Drawing and drawings Books

Book SynopsisLearn to draw stunning flora and fauna in easy steps with popular author and teacher Joy-Louise Robinson (@Felicityandink). Discover 20 delightful projects including flowers, insects, birds and small animals, endorsed by The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

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Book SynopsisDraw an inspiring, dynamic range of 50 figures, in a range of poses, in just 10 simple steps each!

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Book SynopsisCreate Your Own Webcomics with WEBTOON is your passport to the vibrant universe of online storytelling.   Delve into the intricacies of scroll comics, unravel the art of storyboarding, and learn the ropes of scriptwriting to craft compelling narratives. Whether you’re a budding artist or a seasoned illustrator, this book offers a treasure trove of tips and tricks to elevate your webcomic game.   Join us on an exploration of character creation, with expert guidance on developing characters that resonate with your selected genre, and storytelling tips. Drawing inspiration from the dynamic world of WEBTOON, this guide empowers you to bring your unique vision to life, step by step.   With Create Your Own Webcomics with WEBTOON you’ll unlock:   Essential tutorials for drawing expressive characters Techniques to infuse movement and action into your scenes Proven methods

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Book SynopsisIn The Great Zentangle Book, Certified Zentangle Teacher Beate Winkler provides simple and clear directions for creating 101 classic tangles. Captivating creative minds the world over, the art of the Zentangle evokes meditation practices to create seemingly complicated line drawings that are actually easy to learn. These 101 step-by-step Zentangle patterns will help you relax while creating approachable and beautiful works of art. Beginners will learn everything about getting started—from materials and tools to basic terminology and techniques. Those who have tangled before will gain inspiration from the variations presented by Winkler and her tangling friends from around the globe, including Zentangle founders Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas. Along with tips for mastering the craft and behind-the-tangle stories from designers, this compendium of patterns will provide you with hours of instruction. With The Great Zentangle Book, keep up to date on current Zentangle trends with new, delicate bijou tiles and find inspiration for your own Zentangle artwork while learning fascinating information and techniques. Relax, and set your creative mind free as each pen stroke brings you a little closer to your center.Table of ContentsIntroduction Foreword Welcome! What is Zentangle? What materials do I need? How do I start? Open Curtains! Great Tangles for Getting Started Simple Exciting Tangles from A to Z Super Tangles for the Master Class Brilliant Good to Know Questions and Answers Good Reasons to Zentangle Technical Terms Prospects for Proceeding Tanglers Links Who are the Friends? Gallery Acknowledgement About the Author All Tangles from A to Z

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Book SynopsisDrawing People focuses on perfecting how to draw faces, characters and people on the move. This interactive journal features a mix of 100 prompts, playful activities and step-by-step projects on the theme of people to help you explore your creativity. Whether you’re new to drawing and want to learn how to sketch or you’re an experienced artist in search of inspiration, Drawing People will (re)ignite your love of art. Viktorija’s easy techniques and helpful hints will show you how to hone your people drawing skills, add colour to your sketches and develop your own personal style. Drawing People is the springboard to unleashing your creativity and building a unique collection of artwork.

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Book SynopsisA selection of the most striking images taken from the bestselling 'Morphia' series have been gathered together along with a selection of coloured pieces to celebrate the talent of Kerby Rosanes and his fans.Containing a full-colour section displaying the most accomplished, completed artworks produced by Kerby’s fans, along with stylistic comments and opinions from Kerby. The beautiful artworks displayed in the colour section are also included in the black and white section of the book, so you can take inspiration from the colouristas and bring your own images to life.Trade ReviewA great collection of [Kerby Rosanes'] pieces to have * Colour with Claire Blog *Kerby's artwork is full of the weird and wonderful and although it can often be very tricky where to start, no matter what colour palette you choose, you're sure to create a masterpiece * Colouring in the Midst of Madness Blog *

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Book SynopsisKawaii is a Japanese word meaning ‘super-cute’, and it’s a trend that’s sweeping the globe. Anything can be drawn in the kawaii style, from animals, people, vegetables and flowers to food, vehicles and household items. Here, expert comic book and manga artist Yishan Li shows you how to achieve amazingly adorable drawings in just a few simple steps. Draw the cutest rabbit you’ve ever seen, or turn a car into a cute and cuddly character complete with eyes and a smiley mouth. Even a vacuum cleaner and a television set are brought to life in kawaii style. There are 28 different drawings to choose from, all full of personality and bubbling over with charm. Each one is developed in 8 easy stages from a rough sketch of the basic shapes through to the finished, coloured drawing, making this book suitable for adults and children of all ages and abilities. Trade ReviewKawaii is Japanese for cute, and anybody familiar with manga and anime will know what this style looks like. Learn how to draw your own cute characters and decorate everything with them! As a long-time fan of all things Japanese this is one title I was looking forward to reviewing and having a go with. As with all the books in this series each page shows how, in several easy stages, you can build up a drawing from the simplest shapes. For ease of use the original step is shown in blue, with each new step adding details in pink. Ink in the final lines in black, and then add colour. I have found that this system can result in the later stages adding a bewildering amount of detail suddenly, but with cartoon styles it is easy to see how you progress from a line drawing to a coloured image. The book opens with a page about the style, explains how the book works and what you need: basic art materials are all you require. Images include human figures such as a schoolgirl, witch, princess and scientist, animals like a cat, lion, dolphin and seal, plus everyday items like a donut, kettle, marker pen and car. I found I was drawing with ease and getting to understand what details and modifications are needed to make anything look kawaii. This is one of the best entries in this series in my opinion. -- Rachel A Hyde * myshelf.com *

