as a kid, and looking forward to going through it now with my son!
Katie W on Nov 17, 2021
Had this previously and I can't find it.
Monika D on Oct 26, 2021
I lost my old copy. It's an excellent drawing book and I saw definite improvements in my child's drawing as well as lots of interest in these lessons. And an older child could use this as an independent work assignment.
Glynnis L on Sep 18, 2021
This is my favorite drawing textbook. I have used it for years with my older children and have always been amazed at how much their drawing skills were improved. This is my third time purchasing this book, as I have given the others away to help others develop their drawing ability.
Karen T on Sep 15, 2021
For an Art class
Amanda T on Sep 9, 2021
My son's homeschool program will be using
Monica W on Aug 29, 2021
I am ordering this wonderful treasure of a book for my grandkids. I homeschooled eight children from K-12 and put each one through this little book. It does not teach you to draw specific items as much as it lays a foundation for drawing anything well by using the 6 laws of drawing. I highly recommend it.
Deborah D on Aug 26, 2021
required
Mary L on Jul 13, 2021
This book is recommended by Marshall Vandruff on the Proko channel on YouTube.
Deirdre S on Jul 6, 2021
We use it in our school. It's a great book!
Jodi R on Jul 1, 2021
Best drawing book I've ever used - useable by kids and adults.
S I on Jun 3, 2021
Excellent for younger children. It will help them strengthen their penmanship.
Hong F on May 26, 2021
My friend who is an art teacher recommended this book for my son.
Julius M on Mar 16, 2021
My teacher chose this
Joan M on Feb 1, 2021
To learn to draw
Patricia L on Jan 29, 2021
recommended
debbie t on Jan 22, 2021
My daughter's art teacher recommended it
Tracie C on Jan 22, 2021
I have an almost 8-yr-old who draws constantly. I thought it might be time to teach him some fundamentals.
Patricia M on Jan 7, 2021
We stink at drawing. :)
Susan W on Dec 18, 2020
suggested by a friend
Linda H on Dec 5, 2020
Had lessons from Bruce Mcintyre as a kid!
Brian A on Oct 19, 2020
My sisters recommended it.
Susanna J on Aug 28, 2020
I loved teaching this approach to drawing with my four children. All of them gained invaluable skill: two continued on to study art at university and have become professional artists. Now I'm eager to share this marvelous method with my son-in-law; to give him the confidence that he too can draw with ease. Thank you, Bruce, and thank you Rainbow Resource Center for bringing us so much joy!
John H on Aug 27, 2020
Teacher recommended
Marie C on Jun 1, 2020
It's part of our curriculum. It sounds like a very good book.
Mary Rose B on May 9, 2020
So we can have more than one to look at for drawing lessons
Melissa D on Mar 4, 2020
I used it with first four children - excellent result!!
Laurie S on Feb 11, 2020
great ratings
Lisa F on Jan 10, 2020
Great basic drawing book!
Denise W on Sep 1, 2019
Highly recommended by other homeschoolers.
Ashley G on Aug 18, 2019
I heard it's a really great book to learn to draw in 3D and I want to improve in learning to shade.
Sarah S on Aug 15, 2019
Recommended by a friend.
Jaime T on Aug 8, 2019
online recommendation
Madeleine H on Aug 3, 2019
For teaching drawing to my children.
Angela J on Jul 22, 2019
Was recommended by a friend.
Rosemary on Jul 18, 2019
A friend of mine recommended it to me.
Hui T on Jun 8, 2019
amazon reviews, excellent price on Rainbow
Tammy P on Apr 12, 2019
I love this book! Used it decades ago when I homeschooled my kids, now I'm getting ready to teach grade 5 and want to incorporate it into our day.
Ilse L on Aug 15, 2023
I tried for years to teach my kids how to draw, but I didn't know how myself. This man's philosophy is that just as we expect everyone to be able to do basic math and have basic literacy levels, we can expect everyone to have basic drawing skills. I could draw nothing recognizable when I started. By lesson 3, I drew well enough to send somebody to the hardware store with a picture of the piece I needed, and she brought home the right part. Phenomenal. I now make drawing a required course.
