If you're an engraver, jeweler, artist, or other craftsman who wants to learn to draw better, Art and Design Fundamentals is a great place to start.

Lee Griffiths' book is packed full of solid design advice, to-the-point guidelines, pages of notes, and over 120 hand-drawn illustrations and example images. Topics include designing with a budget, negative and positive space, using multiple scrolls in a design, overlapping and interlocking elements, borders, leaves, flowers, shading, and folds.Each section has been developed to build a good foundation for art and design:

Chapter 1: In The Beginning

Chapter 2: Draw The Scroll Gently

Chapter 3: I Am Sophisticated And Interesting

Chapter 4: Leafing? Please Stay....

Chapter 5: Flower Power

Chapter 6: Border Treatments

Chapter 7: Let There Be Light

Chapter 8: Know When To Fold ‘Em

The video is a perfect companion to Lee's book and great for those who learn better from visual demonstrations. Lee covers the basics of art and design over nearly three hours, with up-close drawing demonstrations and thorough explanations.

Disc 1: Chapters 1-3 Approx. 1 hour, 31 minutes.

Disc 2: Chapters 4-8 Approx: 1 hour, 19 minutes.