Popular artist Leonardo Pereznieto--whose instructional YouTube videos have earned him millions of views and a devoted fan base--teaches beginners the fundamentals of traditional drawing. In his first book "You Can Draw!" Leonardo Pereznieto helped artists recreate the realistic surfaces and textures that make his own work so popular. Now he's going back to the very beginning to teach them the basics of drawing, covering first exercises, fundamental techniques, light and shading, composition, and perspective, and more. Loaded with information on materials, a glossary of essential terminology, and hundreds of illustrations, this illuminating guide includes such projects as a fall still life of fruit in a basket, with instructions on shape, shadow, and detail, as well as a cityscape, a landscape with depth of field, animals, train tracks, jewelry, and drawing with a message. Once you've mastered these basics, you can unleash your imagination on whatever subject you like!

Of dit ou, tweedehandse meubelstukke is wat vernuwe moet word, of 'n moderne stuk wat smag na 'n sagte, verouderde gevoel, hierdie boek wys jou hoe om 'n ou klavier, staalrakke, sementvloere, tafels en stoele, 'n vaal ingeboude kas, baksteenmuur, trappe en selfs 'n hele badkamer met 'n oorspronklike benadering tot verftegnieke in kunswerke te omskep. Die skrywer skop af met basiese inligting oor hoe om kleur en die effek daarvan op jou en die omge wing waarin jy leef te verstaan, gevolg deur 'n beskrywing van die gereedskap en produkte wat jy vir die verskillende tegnieke en projekte nodig het. Duidelike stap-vir-stap foto's en aanwysings toon hoe om die verskillende tegnieke soos kleurwas, laagwerk, verwering, ombre, vergulding, stensilwerk, sleeptegniek, houtgrein en nog vele meer op enige oppervlak in jou huis toe te pas. Meer as 40 inspirerende projekte gaan gepaard met pragtige foto's van die eindresultaat, maklike aanwysings en wenke om te verseker dat jy ook unieke en ongewone stukke kan skep. Hierdie boek bied die perfekte inspirasie om 'n verf kwas op te tel en nuwe lewe aan jou tuiste te gee. So waarvoor wag jy? Gaan verf!

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Artist and educator Corita Kent inspired generations of artists, and the truth of her words "We can all talk, we can all write, and if the blocks are removed, we can all draw and paint and make things" still shines through. This revised edition of her classic work" Learning by Heart "features a new foreword and a chart of curriculum standards. Kent's original projects and exercises, developed through more than 30 years as an art teacher and richly illustrated with 300 thought-provoking images, are as inspiring and as freeing today as they were during her lifetime. Learn how to challenge fears, be open to new directions, recognize connections between objects and ideas, and much more in this remarkable, indispensable guide to freeing the creative spirit within all of us. With new material by art world heavyweights Susan Friel and Barbara Loste, " Learning by Heart "brings creative inspiration into the 21st century

Bestselling author Marty Noble shows you how to color scenes from the world's most vibrant cultures! In Marty Noble's Peaceful World, bestselling coloring book artist Marty Noble invites colorists to explore the rainbow of our kaleidoscopic, multicultural world through coloring. Forty-eight detailed and intricate line illustrations will escort you through Japan, Indonesia, Guatemala, Morocco, Italy, and many more regions on the globe. Marty transforms these exotic places into everyday scenes such as a boy flying a kite in China, women at a well in India, a fruit market in Thailand, a child sleeping in Mexico, and a woman by the river in Turkey. These illustrations draw from aesthetic styles ranging from Bedouin and Caribbean motifs to Native American and Eastern European art. Each covers a different level of complexity for both the amateur and advanced colorist that will engage your inner artist and get your coloring juices flowing. These pages are perforated and printed on one side, allowing you to remove and display finished designs easily. Marty Noble's Peaceful World offers an absorbing and fascinating coloring experience that will reconnect you to the rest of the globe it is truly a colorful world!

Learn to draw beautiful flowers from the old masters with some help from Classic Sketchbook: Botanicals. Improve your skills by learning techniques on one page, and practicing on the next page. Imagine learning to draw roses with Redoute, or tulips with Pieter Brugel. Imagine learning the secrets that made their flower paintings stand out in their eras and still stand out today. Classic Sketchbook: Botanicals is an art book that shows you how to create flowers that will stand the test of time by taking a close look at the details of great floral paintings, and then coaching you through the techniques. Each spread in this unique book is made up of two hard working components: The left-hand page features a close-up illustration from a noted 19th century and earlier artist, and the right-hand page, made from quality, uncoated stock, is for drawing. There are also coaching tips, observations, and a demonstrative sketch on each page. As you progress through the book, you'll get to try a variety of artists' styles, and see how to apply them to your own personal style. Don't wait to get started! By learning from the masters, you'll become a master yourself.

