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This is the third installment in comics icon Stan Lee's series
showing readers how to draw some of the most exciting and dynamic
superheroes of all time. Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four,
Iron Man, the Incredible Hulk, and the Avengers all share a common
trait - these hugely popular Marvel Comics superheroes were
co-created by the legendary Stan Lee. Now, Lee shows readers
everything they'll need to make their own mighty superheroes, just
like his classic creations. Lee exposes his secret tools and
techniques for bringing strong, inspiring heroes and heroines to
life. He even shows aspiring creators how to expand their
super-universes with evil villains, trusty sidekicks, brutes and
monsters, super-pets, secret hideouts, and more! These invaluable
insights from one of the greatest superhero creators of all time
are must-haves for all fans of Lee's legendary superhero comic
work.
Silverpoint, and metalpoint more generally, is the practice of
marking with soft metal on a specifically prepared drawing surface.
Practiced for centuries, the artform is experiencing a resurgence
in recent years, with contemporary work exploring abstract as well
as realist, conceptual as well as traditional. Silverpoint and
Metalpoint Drawing is the essential manual of metalpoint technique,
written by Susan Schwalb and Tom Mazzullo, contemporary masters of
the medium. This book is the first treatise on the subject for
artists and art teachers with chapters on early history, materials
including grounds, supports, metals, and tools, techniques for
working in metalpoint as well as mixed media, and finally, the care
of metalpoint works. Not only beautifully illustrated, this book
also demonstrates how to photograph and exhibit metalpoint art.
Featuring a gallery of drawings by contemporary artists, along with
their tips and insight, Silverpoint and Metalpoint Drawing is a
perfect introduction for students of the medium and an inspiration
for those already more familiar with it.
Open the door into new worlds ready to complete and colour with the
first colouring book from international tattoo artist Cally-Jo.
Each spread in this original and surprising colouring book takes
you into a different world or scene, from tropical floral
glasshouses to mystical owls and whimsical lions, underwater
treasures to ancient Japanese masks. Escape into your imagination
as you complete and colour these beautiful pages.
An ultra-funky book packed with fabulous fashion illustrations
Every page offers doodlers and artists the chance to get creative
and color in, decorate or doodle on. The unfinished illustrations
help you to hone your skills in fashion drawing and design.
Features dress design, hairstyling, accessories, customizing
tattoos and make-up, inventing motifs and decorations, creating
posters, landscapes, paper dolls and a whole lot more The authors
are based in leading city in the world of fashion, Paris, France,
so well and truly have their fingers on the pulse. Violette is a
fashion designer and illustrator, whilst Annabel is a fashion
stylist, designer and illustrator.
Learn about key elements of character art from traditional and
digital illustrator, Simone Grunewald. Simone, also known as
"Schmoe", creates heart-felt and personal designs inspired by her
everyday life experiences and passion for the arts. As a new
mother, she also draws on her humorous experiences of bringing up a
small child in the modern world. Discover in-depth visual
breakdowns of Simone's techniques as well as a varied and extensive
collection of Simone's stunning art. From linework advice to
character design considerations, Simone generously shares her
creative practice. A book that appeals to artists at every stage of
their creative journey, this title teaches how to avoid common
mistakes and pitfalls, as well as how to improve technique. Feel
motivated to practice every day to develop engaging characters of
all shapes, ages and sizes. With special focus on developing
dynamic poses and expressions, Simone's advice will ensure that you
create emotive characters with energy and personality.
From allotment inspiration to nature prints, from harnessing patchwork concepts to recycling pieces of art, to the alchemy of found materials, this is a journey to find new creativity through our connection with the natural world.
In her most passionate and personal book for artists, acclaimed watercolor artist Ann Blockley takes the reader through a series of ideas of working with nature—in its widest sense—to nurture our creativity, inspire us, make us more sustainable artists, and breathe back energy and flow when our artistic streams run dry. In “Go Outside and Play,” the author exhorts artists to recapture a fun, no-pressure way of being outside and use that feeling when creating. In “Connecting Materials to Place,” she creates her own paint from the local pond. In “The Slow Movement,” the artist reveals her year of working on a specific local hedgerow and painting a series of different interpretations in its every-changing detail. She created regular creative rituals, using her weekly playing card as a starting point for a new painting to reflect the season each week. She reuses old paintings, and tissue and paper—wabi-sabi style—to create new textures and even new paintings. Including work from other artists as well as her own, she shows the ideas and work from textile and mixed-media artists.