Patricia C on Jul 27, 2023
I used this book through many years of homeschooling. This year I finish my teaching career and want to go back and study more on what interested me “in school”.
I’m so happy to find this book and so easily.
I thought there was a dvd that went along with it. If I remember right the kids and I watched it while practicing.
Can anyone help me on this??
Anyone remember.
A shopper on Feb 12, 2022
BEST ANSWER: As far as I know, Drawing Textbook does not have a DVD. Maybe look into "I Can Do All Things" by Barry Stebbing if a DVD component is important.
what supplies do I need to purchase with this?
A shopper on Jun 15, 2018
BEST ANSWER: I bought a drawing board for each of my kids and a stack of large blank white paper sheets ( all from Rainbow Resources). My kids use their regular pencils to do the drawings. No fancy or expensive art supplies needed for this outstanding program, and the results are incredible.
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Rated 5 out of 5
Fun approach to drawing with everyone.
The kids love it and adults are envious.
September 15, 2023
Purchased
 1 month ago
Rated 5 out of 5
Great Easy Lessons
We are really enjoying these simple lessons and my daughter is learning to draw well.
September 23, 2022
Purchased
 1 year ago
Rated 5 out of 5
Excellent Value and Outstanding Approach to Drawing
For such a small price, this is a gem! I used it to educate all 8 of my children in how to express ideas accurately through drawing. I did so without having to be an artist myself. The author teaches the seven laws of perspective, position, and alignment through 37 lessons containing 6 drawings each. I had my kids copy them (not trace) M-Th, then reproduce them without looking on Friday. I ordered more of these for my grandchildren to learn from.
September 26, 2021
Purchased
 over 2 years ago
Rated 5 out of 5
A great basic drawing foundation! Students gain confidence and skill in learning to represent objects 3 dimensionally. Good for all ages.
My favorite basic book on learning to draw three dimensionally. I've used it for years in homeschool drawing classes. I'm so glad it's still available! Mark Kistler expands on the instruction in the Drawing Textbook in his book Draw Squad, a fun and imaginative approach.
September 14, 2021
Purchased
 over 2 years ago
Rated 5 out of 5
Loving this guide to drawing!
Everyone in our household, from PreK to adult, is loving this process. So simple and inexpensive, yet so necessary. I have spent far more on individual art lessons that accomplished far less.
January 28, 2021
Purchased
 over 2 years ago
Rated 5 out of 5
This is a great little resource. My son and I sit down amd do a lesson a few times a week. No more than 10 minutes and we so enjoy it.
September 4, 2020
Purchased
 over 3 years ago
Rated 5 out of 5
Fabulous instruction
Simply the best art program I have ever seen. Nothing fancy, just fun, bite-sized, targeted lessons that teach essential, solid foundational drawing skills. The lessons are approachable, easily accomplished, super fun and the skills are built up in small, meaningful, manageable increments. My kids BEG to do art from this book every day. I find it easy to stay on track with the lessons because the results come fast and easily to my kids ( I suspect any person would find the same success following the program). The content gives a top-notch drawing education in such an easy and straightforward manner. This is a definite two thumbs up. You can’t go wrong with this purchase.
October 19, 2019
Rated 5 out of 5
A must buy! Seriously important book for any art curriculum.
September 1, 2019
Purchased
 over 5 years ago
Rated 5 out of 5
Finally I found a book that gives me an easy understanding of the foundation of drawing.
I love this book. We are doing one drawing every day. My child who was reluctant to "express himself" with drawing without any foundation over the topic, has developed a good and positive
approach towards drawing.
May 13, 2019
Purchased
 over 4 years ago
Rated 5 out of 5
Second generation learning to draw with this book.
I loved this book and am glad to be able to draw through it with my children.
February 22, 2019
Purchased
 over 4 years ago

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