This is the how-to guide for becoming a better artist and a more attentive naturalist. In straightforward text complemented by step-by-step illustrations, dozens of exercises lead the hand and mind through creating accurate reproductions of plants and animals as well as landscapes, skies, and more. This book provides clear, practical advice for every step of the process for artists at every level, from the basics of choosing supplies to advanced techniques. While the book’s advice will improve the skills of already accomplished artists, the emphasis on seeing, learning, and feeling will make this book valuable—even revelatory—to anyone interested in the natural world, no matter how rudimentary their artistic abilities.Ways to use your journal to enhance curiosity, creativity, and sharpen your naturalist’s eye.Simple techniques to improve your visual memory and help you draw what you see.Lessons on how to use graphite, pen, watercolor and gouache for fast field sketches.Lessons on how to draw wildflowers, trees, mushrooms, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, insects, landscapes, seascapes, and skies.Paperback, 8.5 x 11, 368 pages, with full-color and black-and-white illustrations throughout.

    It explores basic materials and instruments; fundamental properties of strokes and pen control; key elements of shading; and indispensable techniques for creating vibrant textures. As a bonus, a chapter is devoted to what the author refers to as, the secret Line of Balance. This book is not just written to instruct but also to intrigue and inspire enthusiasts of pen and ink drawing.

    Inside you will find simple illustrations that cover the necessities of drawing cool stuff. Specific exercises are provided that offer step-by-step guidelines for drawing a variety of subjects. Each lesson starts with an easy-to-draw shape that will become the basic structure of the drawing. From there, each step adds elements to that structure, allowing the artist to build on their creation and make a more detailed image. Starting with the basic forms, the artist is provided a guide to help see objects in terms of simplified shapes. Instructions for shading to add depth, contrast, character and movement to a drawing are then covered. The varieties of texture and pattern that can be included in an artwork offer another layer of interest and depth to a design. These elements are necessary to indicate the way something looks like it feels in a work (texture) or creating the repetition of shapes, lines or colors (patterns). Illustrated optical illusions involve images that are sensed and perceived to be different from what they really are, showing examples of how the mind and the eyes can play tricks on each other. All you need is a piece of paper, a pencil and an eraser and you are ready to draw cool stuff. Once the drawing is complete, it can be colored, shaded or designed in any way you like to make it original. Following these exercises is a great way to practice your craft and begin seeing things in terms of simple shapes within a complex object.

    Are You Up to the Challenge? With just watercolors, colored pencils, and white gouache, artist Mark Crilley takes you step-by-step through his process for producing stunning, hyperrealistic recreations of everyday items. Based on Crilley’s mega-popular “Realism Challenge” YouTube videos, The Realism Challenge contains thirty lessons demonstrating how to render mirror-like duplicates in the trompe l’oeil tradition of everything from shells, leaves, and candy bars to your very own still life arrangements. Each lesson builds off the previous one, as you’ll master essential artistic techniques like creating drop shadows, adding highlights, and building from light to dark. Learn the secrets of one of hyperrealism’s biggest stars. Come take . . . The Realism Challenge!

    Obsessed with perfection, many wind up treating their sketchbooks more like portfolios than playgrounds. In Drawing Is Magic, author John Hendrix teaches aspiring and advanced artists to find their unique visual voices and become creative daredevils. Through his freeing, offbeat Drawing Is Magic: Discovering Yourself in a Sketchbookexercises, drawers learn a sophisticated philosophy of creative thinking—in a way that is totally accessible and fun. Also by John Hendrix: Miracle Man

         Fine-art instruction books do not usually focus on anatomy as it relates to movement, despite its great artistic significance. Written by a long-time expert on drawing and painting human anatomy, Classic Human Anatomy in Motion offers artists everything they need to realistically draw the human figure as it is affected by movement. Written in a friendly style, the book is illustrated with hundreds of life drawing studies (both quick poses and long studies), along with charts and diagrams showing the various anatomical and structural components. This comprehensive manual features 5 distinct sections, each focusing on a different aspect of the human figure: bones and joint movement, muscle groups, surface form and soft tissue characteristics, structure, and movement. Each chapter builds an artistic understanding of how motion transforms the human figure and can create a sense of expressive vibrancy in one's art.From the Hardcover edition.

