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Following the success of the established titles in this popular
series, Sketching from the Imagination: Storytelling brings to life
the characters, worlds, and tales of traditional stories and modern
tales alike. 50 professional storybook artists from around the
globe take inspiration from folklore and fairytales, myths and
legends, and modern books and novels. Many of these artists create
their own narratives, exploring their storytelling skills through
an extraordinary talent for transforming words into compelling
visual concepts. Children eagerly turn the pages of illustrated
storybooks - some of those illustrations would be enchanting and
dream-like, others were menacing and ugly (but no less intriguing).
Those images often linger into adulthood, when graphic novels and
illustrated books take over to feed our adult curiosity and
child-like sense of adventure. Each artist not only shares several
pages of their original art, but also the story behind it - the
narrative of the art itself, and their fascinating account of the
artistic process. From traditional children's characters to the
fantastical, surreal, and terrifying worlds, every genre imaginable
is covered. Whether you're a beginner or experienced artist, no
matter what your style and medium, this book will have you telling
tales in no time.
Take a walk down memory lane as you color this book's fun retro
designs and beautiful floral patterns. Heyday includes 40
illustrations, including bonus velvet coloring pages, hand-drawn by
bestselling author and artist Alli Koch of Alli K Design. With a
variety of her signature floral drawings, as well as throwback
patterns inspired by the '60s and '70s, Alli invites you to bring
these blank pages to life with your favorite colors.
This guide introduces aspiring manga artists to drawing chibi
characters--wide-eyed caricatures beloved for their cartoonish
exaggeration. Drawing Cute Manga Chibi walks you through the steps
needed to draw these adorable characters, while sidebars offer
expert tips, pointers on the pitfalls to avoid, and how to use
details to bring your drawings to life. In this book, readers will
learn how to imagine and express: Facial expressions Body posture
Hairstyles Different ages Poses Bringing your characters into
full-color Different character identities--from a punk rocker to a
samurai Author and Japanese manga artist Ryusuke Hamamoto (Ryu
Moto) is best known for his design and creation of the Petit Eva
character--who even makes an appearance in this book! In Drawing
Cute Manga Chibi, he shares his personal tips, showing you how to
break the "rules" of figure drawing in order to create these
bobbleheaded cuties. Artists of all ages and levels will have fun
creating original characters or reimagining their friends and
family as kawaii chibi drawings.
Learn simple step-by-step techniques for drawing and embellishing
the exciting, inspiring, and beautiful motifs of sacred geometry.
In Creative Drawing: Symbols and Sacred Geometry, artist,
instructor, and author Ana Victoria Calderon takes you on an inner
voyage of creative discovery. Learn how sacred geometry has been
practiced and celebrated by cultures all over the world and
influenced artists throughout history, including Leonardo da Vinci
Start with the essentials-compass drawing with graphite pencils on
paper-then explore the featured mediums for embellishing, including
colored pencils, watercolor, inks, and other easy-to-use mediums
Take a step-by-step look at fundamental drawing techniques for a
variety of universal motifs, starting with the simple circle and
building to more complex motifs, including the Yin Yang symbol, the
Tree of Life, the Torus, and the Vortex Learn to paint a variety of
stunning effects and find great project ideas for creating amazing
images The study and creation of sacred geometry inspires the
imagination and provokes reflection. So grab your pencils and take
a beautiful creative journey with drawing! 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.
Pocket Art features 100 artistic prompts to unleash your
creativity. In Pocket Art, Lorna Scobie, the bestselling author and
illustrator of the 365 Days series, encourages you to be confident
with your art, embrace mistakes and to have fun along the way. It
is full of activities to help kickstart your creativity, and the
activities have been divided into three categories - art for
relaxing, art for looking and art for inspiration - so you can feel
inspired no matter what mood you're in. Full of tips to help spark
creative ideas, as well as inspiration and support, Pocket Art is
the perfect pocket-sized art book to take with you wherever you go.
In Dynamic Still Life for Artists, noted artist and instructor
Sarah Sedwick presents detailed, step-by-step instruction and
insights on the many creative possibilities that drawing and
painting still lifes can offer. Develop observational skills by
setting up and assessing various arrangements, groupings, and
formats. Evaluate an arrangement's abstract shapes by creating
black-and-white value studies. Learn the process of alla prima
painting, from underpainting to color mixing to applying color.
