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In The Urban Sketching Handbook: Panoramas and Vertical Vistas,
urban sketcher and art educator Mario Linhares gives a guided tour
on how to explore and capture cityscapes, landscapes, and more in
drawings from unique points of view. In this thorough yet
accessible book, you'll learn how to: Improve your drawing skills
and selectively translate what you see for maximum impact
Fearlessly use your sketchbook as a laboratory for experimenting
with various points of view and perspectives Consider the many
options for visual approaches with work contributed by a wide
variety of experienced sketchers Featuring eight special gatefold
pages that showcase outsized images, The Urban Sketching Handbook:
Panoramas and Vertical Vistas will show you how to heighten the
visual drama of every subject. The Urban Sketching Handbook series
offers location artists expert instruction on creative techniques,
on-location tips and advice, and an abundance of visual
inspiration. These handy references come in a compact,
easy-to-carry format-perfect to toss in your backpack or artist's
tote.
Now in a revised and expanded edition, this perennial best-seller is the definitive guide for parents and teachers on how to encourage drawing. Mona Brookes' easy-to-follow, lesson-by-lesson approach to drawing has yielded astounding results with children of all ages and beginning adults. Her unique drawing program has created a revolution in the field of education and a sense of delight and pride among the thousands of students who have learned to draw through her "Monart Method." This revised edition includes the following new materials:
- Information on multiple intelligence and the seven ways to learn.
- An inspirational chapter on helping children with learning problems
- An integrated-studies chapter, with projects geared for reading, math, science, ESL, multicultural studies, and environmental awareness
- A sixteen page color insert and hundreds of sample illustrations
This invaluable teaching aid not only guides readers through the basics, but also gives important advice on creating a nurturing environment in which self-expression and creativity can flourish. Both practical and enlightening, Drawing With Children inspires educators and parents to bring out the artist in all of us.
Discover and deepen your creative style through the process of
creating 100 small mixed-media paintings. In Fresh Paint, creative
influencer, workshop leader, and author of Brave Intuitive Painting
and Creative Revolution, Flora Bowley, and her collaborator and
fellow artist, Lynzee Lynx, offer transformational, accessible, and
lasting ways to infuse more meaning and authenticity into your
artwork. For years, Flora and Lynzee have witnessed their students
struggling to find their own voices. The desire is there, but
coming up with innovative and unique ways to express yourself can
feel daunting. In response to this persistent challenge and fueled
by their passion for authenticity, they spent years cultivating and
distilling a potent curriculum to support creative seekers looking
for more integrity, depth, and originality in their work. Their
online course Fresh Paint was the result, and now with this book,
you too can explore how finding your creative voice translates into
a more courageous, inspired, empowered, nourishing, and
world-changing way of living and making art. Fresh Paint uses
mixed-media art projects along with prompts for movement,
meditation, and writing to explore personal experience, individual
preference, ancestry, intuition, and body wisdom. Through the
process of creating 100 small mixed-media paintings based on these
inquiries, your style will reveal itself to you, and your artmaking
will be more satisfying and fun. If you're ready to infuse more
meaning, personal story, and satisfaction into your work, while
truly setting yourself apart from the rest and avoiding the common
pitfall of making work that looks and feels derivative of other
artists', this book is for you. Welcome to Fresh Paint, an
inspiring adventure all about discovering and developing a unique
creative style!
With Drawing Your Stress Away and Hello, This Is Your Body Talking,
art therapist and educator Dr. Lucia Capacchione presents a new
concept in adult coloring: the draw-it-yourself coloring book.
Forty years ago, Capacchione originated the Creative Journal Method
to help clients and students reduce stress, heal trauma and unleash
creativity. Since then, her research-based techniques have been
used internationally in schools, counseling centers, support
groups, addiction recovery centers, and programs for veterans.
Drawing Your Stress Away and Hello, This Is Your Body Talking are a
wonderful introduction to Capacchione's methods, which include
drawing, coloring, and writing with the non-dominant hand to help
the user shed inhibitions and rediscover the artistic spontaneity
of childhood. Capacchione gently guides readers to use drawing for
meditation, stress release, and self-care. In Hello, This Is Your
Body Talking, simple breathing, drawing, and writing prompts
encourage physical awareness and relaxation. Drawing Your Stress
Away helps reduce tension through emotional expression,
self-nurturing, and artistic discovery. Unlike traditional coloring
books, which require fine motor control in highly detailed
predetermined patterns, Capacchione's "anti-coloring books" provide
the inspiration for users to make their own art; tune out their
inner critics; and take the training wheels off their natural
creativity.
Botanical and scientific illustration share many common themes -
the meticulous observation, the crucial composition, the precision
of rendering and the accuracy of colour are all intrinsic to this
niche genre of art. In this beautiful book, Sarah Jane Humphrey
explains the techniques of the botanical artist but also introduces
ideas for scientific illustration, so that the illustrator has a
fuller understanding when rendering the natural world. Detailed
instruction on all aspects of illustration is given, from
application and materials to research and field trips. There is
practical advice on using monochrome and colour theory to bring
your illustration to life. Illustrated with over 200 of the
author's exquisite illustrations, it is an invaluable companion for
both beginners and experienced artists, as well as a source of
inspiration and joy.
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