    Once mastered, it will reward you with the pleasure of creating striking works of art of infinite variety. This book is a culmination of many years of teaching. Through it, I set out to clear up widespread misconceptions about painting with watercolors. These common confusions hold watercolor artists back from achieving their full potential. Full of practical advice and techniques, my aim is to simplify watercolor painting to assist you in your personal watercolor adventure. Enjoy the journey!

    It's partly about learning how to draw a set of straight lines that meet at a point, but it's not filled with lots of dull, dry theory (although it does explain how it all works). Instead, it gives you tons of fun, practical exercises, and encourages you to play with them, so that learning how to draw in perspective is effortless and easy. Put your observational skills to the test with: Image Quizzes: take a pen and draw in all the vanishing points onto the book itselfPerspective Chambers: draw objects onto an existing scene, keeping it all in the right perspective--sort of like 3D doodlingUnique exercises with more than 100 vanishing points to figure outBy the time you've completed this book, you will have a keen understanding of how perspective really works. Plus, you'll learn how to look at the world around you, see what's really there, and spot where those invisible straight lines may be located. It will become like a sixth sense to you--one that will add depth and meaning to all of your artistic pursuits.

    Non-software specific, it is packed with everything today's 3D artist needs to know to tackle the difficult task of recreating the human form in 3D. Starting with 2D references, and moving on to practical and advanced 3D sculpting—including topology and animation preparation—every stage in the creation of an ideal male and female figure is covered. Featuring established artists such as Chris Legaspi and Mario Anger, there are also several master projects for an informative and in-depth overview of the 3D sculpting process, showing how the ideal human form can be adapted to fit any shape!

    In addition to these new drawings, Omphalos include the best of previous master Kim's erotic drawings as a bonus material. The book cover is made of the highest quality leatherette with gorgeous grain patterns of human torso. The sketch collection is printed on ultra high quality rendezvous white paper which represents the highest printing lucidity with the best whiteness.

    Author Eliott Lilly uses his own student work as a teaching tool along with personal experiences to help you on your journey. From finding the right school and getting the most out of your education, to preparing your portfolio and landing your first job, the advice and strategies Eliott offers are organized for easy reference and review. The book also features an extensive list of resources that students will find useful, as well as interviews with renowned concept artists David Levy, Sparth, Stephan Martiniere, Ben Mauro, and Farzad Varahramyan, all offering their own invaluable advice. With his firsthand knowledge about the ins and outs of the video game industry, Eliott Lilly is an exceptional guide who can help prepare you for the long journey toward realizing your ambitions."

    In Sketching from the Imagination: Sci-fi, a selection of fifty talented traditional and digital artists, ranging from industry legends to talented up-and-comers, have been chosen to share their sketches and reveal the ideas, inspirations, and techniques behind their creative processes.Continuing the high-quality format of 3dtotal Publishing's previous successes, Sketching from the Imagination: An Insight into Creative Drawing and Sketching from the Imagination: Fantasy, this new title is dedicated to fantasy's sibling genre, sci-fi, in all its forms. From doodles of robots and aliens to concept designs for spaceships and speculative life-forms, including rendered drawings of invented worlds, Sketching from the Imagination: Sci-fi presents a handpicked collection of the best sketches and drawings by sci-fi artists from across the globe—each with their own unique style and approach to the genre.Each artist presents an impressive showcase of images from their sketchbooks, accompanied by their own enlightening commentary, and page upon page of useful tips, techniques, creative insights, and invaluable advice for getting your ideas out of your brain and onto the page. Sketching from the Imagination: Sci-fi is not only a must-have resource for any concept designer's shelf, but a stunning compilation of drawings that will delight sci-fi fans and any admirer of beautiful artwork.