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Book SynopsisIf you love horses and ponies but don't know where to start when drawing them, this is the book for you! 10 Step Drawing: Horses & Ponies will help you turn simple shapes into the perfect equine companion in just ten easy steps. Create over 50 different breeds in a variety of poses, from a rearing Hanoverian to a grazing Fell pony by following the step-by-step instructions. Learning to draw has never been so simple! Trade ReviewI originally got this for my 8 year old granddaughter but found myself trying the drawings out myself! I have always struggled with getting proportions right so to have the sketches and written instructions going into great detail meant I was really happy with my finished results. There are over 50 illustrations to attempt with a variety of profiles and poses so plenty of choice. My granddaughter enjoyed the first section which concentrates on heads but found trying to attempt the whole horse a bit beyond her, but the book is aimed at 10 years and older so I’m sure she’ll come back to it. -- Naomi Shaw * Amazon Customer *l have the dubious honour of having failed my art O-Level but this book was really easy to follow and my efforts using this book look almost professional. My grandsons loved making their pictures too -- Christine Andrews * Amazon Customer *Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION 6 HOW TO USE THIS BOOK 7 HEADS AND FEATURES Eyes 10, Ears 11, Front profile: Thoroughbred 12, Side Profile: Exmoor pony 14, ¾ profile: Percheron 16, ¾ profile: Gypsy Vanner 18, ¾ profile Arab 20 HORSE AND PONY BODIES Front leg 24, Hindleg 25, Side profile: American saddlebred 26, ¾ Lusitano 28, Front profile: Cleveland Bay 30, Rearing warmblood 32 FROM NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA Appaloosa 36, Bashkir Curly 38, Morgan 40, American Quarter Horse 42, Rocky Mountain Horse 44, Paso Fino, Criollo, Falabella 50, American Cream Draft 52 FROM EURPOE Haflinger 56, Noriker 58, Belgian 60, Brabant 62, Connemara pony 64, Jutland 66, Carmargue 68, Selle Francais 70, Hanoverian 72, Oldenburger 74, Trakehner, Icelandic 78, Friesian 80, Gelerland 82, Fjord 84, Dartmoor Pony 86, Clydesdale 88, Andalusian 90, Dutch Warmblood 92, Lipizzaner 94, Fell Pony 96, Shetland Pony 98, Shire 100, Suffolk Punch 102, Welsh Pony 104 FROM AFRICA, ASIA AND AUSTRALIA Barb 108, Arab 110, Kathiawari 112, Marwari 114, Akhal Teke 116, Don Horse 118, Orlov Trotter 120, Yakutian 122, Przewalski’s Horse 124, Brumby 126 ABOUT THE ARTIST 128 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 128

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Book SynopsisThe best of both worlds—learn how to draw anime characters and their cute, colorful, and expressive chibi counterparts from popular anime artist and instructor Yoai.This follow-up to Chibi Art Class and Anime Art Class embraces the two styles for an all-in-one drawing book! A common artistic device within anime and manga is for the characters to morph into a chibi version of themselves for comic relief, especially when expressing emotion. In Anime + Chibi Art Class, popular anime artist Yoai teaches you how to draw characters big and little so you don’t have to choose. It doesn’t matter if you prefer drawing traditionally or digitally because both methods are welcome here! With in-depth what-to-use and how-to guides at the front of the book, the tutorials are divided evenly between traditional and digital. Spanning from simple to advanced, each focuses on honing an area of drawing, such as basic body shapes, shading,

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Book SynopsisLearn to create detailed, realistic horses in graphite pencil from basic shapes.Drawing: Horses shows you how to render a variety of beautiful horses in graphite pencil, with tips on choosing materials, building with basic shapes, and shading to develop form and realism. With a wealth of detailed step-by-step projects to both re-create and admire, Walter Foster, with assistance from Michele Maltseff, teaches artists how to develop a graphite pencil drawing to its fullest. With this step-by-step book, Walter Foster renders a variety of horse breeds in pencil and provides tips on adding touches with charcoal, crayon, and brush and ink. He explains not only a number of drawing techniques and special effects but also his own method of developing a drawing. You will learn about various horse breeds—including quarter horse, Clydesdale, Arabian, and Shetland pony—and their proportions, starting with their heads and then progressing to full bodies. And in addition to helpful drawing instruction, Drawing: Horses also contains a wealth of beautiful equine drawings you can both copy and admire! It's a fabulous addition to any artist's drawing reference library. The How to Draw & Paint series offers an easy-to-follow guide that introduces artists to basic tools and materials and includes simple step-by-step lessons for a variety of projects suitable for the aspiring artist. Drawing: Horses allows artists to develop their drawing skills, demonstrating how to start with basic shapes and use pencil and shading techniques to create varied textures, values, and details for a realistic, completed drawing.

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Book SynopsisArtist's Drawing Techniques brings together a selection of award-winning artists and tutors who are represented by multiple galleries throughout the UK, including Katarzyna Kmiecik, Mark Langley, Ashley Mortenson, Kate Parkin, Charlie Schaffer, Gail Sibley, Katie Sollohub, Rupert Smissen, and Jake Spicer.

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Book SynopsisIn this book, Michel Lauricella presents both his artistic and systematic methods for drawing the human body--with drawing techniques from the corch (showing the musculature underneath the skin) to sketches of models in action. In more than 1000 illustrations, the human body is shown from a new perspective--from bone structure to musculature, fro

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Book SynopsisDiscover the ultimate collection of Ron Cobb's artwork from across his entire career (Alien, Star Wars, Back to the Future) in this comprehensive coffee table book. During his sixty-year career, Ron Cobb provided concept art for some of the biggest films in sci-fi cinema. From designing spaceships for Alien, Dark Star, and Firefly and Delorean from Back to the Future to character designs for Conan the Barbarian and creature concepts for Star Wars and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Ron has left a legacy of artwork behind to inspire future generations of concept artists. This beautiful coffee table book is full to the brim with Ron Cobb's artwork from throughout his career and includes exclusive insights from the talent he worked with along the way, including James Cameron, Joe Johnston, Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale, and Nick Castle. Brought to you by Concept Art Association in collaboration with the Estate of Ron Cobb.

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Book SynopsisA practical guide to learn painting individual people and crowds, with simple exercises and step-by-step demonstrations. Bestselling artist and writer Hazel Soan has distilled her art teaching into the things that matter most and can be digested in a short period of time. Learning to paint is one of the life-long aspirations of many of us and the techniques of painting lively crowd scenes or portraits of loved ones can be picked up faster than you think. In this concise book, Hazel Soan explains everything you need to know about figurative painting in an accessible way. She advises on how to paint people in a variety of poses and settings, dealing with the theories of colour and light in a way that beginners will understand and more experienced painters will find invaluable. She also guides you through ways to insert people into your pre-existing painting to bring them to life; scenes like urban streets and on the beach are explored. Subjects like how to paint portraits and getting to grips with body proportion and perspective are also covered. Both media of watercolours and oils are covered, making this the perfect book for any type of artist. Filled with easy-to-follow exercises and demonstrations, this is a practical and helpful guide to learning to paint people very quickly.Trade Review‘This excellent series from Batsford continues to impress’ ‘This is about as user-friendly as you can get’ * Art Book Review *

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Book SynopsisLearn to draw and paint more than 100 of your favorite everyday items! Step-by-step projects, prompts, and creative inspiration make it fun and easy to draw your outfit, your favorite foods, your garden, and much more using drawing and painting tools you already have on hand. From learning to draw and paint plants, flowers, and bicycles to the neighborhood café and the contents of the kitchen cabinet, Draw Every Little Thing demonstrates just how easy it is to render the world around you with little more than a pencil, paper, and paint. Following a brief introduction to the joys of simplistic drawing and painting, this aesthetically pleasing book familiarizes you with a range of drawing tools and materials, including graphite pencil, pen and ink, colored pencil, and gouache, before offering a quick overview of basic color theory. Each subsequent chapter is then devoted to a specific theme—kitchenalia, hobbies, neighborhood haunts, and much more—and packed with simple step-by-step drawing projects. This accessible book encourages you to jump around so you can draw what immediately inspires you. Interactive prompts, creative exercises, and inspiring ideas make the process fun and engaging. Easy techniques and helpful instructions show you how to develop your own personal style, as well as add color to your drawings using gouache and colored pencil. Crafty projects round out the book, allowing you to use your newfound drawing and painting skills. Filled to the brim with whimsical artwork and loads of creative ideas, Draw Every Little Thing encourages artists of all skill levels to draw any time inspiration strikes. The Inspired Artist series invites art hobbyists and casual art enthusiasts to have fun learning basic art concepts, relaxing into the creative process to make art in a playful, contemporary style. Expand your creative exploration of the everyday with the fun follow-up book, Inspired Artist: Paint Every Little Thing (September 2021). Also from the series, find even more artistic inspiration with Block Print for Beginners (March 2021) and Watercolor Painting at Home (October 2021).Trade Review"Charming...A fine starting point for fledgling artists and a handy reference for more experienced illustrators seeking a fresh jolt of creativity." * ForeWord Reviews *

