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Draw Your World

How to Sketch and Paint Your Remarkable Life

by Samantha Dion Baker ...

See the world around you in a whole new way with this inspiring guide to nature drawing, urban sketching, travel drawing, drawing from memory or photos, and sketch journaling.In Draw Your World, Samantha Dion Baker gives you everything you need to begin a new art practice or enliven an existing one. She shares her favorite tools and materials, simple technical lessons such as composition, shadows ... Read more

$4.99 USD

See the world around you in a whole new way with this inspiring guide to nature drawing, urban sketching, travel drawing, drawing from memory or photos, and sketch journaling.In Draw Your World, Samantha Dion Baker gives you everything you need to begin a new art practice or enliven an existing one. She shares her favorite tools and materials, simple technical lessons such as composition, shadows
... Read more
Art Models IvyLee003

Figure Drawing Pose Reference

by Douglas Johnson ...

Series series Art Models Poses
Draw, paint, sculpt the figure anytime and anywhere with this portable nude figure reference. IvyLee003 shows ONE pose photographed on a rotating platform.27 photos provide a complete 360-degree view around the figure plus close-ups. Choose your preferred view for 2D art like painting or see the whole figure for 3D art like sculpture.Practice to improve your skills, create a finished work of art ... Read more

$2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Draw, paint, sculpt the figure anytime and anywhere with this portable nude figure reference. IvyLee003 shows ONE pose photographed on a rotating platform.27 photos provide a complete 360-degree view around the figure plus close-ups. Choose your preferred view for 2D art like painting or see the whole figure for 3D art like sculpture.Practice to improve your skills, create a finished work of art
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The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling

by John Muir Laws ...

Gold Medal, 2016 Foreword INDIES Book AwardsThe best-selling, 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 ... Read more

$25.19 USD

Gold Medal, 2016 Foreword INDIES Book AwardsThe best-selling, 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
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How to Draw Manga for the Beginner - Step by Step Guides in Drawing Anime Characters

by William Dela Peña Jr. ...

Table of ContentsINTRODUCTIONLearning How To DrawTHE BASIC ELEMENTS OF DRAWINGLinesShapesValueOVERVIEW OF A MANGA CHARACTERSTEP BY STEP DRAWING OF A MANGA HEADFront ViewQuarter ViewSide ViewDRAWING THE HAIRTHE EYESDRAWING THE EARSDrawing Manga MouthsDRAWING MANGA POSESCOLORING MANGA CHARACTERSAuthor BioPublisherINTRODUCTIONManga is a term for... ... Read more

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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTIONLearning How To DrawTHE BASIC ELEMENTS OF DRAWINGLinesShapesValueOVERVIEW OF A MANGA CHARACTERSTEP BY STEP DRAWING OF A MANGA HEADFront ViewQuarter ViewSide ViewDRAWING THE HAIRTHE EYESDRAWING THE EARSDrawing Manga MouthsDRAWING MANGA POSESCOLORING MANGA CHARACTERSAuthor BioPublisherINTRODUCTIONManga is a term for...
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Pocket Art: Portrait Drawing

The Quick Guide to Mastering Technique and Style

by Joanna Henly ...

Series series Pocket Art
This debut book in the Pocket Art series is packed with expert technical guidance on drawing realistic portraits in pencil and stunning, inspirational examples.London-based artist Joanna Henly (a.k.a. Miss Led) guides you through every aspect of pencil portraiture with a lively, graphic approach to instruction—demystifying the complexities of the human face with step-by-step illustrations and ... Read more

$12.99 USD

This debut book in the Pocket Art series is packed with expert technical guidance on drawing realistic portraits in pencil and stunning, inspirational examples.London-based artist Joanna Henly (a.k.a. Miss Led) guides you through every aspect of pencil portraiture with a lively, graphic approach to instruction—demystifying the complexities of the human face with step-by-step illustrations and
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The Ultimate Book of Drawing and Illustration

A Complete Step-by-Step Guide

by Peter Gray ...

