Category: Art How To

Artist, illustrator, and teacher Hugh Laidman shows how simple and rewarding it can be to draw two of the most challenging of artistic subjects -- the male and female figures.
A brief review of anatomical structure is followed by detailed illustrations and clear instructions for rendering line, tone, structure, and form in a variety of techniques. Explanatory drawings, practice exercises, and step-by-step photographs are used to discuss sketching, sustained and contour drawing, working with charcoal or pastels, as well as finding and posing models and drawing people of different ages and et...
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Stan Lee's How to Draw Superheroes: From the Legendary Co-creator of the Avengers, Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, and Iron Man

By: Lee, Stan

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Watson-Guptill: July 2013

Seller ID: 483806

ISBN: 0823098451

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Like New

The third installment in comics icon Stan Lee's series showing readers how to draw some of the most exciting and dynamic superheroes of all time.

Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, Iron Man, the Incredible Hulk, and the Avengers all share a common trait -- these hugely popular Marvel Comics superheroes were co-created by the legendary Stan Lee. Now, Lee shows readers everything they'll need to make their own mighty superheroes, just like his classic creations. Lee exposes his secret tools and techniques for bringing strong, inspiring heroes and heroines to life. He even shows aspir...
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No More Secondhand Art

By: London, Peter

Price: $5.00

Publisher: September 2016

Seller ID: 434169

ISBN: 0877734828

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

This book is about using art as an instrument of personal transformation, enabling us to move from an inherited to a chosen state of being. Peter London offers inspiration and fresh ideas to artists, art students, and art teachers--as well as to people who think they can't draw a straight line but want to explore the joys of creative expression. Inside every person, he believes, there is an original, creative self that has been covered over by secondhand ideas, borrowed beliefs, and conditioned behavior. By freeing the capacity for visual expression--a natural human language possessed by every...
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Color, Environment, and Human Response: An Interdisciplinary Understanding of Color and Its Use As a Beneficial Element in the Design of the Architectural Environment (Interior Design)

By: Mahnke, Frank H.

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold: April 1996

Seller ID: 469353

ISBN: 0442019351

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

Zentangle, the Inspiring & Mindful Drawing Method

By: Marbaix, Jane

Price: $6.00

Publisher: Arcturus: January 2014

Seller ID: 430218

ISBN: 1435156838

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Art of Drawing with Pencil, Pen and Brush

By: Martin, David Stone/Grumbacher

Price: $2.00

Seller ID: 409747

ISBN: B409

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques: Fifth Edition, Revised and Updated

By: Mayer, Raplh

Price: $17.50

Seller ID: 482617

ISBN: 0670837016

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

Since 1940, when it was originally published, The Artist's Handbook has been indispensable for thousands of practicing artists and art students. The book has remained continuously in print through many editions and has some more than a quarter of a million copies. It is, as American Artist Magazine calls it, the "artist's bible," an invaluable reference for the painter, sculptor, and printmaker. During the past few years, however, new art movements and new research have led to many changes in the technology of artist's materials. With the assistance of Mayer's widow, Bena, and hi...
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Marker Magic: The Rendering Problem Solver for Designers

By: McGarry, Richard M/Madsen, Gre

Price: $6.00

Seller ID: 396373

ISBN: 0471284343

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

Discover the art of rendering with markers through:
* Profiles of top rendering pros, their techniques, and examples of their best work.
* 65 Tips, Tricks, and Techniques you can use right now to improve your next design presentation.
* Specific color combinations for rendering wood, brick, foliage, skies, chrome and other materials.
* 40 Mini-Lessons with demonstrations of solutions to everyday rendering problems.
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Acrylics (Step by Step Art)

By: Monahan, Patricia,Clouse, Wendy

Price: $4.00

Publisher: Hamlyn (UK): December 1999

Seller ID: 480845

ISBN: 0600599523

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Capture different shapes in a still life of watering cans and flowerpots, or a seascape view with clouds and rocks. Try a Boater and Blazer to master angular and straight folds, or a street scene, self-portrait, and others. Bonus: advice on using acrylics to get the same effects as watercolors and oils. Techniques covered include stippling, scumbing, sponging, wet on wet, masking, and glazing.
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Art of Lettering with Pen & Brush

By: Ottino, Larry/Grumbacher Libra

Price: $2.00

Seller ID: 409750

ISBN: B411

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

The Big Book of Realistic Drawing Secrets: Easy Techniques for drawing people, animals, flowers and nature

By: Parks, Carrie Stuart,Parks, Rick

Price: $10.00

Publisher: North Light Books: June 2009

Seller ID: 456672

ISBN: 1600614582

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

This is the book that can teach anyone to draw (yes, even you )

