From choosing paper and pencils to basic pencil techniques to composition and development, this book is bursting with valuable lessons to help beginning artists master the use of graphite pencil. Steven Pearce covers such basic concepts and techniques as value, shading, blending, and setting up a still life. Building on these techniques, artists can further practice their craft with step-by-step drawing projects that cover a variety of still life subjects, including fruits and vegetables, flowers, and an old-fashioned camera.