If you love drawing plants and animals but don't know where to
start, this is the book for you! 10 Step Drawing: Nature will help
you turn simple shapes into beautiful nature images in just 10
steps. Create 60 different flowers, trees, animals and objects,
from a bird's nest to a cheeky harvest mouse, by following the
instructions inside. Learning to draw has never been so simple!
"Full of tips and tricks on how to look at the world with a curious
eye, it's a brilliant way to breathe creativity (back) into our
lives." - Flow magazine "Crammed with practical ideas,
inspirational images & creative exercises, Conscious Creativity
leads the reader through the process of establishing what kind of
creative you are..."-Mslexia "The purpose of this book is to enable
you to look at things in an alternative and more substantial way,
so that you arrive at composition through genuine interest."-Juno
magazine "Philippa Stanton is passionate about people connecting to
their innate creativity and has distilled these incredible
techniques and ideas on how we can tap into that. Philippa is a
massively successful Instagramer at @5ftinf and yet she is only too
aware how these little two dimensional squares can limit our
experiences and restrict our creativity, so it's not without a
little irony that she's written a book to encourage people to step
away from their screens and connect more with the 3D world. It's a
fascinating subject and I wholeheartedly recommend the book for
anyone who's working in the creative industry or is curious about
the world around them."-Sophie Robinson (DIY SOS, The Great British
Interior Design Challenge, This Morning) Unlock your creative
potential with Conscious Creativity: a practical, playful guide
bursting with inspiration to help bring more colour into to your
life. There is creativity in all of us, but it can easily be buried
beneath our everyday concerns or need a spark to bring it back to
life. Whether you've lost your mojo or just need some fresh ideas,
artist and photographer Philippa Stanton's lively guide will
stimulate your imagination and reinvigorate your creative life.
Engage your curiosity and connect your observations to your
creative practice with activities such as: Noticing all the hues of
one colour you can see around you Creating an abstract textured
image using herbs, spices and other dry ingredients from your
kitchen cupboards Collecting shadows: photograph hidden shapes and
dark spaces that you haven't noticed before Conscious Creativity
will help you open your senses to the beauty you may not notice
every day, and show you how to capture it. Simple, engaging
exercises that encourage observation and experimentation will give
you an insight into your own aesthetics as you take a conscious
step to note the colours, shapes, shadows, sounds and textures that
fill your world, and how they make you feel. Bursting with
practical ideas and inspirational images, embrace the joy of
creating, and learn to use your natural curiosity to take a leap
into the most creative time of your life. If you like this, you
might also like Creative Flow and Nature Tonic.
The power of creation is at your fingertips! Orcs prepare for
battle against high Elves, Dwarves retreat to the mountains and men
march to the sea to reclaim crumbling fortresses. Fortunes are
decided. Kingdoms are lost. Entire worlds are created. This book
will teach you to bring your fictional realm to life with simple
step-by-step instructions on how to draw authentic fantasy maps.
Set the stage for adventure by illustrating domains, castles and
battle lines, mountains, forests and sea monsters! Learn to create
completely unique and fully functional RPG maps time and time again
on which your world can unfold. All the skills necessary to create
awe-inspiring maps are covered! Landscapes. Add depth, balance and
plausibility with rocky coastlines, towering mountains, dark
forests and rolling plains. Iconography. Mark important
places--towns and cities, fortresses and bridges--with symbolic
iconography for easy-to-understand maps. Typography. Learn how to
place readable text and the basics of decorative script. Bonus
instruction teaches you to create fonts for Orcs, Elves, Vikings
and dragons. Heraldry and shield design. Depict cultural and
political boundaries with shields and colors. Advanced cartography.
Includes how to draw landmarks, country boundaries and political
lines. Build roads to connect merchants and troops, troll cairns
and dragon lairs. And complete your maps with creative backgrounds,
elaborate compasses and thematic legends. 30+ step-by-step
demonstrations illustrate how to construct an entire fantasy world
map from start to finish--both digitally and by hand!