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Book SynopsisThese sketchbooks, the work of the acclaimed Scottish artist Barbara Rae CBE RA during her three journeys towards the Northwest Passage in the depths of the Arctic Circle in 2015, 2016 and 2017, record in colourful and assured brush strokes the icebergs, frozen bays and snowdrifts of this often hostile landscape. Polar bears roam and the Northern Lights dance across its pages, accompanied by Rae's handwritten notes in which she records her experiences and her immediate reactions to this harsh, unforgiving environment. Each page of the sketchbooks is meticulously reproduced, and the handsomely bound volume sits comfortably in the hand, making it the perfect gift for anyone interested in painting or exploration.

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Book SynopsisWith Drawing: Birds, learn to render a variety of beautiful, realistic birds in graphite pencil. Artists of all skill levels and bird enthusiasts alike will find creative inspiration and valuable drawing instruction in Drawing: Birds. This comprehensive, 10.25 × 13.75–inch book book opens with an introduction to essential drawing tools, including graphite pencils, erasers, paper, and other materials. Then learn a variety of basic drawing techniques, such as shading, stippling, hatching, crosshatching, and others. Discover helpful tips for creating a good composition, understanding and seeing value, transferring photo references, and taking artistic liberties. After learning the drawing basics, jump into the easy step-by-step projects to draw specific birds, including a barred owl, a great blue heron, a ruby-throated hummingbird, a gray parrot, a pileated woodpecker, and black-capped chickadees. In this book, professional artist and nature enthusiast Maury Aaseng offers simple, comprehensive instruction for drawing a range of lovely birds, as well as information for achieving accurate proportions, capturing motion, and building up form. Aaseng also shows you how to create realistic textures, such as feathers, nests, tree bark, and water. With his easy step-by-step projects that start with basic shapes and progress to detailed final drawings, you can draw many birds, from the common to the exotic. Easy-to-follow instruction and art tips throughout make Drawing: Birds a complete guide for creating realistic and detailed drawings of these feathered friends. For the aspiring avian artist, this book is a must-have art-instruction reference. Designed for beginners, the How to Draw & Paint series offers easy-to-follow guides that introduce artists to basic tools and materials and include simple step-by-step lessons for a variety of projects suitable for the aspiring artist. Drawing: Birds allows artists to develop drawing skills by demonstrating how to start with basic shapes and use pencil and shading techniques to create varied textures, values, and details for a realistic, completed drawing.Table of ContentsTools & Materials Basic Techniques Barred Owl Great Blue Heron Ruby-Throated Hummingbird Grey Parrot Pileated Woodpecker Black-Capped Chickadees

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Book SynopsisIn Morpho: Fat and Skin Folds, artist and teacher Michel Lauricella presents a unique approach to learning to draw the human body. The typical approach to teaching anatomy and the sketching of the human form most often focuses on the skeleton and musculature. What often goes ignored is the skin itself--how it moves and the expressions it creates as

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Book SynopsisLearn how to draw cute household pets, impressive wild animals and amazing birds using this fun and easy step-by-step method. Starting with simple shapes, four popular artists show how easy it is to develop circles, rectangles, squares and ovals into an exciting selection of creatures including cats, dogs, horses, lions, elephants, monkeys, penguins and eagles. If you have never drawn before this is definitely the book for you, and there is a lot here to inspire more experienced artists too. Uses material from the How to Draw series.Trade ReviewThis is a compilation of five previous books on drawing cats, dogs, wild animals, birds and horses, not a brand new book. If you don't have these previous titles you can now obtain them in one handy volume with nothing omitted. Each page (larger than UK size A4) shows you how to draw an animal or bird, starting with a rough outline and adding more in subsequent diagrams (usually six). The last two show the drawing shaded in pencil and finally with paint added for a colored study. One helpful aspect of this is that each additional drawing shows what has been added to it in a different colored pencil, although in some cases more stages would have made the book even more user-friendly. For a beginner it is not always obvious how to get from a simple line drawing to the fully shaded study next in line, but working it all out is perhaps part of the fun. Certainly this is a beautifully simple approach to drawing, where there are no captions - they frankly just aren't necessary - just steps to work through. I enjoyed using it, and anybody who wants to learn how to draw a range of different creatures will too.-Myshelf.com Another one from the popular How to Draw range, this time a compilation of individual books brought together to cover cats, dogs, birds, wild animals and my favourite section - horses. The artists show us in a series of simple steps how to create a selection of different animals in a variety of characteristic poses. They use a simple method of shapes, mainly circles and ovals joined together by lines to show us how easy it is to draw these, in a step by step format from the initial step to the finished portrait. The beauty of this book is that like all the How to Draw series it's so simple to follow each step. The first step is drawn in one pencil colour and subsequent steps in a different one, with the last step changing back to original colour. Its incredibly easy for even a very beginner to create great drawings following these simple instructions. Although all the poses are very typical of the individual animal( and birds!) my favourite are the horse ones. Having tried so many times to photograph my own horse moving and failed - I really only get a good picture when she's grazing - using this book I'll hopefully be able to tailor the poses into some lovely paintings of her. And of course use the individual portraits to bring some life into other paintings. If you'd love to draw but think you can't this book is the one you want, it demystifies all those problems and shows you just how simple drawing is by following a few key instructions.-JeannieZelos.com The ability to draw has many uses, including creating patterns for machine knitting. Learn how to draw cute household pets, wild animals and amazing birds using this fun and easy step-by-step method. If you've never drawn before this is definitely the book for you and there's a lot here to inspire more experienced artists too.-Machine Knitting MonthlyTable of ContentsIntroduction Cats 8 Dogs 37 Horses 65 Wild Animals 93 Birds 121

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Book SynopsisDevelop your drawing skills and rediscover the world around you with this innovative and beautifully illustrated book. In Drawing for the Artist, acclaimed artist and teacher Sarah Simblet teaches you how to draw by combining practical lessons with examples of both her own work and some of the world''s greatest drawings. She introduces all the key drawing materials, then shows you how to master the basic elements of drawing in a series of step-by-step drawing classes, covering topics ranging from simple mark-making to establishing form, creating tone, and conveying perspective. You will learn how to explore a wide variety of subjects, from still life, plants, and animals to portraits, the human body, landscapes, and buildings, all introduced with outstanding drawings by famous artists. The bestselling author of Anatomy for the Artist and Botany for the Artist, Sarah demonstrates how she works - from quick pencil sketches to pen and ink studies -

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Book SynopsisLearn how to draw your favorite furry friend! With Christopher Hart's simple templates, any pet owner can do it. Whatever your pet, you can capture it in a beautiful drawing! Chris Hart, the world's bestselling art instruction author, has created templates that work for pups and kitties of just about any shape and size--from poodles, dachshunds, and Bernese Mountain Dogs to tabbies, Persians, and Siamese cats. Every template is easy to follow so you'll get adorable results worthy of framing . . . no matter what your skill level.