Featuring inspiring examples by other distinguished artists working
in a variety of mediums, DynamicStill Life for Artists will
encourage all artists, from aspiring to accomplished, to explore
this timeless genre through new arrangements, styles, and visual
studies, empowering them to develop and expand their creative and
technical skills. The For Artists series expertly guides and
instructs artists at all skill levels who want to develop their
classical drawing and painting skills and create realistic and
representational art.
Enter the dragon's den and draw every claw, tooth and scale! From
fire-breathing monsters to majestic sea serpents, Paul Bryn Davies'
boundless imagination will inspire you to draw like you never have
before. Start off simple with playful hatchlings and soon you'll be
illustrating battling giants and gnarled wyverns. There are
100 deadly dragons to choose from, and every project is broken down
into a handful of simple stages that lead you effortlessly through
to the finished coloured drawing. There are no written instructions
to follow – just basic shapes and pencil strokes. You'll be
amazed at how easily you can create stunning, detailed drawings
roaring with character! This is the perfect book for budding
artists who want to create their own mythical masterpiece.
"Did Rudolf Steiner dream these things? Did he dream them as they
once occurred, at the beginning of all time? They are, for sure,
far more astonishing than the demiurges and serpents and bulls
found in other cosmogonies.' -- Jorge Luis BorgesRudolf Steiner
recorded his view of the world in numerous books. He also gave more
than 5,000 lectures, in which he explained his ideas, using only
minimal notes. When describing especially difficult subjects,
Steiner frequently resorted to illustrating what he was saying with
colored chalk on a large blackboard. After his earlier lectures,
the drawings were erased and irretrievably lost. After the autumn
of 1919, however, thick black paper was used to cover the
blackboards so that the drawings could be rolled up and saved.The
Trustees of Rudolf Steiner's Estate in Dornach, Switzerland,
possess more than a thousand such drawings. A selection of these
drawings was first shown to the general public in 1992, and since
then, exhibitions in Europe, America, and Japan have generated much
interest in Steiner's works.
The unique, dynamic learning system that has helped thousands of
artists enhance their figure drawing abilities Dozens of updated
illustrations and all-new content, exclusive to the 3rd edition
Select pages can be scanned by your smartphone or other device to
pull up bonus video content, enhancing the learning process
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The essential, bestselling guide for all artists who draw the human
figure!In this book, Michel Lauricella presents both his artistic
and systematic methods for drawing the human body--with drawing
techniques from the ecorche (showing the musculature underneath the
skin) to sketches of models in action. In more than 1,000
illustrations, the human body is shown from a new perspective--from
bone structure to musculature, from anatomical detail to the body
in motion.Geared toward artists of all levels--from beginners
through professionals--this handy, pocket-sized book will help
spark your imagination and creativity. Whether your interest is in
figure drawing, fine arts, fashion design, game design, or creating
comic book or manga art, you will find this helpful book filled
with actionable insights. Morpho is a rich and fascinating book
that can go with you everywhere on your sketching journey. TABLE OF
CONTENTSForewordIntroductionHead and NeckTorsoRoots of the ArmUpper
LimbsLower LimbsOverviewsBibliography
Take your doodling skills to the next adorable level with this
follow-up to popular YouTube artist Pic Candle's best-selling
Kawaii Doodle Class and Kawaii Doodle Cuties-featuring over 100
lovable, huggable characters to draw into over 20 lively doodle
scenes. Kawaii Doodle World also includes simple step-by-step
illustrations and instructions, search-and-find puzzle patterns
that you can color, inspiration pages, and even a doodle refresher
course. Pic Candle shows you all the steps for drawing all sorts of
adorable characters-cupcakes, donuts, lattes, mushrooms, office
supplies, potted plants, stars and planets, doodle monsters, and
more-into super-fun doodle scenes. Complete each scene by
embellishing it with fun decorations and whimsical patterns. Soon
enough, you will be filling every page of your sketchbook with your
own kawaii doodle world. So, let's get this doodle party started!
Learn how to draw even more cute things with these other fun books
in the Kawaii Doodle series: Kawaii Doodle Class, Kawaii Doodle
Cuties, Mini Kawaii Doodle Class, and Mini Kawaii Doodle Cuties.
