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Drawing can improve your mood, release endorphins and make you happy – but for many, the fear of the blank page, combined with a lack of confidence and know-how, can be daunting.
In her new book, Molly Egan encourages you to sketch like no one is watching! Once you stop caring what people think – just like when you were a child – your creativity will flow. Filled with drawing prompts and tutorials, Molly will help you to unleash your creativity and embrace your own unique style. Build your skills by revisiting the basics, such as shape, perspective and pattern, then learn how to draw from photographs and from real life, sketching people, nature, buildings, landscapes and more.
Small enough to put in your bag, yet big enough to make impactful art, this fun title will reignite your passion for being creative.
These sketchbooks, the work of the acclaimed Scottish artist
Barbara Rae CBE RA during her three journeys towards the Northwest
Passage in the depths of the Arctic Circle in 2015, 2016 and 2017,
record in colourful and assured brush strokes the icebergs, frozen
bays and snowdrifts of this often hostile landscape. Polar bears
roam and the Northern Lights dance across its pages, accompanied by
Rae's handwritten notes in which she records her experiences and
her immediate reactions to this harsh, unforgiving environment.
Each page of the sketchbooks is meticulously reproduced, and the
handsomely bound volume sits comfortably in the hand, making it the
perfect gift for anyone interested in painting or exploration. Each
page of the sketchbooks is meticulously reproduced, and the
handsomely bound volume sits comfortably in the hand, making it the
perfect gift for anyone interested in painting or exploration.
From what they said to the man at the bus stop, to where you found
the remote control, when you're a parent, laughing at what gets
hurled in your direction is beyond important. Since 2012, fashion
illustrator Laura Quick has been sketching scenes from daily
domestic life on her blog, The Daily Think. Insightful, tender and
very, very funny, the images have become hugely popular, and the
very best of them are collected together in this exquisite and
hilarious gift book. All the bizarre moments and ridiculous
conversations that are part of being a parent are here, from the
day Laura's daughter tried to poke her finger into a dog's rear
end, to the temper tantrums, and the sense of relief when the
school holidays are over. Chronicling all manner of parenting fails
and mishaps, the illustrations are a welcome light relief for
world-weary parents everywhere.
This handy guide to perspective drawing provides important information on such subjects as diminution, foreshortening, convergence, shade and shadow, and other visual principles of perspective drawing. Accompanying a concise and thoughtfully written text are more than 150 simply drawn illustrations that depict a sense of space and depth, demonstrate vanishing points and eye level, and explain such concepts as appearance versus reality, perspective distortion, and determining heights and widths. Unabridged republication of the edition published by Tudor Publishing Company, New York, 1964.
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.
The best way to learn to draw is to DRAW! And this exciting little
sketchbook is going to help you do just that. From cover to cover,
this book is filled with 900 inspiring, modern drawings of tulips,
roses, dahlias, snap dragons, zinnias, and much, much more-plus
plenty of room for sketching your own versions of all these
delightful flowers. 20 Ways to Draw is an exciting new illustration
series from Quarry Books, designed to offer artists, designers, and
doodlers fun and sophisticated exercise books that help foster a
creative spirit and provide learning tools and inspiration. This
latest addition to the series focuses specifically on drawing and
sketching many types of flowers. Each spread features 20 inspiring
illustrations of a single item with blank space for you to draw
your take on 20 Ways to Draw a Tulip. The stylized items are
simplified, modernized, and reduced to the most basic elements,
showing how simple abstract shapes and forms meld to create the
building blocks of any item that you want to draw. Each of the 20
interpretations gives you a different interesting approach to
drawing a single item. Get out your favorite drawing tool, and
remember, there are not just 20 Ways to Draw a Tulip!