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Book SynopsisA 100-day journal that will not only improve your drawing skills, but ignite creativity in all areas of your life. Boost your creative confidence in any field by exercising your artistic muscle in the most elemental way: drawinga form of expression, visual language, and idea generation. Everyone has the ability to draw, contrary to popular belief. Your unconscious mind is always working at taking in content and making new associations. In this unique sketch journal, creativity expert Caleb Robertson helps you tap into that trove of inspiration by guiding you through 100 days of engaging and thought-provoking exercise prompts. The exercises are divided into four categories: thinking-outside-the-box challenges, personal interpretation, comparing and contrasting elements, and perception. Each page also includes a tip to help you if you get stuck, and an inspo takeaway to keep you motivated and self-aware. You don't need perfect technique or an art degree to gain the benefits of a d

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Book SynopsisINTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING SERIES, now in English! More than 2.3 million copies sold in 23 languages!Big School of Drawing Manga, Comics & Fantasy allows beginning artists to get started drawing manga, comic book, and fantasy characters, from manga heroines and heroes, chibis, superheroes, and villains to space aliens and guardians, mythical creatures, and more! Learn to develop your sketches from basic shapes, adding clothing, accessories, and personality to draw creative and original characters and scenes, step by easy step. Perfect for beginners, this 192-page reference guide explains everything you need to get started, from choosing the right materials to basic drawing, inking, and coloring techniques and step-by-step lessons. Experiment with different pencils, inks, colored pencils, and markers, as then follow along as you use those techniques to create your own unique characters. With more than <

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Book SynopsisSince 1994, when the first Time Team programme was broadcast, archaeology has been brought to life for millions of people. This book combines the talents of two of the programme''s key players in an exciting series of reconstructions. Victor Ambrus has produced hundreds of sketches and drawings of archaeological sites and the lives of those who would have inhabited them. For the first time his drawings of individual excavations have been brought together to provide a dramatic chronological survey of British History. Add to this Mick Aston''s lively explanations and photographs and you have an archaeological collaboration which is guaranteed to delight. Mick Aston has contributed a passion and enthusiasm for archaeology which is infectious, so let Victor and Mick take you on a visual journey through history...

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Book SynopsisBe More Creative and Discover the Art of Urban Sketching features an introductory section to show the basic techniques and guide to finding inspiration for your work. detailed architectural skylines, bridges, drain covers, street furniture and diverse crowd scenes offer a new perspective on this traditional art form. experimental section prompts research and discovery of new materials Explore your street with Sketching in the City to create stunning, relevant and highly original work.

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Book SynopsisCreate a rainbow of vibrant, natural inks from the plants and flowers around you.

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Book SynopsisLearn how to draw a lion or a tiger. See how easy it is to draw an elephant. There is a great selection of wild animals in this book, including more big cats, zebra. a giraffe, a white rhino and a magnificent stag. Amazing results can be achieved in no time using Jonathan Newey's simple step-by-step techniques. From simple shapes to each final image, he demystifies the process, making drawing achievable and fun to do.Trade ReviewMay 2015 I am in awe of anyone who can draw. With this book I don't need to be in awe anymore. It is an amazing collection of drawings that you are taken through step-by-step so that you will be able to draw them as well. You start off with the step-by-step of drawing the general shape of the animal. From there you then add one detail on another so that you can complete the picture. You are given guidance on everything so it makes it seem so easy to create the amazing pictures. Not only are you given examples of plain pencil drawings you are also given pictures in colour. The book offers amazing value for money. I'm using it myself and my son has already expressed an interest. * Crochet Addict UK *Jan 11 Animals are a perennially popular subject for artwork, whether it is a drawing of a favorite pet or a study of a wild animal. Learn how to capture those creatures on paper with this latest entry in Search Press’ popular How To Draw series. The animals in here are all of the type you would find in a zoo, and you can take your pick from elephants, big cats, primates, meerkats, lemurs, rhinos and more. The author has a good understanding of what is popular from the animal kingdom right now (no dolphins but everything else) and you are sure to find some of your favorites in here. As with all the titles in this series the author devotes one page at the front of the book to tell you how to use the book and give ideas as to how to find more subjects and convey his enthusiasm for his art. Each page has an animal on it rendered down first to a series of easily drawn rough shapes, and then each subsequent stage adds a few details in brown pencil so you can see how the drawing builds up. This usually takes three or four stages and then the final pair of drawings show the creature in graphite pencil, then in colored pencil. The first steps are easy to tackle and make learning to draw seem fun and reassuringly simple, but there is quite a jump from the final basic sketch to one of the finished drawings. This series is aimed at beginners, and I felt that a couple more drawings would make a lot of difference. However, nobody said that art was easy and anybody keen enough is sure to study those final two pictures and be able to work out what is going on with a bit of thought, sorting those who are serious about learning to draw from those who are not! I had some fun with this book and so will any other animal lover who wants to make some sketches of their favorite beasties. * Myshelf.com *Table of Contents From simple shapes to realistic drawings in easy stages Popular subject Extremely simple step-by-step drawing method Great for absolute beginners or any artist wanting to brush up their drawing skills

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Book SynopsisThe artist Norman Thelwell (19232004) was famous for his much-loved cartoons depicting stubborn, plump ponies and their determined young riders. In this book, originally published in 1982, he gives expert advice on how to draw ponies and horses of all temperaments, shapes and sizes. He focuses on topics including the anatomy of horses, and how they move and stand.Writing in an entertaining style and featuring many of his wonderful illustrations, Thelwell offers clear guidance, top tips and encouragement to aspiring artists. He shares his skill, knowledge and experience in a down-to-earth way and provides a fascinating insight into his work.

