Fill your sketchbook with 50 inspiring, realistic portraits, in just 10 minutes each!
Draw a variety of adults, teens, babies and kids, in an inspiring range of dynamic poses, with this easy-to-follow, step-by-step book.
Perfect for beginner artists who’ve never drawn before and who want an easy guide to capturing the human form, this visual guide is guaranteed to boost your drawing confidence and skill. It’s also a perfect prompt for more experienced illustrators searching for sketching ideas and keen to observe and recreate the personality, poise and lifestyle of a range of people.
Using simple shapes, built up step by step, you can quickly and easily sketch a crowd of dynamic individuals. Choose from:
- 30 full-body portraits and 20 body parts, selected to give you confidence with hands, feet, facial features and a range of dynamic poses;
- A diverse collection of adults, teenagers, tweens, children and babies: discover adults working, children playing, teenagers posing, people chatting and much more;
- A selection of drawings that celebrates the human form in different shapes, sizes and skin tones.
Every project contains 5-8 illustrated steps, simple instructions and an inspirational ‘colour me’ tip box containing colour swatches and advice, in case you’d like to transform your finished drawing with colour in this book, watercolour paints have been used, but you can use whichever medium you like.
10 minutes at a time is all you need!
Other titles in this stunning new series include Draw in 10 Minutes: Woodland, Draw in 10 Minutes: Animals and Draw in 10 Minutes: Botanicals.
Table of Contents
Introduction 6
How to use this book 8
Tools and materials 10
DRAWINGS
Full-body poses 12
Riding high 12
Dancing 14
Waiting 16
Travelling 18
Crawling 20
Playing basketball 22
Making friends 24
Playing guitar 26
Taking a selfie 28
Battling the elements 30
Chatting 32
Dancing 34
Swinging 36
Working 38
Cooking 40
Skipping 42
Climbing 44
Mopping 46
Balancing 48
Farming 50
Reading 52
Cycling 54
Painting 56
Gardening 58
Researching 60
Knitting 62
Hiking 64
Playing football 66
Fishing 68
Messaging 70
Body parts 78
Male face 72
Female face 74
Eye 76
Ear 78
Nose 80
Lips 82
Male hand 84
Female hand 86
Foot 88
Feet 90
Male arm 92
Female arm 94
Leg 96
Legs 98
Torso 100
Male back 102
Female back 104
Neck and shoulders 106
Long hair 108
Short hair and beard 110
Copyright and editions notice 112
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About KJA Artists
KJA Artists, founded over 42 years ago by Kevin Jones renowned for co-creating the iconic 1989 Batman logo with Anton Furst has grown into one of the world’s leading illustration and animation agencies. Representing a global roster of top talent, KJA plays a major role in the publishing industry, from young children’s books to adult reference and everything in between. With decades of experience and a legacy rooted in creative excellence, the agency champions innovation and storytelling across all media. KJA proudly embraces diversity, supporting illustrators and animators from all backgrounds to shape bold, original visual work for clients worldwide.
