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The Urban Sketching Handbook: Understanding Perspective

Easy Techniques for Mastering Perspective Drawing on Location

by Stephanie Bower ...

A good sketch starts with good bones—this guide from an architectural illustrator shows how to think like an architect and master accurate perspective.This book in the Urban Sketching Handbook series uses drawings and simple steps to explain the often challenging and overwhelming concepts of perspective in practical and useful ways for on-site sketching. Most books are either too abstract or don't ... Read more

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A good sketch starts with good bones—this guide from an architectural illustrator shows how to think like an architect and master accurate perspective.This book in the Urban Sketching Handbook series uses drawings and simple steps to explain the often challenging and overwhelming concepts of perspective in practical and useful ways for on-site sketching. Most books are either too abstract or don't
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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
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Drawing & Painting Flowers

A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Beautiful Floral Artworks

by Jill Winch ...

Learn how to capture the beauty of nature in pencil, pen and watercolour with this inspiring guide from award-winning botanical artist Jill Winch. The first half of the book shows you how to capture the shape, form and texture of a wide range of flowers and their leaves in pencil and in pen and wash. The second part shows how to work in watercolour, the medium of choice for most botanical artists, ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Learn how to capture the beauty of nature in pencil, pen and watercolour with this inspiring guide from award-winning botanical artist Jill Winch. The first half of the book shows you how to capture the shape, form and texture of a wide range of flowers and their leaves in pencil and in pen and wash. The second part shows how to work in watercolour, the medium of choice for most botanical artists,
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The Joy of Botanical Drawing

A Step-by-Step Guide to Drawing and Painting Flowers, Leaves, Fruit, and More

by Wendy Hollender ...

A gorgeous, easy-to-follow, and inspiring guide to stunningly realistic botanical drawing that covers everything you need to draw our natural world.Achieve amazingly realistic and vibrant botanical illustrations, from flowers so dazzling you feel as if you might be able to smell them, to tomatoes that look as if they've just been picked from the garden. Wendy Hollender is known for her vivid, ... Read more

$7.99 USD

A gorgeous, easy-to-follow, and inspiring guide to stunningly realistic botanical drawing that covers everything you need to draw our natural world.Achieve amazingly realistic and vibrant botanical illustrations, from flowers so dazzling you feel as if you might be able to smell them, to tomatoes that look as if they've just been picked from the garden. Wendy Hollender is known for her vivid,
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Fashion Drawing

Discover How to Illustrate Like the Experts

by Judith Cheek, Noel Chapman ...

Do you dream of becoming a fashion designer? This inspirational, practical and stylish introduction to the industry reveals what it takes to become a first-rate fashion illustrator. Including sections on templates and poses, fabrics, accessories and clothing design, Fashion Drawing offers instruction in the full range of skills required to reach a professional standard. In addition to providing ... Read more

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Do you dream of becoming a fashion designer? This inspirational, practical and stylish introduction to the industry reveals what it takes to become a first-rate fashion illustrator. Including sections on templates and poses, fabrics, accessories and clothing design, Fashion Drawing offers instruction in the full range of skills required to reach a professional standard. In addition to providing
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A Perfect Red

Empire, Espionage, and the Quest for the Color of Desire

by Amy Butler Greenfield ...

“You’ll finish [Greenfield’s] book with new respect for color, especially for red. With A Perfect Red, she does for it what Mark Kurlansky in Salt did for that common commodity.”—Houston ChronicleInterweaving mystery, empire, and adventure, Amy Butler Greenfield’s masterful popular history offers a window onto a world far different from our own: a world in which the color red was rare and precious ... Read more

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“You’ll finish [Greenfield’s] book with new respect for color, especially for red. With A Perfect Red, she does for it what Mark Kurlansky in Salt did for that common commodity.”—Houston ChronicleInterweaving mystery, empire, and adventure, Amy Butler Greenfield’s masterful popular history offers a window onto a world far different from our own: a world in which the color red was rare and precious
... Read more
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

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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
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Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain

The Definitive, 4th Edition

by Betty Edwards ...

A revised edition of the classic bestselling how to draw book. A life-changing book, this fully revised and updated edition of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain is destined to inspire generations of readers and artists to come.Translated into more than seventeen languages, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain is the world's most widely used instructional drawing book. Whether you are ... Read more

$14.99 USD

A revised edition of the classic bestselling how to draw book. A life-changing book, this fully revised and updated edition of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain is destined to inspire generations of readers and artists to come.Translated into more than seventeen languages, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain is the world's most widely used instructional drawing book. Whether you are
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The Urban Sketching Handbook 101 Sketching Tips

Tricks, Techniques, and Handy Hacks for Sketching on the Go

by Stephanie Bower ...