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Book SynopsisCreate your own kawaii world with Pic Candle and Kawaii Doodle Class! The Japanese word kawaiitranslates to “cute,” and this how-to book is chock-full of super-adorable images of tacos, sushi, smoothies, clouds, rainbows, cacti, doodle monsters, Christmas trees, lipsticks, teacups, and more for your adoration. Popular kawaii artist Zainab Khan—known for her YouTube channel, Pic Candle—gives you simple step-by-step illustrations and instructions for drawing 75 supercute characters, organized into these fun categories: Adorable Food & Drinks Lovable Nature Cheerful Doodle Monsters Everyday Cute Charming Holiday Decorations She also shares captivating search-and-find puzzles that you can also use as coloring pages, and inspiration boards that show you how to give your characters different facial expressions and zany accessories. If you know Pic Candle, then you already love her cute, simple drawings, and no doubt want to doodle right along with her. Now is your chance! Thanks to this adorable crash course in doodling all things kawaii, soon you will be enhancing your notebooks, stationery, artwork, and anything else you can put a marker to—you'll just need a little help from Kawaii Doodle Class! Also available from Pic Candle’s Kawaii Doodle series, doodle to your heart’s content with:Kawaii Doodle Cuties,Kawaii Doodle World, Mini Kawaii Doodle Class, and Mini Kawaii Doodle Cuties.Trade Review"Packed full of delightful motifs to colour, the perfect pick-me-up." * Papercrafter Magazine *

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Book SynopsisDuring his career as one of America''s most sought-after illustrators, Andrew Loomis (1889-1959) taught at the American Academy of Art in Chicago, and in 1939 he codified his lessons in his first manual, Fun with a Pencil. Four years later it had already been through six printings, and he followed up over the next two decades with a series of even more successful how-to books that remain the gold standard for artists to this day.Creative Illustration is considered Loomis''s magnum opus, which was aimed primarily at the professional-level illustrator. Divided into seven sections: Line, Tone, Color, Telling the Story, Creating Ideas, Fields of Illustration, and Experimenting and Studies, this book is filled with instructions, tips, insider experiences, and incredible illustrations.

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Book SynopsisKawaii is a Japanese word meaning ‘super-cute’, and it’s a trend that’s sweeping the globe. Anything can be drawn in the kawaii style, from animals, people, vegetables and flowers to food, vehicles and household items. Here, expert comic book and manga artist Yishan Li shows you how to achieve amazingly adorable girls and boys from all walks of life in just a few simple steps - from waiters and doctors to princesses and fairies. There are 28 different drawings to choose from, all full of personality and bubbling over with charm. Each one is developed in 8 easy stages from a rough sketch of the basic shapes through to the finished, coloured drawing, making this book suitable for adults and children of all ages and abilities. Trade ReviewThis is a really charming guide on how to draw 28 kawaii girls and boys. Each drawing has an entire page devoted to it, with (typically) 7 black and white step-by-step images which show you how to draw the character. Finally there is a colour version of the finished article - to give inspiration on colour schemes if you need it. Simple enough for my 9 year old to use - he's really enjoying creating all these new characters. Hours of entertainment (and a bit of learning too) - what's not to love! -- Angela Paull * Amazon *

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Book SynopsisTake your art in a bold new direction—go gouache! In Creative Gouache, artist Ruth Wilshaw shares her step-by-step techniques for creating brilliantly vibrant effects with this easy-to-master medium, a perfect companion for transparent watercolor. In this comprehensive guide to gouache, you’ll: Get an overview of essential materials and surfaces. Learn basic handling and coloring-mixing techniques, including layering, creating blends, and adjusting opacity, plus troubleshooting tips for common challenges, such as dealing with shifts in color and value from wet to dry. Explore how to paint fun, simple motifs, flowers, butterflies, landscapes, and lettering. Discover fun gouache techniques, such as adding texture and painting gradients and blends. Learn how to incorporate other mediums with gouache, including paint pens, colored pencil, and watercolor. Use what you learn to create inspiring projects such as dimensional artwork, clay décor pieces, and cheerful banners. See what you can create with gorgeous, wall-to-wall color with Creative Gouache! Perfect for creative beginners, the books in the Art for Modern Makers series take a fun, practical approach to learning about and working with paints and other art mediums to create beautiful DIY projects and crafts. Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES Types of gouache, paper, brushes, other materials, alternative surfaces, and protecting gouache 2 BASIC TECHNIQUES The unusual properties of gouache, layering, finding the perfect consistency, and blending 3 INSPIRED BY NATURE 4 LANDSCAPES 5 LETTERING 6 GOUACHE AND MIXED MEDIA 7 PROJECTS Bullet Journal Spread Wrapping Paper and Gift Tag Notebook Cover Leaf Triptych Night Garden Dimensional Painting Butterfly Case Campfire Panel Celebration Garland Painted Jewelry Dish TEMPLATES ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ABOUT THE AUTHOR INDEX

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Book SynopsisThis extensive guide to figure drawing brings together seven books from the successful Art of Drawing series: Drawing Techniques, Heads and Faces, Sketching People, Understanding Human Form and Structure, The Nude, Drawing Hands and Feet and Clothing on Figures. This is an essential guide for anyone particularly interested in figure drawing, and includes in-depth studies of human anatomy by master artist Civardi. Civardi's technical advice and practical tips, accompanied by his own outstanding drawings, make this an invaluable resource for any portrait artist.Trade ReviewFantastic value for money. Giovanni always delivers with such detail and focus and offers tips and advice to achieve skill in drawing figures. A great resource for any artist with numerous examples of work. Includes anatomical drawing, form, hatching, proportion, structure, perspective, foreshortening, poses, drapery, parts of the body and step-by-step examples. The format is small, the type is small, everything is in black and white and the contents are superb. * YarnsandFabrics.co.uk *I’m not normally a fan of smaller-format bind-ups. The original books were the way they were for a reason and smaller pages and thick spines can make for difficult reading. All too often, they look like the sort of bumper value nonsense someone else would buy for you and which just sits on the shelf taking up space. So, it’s a pleasure to be able to welcome this one. The Giovanni Civardi drawing books are a valuable resource, and there are a lot of them. This compilation includes seven, which would cost you the wrong side of sixty quid to buy individually. £12.99 for a bulk deal is a real bargain, especially as the result is actually usable. I’d like to say that Search Press have taken my previous criticisms of this kind of thing on board, but it’s probably more to do with the happenstance of production. What seems to have happened is that thinner paper and cover card have been used, meaning that the book falls open easily and isn’t too heavy to hold. It’ll even, more or less, lay flat by itself without breaking the spine. The smaller format also adds to the manageability: 440 A4 pages would make for a coffee table book, which this emphatically isn’t. So, what do you get? Well, not Giovanni’s complete output, for sure. However, the selection is nicely thought-out and makes for a book that lives up to its own billing of being the complete guide. Drawing Techniques is a useful introduction. Further chapters are Understanding Human Form & Structure, The Nude, Sketching People, Heads & Faces, Drawing Hands & Feet and Clothing on Figures. It’s worth a complete list to show just how nicely this progresses. If you haven’t already got an extensive collection of the separate volumes, and you’re looking for a good primer on figure drawing, buy this. It’s very reasonably priced and so practical as to be ridiculously good value. * Artbookreview.net *Wow, what more can I say? This is the definitive guide to have with you at all times, regardless of what level you are at in your life drawing/figure drawing career. With hundreds of fantastic images by the artist, illustrating each point he makes-and rather excitingly I thought, there's a complete anatomical drawing section at the beginning of the book-detailing skeletal structure, muscule striations and even naming the areas and showing their thickness beneath the skin! As a former scientist and current art student, I found this blend of anatomy and drawing techniques to be incredibl pleasing. I've only had this book a few days but I have a feeling that I will be using this book again and again throughout my artistic life. I was impressed overall by the reader friendly writing, and the advice given throughout-I could hear my tutors at uni speaking as I read the words '' Get into the habit of always carring a pencil and small sketchbook around". I would recommend this book to other students and artists and anone who has an interest in form or anatomy. * Rachel Kelly * can honestly say, hand on heart, that this is one of the best, if not THE best book, I have ever read on figure drawing. I have just begun a fine art degree, and a big part of the course is figure drawing. Our tutors recommended some books for us to look up, but none of them were as good as this. This book is truly fascinating, it starts with the skeleton, and builds layer upon layer. It covers everything from the skeleton, to muscles, balance, hands and feet, it also has a section on heads and faces and the clothed figure too. With 100`s of illustrations, this book is cram packed with everything you need to know about drawing the human figure. There is a large section on drawing materials, and the different marks you can make using different mediums. This book is very informative, and very easy to understand. I would highly recommend it to anyone. * Sharon Douglas *Table of ContentsDrawing Techniques: Pencil, Charcoal and Ink Understanding Human Form and Structure The Nude: Understanding the elements of life drawing Sketching People: Faces and figures Heads and Faces with character and expression Drawing Hands & Feet: Form, proportions, gestures and actions Clothing on Figures: How to draw folds, fabrics and drapery