Two superstars of anime and manga open their studio doors and spill
their secrets in this private master class. Join Hisashi Kagawa, an
animation director for Sailor Moon, and Yoshihiko Umakoshi, a
character developer for My Hero Academia, as they show you how to
bring your battle heroines boldly to life. Helpful sidebars and
tips appear in dialogue bubbles throughout this book, as the
artists guide aspiring illustrators from initial idea to finished
artworks, pointing out common missteps and pitfalls that can easily
frustrate beginning artists along the way. The essential techniques
and design elements needed to create engaging female-led battle
scenes are first reviewed in detail. Then each author walks the
reader through their entire creative process of developing an
original story from beginning to end. Along the way the authors
give you hundreds of helpful tips on how to create compelling
characters and render realistic expressions and poses, showing you
how practiced professionals work. Starting from a storyboard
sequence of simple sketches you'll progress to a polished finished
drawing. By learning from two artists with different styles at the
same time, readers get twice the advice and emerge doubly prepared
to create scenes, stories and battle heroines of their own.
This third book in the popular Do More Art series exposes how the
simplest of writing tools is in fact the key to an entire universe
of artistic expression. From simple doodling and mark-making to
meticulously built-up tour de forces - a piece of graphite is all
that is needed to create whole new worlds. Selwyn Leamy and Eve
Blackwood explore the many different ways the pencil can be used:
from hatching and smudging to frottage and even collage. Each
technique is clearly explained and illustrated with works by some
of the greatest contemporary pencil practitioners - demonstrating
once and for all that the pencil really is mightier than the pen.
This is a step-by-step guide with over 750 illustrations. It
provides expert techniques for creating your own manga characters
and stories, with more than 50 exercises and projects. This is an
inspiring how-to art book on the techniques of drawing manga,
designed to help you improve and practise your skills. It includes
a guide to the tools of the trade, such as pencils, inks and dyes,
with practical tips on how and when to use them. It details all
stages of the creative process, from developing characters and
designing exciting fantasy worlds to completing a full narrative
and dynamic layout. It describes how to create a range of manga
settings, from natural or present-day to fantasy and cyberpunk, and
the cast of typical characters, from heroes and villains to alien
life forms and monsters. Over 750 step-by-step colour and
black-and-white illustrations make it easy to follow each exercise
and achieve your own fantastic results. This practical book
provides a detailed guide to drawing manga. It offers budding
artists the chance to take step-by-step lessons, and learn
essential skills from professional artists. The book shows how to
create all kinds of figures and faces, such as sidekicks and
friends, mecha robots and super-deformed characters. Settings and
backgrounds are featured, and how to use them to create a variety
of worlds that bring your characters to life. There is also
instruction on how to convey action and assemble a story, from
crafting the overall narrative to creating a finished page from
concept to colours.
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.
By the end of the eighteenth century London was the second largest
city in the world, its relentless growth fuelled by Britain's
expanding empire. Before the age of photography, the most widely
used means of creating a visual record of the changing capital was
through engravings and drawings, and those that survive today are
invaluable in showing us what the capital was like in the century
leading up to the Industrial Revolution. This book contains over
one hundred images of the Greater London area before 1800 from
maps, drawings, manuscripts, printed books and engravings, all from
the Gough Collection at the Bodleian Library. Examples are drawn
from the present Greater London to contrast town and countryside at
the time. Panoramas of the river Thames were popular illustrations
of the day, and the extraordinarily detailed engravings made by the
Buck brothers are reproduced here. The construction, and
destruction, of landmark bridges across the river are also shown in
contemporary engravings. Prints made of London before and after the
Great Fire show how artists and engravers responded to contemporary
events such as executions, riots, fires and even the effects of a
tornado. They also recorded public spectacles, creating beautiful
images of firework displays and frost fairs on the river Thames.
This book presents rare material from the most extensive collection
on British topography assembled in this period by a private
collector, providing a fascinating insight into life in Georgian
London.
An invaluable resource for fashion students, teachers and
designers, this book looks at research sketchbooks and the role
they play in the research and design process. Demonstrating how
ideas are constructed, for single garments as well as entire
collections, the book looks at how pages and whole sketchbooks are
put together. New Fashion Designers' Sketchbooks includes work and
sketchbook pages from over 30 fashion designers, and examines a
range of work from foundation fashion students through to
professional designers. Included in the book is information about
each designer on what inspires them, how they express this in their
work, and how they use research sketchbooks in the design process.
