Offers complete instructions for drawing all kinds of cartoon cats in many different poses and costumes. Author: Hart, Christopher Publisher: Watson-Guptill Binding: Paperback Language: English ISBN-10: 0823026299 ISBN-13: 9780823026296..
Because nature is so expansive and complex, so varied in its range of light, landscape painters often have to look further and more deeply to find form and structure, value patterns, and an organized arrangement of shapes. In Landscape Painting, Mitchell Albala shares his concepts and practices for ..
Relates historical styles of art, architecture, and design to page designs created since the late nineteenth century, discusses the principles and elements of successful graphic art, and explores the psychology of graphic communication Author: Hurlburt, Allen Publisher: Watson-Guptill Binding: Hardc..
In an age of myriad computer fonts and instant communication, your handwriting style is increasingly a very personal creation. In this book, Margaret Shepherd, America's premier calligrapher, shows you that calligraphy is not simply a craft you can learn, but an elegant art form that you can make yo..
Thorough information, abundantly illustrated, on how to create light, space, and atmosphere using watercolor paints. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or. Author: Bulgin, Sally Publisher: Watson-Guptill Binding: Paperback Language: English ISBN-10: 0823027767 ISBN-13: 9780823027767..
Instructs readers on how to use light effectively and creatively inside and outside a home, discussing such topics as shadow effects, doors, topiaries, statues, patterns, and gardens, in a volume that provides before-and-after photographs. Author: Sally Storey Publisher: Watson-Guptill Binding: Hard..
An exquisite, full-color guide to sashiko, a simple Japanese stitching technique that uses stunning patterns to decorate or repair clothing, accessories, and home textiles.Requiring no special equipment other than a sewing needle and thread, Make and Mend introduces the incredibly simple technique o..
Creative art ideas will make kids pop to it!The Art Explorers series offers a new approach to art, encouraging kids to interpret what they see in famous artworks, then try the techniques themselves. Make It Pop!: Activities and Adventures in Pop Art, the fourth book in the series, draws children int..
Through clear, illuminating excercises, this best-selling book stimulates new ways to think about color, generating responses that unlock personal creativity and allow artists to express themselves with paint as never before. Readers are shown how the interplay of complementary hues can trigger vibr..
Through clear, illuminating exercises, this brilliant book explores new ways to think about color, generating responses that unlock personal creativity and allows artists to express themselves with paint as never before.In thirty-one practical and stimulating lessons, author Jeanne Dobie offers insi..
For artists and painters who wish to create not only projects of beauty, but ones that also reflect inner spirituality, Making Pearls is the ultimate primer for expanding creativity and spirituality in every area of art and life.Filled with dozens of lush, reflective paintings, Making Pearls takes t..
The ultimate guide to creating chibis!They populate manga with chunky bodies, oversized heads, and huge expressive eyes. They're schoolgirls and schoolboys, magical girls and mad scientists, fairies and fighter princesses, cyborgs and sci-fi secret agents, bikers and bad samurais, robots and rebel l..
From seductive vampires to corrupt samurai to wicked werewolves, all the inhabitants of the manga occult-and-horror genre welcome you into their nefarious universe. The latest book in the Manga Mania series from best-selling author Christopher Hart takes readers through the world of manga horror and..
This latest entry in Christopher Hart's wildly popular Manga Mania series provides aspiring manga artists with the expertise they need to master basic manga drawing skills, and serves as a guide to developing characters and worlds for the video game environment. Young artists will learn how to draw ..
From information on standard utility graphics through specifics on schedules and sequencing, this book covers every aspect of the working drawings and schedules that comprise a standard set of construction documents:â Site Plansâ Floor Plansâ Roof Plansâ Reflected Ceiling Plansâ Exterior Elevationsâ..
Marine paining in oil Author: Robinson, E. John Publisher: Watson-Guptill Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0823030075 ISBN-13: 9780823030071..
Looks at the work of fifteen leading maritime artists, and analyzes the techniques they employ Author: Rayfield, Susan Publisher: Watson-Guptill Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0823030067 ISBN-13: 9780823030064..
Working with watercolor painting Author: Schink, Christopher Publisher: Watson-Guptill Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0823030156 ISBN-13: 9780823030156..
This guide includes information on developing the process through small watercolor studies, understanding neutrals, and developing a successful underpainting to build texture and establish forms Author: Rankin, Don Publisher: Watson-Guptill Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0823030245 IS..
Now it’s easier than ever to save time and money doing your own framing at home.This one-stop source demonstrates how easy it is to mat, mount, and frame art on paper and cloth, as well as three-dimensional objects. Readers will discover, step by step, how to determine measurements and proportions ...
Describes the materials, tools, and work space needed for sculpting and demonstrates the step-by-step techniques for creating lifelike portrait busts Author: Grubbs, Daisy Publisher: Watson-Guptill Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0823030946 ISBN-13: 9780823030941..
Creative techniques step-by-step. This book offers the reader an opportunity to watch one of our foremost contemporary sculptors at work, to see not just highlights of the creative process, but every step from beginning to end.In order to recreate the immediacy of an actual workshop situation, Bruno..
Like being in a studio workshop setting, through these pages readers are taken into the ceramics class of a fine school and given extensive, step-by-step lessons in basic and advanced molding techniques.After reviewing materials and tools needed for molding, the book's next four chapters present fou..