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Book SynopsisIn Mythical Beasts: An Artist's Field Guide to Designing Fantasy Creatures, thirty talented artists show you how to sketch, draw, and render thirty mythical creatures. Learn how to create some of the best-known fantasy creatures including the werewolf, unicorn, and of course the fantasy staple—the dragon. Also included are lesser-known mythical beasts such as the Slavic Leshy, Japanese Jorogumo, and the Congolese Dingonek. Each creature has its own chapter which covers its history, how to render main elements, and variations, and one large final illustration. If you are a fan of mythology and fantasy, then Mythical Beasts is the book for you!Table of Contents1. Aswang 2. Barghest 3. Boggart 4. Bunyip 5. Chimera 6. Chupacabra 7. Cockatrice 8. Dingonek 9. Eastern Dragon 10. Faun 11. Gorgon 12. Harpy 13. Jackalope 14. Jormungandr 15. Jorogumo 16. Kelpie 17. Kraken 18. Krampus 19. Leshy 20. Manticore 21. Merman 22. Mothman 23. Nue 24. Ox-Head 25. Phoenix 26. Unicorn 27. Werewolf 28. Western Dragon 29. Wyvern 30. Yeti

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Book SynopsisLearn how to draw with colored pencils by following this easy and accessible guide, in which award-winning artist Kendra Ferreira demonstrates the creative potential of an exciting and highly versatile artistic medium. Colored pencils combine the expressiveness of painting with the control of drawing. They allow for really rich and luminous color, with finished drawings being so detailed and pigmented that they resemble paintings. With 10 step-by-step tutorials, Kendra helps beginners learn: the fundamentals of drawing and colored-pencil techniques. tutorials covering a range of subject matter, including still lifes, portraits, clouds and landscapes. advice on tools, materials and techniques, plenty of tips throughout and ideas on how to take each tutorial a step further. special features on drawing skies, adding figures to a scene and how to create colorful greys and shadows. Skills developed include: making marks, sketching and composition, creating tone, light and shade, mixing colors, layering, optical mixing, burnishing, underpainting, creating texture and using solvents for painterly effects.

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Book SynopsisThis is no ordinary book about drawing portraits, this is a book that may change your life and identity ? transforming you into a dedicated artist who draws with passion and skill. Whether you?re a beginner or already an accomplished artist, The Art of Portraiture takes you on a journey of discovery about what it takes to capture the essence of a person with just graphite and patience.Author and expert teacher Stephen Bauman offers a synthesis of the best lessons he has learned in his career as a student, as well as the most efficient exercises he?s developed as an artist and teacher. If you''re up for a bit of adventure, a touch of self-discovery, and a whole lot of drawing, then you''re in the right place. This book is Stephen?s earnest attempt to share what he?s learned (often the hard way) about drawing portraits. Spoiler alert: There were plenty of awkward attempts, eraser battles, and moments where his ?likenesses? were more cartoon than human. But isn''t that the point of learning ? to embrace the stumbles and celebrate the breakthroughs?There are chapters answering questions such as ?What makes a drawing work?? followed by practical tutorials on specific techniques, including Value Mapping and Form Visualization, all accompanied by incredible illustrative examples and steps. Ultimately readers can reflect on the transformation they have achieved throughout the book and focus on their continuous growth and improvement. This is a wonderfully deep dive into the messy, marvellous, and occasionally magical world of portrait drawing.

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Book SynopsisLet your creativity shine with over 100+ pages of blank manga-style drawing panels plus tips and inspiration from popular anime artist and instructor Yoai.You’ve read the books and watched the videos. You’ve doodled on your notebooks and searched for inspiration online. Now you can let your imagination run wild on the pages of Anime Art Class Sketchbook, keeping your creations in one special place. A how-to guide for the basics of anime-style characters and manga drawing skills, this sketchbook includes: An introduction to the anime and manga art forms An anime how-to guide with tutorials on drawing facial features, clothing, and color theory Helpful tips and tricks from Yoai on different ways to draw and color your art, from pencil sketching to using watercolor Panels, bursts, and bubbles for writing expressive text Multi-panel pages to draw the many faces of your new characters

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Book SynopsisMake a big impact with tiny drawings!A unique, super-accessible, and highly addictive art activity book for would-be artists of all ages and abilities.

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Book SynopsisDelve into the enchanting world of dragons, wizards, and warriors with Beginner’s Guide to Fantasy Drawing – an accessible, entertaining introduction to creating fantasy concepts with only a few simple traditional tools and no prior drawing knowledge needed. Beginning with the key subjects of draftsmanship, anatomy, and poses, before venturing into the step-by-step creation of quintessential fantasy subjects such as elves and orcs, this book enables readers of any skill level to draw magical characters and epic monsters with confidence. Packed with insightful tips, exciting tutorial projects, and fundamental art theory simply explained by industry professionals, this attractive volume is a perfect beginning to your fantasy art journey.

