If the aim is to learn how to draw expressively but in a minimalist style, this would be a good book. The lines are kept to a minimum.

The step-by-step instructions accompanied by pictures would be a great help for the beginner. I also like that several possibilities of each subject are featured so you can see the variety of effects that can be achieved.

4 stars from me.

This book provides many suggestions on how to learn and perfect line drawing. I appreciate the steps and examples, including a variety of materials for inks and colours,

This is a beautiful book to browse and the information and examples make me want to grab a sketchbook and a pen!
I like the writing and the words of encouragement - ‘inspiration is everywhere’!
Frederic Forest has his own style and clearly wants the reader to follow their own style with his demonstrations and tips.
The book covers materials from pens to paper as well as deciding what to draw and how to draw it. He also writes about presenting your work when it is done.
I will be adding this book to my shelf and it will be well used I am sure.

This short DIY art manual gives you clear instructions on using lines to sketch, suggest, and express your intentions. The book ranges from setting up your workshop and supplies to step-by-step photos that are easy to follow.

A practical course in a book - and an easy, doable one at that. Pick it up, whether you're improving your drawing or teaching others the basics. Recommended.

This book is great! It's perfect for the beginner and guides you step-by-step. It breaks down each line needed to create beautiful artwork.

This book is everything and then some more – perfect for anyone who needs a little bit of encouragement and that last push to start sketching, drawing, doodling and stop being afraid of making mistakes, stop being afraid of the finished result not being “perfect”, whatever that perfect might even be.
Loved the section about materials and tools – easy and gives insight into how you really do not need anything THAT special to get started.
The lessons are great, seriously great. Step by step, simple lines, with plenty of room to improvise.
This book would make the perfect gift for any young or aspiring artist, or for anyone who feels like they would like to start drawing, yet is somehow hesitant to take that first step.
Simple, easy, beautiful. With a variety of subjects to choose from in the lessons section, with a lot of encouragement in the previous chapter to guide you – to look around you, to find inspiration in every shape and object you have around you.

The Art of the Line in Drawing : A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Simple, Expressive Drawings is a beginners guide to artistic images using the simple line as a minimalistic but very expressive way of creating drawings. It is an inspiring book with lots of step by step instructions. It is the perfect place for any beginner to start.

I was curious about this book, seeing as how I am an artist as well. I have to say it was fairly well done! It is done in a way that the people who "can't draw" aren't scared off and are likely to try it. Love it!

I definitely am a reader drawn to a book by its cover. I have always loved this type of design, where there are a few lines and much of the design is left to the imagination. I never knew what it was called. I was so excited to see this book which I hoped would educate me on this style.

I am happy to say this book was a great introduction to Contour line drawing. I am fairly new to watercolor and have found that I need to take a step back to learn how to draw a bit better than I am at this moment. That is why I was thrilled to find this book. It does not have a vast amount of learning exercises, but enough to get me started. I wish the book went into more detail why the particular lines are drawn to create the images, but I suppose I need a very entry level book for that, and this one assumes the reader knows more than I do. Still, I learned quite a bit from it and definitely will be recommending it to my other beginning watercolor classmates.

I want to thank Quarto Publishing Group – Quarry, Quarry Books and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read the advance reader copy, with no obligation to write a review. My review is written freely as a hobby, and is totally my own opinion, not influenced by receiving the ARC.

I felt so inspired by this book. After sketching every single day as a child and young adult, I am now try to get back in the routine of sketching and the elegant simplicity of Frédéric Forest's drawings truly reminded me of how I love the immediacy of just marking a surface without overthinking or overworking and idea. His drawings are everything I am trying to recover, they are gestural and expressive and there is an immediacy that conveys a full picture in a few choices of material, line or even cropping. Yet, within this simplicity, there is a lot of nuance: he offers examples with several different interpretations of the same subject, and a variety of subjects, from people to interior design. Very, very inspiring and practical.