    Foreword by Aaron Blaise.www.theyoussefdrawingsyllabus.comBring movement, life, and believability to your drawings. Samantha Youssef's Movement & Form brings greater understanding of the gesture and body mechanics of a pose, and trains the artist to carry those qualities through in the design and aesthetic of the figure in his or her drawings. The Youssef Drawing Syllabus has been a successful program that has produced excellent results in professional and amateur artists alike around the world. The concepts in Movement & Form are explained in a clear and structured method that is easily understood and absorbed. Drawing is a language. The tools acquired in Movement & Form give you mastery of the grammar and vocabulary of gesture drawing so that you are able to express the full range of your artistry in your work.www.theyoussefdrawingsyllabus.com

    It's a way for the authors of this book to revisit the basic foundations of their craft and to share some of the knowledge learned over the years.100 tips, including 22 new book-exclusive tips.Normand Lemay and Griselda Sastrawinata-Lemay is a husband and wife team currently working as feature animation artists at the Walt Disney Animation Studio.

    Now, for the first time, this international sensation brings his amazing skills to the page to teach his techniques for creating realistic drawings. With detailed, step-by-step instructions for drawing surfaces and textures such as metals, gemstones, flowers, water, glass, and more, this stunning book gives deeper insight into the process of drawing astounding, true-to-life images.

    You are perpetually covered in cat fur. Your shelves are full of feline-themed books, knickknacks, and toys. You’re not a crazy cat person. You’re a feline enthusiast! That means that you’ll love the more than 50 prompts, doodling exercises, and fun facts about cats in Doodling for Cat People. This book is designed to get your creative juices flowing—and your pen and pencil moving! Don’t think too much about the prompts; just start drawing cat-related doodles and see where your imagination takes you. There’s no such thing as a mistake in doodling! Professional illustrator Gemma Correll’s simple, unique, and whimsical approach is sure to inspire, entertain, and guide you through doodling, regardless of your artistic skill level. Find inspiration for drawing different types of cats, cats in outfits, cats in action, and even kitty accessories in Doodling for Cat People. This book demonstrates how to draw whimsical kitties, while encouraging you to develop your own style and techniques.  Portable and interactive with plenty of doodling pages, this quirky book is perfect for any creative on-the-go cat lover. All you need to get started doodling is this book and a pencil. The books in the Doodling for… series are designed to appeal to seasoned artists and doodle enthusiasts alike. Professional illustrator Gemma Correll packs each book with more than 50 fun and inspirational prompts, doodling exercises, and fun factoids. Her simple, unique, and whimsical approach inspires, entertains, and guides artists of all skill levels.

     Captivating creative minds the world over, the art of the Zentangle evokes meditation practices to create seemingly complicated line drawings that are actually easy to learn. These 101 step-by-step Zentangle patterns will help you relax while creating approachable and beautiful works of art. Beginners will learn everything about getting started—from materials and tools to basic terminology and techniques. Those who have tangled before will gain inspiration from the variations presented by Winkler and her tangling friends from around the globe, including Zentangle founders Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas. Along with tips for mastering the craft and behind-the-tangle stories from designers, this compendium of patterns will provide you with hours of instruction.  With The Great Zentangle Book, keep up to date on current Zentangle trends with new, delicate bijou tiles and find inspiration for your own Zentangle artwork while learning fascinating information and techniques. Relax, and set your creative mind free as each pen stroke brings you a little closer to your center.

    Here she explains both scientific botanical illustration and the looser botanical art, and covers materials, collecting and preserving plant specimens, drawing and painting techniques, magnification, using dividers, drawing from life, composition, light and shade and tranferring drawings. She goes on to discuss painting leaves, flowers, cactii and succulents, wildflowers, trees and plates for Curtis's Botanical magazine. A chapter on travel drawings gives a flavour of the author's passion and worldwide experience. There is a helpful section on suitable subjects for beginners and a glossary of terms. The text is highly illustrated throughout with beautiful paintings.

