For anyone interested in gaining or refreshing an understanding of drawing, this how-to-see-it book teaches students how to communicate in visual terms, and offers instruction that beginners need to know about the options and obstacles in drawing. Author Nathan Goldstein explains that responsive artists are those who want to make permanent their impressions of something they see or envision, and this book helps students harness the visual forces that will energize their drawings. The book begins by exploring the visual elements of drawing, then looks at tools and materials, visual and expressive issues, and common "pathologies" or trouble spots in drawing and how to overcome them. Exercises in the first eleven chapters allow readers to experience and practice the concepts discussed in the chapter. Book jacket.