The Complete Book of Drawing Techniques is intended for artists who are looking to expand their knowledge and understanding of materials and the wide range of available media. It will teach them about the characteristics of these media and materials and how to use them to get the required effect. With a unique combination of instruction and practice the book provides examples of the type of mark-making each media produces and follows these with a range of projects to demonstrate effective ways of working with them. By the end of the book it is hoped that every budding artist will have sufficient knowledge and confidence to utilize the techniques they have learnt in a broad range of compositions of their own choosing.

Peter Stanyer graduated in fine art at London's Royal College of Art. He has had numerous exhibitions of his paintings both in the UK and abroad, and is joint author of A Foundation Course in Drawing. As a teacher he has devised and developed highly successful drawing courses at the Chelsea College of Art and London's City Lit. He is currently continuing his own work in Yorkshire and teaching at the Halifax School of Experimental Art.