The New Artist's Guide to Drawing: Learn How to Draw People, Animals, Landscapes and More the Easy Way

Ages 8 And Up

TikTok’s favorite art teacher, Mark Liam Smith, shares all his tips, tricks and techniques to take tweens from art newbies to master artists.

With the help of professional artist and TikTok sensation Mark Liam Smith, tweens can build their foundation of drawing skills from the bottom up. Get your drawing journey off to the right start with an introduction to techniques like shading, texture, perspective and more. Liam Smith breaks down seemingly complicated techniques and subjects into simple steps that kids of all skill levels can execute.

Detailed yet approachable tutorials for drawing faces and the human body help new artists capture the nuances of human expression on paper. Take a deep dive into drawing animals and learn techniques for sketching realistic fur and feathers to bring kid-favorite subjects like dogs, eagles, tigers and giraffes to life. Other chapters explore drawing trees, water, flowers, fruits and more—in every project, Mark shares valuable insights and tips to help kids constantly improve and grow as an artist.

With Mark’s guidance and detailed step-by-step tutorials, this book inspires young artists to improve their drawing skills and make creativity a focus in their live.

This book contains 35 projects and 35 final illustrations, plus step by steps.

About the Author

Mark Liam Smith is an oil painter and artist who has had his art exhibited around the world. He teaches drawing skills on social media, where he’s amassed millions of followers. He has been granted the Emerging Artist Award by the Federation of Canadian Artists and has had his art featured by the Toronto Star, CBC, Create! Magazine, and more. He lives in Toronto, Canada, with his family.