Drawing 1 (PDF)

Grades 5+

Get 30% off during our Black Friday sale! Now is the perfect time to add this brand-new elective from The Good and the Beautiful to your homeschool day!*

Print-at-home PDF

Come along with a real-life illustrator from The Good and the Beautiful to learn how to draw anything you can see or imagine in Drawing 1 (PDF)! This lively, self-led guide gives students in grades 5 and up a solid foundation in sketching and drawing. Starting from beginning basics such as choosing tools, how to hold one’s hand and paper, tracing methods, and basic 2D drawing, students then progress through various techniques including shape drawing; 3D drawing; using perspective, focal points and lines; composition; creative sketching, and more! 

Each open-and-go lesson includes a Supplies List, a Tracing Warm-Up, the teaching of a new drawing concept, a Try It! section, guided step-by-step practice, and then a short, fun quiz. This fun, personal introduction to drawing will be a delightful addition to your homeschool electives!

• Print-at-home PDF
• 102 pages
• Full-color illustrations; 8.5"x11"

Drawing 1 (PDF) is the first book in an upcoming Drawing series from The Good and the Beautiful. More books will release in the future. To stay informed and to know when the next volume in the series will release, connect with us!

Drawing 1 is also available in physical format. 

*The Black Friday 2025 30% off promotion is available while supplies last. Sale starts November 18, 2025, 8:00 a.m. EST and ends Friday, December 5, 2025, 11:59 p.m. PST. No coupon code needed. Sale price may not be applied to prior purchases. This promotion is only available for the course components of Botany, Paleontology, Weather and Water, Science for Little Hearts and Hands: Bones and Stones, and High School Biology, as well as the Drawing 1 elective. Sale applies to physical and PDF items.