- Guy Field

The Power of the Pencil: draw • sketch • doodle • play with a pencil

By Guy Field

A stupendous celebration of the pencil, exploring all the wonderful things you can do with this humble but amazing tool, including drawing, sketching, shading, doodling, and much, much more.

Lovingly put together by quirky illustrator Guy Field, this playful and practical book starts with the basics, discussing which pencils you need in your personal drawing toolkit, then goes on to give tips and methods for drawing everything from a self-portrait to your evening meal. It revisits the work of famous pencil-wielders like Leonardo da Vinci, and uncovers the secrets of more advanced techniques such as using tracing paper and drawing the perfect freehand circle. 

Packed with pencil tips, tricks and a huge sense of fun, The Power of the Pencil is the perfect way to bring the joy of drawing into your life. 

Word count: 35,000 words

Author: Guy Field
Format: Hardback
Release Date: 08 Sep 2016
Pages: 128
ISBN: 978-1-910232-85-9
Guy Field is a designer, artist and illustrator. For his day job he works as a designer at cool London design company Studio Moross, and in his spare time he freelances as an illustrator. He has designed T-shirts for Primrose Bakery and American Apparel, and his work has been featured on influential UK design website It’s Nice That twice, including as one of their Creatives To Watch in 2015.

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