Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for allowing the opportunity to review this book in exchange for honest feedback. This art guide teaches readers how to do sketches, convey key features of faces, produce facial features, and different artistic approaches. One key feature of this book is the aim to teach these skills in 15 minute spurts, so to speak. I thought this was a straightforward instructional guide that is appropriate for beginning sketchers/drawers of all ages, including teens to adults. Would be great to add to a classroom (general or art specific), or perhaps a library collection. Would also be good as as gift to a young budding artist wanting to learn more about drawing. There is just something about having a physical guide to help! Even in the age of Internet videos.

A quick way to learn how to draw. I like the exercises at the beginning of each chapter. It really helps you to learn. It has lots of good advices and detailed instructions. A great book for adults and teenagers who want to learn to draw faces.

Thanks to the publisher for providing an ARC.

Just Draw! Faces in 15 Minutes is a drawing guide with tutorials by Susie Hodge. Due out 1st Oct 2021 from Arcturus, it's 128 pages and will be available in paperback and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links and references throughout. I've really become enamored of ebooks with interactive formats lately; it makes it so easy to find information with the search function.

This is a clearly written and accessible guide to portraiture specially written for adult learners. The author has a wonderfully patient and encouraging voice. I've struggled with self confidence in drawing and this book inspired me to try (again) to put marks on paper and learn to improve my skills.

The chapters are arranged with simpler skill building exercises at the front, followed by more complex studies which refine and expand earlier lessons. Introductory tools and materials are discussed very briefly. The suggested materials are commonly available and can be found inexpensively at art stationers and big box stores. The author provides a number of short chapters on getting lines and markings onto the drawing surface. There are a number of good warming up exercises and I like that she encourages readers to doodle and experiment.

The specific tutorial studies include a broad range of ages, ethnicities, and poses. The tutorials are arranged as process drawings, step-by-step, with each subsequent drawing showing the refining lines and additions as well as clear explanatory captions under each step.

Four stars. This is a simple book, but full of good advice for beginning artists. It would be a good choice for library or classroom acquisition, maker's groups, and home use.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.

This is wonderfully concise yet highly practical guide to drawing faces . The book begins to “ warm up “ activities to help lead into the initial drawings. The guidance on creating contours , texture ,shade etc are clearly described with some good examples that could easily be mimicked by a novice.Ultimately drawing is about having the confidence to just dive and go for it and this book is an ideal starter or easy reference to work with.

An interesting book for reference and reading. I read it quickly, since I was going to refer to it later, again and again. I found out that we lose our confidence at a young age with drawing faces, and indeed I have found that to be the case. I enjoyed reading the book.