Drawing is the earliest method of visualization and leaving a mark, an archetypical means of expression and communication that is rooted deeply within us as proof of our own existence and presence. It constitutes the base of not only illustrative and artistic visual expression, but of any form of creative work.

This book encourages readers to question the world with an alert eye, to abandon conventions and open themselves up to different ways of thinking and new perspectives and approaches; to dare to be playful and experiment—ultimately to throw all the rules overboard in order to find their own artistic individuality. 

Author Ute Helmboldu ses her experience as an illustrator and teacher to avoid template-like schemes. Instead, she focuses on the intrinsic logic of things, their connections and relations, and the link between presentation and design, using numerous illustrations, explanations, quotations, exercises, examples, tips.

How can pictures be used to tell a story, how are they made, and how do the head and hand collaborate in the creative process? Just as each image is unique, so are the individual intentions of artists.

Designed by Ute Helmbold

Softcover, 640 pages, b&w and color, 6.10 × 8.86 inches

Published by Niggli, 2023

ISBN: 978-3-72-121030-9