Drawing Cute Animals in Colored Pencil offers simple step-by-step drawing instructions that help you to learn how to draw your favorite animals. Adorable animals like rabbits, squirrels, deer, and pigs come alive with vibrant color and beautiful detail. Using colored pencils learn tips and techniques to easily draw an elephant, polar bear, lion, alpaca, hippopotamus, and several others. The instructions are simple to follow, but detailed enough so anyone can easily achieve great success in replicating each figure. Author Ai Akikusa loves animals and she shares interesting details about each animal in each section. Enjoy Drawing Cute Animals in Colored Pencil as a guidebook to animals and drawing in color!

Although written in 1913, this brilliant and authoritative guideto drawing is still highly relevant today. Speed, a highly regardedpainter in his time, takes the student comprehensively throughapproaches, techniques and materials and illustrates them allwith diagrams and paintings from both his contemporaries andthe Masters. He also discusses various aspects of the science andphilosophy of art, such as the use of proportion, the nature of talentand the definition of beauty.This handsome new edition from Benediction Classics containsall the original plates and diagrams and would be a great addition tothe resources of any budding artist.

This book is regarded as the perfect introduction to casting common hot metals in moulds, providing all the information needed by amateur foundrymen. Since 1954, when Foundrywork for the Amateur was first published, the advance of technology and engineering has been enormous and there have been many revisions along the way. However, conditions in the 21st century are so far removed from the state of affairs in the 1950s that, although the basic principle of the foundry remains the same, the language and the presentation of the book was due to be uplifted. This present edition therefore represents a complete rewrite to conform to the era and, in particular, to the availability of material which at one time was taken for granted. Not only has the text been updated, but the illustrations have been completely redrawn and, on the basis of the advances made in the amateur foundry since the early days, the photographs have also been renewed and increased in number. This new edition also reflects the author's growing interest in the model steam locomotive.

This richly illustrated book celebrates in words and pictures the beautiful work that award-winning artist Alan Lee produced for J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit, and includes dozens of brand-new paintings and pencil drawings exploring the world of Bilbo Baggins. Since The Hobbit was first published in 1937, generations of readers have fallen under its spell. That magic was reignited sixty years later, when Alan Lee was commissioned to produce a special illustrated edition, and his delicate pencil drawings and beautiful watercolour paintings have become for many the definitive vision of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. In this sumptuous, large-format hardback Alan Lee reveals in pictures and in words how he created these images, which would prove so powerful, matching perfectly with Tolkien's own vision, that they would eventually define the look of Peter Jackson's film adaptations and earn Alan a coveted Academy Award. The Hobbit Sketchbook is filled with more than 100 of his sketches and early conceptual pieces that reveal how the project progressed from idea to finished art. It also contains a wealth of brand-new full-colour paintings and sketches drawn specially for this book, which unlock the secrets of how Alan creates his own magic and provide a fascinating insight into the imagination of the man who breathed new life into Tolkien's vision.

Welcome to this weird and wacky colouring challenge. There are pictures to colour in, drawings to complete, spaces to scribble in and lots of things to find in these super-detailed doodles by artist Kerby Rosanes. Featuring unique and intricate ink drawings of incredible animals, shape-shifting aliens and breathtaking scenes. Readers will have to keep their eyes peeled for hidden treasures and creatures scattered throughout the pages. Other books in the colouring series include: 9781910552148 Imagimorphia 9781910552261 Mythomorphia 9781910552865 Fantomorphia 9781910552926 Geomorphia

Let your creativity run wild as you colour the beautifully-designed, hand-drawn flower illustrations in Bloom-now in a mini size perfect for travel and colouring on the go! Bloom features: 30+ floral illustrations on premium, high quality paper, Two soft black velvet pages that enhance your colouring experience and hide mistakes! Perforated, removable pages-frame your art after you've finished colouring! A gorgeous, hand-illustrated cover with iridescent foil that will look stunning on your bookshelf or coffee table! Instagram sensation, muralist, author, and floral aficionado Alli Koch of @allikdesign introduced thousands to the basics of modern floral illustrating with her best-selling book, How to Draw Modern Florals. Each page of Alli's colouring book, Bloom, comes to life with a variety of her signature floral designs. She invites you to get creative as you customise each bloom and bring these pretty blank pages to life!

Draw along with bestselling author and artist Christopher Hart as he shows you how to draw...anything! In You Can Draw Anything!, acclaimed drawing instructor and author Christopher Hart leads you through a fun, easy, and informative course in learning to draw. Each lesson teaches you how to create one or more specific drawings, while also sharing important art principles that you can apply to many drawings. In classic Christopher Hart style, the lessons are shown step by step with concise but valuable instruction, captions, and helpful hints. The lessons are grouped into chapters that allow you to explore a variety of subjects, including animals, people, flowers and trees, cute stuff, magical themes, and more. It's like taking a course in art school--from the comfort of your own home!