If you have always wanted to excel at drawing, then The Complete Guide to Drawing & Illustration is for you. All you need is a pencil, a bit of blank paper and the expert guidance you will find within these pages. This book is designed to systematically teach you the essentials of drawing and lays the groundwork for you to develop your own personal drawing style.• Hands-on course in drawing and ... Read more

Was $6.99 USD Now $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

If you have always wanted to excel at drawing, then The Complete Guide to Drawing & Illustration is for you. All you need is a pencil, a bit of blank paper and the expert guidance you will find within these pages. This book is designed to systematically teach you the essentials of drawing and lays the groundwork for you to develop your own personal drawing style.• Hands-on course in drawing and
... Read more
How to Look, Draw & Paint

by Matthew Rice ...

Learning to draw needn't be complicated or expensive, nor does one need a particularly spectacular subject to draw.In this, his first practical art book, artist Matthew Rice encourages readers to look at and draw the scenes around them - the desk they are sitting at, the view out the window, a bowl of produce from the supermarket. And it is by truly sitting with and engaging with our everyday ... Read more

$11.99 USD

Learning to draw needn't be complicated or expensive, nor does one need a particularly spectacular subject to draw.In this, his first practical art book, artist Matthew Rice encourages readers to look at and draw the scenes around them - the desk they are sitting at, the view out the window, a bowl of produce from the supermarket. And it is by truly sitting with and engaging with our everyday
... Read more
If You Can Doodle, You Can Paint

Transforming Simple Drawings into Works of Art

by Diane Culhane ...

The advice and exercises in If You Can Doodle, You Can Paint helps you dig into your creative life to find a style that is authentically yours.If You Can Doodle, You Can Paint was named one of Library Journal’s Best Crafts & DIY Books of 2017!If You Can Doodle, Your Can Paint looks at the small, impromtu doodles we make on a daily basis as resources; treasures from which we can create full-sized ... Read more

$14.99 USD

The advice and exercises in If You Can Doodle, You Can Paint helps you dig into your creative life to find a style that is authentically yours.If You Can Doodle, You Can Paint was named one of Library Journal’s Best Crafts & DIY Books of 2017!If You Can Doodle, Your Can Paint looks at the small, impromtu doodles we make on a daily basis as resources; treasures from which we can create full-sized
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Art of Drawing Manga

A guide to learning the art of drawing manga-step by easy step

by Talia Horsburgh ...

Series series Collector's Series
Explore 35 step-by-step how-tos and more than 100 additional tips and tricks for creating a variety of manga characters, animals, and scenes in The Art of Drawing Manga.With 144 pages of in-depth instruction and hundreds of reference images, The Art of Drawing Manga is suitable for all manga artists and enthusiasts, regardless of age. From learning the basics of drawing archetypal characters with ... Read more

$16.59 USD

Explore 35 step-by-step how-tos and more than 100 additional tips and tricks for creating a variety of manga characters, animals, and scenes in The Art of Drawing Manga.With 144 pages of in-depth instruction and hundreds of reference images, The Art of Drawing Manga is suitable for all manga artists and enthusiasts, regardless of age. From learning the basics of drawing archetypal characters with
... Read more
100 Ways To Create Fantasy Figures

by Francis Tsai ...

Series series Impact
Tips for drawing better fantasy figures from an industry pro, with topics like character research and development, establishing your process, and more.One hundred exciting and ingenious ways to design and draw better fantasy figures—from developing characters to adding costumes, props and backdrops. Hollywood concept designer and comic book artist Francis Tsai shares tips and tricks for creating ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Tips for drawing better fantasy figures from an industry pro, with topics like character research and development, establishing your process, and more.One hundred exciting and ingenious ways to design and draw better fantasy figures—from developing characters to adding costumes, props and backdrops. Hollywood concept designer and comic book artist Francis Tsai shares tips and tricks for creating
... Read more
The Great Book of Drawing Zentangle

How to Create Amazing Designs

by Jane Marbaix ...