Draw the cutest kawaii pictures every day for a whole year and
never be bored again! This fun book for the young, and young at
heart, covers the widest range of kawaii motifs ever - 365 of them
no less! In the kawaii universe, everything is small and cute. Just
by adding eyes and a mouth, even the most mundane object can be
brought to life and become an adorable character... umbrellas
smile, cupcakes wink, chairs snooze and pencils laugh. Learn the
secrets of kawaii drawing, from getting the right proportions to
creating personality with different facial expressions and adding
depth with layers of colour. Then follow 365 step-by-step sequences
showing you exactly how to build up a huge range of motifs,
starting with simple shapes and progressing to add details and
colours. Each sequence is entirely visual, with no complicated
instructions to read, so it really is easy to create your own
kawaii characters straight away. All you need is paper and some
pens! Themes featured include animals, food, plants, clothes,
household objects, musical instruments, people, vehicles, buildings
and landmarks, weather icons and even space motifs. Inside you'll
find an array of animals such as a singing bee, a giggling
ladybird, a sweet swan, a cute penguin, a hungry hamster, a cheeky
monkey, a stinky skunk and a red-nosed reindeer. There are also
plants and flowers, all with their own adorable kawaii features,
including a lily pad, rose, sunflower, daisy and dandelion. Be
tempted by a range of tasty treats, like fried eggs, hot dogs,
pizza, cupcakes, croissants and sweets, as well as various
colourful fruits and vegetables. Even some everyday household
objects, such as a fridge, bed, bathtub and armchair, have been
given the kawaii treatment! There's something for every season,
with a selection of weather and holiday-themed motifs. You'll love
recreating famous landmarks like Big Ben, the Eiffel Tower and the
Statue of Liberty in cute kawaii style too! With this huge
selection, you're bound to find the perfect design for any
occasion! This adorable value-packed book will entertain endlessly
and let you embrace the Japanese culture of cuteness every day of
the year.
Classic approach to the dynamics of drawing by brilliant teacher with insights and practical advice on line drawing, mass drawing, visual memory, materials and much more. 84 plates and diagrams reinforce Speed's clear presentation.
The must-have guide for all artists who draw the human figure!In
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 the body moves and changes positions. This book
presents a simplified and practical vision of the fat and skin
folds of the human body to help you in your drawing studies,
encouraging both accuracy and a rich, diverse representation of the
human form.Geared toward artists of all levels--from beginners
through professionals--this handy, pocket-sized book will help
spark your imagination and creativity. Whether your interest is in
figure drawing, fine arts, fashion design, game design, or creating
comic book or manga art, you will find this helpful book filled
with actionable insights.(Publisher's Note: This book features an
"exposed" binding style. This is intentional, as it is designed to
help the book lay flat as you draw.) TABLE OF
CONTENTSForewordIntroductionHead and NeckTorsoUpper LimbsLower
LimbsResources
Stan Lee, the Mighty Man from Marvel, and John Buscema, active and adventuresome artist behind the Silver Surfer, Conan the Barbarian, the Mighty Thor and Spider-Man, have collaborated on this comics compendium: an encyclopedia of information for creating your own superhero comic strips. Using artwork from Marvel comics as primary examples, Buscema graphically illustrates the hitherto mysterious methods of comic art. Stan Lee's pithy prose gives able assistance and advice to the apprentice artist. Bursting with Buscema's magnificent illustrations and Lee's laudable word-magic, How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way belongs in the library of every kid who has ever wanted to illustrate his or her own comic strip.
THE SEQUEL TO THE MULTI-MILLION BESTSELLER DRAWING ON THE RIGHT
SIDE OF THE BRAIN From the author of the world's most popular
drawing instruction manual Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain,
this new book helps you discover a new way of drawing and problem
solving. Betty Edwards reveals the role our dominant eye plays in
how we perceive, create, and are seen by those around us. Research
shows that much like being right-handed or left-handed, each of us
has a dominant eye, corresponding to the dominant side of our brain
- either verbal or perceptual. Once you learn the difference and
try your hand at the simple drawing exercises, you'll gain fresh
insights into how you perceive, think, and create. You'll learn how
to not just look but truly see. Generously illustrated throughout,
Drawing on the Dominant Eye offers a remarkable guided tour through
art history, psychology, and the creative process; a must-read for
anyone looking for a richer understanding of our art, our minds,
and ourselves.
Start with a heart shape . . . and end with a beautiful finished
piece of art!You'll love Jane Davenport's fabulous, fun, and
amazingly easy technique for drawing figures. For aspiring artists,
drawing people can be intimidating--but it doesn't have to be. Over
years working as a fashion illustrator, Jane Davenport devised her
own method of creating in-proportion figures. Her clever core
technique involves using equal-size hearts to build the body's
structure. And Jane's results have been astounding: her students go
from "I can't draw a stick figure" to producing gorgeous,
well-proportioned illustrations. After laying out the basics, her
imaginative guide walks you through working with different mediums;
drawing the head, face, clothing, hair, and features; and
constructing figures inspired by fashion, fantasy, life drawing,
and more.
