Another good selection of tutorials for graphite sketching from Gene Franks. My library has several of his books, the larger collections and the oversized but thin subject-based books. I intend to progress through all of them.

This particular one--a decent number of pages of smaller sheets--I would classify as a broader collection. It has still life, animals, landscapes, vehicles, and a person. However, what I didn't expect when I started is that it's Western themed. Wooden barrels, turn of the century car, a mountain man's portrait, horses, log cabin, a mesa landscape with sage brush--I love it. Gene Franks style isn't the most compatible to me, and I think the "sketches" are fully-fledged enough to require higher quality paper and pencils. So it's not the most incredible art tutorial book, but it's high in my ranking. ( )

This is a useful, informative book on how to bring a drawing from beginning to completion. I disagree with how he says to hold the pencil, but the rest of the book is useful, and there are some excellent example pictures to draw. ( )