Albrecht Rissler began his career as an instructor for artistic- technical classes, but quit the teaching profession in 1980 to found an illustration studio. He has published several books for children and on drawing and composition techniques for photographers. He taught at Merz Academy in Stuttgart as an associate professor in 1987, and then earned a professorship at FH Mainz University of Applied Sciences, where he taught illustration from 1988-2007. Since 2005, Rissler has been an associate professor at the Art Academy in Bad Reichenhall.

TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Nulla Dies Sine Linea 2 To Draw Everything is Good; To Draw Everything is Better Still 3 Is That How You Hold Your Pen? 4 Use The Right Tools From The Star 5 The Sprinter 6 Drawing On A Train 7 Repeat Yourself! 8 Drawing On The Move 9 See It Through 10 Memory Track 11 Like A Fan 12 Slowburner 13 Smudging is Forbidden! 14 Updating a Classic 15 For Spontaneous People 16 After - Before 17 Shadows Create Light 18 Don't Be Afraid of Machines! 19 In The Limelight 20 Likeness 21 State the Obvious 22 Memory Aids 23 Cattle 24 Wildlife Up Close 25 Less Is More 26 Sparsity And Density 27 On The Spot 28 Drawing Signs 29 Copying Nature? 30 Draw Like It's Printed 31 Anything That Draws 32 Inspirational Bistre 33 Draw Me A Sheep 34 It's Never Too Late! 35 First Try it Without 36 Key Exercise 37 Blind Drawing 38 Wildlife Skulls 39 Responsive 40 What Have Watercolours Got To Do With Drawing? 41 Colour Washing 42 Right Now! 43 Inspiration From The Sketchbook 44 Could It Be A Bit Bigger? 45 From The Shoulder 46 Art Or Environmental Pollution? 47 Freedom 48 That First Spark 49 The Weakling 50 An Ingenious Idea 51 Highlight 52 The Learning Process 53 Four Hands 54 The Middle Is Not Always Golden 55 Recycling 56 Blind Printing 57 There Are Two Sides To Everything 58 Come Out Of Your Corner! 59 Drawing Stamps 60 See It Through 61 Fit For A King 62 All Creased Up 63 Not Just For Kiddies 64 Storage Capacities 65 Inspiration From The Far East 66 In Homage To Andrew Wyeth 67 At Eye Level 68 Practice Painting! 69 In A Flash 70 Folding Mountains 71 Success Is No Accident 72 The Easiest Thing Is Also The Most Difficult 73 Finished Fish 74 Search For Traces 75 Grab A Bunch Of Flowers 76 Practice, Practice, Practice 77 Beach Beauties 78 Parallel Works Best 79 Seismographic Drawing 80 Always The Same Old Story 81 Drawing With Paste 82 A Walk Along The Beach 83 From Two Dimensions To Three 84 Drawing When There's Nothing There 85 On An Expedition With A Sketchbook 86 Indulge In Structures 87 Beautiful Beasties 88 Retrospective 89 Pen Or Mouse, It All Depends On The Head and The Hand 90 On The Shoulders Of Giants 91 A Feast For The Eyes 92 Museum Sketching 93 Draw With Your Eyes 94 Finding Happiness In Your Endeavours 95 Identi fying Gaps 96 Interplay 97 Paper As A Lightspace 98 Cast A Shadow 99 Everything That Glistens 100 Is Everything Alright? Not At All! 101 Urban Sketching 102 Competition Animates 103 As Stiff As A Stick And Unpredictable 104 Drawing Makes You Happy 105 Step Up 106 Just Because 107 Get To The Root Of It! 108 A Request 109 Out Of Control 110 Save The Snail Mail! 111 Make Pictures, Not Copies! 112 When Is A Picture Finished? 113 Start!