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Book SynopsisDraw Like an Artist: 100 Buildings and Architectural Forms shows readers step by step how to draw a global survey of culturally significant buildings and their details, from ancient to modern.Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION How to Use This Book Tips on Architectural Sketching & Drawing RESIDENTIAL Barcelona Pavilion | Barcelona, Spain Farnsworth House | Plano, Illinois, USA Villa Tugendhat | Brno, Czech Republic Fallingwater | Mill Run, Pennsylvania, USA Villa Savoye | Poissy, France Weissenhof Estate | Stuttgart, Germany Reflection of Mineral | Tokyo House in Abiko | Abiko City, Japan Victorian Painted Ladies | San Francisco, California, USA Markthal | Rotterdam, Netherlands Robie House | Chicago, Illinois, USA High Line at 520 West 28th Street | New York City Rietveld Schr der House | Utrecht, Netherlands Villa Mueller | Prague, Czech Republic Bay window detail | Copenhagen, Denmark Qiyunshan Tree House Hotel | China The Silo | Copenhagen, Denmark Valley Villa | Vilnius, Lithuania Tree House | Cape Town, South Africa Beirut Terraces | Beirut, Lebanon DYEJI | Luanda, Angola Rimrock | Spokane, Washington, USA Rural House | La Garrotxa, Spain Concrete Box House | Houston, Texas, USA Marble House | Bangkok, Thailand Five Terraces and a Garden | Quarteira, Portugal Sharifi-Ha House | Tehran, Iran COMMERCIAL (OFFICES / ADMINISTRATIVE) Dancing House | Prague, Czech Republic The Gherkin | London Chrysler Building | New York City Oculus, World Trade Center | New York City The Flatiron Building | New York City Central Radio & TV Tower | Beijing Salk Institute for Biological Studies |La Jolla, California, USA Sugamo Shinkin Bank | Kawaguchi, Japan Selfridges Building, Birmingham | Birmingham, England VitraHaus | Weil am Rhein, Germany Learning Hub | Singapore Antwerp Port House | Antwerp, Belgium Antinori Winery (staircase detail) | Bargino, Italy INSTITUTIONAL / EDUCATIONAL Bauhaus | Dessau, Germany Tietgenkollegiet | Copenhagen, Denmark Institute for Contemporary Art, Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond, Virginia, USA Innovation Center, University of Chile | Santiago, Chile HISTORIC / SACRED / MONUMENTS Giza Pyramid Complex | Giza City, Egypt Hagia Sofia | Istanbul The Parthenon, Acropolis of Athens | Athens Taj Mahal | Agra, India Colosseum | Rome Sainte Marie de La Tourette | L’Arbresle, France Notre-Dame du Haut | Ronchamp, France Leaning Tower of Pisa | Pisa, Italy Cathedral of Brasilia | Brasilia, Brazil Sagrada Familia | Barcelona, Spain Stonehenge | Wiltshire, England The Great Buddha Hall of Tōdai-ji | Nara, Japan Prague Castle | Prague, Czech Republic Lotus Temple | Delhi, India CULTURAL (MUSEUMS / GALLERIES / LIBRARIES) Ribbon Chapel | Hiroshima, Japan Notre-Dame de Paris | Paris Centre Georges Pompidou | Paris Louvre Pyramid | Paris Vessel | New York City Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum | New York City Guggenheim Museum Bilbao | Bilbao, Spain Sydney Opera House | Sydney, Australia Experimenta Building | Heilbronn, Germany Heydar Aliyev Center | Baku, Azerbaijan Oslo Opera House | Oslo, Norway Hoki Museum | Midori-ku, Chiba, Japan Oscar Niemeyer Museum | Curitiba, Brazil Niter i Contemporary Art Museum | Rio de Janeiro The Twist Gallery | Jevnaker, Norway Neue Nationalgalerie | Berlin Elbphilharmonie | Hamburg, Germany Harbin Opera House | Harbin, China Enzo Ferrari Museum | Modena, Italy ArtScience Museum | Singapore BRIDGES Tower Bridge | London Golden Gate Bridge | San Francisco, California, USA Charles Bridge | Prague, Czech Republic Sheikh Zayed Bridge | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Brooklyn Bridge | New York City Millau Viaduct | Millau, France Pont du Gard | Vers-Pont-du-Gard, France Stari Most | Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina Rialto Bridge | Venice, Italy Ponte Vecchio | Florence, Italy Erasmus Bridge | Rotterdam, Netherlands Sydney Harbour Bridge | Sydney, Australia Jade Belt Bridge | Beijing TOWERS / HIGH-RISES / SKYSCRAPERS Burj Khalifa | Dubai, United Arab Emirates Eiffel Tower | Paris Big Ben | London Space Needle | Seattle, Washington, USA Nakagin Capsule Tower | Tokyo Axel Towers | Copenhagen, Denmark Hearst Tower | New York City SPORTS FACILITIES Beijing National Stadium (Bird’s Nest) | Beijing LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Stage of Forest | Jilin, China Acknowledgments About the Author

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Book SynopsisPamela Taylor's exquisitely detailed and accurately observed pen-and-ink drawings of ancient and veteran trees from Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Hampshire are accompanied by artistic and ecological observations telling stories of the trees themselves and the surrounding landscape, as well as spotlight sections and advice for artists.

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Book SynopsisINTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING SERIES, now in English! More than 2.3 million copies sold in 23 languages!Big School of Drawing allows beginning artists to get started drawing anything and everything, from flowers and still life to animals, people, landscapes, and more! Learn to develop your sketches from basic shapes, adding texture and shading step by step to create realistic, three-dimensional drawings. Perfect for beginners, this 192-page reference guide explains everything you need to get started, from choosing the right materials to basic drawing techniques and step-by-step lessons. Experiment with different pencils, drawing tools, and erasers as you learn to create depth and realism with shading techniques, perspective, and texture. Then follow along as you use those pencil techniques to create detailed drawings, step by easy step. With more than 1,000 step-by-step drawings for you to reference, Big STable of ContentsContents Basics Tools & Materials Getting Started Learning to See Starting with Sketches Beginning with Basic Shapes Warming Up Form & Shadow Simple Shapes Flowers Sketching Flowers Basic Flower Shapes Simple Flowers Tulips Rose & Water Drops Daffodil Carnation Dendrobium Fuchsia Primrose Hibiscus Hybrid Tea Rose Floribunda Rose Bearded Iris Landscapes Surfaces & Textures Perspective Tree Basics Tree Shapes Tree Trunks Root Patterns Branches & Boughs Majestic Oak Sycamore Lane Clouds Rocks Creek with Rocks Mountains Deserts Animals Drawing from Photographs Drawing from Life Drawing Animals Shading Techniques Rabbit Guinea Pig Squirrel Kangaroo Toucan Budgerigars Iguana Giraffe Elephant Baboon Chimpanzees Giant Panda Parrot Cats Feline Features Paws & Tails Tabby Cat Persian Cat Adult Cats Kittens Common Cat Behaviors Dogs Proportion & Anatomy Muzzles Doberman Pinscher Great Dane

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Book SynopsisArtist and writer Anna Chapman Parker records in prose and stunning original line drawings a year spent looking closely at weeds, our most ubiquitous plants.