Discover the mesmerizing world of Zentangle drawing and unlock their creative potential with this comprehensive guide, beautifully illustrated in full-colour.The art of Zentangle is a creative and mindful artform, using intricate patterns to make abstract and meditative compositions. In this practical book, renowned Zentangle teacher Jane Marbaix takes readers on a journey through creating their ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Discover the mesmerizing world of Zentangle drawing and unlock their creative potential with this comprehensive guide, beautifully illustrated in full-colour.The art of Zentangle is a creative and mindful artform, using intricate patterns to make abstract and meditative compositions. In this practical book, renowned Zentangle teacher Jane Marbaix takes readers on a journey through creating their
... Read more
Draw Like a Mangaka

The Complete Beginner's Guide to Learning to Draw Manga

by Marcel Kuhn ...

Go from beginner to mangaka (“comic artist” in Japanese) with this comprehensive yet fun and accessible guide to drawing manga.**In Draw Like a Mangaka, the creative force behind the wildly popular Draw like a Sir YouTube channel, Marcel Kühn, compiles the secrets he has honed over a decade of manga drawing, demystifying manga illustration for artists of all skill levels. Learn about the essential ... Read more

$16.59 USD

Go from beginner to mangaka (“comic artist” in Japanese) with this comprehensive yet fun and accessible guide to drawing manga.**In Draw Like a Mangaka, the creative force behind the wildly popular Draw like a Sir YouTube channel, Marcel Kühn, compiles the secrets he has honed over a decade of manga drawing, demystifying manga illustration for artists of all skill levels. Learn about the essential
... Read more
Half Hour of Pencil Power

Fast and Fun Drawing Lessons for the Whole Family!

by Mark Kistler ...

Tap into the powerfully positive impact of drawing for the whole family with 25 drawing sessions!In March 2020, Mark Kistler received a call that his son's school was going virtual for the remainder of the school year. He began holding daily livestreams, leading half hour drawing sessions for what became hundreds of thousands of kids over two months, giving families a much-needed break from the ... Read more

Was $11.99 USD Now $1.99 USD

Tap into the powerfully positive impact of drawing for the whole family with 25 drawing sessions!In March 2020, Mark Kistler received a call that his son's school was going virtual for the remainder of the school year. He began holding daily livestreams, leading half hour drawing sessions for what became hundreds of thousands of kids over two months, giving families a much-needed break from the
... Read more
Artist's Drawing Techniques

Discover How to Draw Landscapes, People, Still Lifes and More, in Pencil, Charcoal, Pen and Pastel

by DK ...

Series series Artist's Techniques
The ultimate complete drawing course to help you take your sketches to a higher level.Packed with inspiring workshops and advice from practicing artists, this art lesson book will help you sharpen your drawing skills in a range of media.Here's what you'll find inside the pages of this artist's guide to drawing:Includes more than 90 detailed step-by-step workshops for pencil, charcoal, pen and ... Read more

Was $12.99 USD Now $1.99 USD

The ultimate complete drawing course to help you take your sketches to a higher level.Packed with inspiring workshops and advice from practicing artists, this art lesson book will help you sharpen your drawing skills in a range of media.Here's what you'll find inside the pages of this artist's guide to drawing:Includes more than 90 detailed step-by-step workshops for pencil, charcoal, pen and
... Read more
Expressive Sketchbooks

Developing Creative Skills, Courage, and Confidence

by Helen Wells ...

