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Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > Art techniques & materials
Enter New York Times bestselling author Marjorie Sarnat's dazzling
world of delightful house pets ready to be colored and adored! It's
raining cats and dogs! People love their animals, and more than
eighty million people in the United States alone are pet-owners.
These loveable companions are members of the family, trusted and
cherished confidants. People love to take their pictures, talk
about them, and dress them up! Fun is never in short supply with a
pet. Now, decorate your favorite four-legged friend within the
pages of a coloring book. Designed by the bestselling coloring book
artist Marjorie Sarnat, the book features an overflowing kennel
with forty-nine amusing and intricate line illustrations. These
specially crafted designs include a dazzling herd of friendly
animals! They are adorned with florals, patterns, and dizzying
design motifs that will engage your own inner animal and get your
creativity off and running. These pages are perforated and printed
on one side, allowing colorists to remove and display their
finished designs easily. Whether you prefer to flex your creative
capabilities with cats, dogs, pot-bellied pigs, or other animals,
Marjorie Sarnat's Pampered Pets offers a fascinating and fun
coloring experience with a plethora of pets!
Get up close to the beauty and detail of nature through the artwork
of award-winning UK artist, Julia Trickey. See how ordinary and
sometimes overlooked subjects, such as leaves and fading flowers,
can be centre stage and come to life in this beautiful showcase of
some of Julia's best-loved botanical watercolours. Having been a
tutor of botanical art for many years, teaching as far afield as
Moscow and New York, Julia loves to help others explore the
potential of watercolour and to discover the keys to a good
botanical portrait. In this book she shares some of these insights
as well as the motivation behind her favourite projects, together
with some of the processes and watercolour techniques involved.
Take inspiration from these glowing, contemporary watercolours in a
book that is both beautiful and useful.
Rediscover a more child-like approach to creating with Drawing
and Painting Imaginary Animals Through fun and creative exercises,
Carla Sonheim teaches you to draw a variety of fun animals and
creatures, including:
- Dogs
- Birds
- Elephants
- Fish
- Cats
- Rabbits
- And many others
You'll also find a variety of unique mixed-media techniques to
help you bring your creatures to life, resulting in a unique
finished art piece. Improve your drawing skills, expand your
creativity, and learn new art techniques--and have loads of fun
doing it --with Drawing and Painting Imaginary Animals.
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