Juliette Aristides. Lessons in Classical Drawing: Essential Techniques from Inside the Atelier. New York, Watson-Guptill, 2012.

This elegant & accessible primer from master contemporary artist Juliette Aristides distils the drawing process into its essential elements. In “Lessons in Classical Drawing”, award-winning author, artist and teacher, Juliette Aristides breaks down the drawing process and shows what all great drawing has in common. The book conveys a start-to-finish overview of the drawing experience and shows what to tackle when first starting a drawing and then how to lay the groundwork for each subsequent step in creating a well-crafted drawing. Packaged with a companion DVD, which aims to eliminate any gaps in the learning process, the reader becomes a virtual participant in a drawing workshop filmed at the Santa Repararta School in Florence, Italy.