    Individual chapters highlight topics such as Foreshortening, Light & Shadow, Heads, Drapery, and more, with a stimulating foreword by flourishing artist, Mary Sauer. The Quick Pose includes tips and instructions on making quick decisions while drawing and identifying landmarks to help pinpoint such things as Weight & Balance and Symmetry. These ultimately aid in carrying out speedy, yet beautifully precise gesture drawings. There is great stress on confident line work throughout the book and on the necessity of being committed. Typical class procedures and model setups are also discussed. The artist’s thoughts on figure drawing are presented along with her push towards the importance of getting an accurate feel of the pose rather than a photographic copy of it. Erin writes about how drawing is relatable to life and contemplates on how to achieve that all-elusive balance in getting both an accurate yet intuitive drawing.

    How to draw close-up cat's face with colored pencil in a realistic style. www.jasminasusak.com

    But what do you do if you don’t have models or photographic reference readily available? In Freehand Figure Drawing for Illustrators, artist and instructor David H. Ross provides an alternative solution, showing you how to master freehand figure drawing without visual reference by using a modern twist on the classic technique of blocking out the human figure in mannequin form. Step-by-step lessons guide illustrators from basic poses (standing, running, jumping) to extreme motions (throwing punches, high kicking). For on-the-go artists, Freehand Figure Drawing for Illustrators allows you complete freedom to bring your figures to life at any time.

    In this, her first book, she shares her painting techniques and methods with you. Learn to use watercolour paints in unusual and surprising ways to create works bursting with vibrancy and beauty.

    In addition to step-by-step instructions by an accredited teacher, special project pages show how to turn tangle artworks into decorations, cards, and gifts.

    The secret world of Gerry Anderson's 21st century vehicles, machinery, and settingsThe perfect book for Gerry Anderson collectors and fans of his shows, Inside the World of Gerry Anderson is the definitive collection including detailed images from Thunderbirds, Fireball XL5, Captain Scarlet, and Joe 90, plus less well known craft and locations seen only in the comic strips.

    Getting the basic shapes right is the first step, and it can be a challenge. Idiot's Guide: Drawing Pets shows readers step by step how to create accurate likenesses of their favorite animals.In this book readers get:-- How-to steps for creating 50 of the most popular pets, with plenty of varieties of dogs, puppies, cats, and kittens, in addition to favorite fish, birds, reptiles, and rodents-even horses.-- Materials and methods needed for simple animal drawings.-- Tutorials on patterns and shadings to make basic drawings more realistic.-- Tips on drawing from life and from photos.-- New strokes shown in second color, making the process easy and fun to learn.-- Help with rendering more complex poses and mastering more difficult body parts.-- The right combination of text and images to make learning to draw easy for people of all learning styles.

    If you love Air Jordan sneakers, you're gonna LOVE this coloring book!Imagine yourself CREATING the colors and designs that you always wanted to see. No matter what your level of artistic skill is, you can have a BLAST coloring the sneakers you love to admire - Air Jordans - and show the world what a FAN you are!If you're a true "Sneakerhead" this is the book for you - For you customizers, save your self hours of time and hassle by sketching out colorways before you have to paint them. This feature alone is worth the price of the book. So whats the benefits of coloring you ask ?Well here are just a few reason1) Improves motor skills.2) Stimulates creativity.3) contributes to better handwriting.4) Color Awareness, recognition and discernment.5) Improve Focus and hand-eye coordination.6) Improved Self Esteem.7) Great for Self Expression.8) Therapy and Stress Relief.9) Improve Sleep. 10) Color Recognition.This book comes with digitally-drawn representations of the famous Air Jordan sneakers from 1 to 23, with TWO identical drawings of each shoe so that you can experiment with different colors of the same designs. This is truly a one-of-a-kind book and will provide hours of fun for fans of all ages.Things you are getting with our books 1) Original Sneaker Designs By Troy DaVinci You Can't Find anywhere else2) Two Pages of each Jordan number, so you can color the same sneaker twice3) Color Jordans from 1-234) Color with Crayon, Color pencil, Watercolor, Color marker 5) Made in the USA!6) High-Quality White Art Paper 7) Sneakerhead collector itemPreview8) Fun for all ages9) Stress Relief Tool For Relaxing 10) Fast Shipping worldwide11) Full 8x11 Page Designs! other books are small 8 x 0.19 12) High-Quality Detail designs This would make the perfect gift for any sneaker lover, and your little one will have a total blast coloring in something other than wide-eyed cartoons. Young or old, this coloring book is sure to fascinate. Let that creativity run wild and let see what cool colorways you can come up with by clicking on the. THE MICHAEL JORDAN OF COLORING BOOKS HAS ARRIVED. We fix the double side complaint now there 1 illustration per page. Get this shoe coloring book that keeps on getting better "ADD TO CART NOW"