The ultimate guide to nature drawing and journaling! A potent
combination of art, science, and boundless enthusiasm, this art
instruction book from John Muir Laws (author of The Laws Guide to
Drawing Birds) is a how-to guide for becoming a better artist and a
more attentive naturalist. In straightforward text complemented by
step-by-step illustrations, dozens of exercises lead the hand and
mind through creating accurate reproductions of plants and animals
as well as landscapes, skies, and more. Laws provides clear,
practical advice for every step of the process for artists at every
level, from the basics of choosing supplies to advanced techniques.
While the book's advice will improve the skills of already
accomplished artists, the emphasis on seeing, learning, and feeling
will make this book valuable-even revelatory-to anyone interested
in the natural world, no matter how rudimentary their artistic
abilities.
Swendly Benilia shares with us simple and tangible tips and tricks
to understanding and drawing FORCE across hundreds of drawings full
of dunamism and energy! This book is an expellant companion to the
FORCE brand since it delivers hundreds of FORCE drawings with
succinct notations, filtered and approved by Mike Mattesi, about
how to improve your FORCE drawing skills Key Features: Hundreds of
dynamic FORCE drawing that inspire the reader to see and draw FORCE
Succinct tips and tricks keep it light and educational The tips and
tricks not only explain how but also why the drawings are
successful. This is unique to the FORCE Drawing method Each page
shares numerous drawing around a FORCE idea with a short paragraph
to further clarify the FORCE tip or trick. Explaining to the reader
why the drawings work increases their ability of achieving the same
level of excellence Swendly Benilia is a professional character
designer and illustrator. During his five years in the field he
contributed with artwork for various game and publishing projects.
Swendly also instructs FORCE Drawing. Michael Mattesi has authored
four FORCE books, published in numerous languages, utilized around
the world to inspire and educate artists on the concept of FORCE.
He has instructed FORCE Drawing for over twenty years and inspired
thousands of artists. Simultaneously, Michael has been contributing
his skills as a professional artists on numerous award-winning
projects in varied capacities and has collaborated with Pixar, Walt
Disney Feature Animation, Walt Disney Consumer Products, Marvel
Comics, Hasbro Toys, ABC, Microsoft, Electronic Arts,
DreamWorks/PDI, Zynga, The School of Visual Arts, Beijing
University, Art Center, Scuola Internazionale di Comics, San Jose
State University. The Academy of Art University, Nickelodeoan,
LeapFrog and many others. Micael's students occupy all fields of
the art industry and have themselves gained prestige for their
abilities. Michael lives in northern California with his wife and
two daughters. Visit him at: DrawingFORCE.com and connect with
Michael on Facebook at: DrawingFORCE.com with Mike Mattesi or email
him directly: [email protected] Key Features Hundreds of
dynamic FORCE drawings that inspire the reader to see and draw
FORCE. Compact tips and tricks keep it light and educational. The
tips and tricks explain how and why the drawings are successful.
Explaining to the you why the drawings work increases your ability
of achieving the same level of excellence.
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.
The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood was a group of radical young artists
who banded together in London in 1848. This book explores the vital
role played by drawing and design in the work of the Brotherhood
and their associates and followers. Alongside nudes and figure
studies are the group s portraits, self-portraits, and caricatures
that were often exchanged as gifts between friends; delicate
studies of nature by John Ruskin and John Brett; scenes derived
from religious, literary, and medieval sources; captivating studies
of the iconic Pre-Raphaelite models Lizzie Siddal and Jane Morris;
and original designs for stained glass, textiles, and ceramics. The
book explores the full variety of Pre-Raphaelite drawing and
demonstrates the impact that it had on turn-of-the-century British
art movements such as Aestheticism, Symbolism, and Art Nouveau.
Illustrated with the most important Pre-Raphaelite drawings from
public and private collections in Britain including striking works
by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Holman Hunt, and Edward Burne-
Jones that have never before been exhibited or reproduced it offers
an intimate look into the enchanting world of the Pre-Raphaelites.
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.
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