Expressive Sketchbooks shares a host of creative ideas and prompts, tools and techniques, methods for working around obstacles and barriers, and tons of visual inspiration to help you grow in your sketchbooking practice.An expressive sketchbook is a place for you to explore, express, and enjoy your own innate creativity on your own terms. It is a safe playground for the imagination—a place to mess ... Read more

$19.49 USD

Expressive Sketchbooks shares a host of creative ideas and prompts, tools and techniques, methods for working around obstacles and barriers, and tons of visual inspiration to help you grow in your sketchbooking practice.An expressive sketchbook is a place for you to explore, express, and enjoy your own innate creativity on your own terms. It is a safe playground for the imagination—a place to mess
... Read more
Manga Magic

How to Draw and Color Mythical and Fantasy Characters

by Supittha Annie Bunyapen ...

What do you get when you cross popular manga style with legends of mythology and folklore? Manga Magic! In this one-of-a-kind guide, beloved and prolific manga artist Supittha "Annie" Bunyapen (a.k.a. Ecthelian on deviantART) shows you how to put original spins on popular fantasy figures and creatures, with insight on everything from what they wear to where they dwell. Inside, you'll learn how to: ... Read more

$12.99 USD

What do you get when you cross popular manga style with legends of mythology and folklore? Manga Magic! In this one-of-a-kind guide, beloved and prolific manga artist Supittha "Annie" Bunyapen (a.k.a. Ecthelian on deviantART) shows you how to put original spins on popular fantasy figures and creatures, with insight on everything from what they wear to where they dwell. Inside, you'll learn how to:
... Read more
Drawing Lab for Mixed-Media Artists: 52 Creative Exercises to Make Drawing Fun

52 Creative Exercises to Make Drawing Fun

by Carla Sonheim ...

Series series Lab Series
Carla Sonheim is an artist and creativity workshop instructor known for her fun and innovative projects and techniques designed to help adult students recover a more spontaneous, playful approach to creating. Her innovative ideas are now collected and elaborated on in this unique volume. Carla offers a year's worth of assignments, projects, ideas, and techniques that will introduce more creativity ... Read more

$18.99 USD

Carla Sonheim is an artist and creativity workshop instructor known for her fun and innovative projects and techniques designed to help adult students recover a more spontaneous, playful approach to creating. Her innovative ideas are now collected and elaborated on in this unique volume. Carla offers a year's worth of assignments, projects, ideas, and techniques that will introduce more creativity
... Read more
One Zentangle a Day

A 6-Week Course in Creative Drawing for Relaxation, Inspiration, and Fun

by Beckah Krahula ...

Take your doodles—and your mind—to a whole new level with this bestselling and preeminent guidebook to the meditative art of the Zentangle.The Zentangle method was created by Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas as a way to practice focus and meditation through drawing by using repetitive lines, marks, circles, and shapes. Each mark is called a "tangle," and you combine various tangles into patterns to ... Read more

$18.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Take your doodles—and your mind—to a whole new level with this bestselling and preeminent guidebook to the meditative art of the Zentangle.The Zentangle method was created by Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas as a way to practice focus and meditation through drawing by using repetitive lines, marks, circles, and shapes. Each mark is called a "tangle," and you combine various tangles into patterns to
... Read more
Figure Drawing for Artists

Making Every Mark Count

by Steve Huston ...

Series series For Artists
Figure Drawing for Artists: Making Every Mark Count is not a typical drawing instruction book; it explains the two-step process behind juggernauts like DreamWorks, WB and Disney.Though there are many books on drawing the human figure, none teach how to draw a figure from the first few marks of the quick sketch to the last virtuosic stroke of the finished masterpiece, let alone through a convincing ... Read more

$19.49 USD

Figure Drawing for Artists: Making Every Mark Count is not a typical drawing instruction book; it explains the two-step process behind juggernauts like DreamWorks, WB and Disney.Though there are many books on drawing the human figure, none teach how to draw a figure from the first few marks of the quick sketch to the last virtuosic stroke of the finished masterpiece, let alone through a convincing
... Read more
The Logos

by Mark de Silva ...

