A practical guide to drawing which takes the reader stage by stage through a course of 25 lessons covering still life, portraits, town- and landscapes. It discusses the range of materials available to the artist, including: pencils, charcoal, crayons, chalks, pens, brushes, papers and inks. Woods also suggests how to master the following techniques: proportion, perspective, light and shadow, cross-hatching, and pen and wash. He is the author of "The Picture Framer's Handbook" and "Starting Pencil Drawing".