Series Book 101 - Urban Sketching Handbooks
Master the challenges of drawing on location with this collection of insider know-how and expert tips and techniques.Illustrator, architect, and international workshop instructor and Urban Sketcher Stephanie Bower has collected 101 of her best insider drawing tips, hacks, and techniques and shares them in this fully illustrated, portable book. Learn shortcuts to getting your perspective right, ... Read more

$14.39 USD

Master the challenges of drawing on location with this collection of insider know-how and expert tips and techniques.Illustrator, architect, and international workshop instructor and Urban Sketcher Stephanie Bower has collected 101 of her best insider drawing tips, hacks, and techniques and shares them in this fully illustrated, portable book. Learn shortcuts to getting your perspective right,
... Read more
An Artist's Guide: Basic Drawing Skills

An Artist's Guide, #1

by Diane Dobson Barton ...

Series Book 1 - An Artist's Guide
This is not a book on how to draw a specific item. It is much more! Rather, this is a book that introduces you to drawing skills, enabling you to draw anything you want. With a strong foundation in your drawing ability, it enriches all areas of your work in the visual arts.It includes:LinesTextureShapesGesture DrawingValueFormCompositionLinear PerspectiveProportionsPortraitureReductive ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This is not a book on how to draw a specific item. It is much more! Rather, this is a book that introduces you to drawing skills, enabling you to draw anything you want. With a strong foundation in your drawing ability, it enriches all areas of your work in the visual arts.It includes:LinesTextureShapesGesture DrawingValueFormCompositionLinear PerspectiveProportionsPortraitureReductive
... 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
How to See, How to Draw

Keys to Realistic Drawing

by Claudia Nice ...

Imagine having the ability to draw any subject with precision, detail and expression. With Claudia's help, you can do it! In How to See, How to Draw, you will discover how to tap into your powers of observation, strengthen your hand-eye connection, and draw the world around you with new skill and accuracy. Just take it one step at a time.Claudia is an expert teacher, breaking down complex ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Imagine having the ability to draw any subject with precision, detail and expression. With Claudia's help, you can do it! In How to See, How to Draw, you will discover how to tap into your powers of observation, strengthen your hand-eye connection, and draw the world around you with new skill and accuracy. Just take it one step at a time.Claudia is an expert teacher, breaking down complex
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Escuela de dibujo manga (Manga Drawing School)

by Mei Yu ...

¡Aprende a dibujar manga con más de 50 clases de dibujo, desde caras fáciles y poses sorprendentes hasta escenas llenas de acción!Escuela de dibujo manga te trae todos los consejos, trucos y conocimientos imprescindibles para desarrollar tus habilidades como dibujante de acuerdo con las nuevas tendencias en el arte manga.En el interior de este libro de manga para todas las edades, encontrarás ... Read more

$12.99 USD

¡Aprende a dibujar manga con más de 50 clases de dibujo, desde caras fáciles y poses sorprendentes hasta escenas llenas de acción!Escuela de dibujo manga te trae todos los consejos, trucos y conocimientos imprescindibles para desarrollar tus habilidades como dibujante de acuerdo con las nuevas tendencias en el arte manga.En el interior de este libro de manga para todas las edades, encontrarás
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Chibi Art Class

A Complete Course in Drawing Chibi Cuties and Beasties - Includes 19 step-by-step tutorials!

by Yoai ...

Series series Cute and Cuddly Art
In Chibi Art Class, renowned anime artist Yoaihime teaches you the art of chibi, step by adorable step.Anime artist Yoaihime has captivated a huge audience with her adorable chibi drawings, and now she's ready to share her secrets with you! Chibi is Japanese slang for "short," and that's an appropriate description for these tiny doll-like creatures.In this book, you'll find tutorials on recreating ... Read more

$14.39 USD

In Chibi Art Class, renowned anime artist Yoaihime teaches you the art of chibi, step by adorable step.Anime artist Yoaihime has captivated a huge audience with her adorable chibi drawings, and now she's ready to share her secrets with you! Chibi is Japanese slang for "short," and that's an appropriate description for these tiny doll-like creatures.In this book, you'll find tutorials on recreating
... Read more
Pokemon - Missão Arco-iris

by Maira Machado ...

Livro de Colorir – Criaturas de Batalha e Aventuras Mergulhe em um mundo cheio de criaturas incríveis, batalhas eletrizantes e jornadas inesquecíveis. Este livro de colorir traz 61 páginas inspiradas em monstrinhos de bolso adorados por fãs de todas as idades. Cada página é uma nova oportunidade de dar vida a personagens cheios de carisma e poderes únicos, com traços que despertam a criatividade e ... Read more

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Livro de Colorir – Criaturas de Batalha e Aventuras Mergulhe em um mundo cheio de criaturas incríveis, batalhas eletrizantes e jornadas inesquecíveis. Este livro de colorir traz 61 páginas inspiradas em monstrinhos de bolso adorados por fãs de todas as idades. Cada página é uma nova oportunidade de dar vida a personagens cheios de carisma e poderes únicos, com traços que despertam a criatividade e
... Read more
30-Minute Portrait Drawing for Beginners

Easy Step-by-Step Lessons and Techniques for Drawing Faces

by Portrait Drawing ...