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Book SynopsisOpens with several first-person anecdotes about the author’s life as a practicing artist and a discussion of the intellectual lineage of his vision-based pedagogy. Many more anecdotes from the author’s teaching appear in most chapters. The author discusses perception as it benefits the artist in the studio. Perceptual laws govern both our experience of seeing and the artist’s process of creating. The book presents a proven process developed by the author over many decades of teaching and studio practice that the artist can apply to their own painting/drawing and/or teaching. The painting and drawing principles in the book are essential and yet not generally taught or understood. They will benefit anyone learning how to draw/paint or advance their practice. The book will also help practitioners to make rapid progress and to avoid clichéd, overused solutions. It also offers insights and discussions of interest to art lovers and “Sunday painters.” It is for everyone who enjoys viewing and thinking about art. Integrated into the text are more than one hundred images—works of art by well-known historical and contemporary artists and students, photographs, and diagrams—to reinforce the concepts presented. A recap section ends each chapter, followed by an exercise, or group of related exercises, to encourage and guide the practitioner in immediate application of the concepts. Trade Review“Studio Seeing is a great resource for artists and students or anyone who wants to learn about the mystery of painting and drawing—essentially the making of flat shapes to communicate multi-dimensional perceptions, concepts, and meanings. This book is a wonderful exploration of that mystery as it so deftly explicates perception, material, and methods as applied to painting and drawing. It makes for good reading whether you want to use it as a teaching/learning aid or just as a pleasure to read.” -- John Torreano, artist and NYU Professor Emeritus, New York University“Studio Seeing is a timely work making a case for ‘vison-based pedagogy.’ The book is filled with helpful anecdotes, clever and memorable analogies, and excellent exercises. More than just an instruction book or teacher’s manual, Torlen explains the reason and the context for the exercises included in the book, articulating many of the ideas that painters understand in making their work but are often less able to explain.” -- Magnus Quaife, Professor of Artist Pedagogy, University of the Arts Helsinki“Torlen’s experiences as a student, a teacher, and a practicing artist enhance his discussions of the psychology and physiological components in how we see. Studio Seeing is an informative examination of visual perception and the methods for advancing an individual’s skills in drawing and painting.” -- Honour Mack, Professor, Painting Department Chair, Maine College of Art & Design“In this brilliant book, Michael Torlen sets out to create what he calls an “Academy of Individuals,” inviting artists to follow their individual interests and stylistic paths. Studio Seeing covers a lot of ground, from facing a bare canvas to chapters on perception, line, and value. By way of clear, well-wrought guidance, diverse illustrations, and engaging exercises, Torlen draws on a lifetime of art-making and teaching to enrich the creative lives of artists. The book is a gift to artists and those of us who want to know how the creative process works. Read this book and you’ll see.” -- Carl Little, art critic and author“Studio Seeing is a triumph. I don’t believe anyone has written about ‘seeing’ so clearly and completely. ‘Seeing’ things entails more than copying things that you see. Seeing ‘things’ is not understanding things unless you see them in relation to what is adjacent to them, in front of them, behind them or even things that are not there. It is the context of things that gives the viewer (or the artist) understanding. How you perceive things can control meaning; and meaning can vary from person to person. Therein lies the power of art. Having Michael Torlen as a teacher was a gift. It is thrilling to have a book that puts his lifetime of experience and thoughts in one place for artists, young and old, to learn from and enjoy.” -- Fred Wilson, 1999 MacArthur Fellow and conceptual/installation artist“Michael Torlen’s Studio Seeing, an assemblage of pedagogical postulates honed over a career of interacting with artists, is an essential volume for those interested in art, perception, artists, or the education of people with these interests.” -- Ravi S. Rajan, President, California Institute of the Arts (CalArts)“A must have book for anyone who wants to learn how to ‘see.’” -- Michael Scott, artistTable of ContentsFigures Foreword Julian Kreimer A Practical-Meditative Lineage XVII Teaching XVIII Learning to “See the Ground” Preface Learning to See The Brick The Lineage Introduction 1. The Fear Factor The Bare Canvas Into the Void Course of Action Fear’s Tyranny Mistakes and Accidents Part-to-part Recap 2. How We See It, How We Don’t The 3D Cues Perspective Binocular Vision Light and Shadow Relative Motion Recap Exercises – Two or One Eyed 3. The Artist’s Vision The Monocular Cues Constancy 2D Visual Cues Position Shape-Size Overlap Value Contrast Color Contrast Hierarchy and Interaction Recap Exercises – 2D Cues 4. More About Seeing Parts and Wholes The Gestalt Contribution Think Ahead Arnheim Where and What Figuring the Ground Object-Directed vs. Ground-Directed Seeing Past Experience, Purpose, and Action Recap Exercises – Parts and Whole 5. Beyond Face or Vase Head First Figure-Ground Not Negative and Positive Edge-condition Yes and No Intentions, Meanings, and Context Recap Exercises – F/G 6. Forces in the Field Inner Necessity Closure Coincidence of Edge and Continuity Locales Recap Exercises – Three C’s 7. Line Positioning Line Contour Gesture Blind-contour Cross-contour Recap Exercises – DYI 8. Value Positioning Value Reserving the Light Adding and Subtracting On Readymade Adding Wash and Brush Elegance or Clumsiness Recap Exercises – Plus and Minus 9. Brush, Paint, Process Shape Paint, Don’t Paint Shapes Color Studies Bridging Triangle DLWCDI Recap Exercises–DLM 10. Muscles and Marks The Body Against Itself Four Variables Pressure Tempo Duration Direction Deliberate Practice Recap Exercises–PTDD 11. Figuring Where Plumb, Level, and Square The Frame Sighting and Measuring 2D to 2D Linear Perspective Aerial Perspective Sfumato Recap Exercises–Devices 12. Unmediated Response Focal Point Approximation The Great Law Recap Exercises–Focal Point 13. Fixing Jumping Parts Add More of It Build a Bridge Reverse the Overlap Adjust the Scale Do Something Else Recap Exercises–Ground-Directed 14. The End is The Beginning Limits of Language Nothing Changes if Nothing Changes Meaning, Metaphor, Myth Last Words Endnotes Bibliography Acknowledgments About the Author Index

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Book SynopsisThe only hyper-realistic drawing book with the humour and taste that today's audience demands. You'll never look at a fried egg the in same way again! With this book, you'll learn how to draw your own super-real artworks. Twenty step-by-step tutorials show you each stage on the way to an impressive finished effect. From a simple spoon to an appetizing avocado and beautiful rosebuds, you'll discover the confidence to have a go, as Sarah Evans expertly guides you through the materials and techniques you'll need.

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