The male form is the focus here--twisting, leaping and tumbling in
dramatic action sequences! Master manga and anime artist Kyachi
shows you the secrets professional Japanese artists use to create
dynamic motion on the page. A series of detailed tutorials show you
how to draw the male form in every possible position. Individual
lessons cover standing, sitting, reclining, walking, running,
kicking, pitching, swimming, dribbling and sparring. A rogues'
gallery is also presented, showing how to create dastardly
villains, armed with weapons and ready to rumble. With the help of
this complete guide, you'll be able to: Populate the page or screen
with eye-catching movement and powerful action poses Master
Kyachi's methods through step-by-step progressions--before it's
time to try it on your own Follow along with charming caricature
guides who offer essential tips and steer you clear of pitfalls It
can be intimidating to draw people as a beginning artist, but Learn
to Draw Manga Men is meant to dispel those exact fears and wipe
away any hesitations you may have. Begin with a blank page or empty
screen and start populating it with people. Before you know it,
your characters will come to life before you! Kyachi has distilled
her specialized knowledge of the skeleton, muscles and physical
structures, explaining and analyzing the most difficult aspects of
figure drawing and presenting it to you in a clear and simple way.
With the help of this fantastic resource, you'll soon master
detailed male characters to include in your own comic strip or
graphic novel! *Recommended for artists 16 & up*
This guide helps artists learn to draw natural-looking figures.
Hart portrays everyday, real-life gestures on human-looking
foundation figures: standing, sitting, kneeling and reclining, with
arms folded, ankles crossed, hands on hips and more, all shown from
various angles. He also explores deeper concepts such as
perspective, illusion of depth, casting shadows and foreshortening,
and provides step-by-step tutorials that take artists through
complete, naturally posed figure drawings from start to finish.
A guided journal with a fresh approach to the trendof
journal-as-tool-for-self-examination. The journal is delightfully
illustrated in the authors' trademark style- accessible, whimsical,
detailed. Blending inspiring examples with engaging instruction,
this journal asks: What do we learn about ourselves when we measure
our gratitude, confidence, and distraction levels? What do our
collections say about who we are: our books, music, the clothes we
wear? Observe, Collect, Draw! functions as a mini-course in
information design, as accessible to beginners as it is engaging to
seasoned info designers.
This instructional drawing book is intended to guide the reader
through a story-telling based approach to gesture drawing,
utilizing different techniques and exercises that encourage and
develop creative problem solving as it relates to observational
studies. This book clearly outlines a work flow and process with a
simple exercise program that encourages the artist to ask questions
and create work that engages not only their audience but
themselves. Rich illustrations are included throughout that depict
this workflow and also different drawing and mark-making
techniques, and how to apply the exercises throughout the course of
the book. Included are video drawing tutorials and examples. Key
Features The approach to drawing as explained in the book is broken
down into simple, clearly defined concepts. Each chapter outlines a
further step in the drawing process, ending with a technique or
exercise the reader can then execute to begin applying each concept
to their work. Ample amount of illustrations drawn exclusively for
this book or taken directly from the author's physical classes to
clearly show the reader individual concepts, exercises, techniques,
ideas, etc., so the reader may feel comfortable enough to follow
the program. Each chapter includes a chapter objective as well as a
summary and ample amount of illustrations which relate to the
chapter objective. Key Terms will also be highlighted and defined
so that they may be referenced throughout the book without causing
unnecessary confusion. Companion video tutorials that show the
reader different topics and exercises for reference.
Video production requires a high degree of organization to be a
success. Good organization will require a proper diary to be kept
of your production. It is the understanding of the paperwork and
its organization that will make your production either a success or
a failure.
Explained in accessible terms and assuming little prior knowledge
of the subject, this book will help you to: plan successful
procedures for all stages of a video production; produce paperwork
logically to get professional results; understand the basic
principles of setting up and running your own business; avoid
common (and costly) pitfalls.
If you are a student who wishes to learn about all aspects of
planning and documenting a video production, from conceptualization
right through to final screening, this book is for you. It is
particularly suitable for the City and Guilds Media Techniques
Certificate: Television and Video Production Competences.
This book complements the other three titles in the series, which
allow you to understand the overall process of video production,
and then look in more detail at sound and lighting.
-Improve your production management skills with this accessible
introduction to planning procedures for all stages of video
production.
-Learn how to produce paperwork logically to get professional
results
-Tips provided to help you avoid common (and costly) pitfalls
From world-renowned artist Giovanni Civardi, this highly practical
guide to drawing babies and children uses the traditional grid
technique to make the drawing process both simple and accessible.