Unemployed, lonesome, abandoned by his lover, an obscure artist on the verge of despair begins to question the worth of his craft-until, without warning, he lands the opportunity of a lifetime. Courted by a wealthy patron with enigmatic motives, he yields his talents to corporate interests. In theory, his brief is to sell his soul-to mastermind a publicity campaign for a line of products designed ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Unemployed, lonesome, abandoned by his lover, an obscure artist on the verge of despair begins to question the worth of his craft-until, without warning, he lands the opportunity of a lifetime. Courted by a wealthy patron with enigmatic motives, he yields his talents to corporate interests. In theory, his brief is to sell his soul-to mastermind a publicity campaign for a line of products designed
... Read more
Sketch by Sketch

A Creative Path to Emotional Healing and Transformation

by Sheila Darcey ...

Transform your life, process your emotions, and find joy in Sheila Darcey's Sketch by SketchDuring a difficult time in her life, author Sheila Darcey found that the act of sketching and freestyle drawing—of giving a physical form to her thoughts, emotions and ideas—was an impactful way to process what she was feeling. One simple sketch became a daily practice and developed into a meditative and ... Read more

$14.39 USD

Transform your life, process your emotions, and find joy in Sheila Darcey's Sketch by SketchDuring a difficult time in her life, author Sheila Darcey found that the act of sketching and freestyle drawing—of giving a physical form to her thoughts, emotions and ideas—was an impactful way to process what she was feeling. One simple sketch became a daily practice and developed into a meditative and
... Read more
Cute Chibi Mythical Beasts & Magical Monsters

Learn How to Draw Over 60 Enchanting Creatures

by Phoebe Im ...

Series series Cute and Cuddly Art
Create your own chibi world with fun and adorable step-by-step drawing exercises, including over 60 fantasy creatures and characters featuring different accessories, clothing, facial expressions, and poses.These fantasy creatures and animals will make you squeal with delight! Chibi is Japanese slang for “short,” and the characters in Cute Chibi Mythical Beasts & Magical Monsters live up to this ... Read more

$15.99 USD

Create your own chibi world with fun and adorable step-by-step drawing exercises, including over 60 fantasy creatures and characters featuring different accessories, clothing, facial expressions, and poses.These fantasy creatures and animals will make you squeal with delight! Chibi is Japanese slang for “short,” and the characters in Cute Chibi Mythical Beasts & Magical Monsters live up to this
... Read more
Dracopedia Legends

An Artist's Guide to Drawing Dragons of Folklore

by William O'Connor ...

Series series Dracopedia
Learn to draw colossal dragons and legendary heroes!It was a stormy night in Northern Wales when I and my apprentice, Conceil, had to take shelter in an old stalkers cottage along Caernarfon Bay. A peat fire was lit, and our guide, Sir Geoffrey Guest, regaled us with ancient stories of dragons while, outside, the gale battered the coastline....What follows is a retelling of classical legends, ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Learn to draw colossal dragons and legendary heroes!It was a stormy night in Northern Wales when I and my apprentice, Conceil, had to take shelter in an old stalkers cottage along Caernarfon Bay. A peat fire was lit, and our guide, Sir Geoffrey Guest, regaled us with ancient stories of dragons while, outside, the gale battered the coastline....What follows is a retelling of classical legends,
... Read more
Pastel Pointers

Top 100 Secrets for Beautiful Paintings

by Richard Mckinley ...

Top Secrets for Beautiful Pastel PaintingsRichard McKinley has been a professional artist for over 35 years. Factor in nearly as many years of teaching experience, and that adds up to a whole lot of know-how to share. In Pastel Pointers, he lays it all out: information on tools, materials, color, composition, landscape elements, finishes and more.• Compiles the best of McKinley's popular Pastel ... Read more

$17.99 USD

Top Secrets for Beautiful Pastel PaintingsRichard McKinley has been a professional artist for over 35 years. Factor in nearly as many years of teaching experience, and that adds up to a whole lot of know-how to share. In Pastel Pointers, he lays it all out: information on tools, materials, color, composition, landscape elements, finishes and more.• Compiles the best of McKinley's popular Pastel
... Read more

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