RETURN TO PLANET CUTE!!! Kawaii: How to Draw Really Cute Animals
teaches you how to draw almost 100 different creatures in an
adorable manner. Don't believe seagulls and stingrays can be cute?
Think again! You don't need any specialist tools or materials to
start drawing cute stuff: all you need is a biro or marker pen,
then you're ready to go! In her latest book, artist and illustrator
Angela Nguyen starts by teaching you the essential techniques of
kawaii through quick and easy exercises on the basic shapes,
effects and style. From there, jump straight into drawing the
myriad beasts - small and big - you can find inside the book, from
household pets to the exotic animals in the seas and skies. The
clear and easy-to-follow step-by-step diagrams are great for visual
learners, and make following the instructions for your kawaii
critters a breeze. As a brand new addition to this series,
interactive pages have been included to encourage you to get
drawing straight away, and practice alongside Angela's examples. A
perfect book for beginners - add cute-appeal to your furry 'n'
feathered companions in no time at all! Other title in the series
is the incredibly popular Kawaii: How to Draw Really Cute Stuff
Dame Laura Knight RA (1877-1970) was the first female member to be
elected to the Royal Academy of Arts, submitting Dawn, her now
famous painting of two female nudes, as her Diploma Work in 1936.
In 1965 the Academy's major retrospective of her work recognised
her importance in British art. This autumn an exhibition of
Knight's drawings opens at the RA. Drawing was a key part of her
practice, and allowed her to capture at speed her various subjects,
which include travellers, circus performers, boxers, ballet dancers
and ice skaters. Drawing allowed her to capture with immediacy the
exuberant life of her models, as well as being a vital recording
tool when she witnessed one of the most important events of the
twentieth century: the Nuremberg trials. In this new publication on
the artist, Annette Wickham and Helen Valentine present the
Academy's holdings of her drawings with an in-depth analysis
focused on three key subjects within her work: the nude, the
working woman and country life.
A beautifully packaged collection of Tove Jansson's classic Moomin
artwork showcased alongside warm, witty and mindful quotes from the
original books and characters. Packed full of stunning artwork from
the Moomin archive including book covers, illustrations and a
detailed map of Moominvalley, this book is a wonderful introduction
to the magical world of the Moomins and a must-have for any Moomin
fan. Printed on sturdy, high-quality A4 card, each picture can be
pulled out and framed, or the book can be read from start to finish
to give a history of the Moomins and their unique world. Tove
Jansson's art, creative vision and philosophy have led her to
become one of the world's most treasured children's authors and
illustrators. Born in Helsinki to artist parents, she worked as a
celebrated artist, author, and political cartoonist, but she is
best known as the creator of the Moomins, the charming and quirky
inhabitants of Moominvalley whose lives are filled with adventure,
warmth and kindness. Publishing to celebrate the 75th anniversary
of the creation of the Moomins, this gorgeous gift book is peppered
with inspirational quotes and additional info alongside the
artwork, and will appeal to collectors and new fans alike.
This delightful introduction to drawing trees completely
demystifies the drawing process. It shows how images can be built
up easily, from initial geometric shapes right through to the
finished trees. Denis Naylor includes a good selection of popular
species such as Weeping Cherry in Blossom, Oak, Eucalyptus, Aspen
in Autumn and many, many more. He also shows you how to draw tree
details such as roots, cones and trunks. He uses a helpful
two-colour method that clearly shows every line and curve of the
step-by-step pictures. Even absolute beginners will find themselves
creating great drawings when they use this book and there is much
to inspire more experienced artists too. An invaluable guide for
anyone interested in this subject.
Drawing is not a talent. It's a skill anyone can learn. This is the
philosophy of drawing instructor Brent Eviston based on his more
than twenty years of teaching. He has tested numerous types of
drawing instruction from centuries old classical techniques to
contemporary practices and designed an approach that combines tried
and true techniques with innovative methods of his own. Now, he
shares his secrets with this book that provides the most
accessible, streamlined, and effective methods for learning to
draw. Taking the reader through the entire process, beginning with
the most basic skills to more advanced such as volumetric drawing,
shading, and figure sketching, this book contains numerous projects
and guidance on what and how to practice. It also features
instructional images and diagrams as well as finished drawings that
showcase Brent's creative work. With this book and a dedication to
practice, anyone can learn to draw!
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