Starting from a photograph, Civardi shows you how to create an
accurate pencil sketch of the subject by overlaying a grid and
transferring the image one square at a time. The drawing is then
rendered in easy stages to create a finished portrait. Even the
most complex of subjects can be broken down into easy steps using
this method, and by following the numerous step-by-step exercises
the reader will very soon be producing highly detailed drawings
based on photographs of their own.
The possibilities for creation are endless with 3D printing,
sculpting, scanning, and milling, and new opportunities are popping
up faster than artists can keep up with them. 3D Technology in Fine
Art and Craft takes the mystery out of these exciting new processes
by demonstrating how to navigate their digital components and
showing their real world applications. Artists will learn to
incorporate these new technologies into their studio work and see
their creations come to life in a physical form never before
possible. Featuring a primer on 3D basics for beginners,interviews,
tutorials, and artwork from over 80 artists, intellectual property
rights information, and a comprehensive companion website, this
book is your field guide to exploring the exhilarating new world of
3D. Follow step-by-step photos and tutorials outlining the
techniques, methodologies, and finished products of master artists
who have employed 3D technology in new and inventive ways Learn how
to enlarge, reduce, and repurpose existing artwork and create
virtual pieces in physical forms through a variety of mediums
Research your options with an accessible list of pros and cons of
the various software, 3D printers, scanners, milling machines, and
vendors that provide services in 3D technology Listen to podcasts
with the artists and learn more tips and tricks through the book's
website at www.digitalsculpting.net
Aesthetic 3D Lighting: History, Theory, and Application delves into
the history, the theory, and the practical and aesthetic
application of lighting in the fine arts and 3D animation. In this
book, animation industry veteran and lighting expert Lee Lanier
examines the importance of lighting and its ability to communicate
information to the viewer. Lee examines the history of lighting as
applied to the fine arts, film, photography, and 3D animation. He
discusses the use of light color, light location and direction, and
light shadow types to recreate specific locations and to generate
moods. He includes guides for successful lighting in 3D animation.
Software-agnostic examples lead you through useful 3D lighting
set-ups. Chapter-long case studies step you through more complex 3D
lighting projects in Autodesk Maya. An accompanying eResource
(www.routledge.com/9781138737570) features 3D model files, scene
files, and texture bitmaps, allowing you to practice the discussed
techniques in Autodesk Maya and many other 3D programs. The
lighting techniques covered in this book include: History of
lighting as used in the fine arts The scientific mechanisms of
light Light types and light application in 3D programs Light
qualities including shadows variations Basic and advanced 3D
lighting approaches 1-, 2-, 3-point, naturalistic, and stylistic
lighting techniques Replication of real-world lighting scenarios
and locations Overview of advanced 3D lighting and rendering
systems
This book is the perfect companion for the watercolour landscape painter. Richard Taylor looks at each element of the landscape in turn. He moves from small details, such as a quick painting of his backpack, drawn in a break from walking, to wide sweeping panoramas. Detailed annotations point to key areas of interest for each painting showing, for example, how a wash has been used to create shadows in still water, or how paper has been left blank to represent the tops of clouds. Alongside each painting you'll find the palette of colours used, with advice on combining colours for best effect. Step-by-step demonstrations show basic watercolour techniques in action and longer projects reveal how Richard develops a fully-realised painting. Packed with invaluable hints and tips and illustrated with the author's inspiring watercolours, this book is perfect for the beginner or more experienced watercolour painter.
A concise and informative introduction to airbrushing methods for
modellers, which contains a number of useful, graded projects which
enable the beginner to develop airbrushing skills. There are
chapters that cover techniques for use with both scale and
non-scale models and even full size custom cars. The book contains
a great deal of information on types of airbrushes, sprayguns and
their maintenance, plus useful discussions dealing with the
different types of compressors used in airbrushing, how to choose
or build a compressor and their safe use. Safety is always
paramount with the author, with a chapter dedicated to health and
safety considerations covering the use of a compressor, types of
paint and dope, masks and respirators. He also explains the
different materials that can be used in airbrushes and their
application. This is a useful resource for a beginner to the art
and techniques of airbrushing, providing a complete overview of the
subject.
Although much of model engineering work is a matter of making one
part to fit another and thus may obviate the need for the
sophisticated means of measuring often called for in production
engineering, the accuracy of a finished job begins with the
exactness of the initial making out and continues with the accuracy
of measurements made during the progress of the work. How to use
measuring equipment and how to mark out work - not always the
simple matter it might at first seem - are essential skills for any
engineer and the purpose of this book is to show how they may be
acquired and employed.
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