Drawing

Innovative method of drawing by tonal masses. Step-by-step demonstrations, with over 200 illustrations, cover foreshortening, drawing the face, and other aspects.Innovative method of drawing by tonal masses. Step-by-step demonstrations, with over 200 illustrations, cover foreshortening, drawing the ... More

This authoritative guide helps artists at all levels tackle one of art's most difficult challenges: the accurate re-creation of natural perspective. Through hundreds of concise chapters covering a vast range of subjects, readers learn how to reproduce shape, distance, proportion, shade, shadow, refl... More

Margaret Evans shows how to blend and work with pastels, using their soft velvety tones and subtle changes of colour to reflect the beauty of flowers in the landscape, in gardens and in still life studies. Both drawing and painting techniques can be applied, creating stunning effects with light, sha... More

back cover ] Titles in Barron's "Drawing Academy "series guide beginning students through a detailed training course in the art of drawing. The books open with basic instruction, then proceed to analyze the details that make up a successfully executed drawing. Drawing Academy titles make fine self-... More

Marilyn Grame invites you into her artistic world and shows you how to re-create a variety of beautiful animal paintings in soft pastel, step by step. You will learn the complete process for painting animals, from backgrounds to final details, as you discover helpful tips on using medium pastel, har... More

back cover Books in Barron's "All About Techniques series have been written for advanced art students and experienced amateurs. They explain the fundamentals of art theory, then give detailed advice on methods you must master to create highly finished artworks. "Anatomy for the Artist shows and desc... More

Young artists discover tools and tips that make drawing cars and trucks a breeze. Clearly illustrated explanations of horizon lines and vanishing points help explain the concept of perspective while students learn to draw using guidelines. As their skills improve, students will see that anyone can l... More

In a heartwarming collection of strips from 1974, 1975, and 1976, winter settles over the Peanuts gang and turns their thoughts to favorite pastimes: Lucy prepares to have her crabbiest year yet, Snoopy perfects his ice hockey speed and form, Linus practices his unconventional snowman making techniq... More

Former Disney animator offers expert advice on drawing animals both realistically and as caricatures. Use of line, brush technique, establishing mood, conveying action, much more. Construction drawings reveal development process in creating animal figures. Many chapters on drawing individual animal ... More

80 step-by-step projects teach readers how to draw their own gorgeous Celtic patterns. Starting with an illustrated introduction to the Celts and the development of Celtic design, authors David James and Vitor Gonzalez place the book's designs into their historical context. Subsequent chapters, in t... More

Beginners are guided through the fundamentals of detailed observation, use of materials and elementary tips whilst more advanced artists will be inspired by sophisticated techniques, superb demonstrations and invaluable advice. Projects include poplar trees, leaves, seeds and fruits and reflections.... More

If you pick up a copy of this week's People magazine in 30 years time, think how funny it will seem. Our obsession with celebrities' private lives, weight loss and reality TV shows, will become ridiculous in the light of tomorrow's trends. Magazines provide us with snapshots of moments in cultural h... More

William F. Powell assists Walter T. Foster in showing you how to render a variety of different animals in pencil, with additional tips on adding touches with charcoal, crayon, and brush and ink. In "Animals," youAEll learn a number of drawing techniques and special effects as well as Walter FosterAE... More

Learn to paint, step-by-step!Inside this stunning follow up to "Pastel 1," artist William Schneider reveals his methods of creating realistic and accurate works of art in the pastel medium. From lifelike portraits to delightful landscapes, "Pastel 2" explores a variety of subject matter as the autho... More

Big and beefy gals as vampires, dino hunters, and more.... More

- Offers an exciting selection of drawing projects for kids- Shows kids how to draw step by step, starting with simple shapes and progressing to lifelike finished drawings- Is carefully designed to contain a variety of shapes, sizes, breeds, or species--all drawn with accurate proportions and realis... More

Paul Hardy shares the delights and beauty of working with a medium that is versatile, exciting and inspiring. This colourful, practical guide illustrates the techniques of applying pastel to a variety of paper surfaces, from field sketching and composing a painting to painting skies, trees, water an... More

In this lovely book of flower paintings, Lola Ades invites you into her artistic world and shows you how to re-create an array of beautiful floral bouquetsufrom a simple grouping to more traditional, formal arrangements. Inside, she demonstrates her own method of developing a painting from start to ... More