Painting and Understanding Abstract Art is a practical book on how to paint abstracts but it also explains how to approach and understand abstract art. It moves the teaching of art from a doing level of painting a certain subject in a particular medium to a thinking level of 'what am I doing when I paint?' and 'what am I trying to say in this painting?' Using practical exercises with explanatory text, John Lowry develops the thinking and doing processes together and leads the reader to a greater understanding and appreciation of this most exciting art genre. Advice on moving from figurative painting towards abstraction Tools to abstraction explained - simplifying and exaggerating; eliminating curves and straights; changing colours, lines and items ; emphasising positive and negative shapes; and using contrast Practical exercises to help develop your own style and understand the techniques of the masters Overview of the lives and times of artists involved in the stage-by-stage evolution from realism to abstraction

How do you find time in your busy day to get creative? Why, with 15-minute Art Painting, of course! Explore the pure joy of paint with fifty 15-minute projects inspired by nature. From leaves and houseplants to flowers and fungi, 15-minute Art Painting encourages you to explore painting in a relaxing, free and fun way. Each project can be completed in no more than six steps and will include practice pages, colour swatches and helpful hints to make light work of the artwork. Although Hannah will provide a brief introduction on how to sketch out your paintings, the book will also contain traceable templates, so you can fully focus on the process and pure joy of painting.

Learn how to use watercolor to soothe your soul with this beginner's guide to painting for relaxation. This fresh approach looks first at the process of painting as a means to de-stress and unwind. Many people love the idea of painting but hold themselves back from starting because they are worried about not being good enough or not feeling as though as are creative. In this guide for the absolute beginner, artist and teacher Sharone Stevens shows you that watercolor can be accessible to everyone and that just painting very simple lines, patterns and shapes in calming colors, concentrating on each brush stroke, can have a powerful meditative effect, while at the same time allowing you to create beautiful art you can be proud of. She also encourages you to connect more with the world around you, finding inspiration in your every-day life and discovering the beautiful textures found in nature, from tree trunks to fruit and butterflies! The aim of the techniques and projects in this book is to create art that relaxes both the artist and the viewer of the finished piece. Projects range from simple gift tags, bookmarks, cards and small wall pieces to larger art pieces that you never thought possible - all done with a focus on relaxation - which is so important in today's fast-paced, increasingly digital world. Learn how to mix a calming color palette, try simple painting exercises to get into a relaxed flow, and create beautiful artworks that will lift the spirits both during the painting process and beyond, as finished pieces of art. Author Sharone Stevens is an established art teacher and talented artist who is passionate about using art for relaxation and encouraging others to build a regular creative practice. Her gentle lessons and nurturing reassurance will guide even total beginners through the process of making soothing, soulful modern watercolor art.

This is one of a series of workbooks based on bestselling IMPACT topics--dragons, manga, fantasy art, funny faces--that gives artists space to create, as well as an encouraging 50-60 pages of instruction, including an introduction and enjoyable insights that show the working processes of top authors like William O?Connor, Stephanie Pui-Mun Law, Irene Flores, Tom Kidd and more. This series is in the most popular trim size for sketchbooks, also our standard trim size, that is big enough to draw on freely yet small enough to easily carry in a backpack.

Take your art in a bold new direction-go gouache! In Creative Gouache, artist Ruth Wilshaw shares her step-by-step techniques for creating brilliantly vibrant effects with this easy-to-master medium, a perfect companion for transparent watercolor. In this comprehensive guide to gouache, you'll: Get an overview of essential materials and surfaces. Learn basic handling and coloring-mixing techniques, including layering, creating blends, and adjusting opacity, plus troubleshooting tips for common challenges, such as dealing with shifts in color and value from wet to dry. Explore how to paint fun, simple motifs, flowers, butterflies, landscapes, and lettering. Discover fun gouache techniques, such as adding texture and painting gradients and blends. Learn how to incorporate other mediums with gouache, including paint pens, colored pencil, and watercolor. Use what you learn to create inspiring projects such as dimensional artwork, clay decor pieces, and cheerful banners. See what you can create with gorgeous, wall-to-wall color with Creative Gouache! 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.

Bring your manga to life with awesome action, powerful poses, body basics: IT'S ALL HERE! Learn the essentials of manga drawing from professional Japanese illustrators, and let them show you how to tell better stories with your manga art. Start with anatomy and body structure to create compelling characters in a few simple head-to-toe steps. Then it's time to build your world and tell your story. With this all-in-one guide, your characters, drawing, and storytelling abilities will quickly soar! In this book you'll learn not only the basics, but the insider tips and secrets only the professionals know. You'll also learn to avoid common pitfalls and overcome obstacles that might otherwise lessen the impact of your work and prevent you from becoming a successful artist! Here are just some of the features of this practical handbook: A complete art course in one volume--from anatomy and body structure to facial features and expressions, clothing and accessories, action poses and narrative techniques A guide to world-building and storytelling in the authentic Japanese manga style Two professional Japanese illustrators share their expertise in figure drawing and composition as well as two- and three-dimensional design and perspective Hundreds of dynamic examples and tips show you how to master the details that make a difference and the effects that can elevate your work to another level Over 1,000 color illustrations help to guide you on your path to becoming a better artist! Drawing Manga gives you the tips and tools you need to develop your skills and tell the stories you want to tell effectively-- just like the pros! *Recommended for artists 16 & up*