Learn to draw portraits with easy thirty-minute lessons.Do you want to develop the skills to create detailed and expressive portraits? This book makes it easy! Each page guides you through short, at-home lessons on how to draw realistic faces. As you work your way through step-by-step instructions for everything from choosing supplies to outlining a face and sketching each feature, you'll start to ... Read more

$12.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Learn to draw portraits with easy thirty-minute lessons.Do you want to develop the skills to create detailed and expressive portraits? This book makes it easy! Each page guides you through short, at-home lessons on how to draw realistic faces. As you work your way through step-by-step instructions for everything from choosing supplies to outlining a face and sketching each feature, you'll start to
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How to Draw Your Dragon

by Sergio Guinot ...

$7.99 USD
Fantasy Genesis Characters

A creativity game for drawing original people and creatures

by Chuck Lukacs ...

Conjure creatures and characters from your imagination!To generate fantasy characters and inhabitants that populate an imaginary world, sometimes you need a little creative fuel...and a 20-sided die.Fantasy Genesis Characters is a choose-your-own-adventure game where a roll of the dice decides what type of creature you create. Each chapter expands on mimicking the observable world to engineer ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Conjure creatures and characters from your imagination!To generate fantasy characters and inhabitants that populate an imaginary world, sometimes you need a little creative fuel...and a 20-sided die.Fantasy Genesis Characters is a choose-your-own-adventure game where a roll of the dice decides what type of creature you create. Each chapter expands on mimicking the observable world to engineer
... Read more
Zen Doodling

by David Williams ...

Series series Idiot's Guides
Doodling isn't necessarily a mindless pursuit. There's hidden discipline, order, and joy behind artful scribbles. Idiot's Guides: Zen Doodling gives readers beautiful, full-color instruction and all they need to start using ordered, repeated "tangle" designs that are great creative expressions and works of art unto themselves. The book includes step-by-step instructions for drawing more than 20 ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Doodling isn't necessarily a mindless pursuit. There's hidden discipline, order, and joy behind artful scribbles. Idiot's Guides: Zen Doodling gives readers beautiful, full-color instruction and all they need to start using ordered, repeated "tangle" designs that are great creative expressions and works of art unto themselves. The book includes step-by-step instructions for drawing more than 20
... 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
Adult Crossword Puzzles

by Gregory Hilderbrand Jr. ...

Adult Crossword Puzzles by Gregory Hilderbrand Jr. is the perfect way to relax, challenge your mind, and enjoy hours of brain-boosting fun.Designed specifically for adults, this crossword puzzle book offers a wide range of engaging and thought-provoking puzzles that help improve vocabulary, memory, and problem-solving skills. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned puzzle lover, you'll find the ... Read more

$4.99 USD

Adult Crossword Puzzles by Gregory Hilderbrand Jr. is the perfect way to relax, challenge your mind, and enjoy hours of brain-boosting fun.Designed specifically for adults, this crossword puzzle book offers a wide range of engaging and thought-provoking puzzles that help improve vocabulary, memory, and problem-solving skills. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned puzzle lover, you'll find the
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Holbein the Younger: 100 Master's Drawings

by Blagoy Kiroff ...

Hans Holbein the Younger was German painter, draftsman, and designer renowned for the precise rendering of his drawings and the compelling realism of his portraits. Holbein was one of the greatest portraitists and most exquisite draftsmen of all time. Holbein was associated early on with the Basle publishers and their humanist circle of acquaintances. In Basle, Holbein was also active in designing ... Read more

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Hans Holbein the Younger was German painter, draftsman, and designer renowned for the precise rendering of his drawings and the compelling realism of his portraits. Holbein was one of the greatest portraitists and most exquisite draftsmen of all time. Holbein was associated early on with the Basle publishers and their humanist circle of acquaintances. In Basle, Holbein was also active in designing
... Read more
Drawing for the Absoute Beginner

by Massey Carole ...

Series series Absolute Beginner Art
If you have ever wanted to learn to draw but lacked the confidence to start, then this is the book for you.An accomplished artist with many years of experience in teaching, author Carole Massey will have even the most hesitant of beginners picking up the skills and techniques needed to start drawing. The book is a complete drawing course, designed to help you progress from simple techniques such ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

If you have ever wanted to learn to draw but lacked the confidence to start, then this is the book for you.An accomplished artist with many years of experience in teaching, author Carole Massey will have even the most hesitant of beginners picking up the skills and techniques needed to start drawing. The book is a complete drawing course, designed to help you progress from simple techniques such
... Read more
Essential Human Anatomy for Artists

A Complete Visual Guide to Drawing the Structures of the Living Form

by Ken Goldman ...

Series series For Artists
Study human anatomy to translate nature into drawings that are both anatomically accurate and artistically beautiful.Essential Human Anatomy for Artists is an anatomy course in a book that’s designed to offer you new tools to help you understand the connections between exterior forms and deeper structures.Along with demonstrations of key materials are in-depth discussions of the skeleton and the ... Read more

$19.49 USD

Study human anatomy to translate nature into drawings that are both anatomically accurate and artistically beautiful.Essential Human Anatomy for Artists is an anatomy course in a book that’s designed to offer you new tools to help you understand the connections between exterior forms and deeper structures.Along with demonstrations of key materials are in-depth discussions of the skeleton and the
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