If you're not getting the kind of true-to-life results you want in your drawings (or if you can't even draw a straight line), Carrie and Rick Parks can help. As award-winning teachers, they have a proven game plan for helping artists of all levels overcome common problems and see immediate improvement in their work. As professional composite artists, they know the tricks and tools for achieving incredibly lifelike results. In this friendly, foolproof guide to drawing, they share it all:

Easy-to-mast...
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Artists' Journals and Sketchbooks: exploring and creating personal pages

By: Perrella, Lynne

Price: $7.00

Publisher: August 2011

Seller ID: 469228

ISBN: 1592530192

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Creative souls want and need a special place for recording and decoding their interior world--a place to download all their creative ideas, a place to remember the events of the day, or a place to doodle, to draw, and to dream. This book is for all these people--it's an engaging and intimate glimpse into the personal pages of a wide variety of select artists and journal keepers whose works not only provide visual delight and inspiration but evidence the intensity and devotion that such personal journals invite.
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The Craft and Art of Clay: A Complete Potter's Handbook

By: Peterson, Jan,Peterson, Susan

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Laurence King Publishing: April 2012

Seller ID: 443707

ISBN: 1856697282

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Widely considered to be the most comprehensive introduction to ceramics available, this book contains numerous step-by-step illustrations of all ceramic techniques to guide the beginner, as well as inspirational ceramic pieces from international potters. For the more experienced ceramist, there is a wealth of technical detail on glaze formulas and temperature conversions which make the book an ideal reference. To quote one review: "I am a studio potter and would not be without it."
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300 Drawing Prompts

By: Piccadilly

Price: $5.00

Seller ID: 453270

ISBN: 1620098512

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

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Composition in Art

By: Poore, Henry Rankin

Price: $6.50

Publisher: September 2013

Seller ID: 472582

ISBN: 0486233588

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

A painting's technique, color, and perspective may all be excellent, yet the painting will fail unless its composition succeeds. Composition is the harmonious arranging of the component parts of a work of art into a unified whole. Henry Poore examines the works of old masters and moderns in this book and uses these examples to explain the principles of compositions in art.
All the paintings that the author analyzes are illustrated in the text -- 166 illustrations, including 9 in full color. Thirty-two diagrams by the author accompany his textural discussion of such topics as the importan...
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Portrait Inspirations: A Collection of Drawing and Painting Ideas for Artists

By: Quarry Books

Price: $6.00

Publisher: November 2009

Seller ID: 472601

ISBN: 1564963837

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

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How to Draw What You See

By: Reyna, Rudy De

Price: $9.50

Publisher: August 2010

Seller ID: 474259

ISBN: 0823023753

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

When it was originally published in 1970, How to Draw What You See zoomed to the top of Watson-Guptill's best-seller list--and it has remained there ever since. "I believe that you must be able to draw things as you see them--realistically," wrote Rudy de Reyna in his introduction. Today, generations of artists have learned to draw what they see, to truly capture the world around them, using de Reyna's methods. How to Draw What You See shows artists how to recognize the basic shape of an object--cube, cylinder, cone, or sphere--and use that shape to draw the object, no matter how...
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Lifelike Heads (Drawing Made Easy)

By: Richlin, Lance

Price: $6.00

Publisher: Walter Foster: September 2008

Seller ID: 439118

ISBN: 1600580661

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Learn to draw amazingly realistic portraits in seven easy stages
This book is the perfect guide for creating lifelike representations of the human head in graphite. Experienced artist Lance Richlin begins by explaining drawing tools and materials, shading techniques, and the important anatomical structures of the head. Following these basics, he shows how to light the subject, block in and render each feature of the face, and address a variety of expressions-from subtle smiles to toothy grins. Then he guides the reader through four impressive projects, showing how to develop a lifelik...
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Calligraphy Alphabets Made Easy

By: Shepherd, Margaret

Price: $5.00

Publisher: November 2016

Seller ID: 477744

ISBN: 0399512578

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

This book is a totally new concept in learning and improving calligraphy skills. It presents a new lettering challenge for each day of the year; 365 in all (plus a bonus for Leap Day), ranging from 'angular Italic' to 'turned Celtic.' These alphabets are the perfect program for beginners learning the art of beautiful writing. They also offer the best form of practice and improvement for experienced calligraphers.
In addition to daily practice, a practical lettering project is presented for each week. There are 52 in all, ranging from wholly creative projects such as designing an award for a ...
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Category: Art How To