    Learn to draw realistic people, using colored pencils.

    Liron is a great believer in the "anyone can do it" approach, and this belief resides in every chapter and page of this book.Inside HOW TO SKETCH LANDSCAPES you will find:- The basic mindset for SKETCHING- The basics of sketching (practical tips)- Landscape Sketching exercises: nature and urban- Liron's super personal approach to teaching sketching Get your copy TODAY and finally learn how to sketch landscapes! Note: How to Sketch Landscapes is based on Liron's book: "How to Sketch". Some contents overlap.

    Exploring everything from the basics of anatomy to the importance of lighting to the way clothing and form work together--there is nothing Lee doesn't help you master.- 30 step-by-step demonstrations ranging from the basics of anatomy to masterful statuary poses to elegant and realistic clothing patterns and styles - Focuses on clothing the body and the way fabric moves and drapes, and the importance of light and shading - Explores a variety of fabric and patterns: lace, stripes, crochet, denim, plaid and much more!

    Over the course of the book, Jasmine Katatikarn and Michael Tanzillo (Senior Lighting TDs, Blue Sky Studios) will train your eye to analyze your work more critically, and teach you approaches and techniques to improve your craft. Focusing on the main philosophies and core concepts utilized by industry professionals, this book builds the foundation for a successful career as a lighting artist in visual effects and computer animation. Inside you'll find in-depth instruction on:　- Creating mood and storytelling through lighting- Using light to create visual shaping- Directing the viewer's eye with light and color- Gathering and utilizing reference images- Successfully lighting and rendering workflows- Render layers and how they can be used most effectively- Specific lighting scenarios, including character lighting, environment lighting, and lighting an animated sequence- Material properties and their work with lighting- Compositing techniques essential for a lighter- A guide on how to start your career and achieve success as a lighting artist　This book is not designed to teach software packages--there are websites, instructional manuals, online demos, and traditional courses available to teach you how to operate specific computer programs.　 That type of training will teach you how to create an image; this book will teach you the technical skills you need to make that image beautiful.　Key FeaturesStunning examples from a variety of films serve to inspire and inform your creative choices.Unique approach focuses on using lighting as a storytelling tool, rather than just telling you which buttons to press.Comprehensive companion website contains lighting exercises, assets, challenges, and further resources to help you expand your skillset.

    After learning the basics for drawing and coloring eyes, hands, feet and other body parts, you'll move on to facial expressions, hair and clothes--the things that will make your characters stand out from the rest. Then, you'll put what you learned to the test as you play the Character Idea Game. Roll the dice to create wacky character combinations like Scary Vampire School Girl or Noisy Winged Knight. Finally, put your characters together in full manga scenes and paneled pages to create a dynamic story. Your crash course to manga drawing begins...NOW! More than 25 step-by-step demonstrations to guide you through creating each body part of your manga characters. Over 130 lessons for facial anatomy, poses, clothing and accessories, and common hairstyles and emotions. Turn your your full-sized manga characters into chibis with easy techniques. Try the character invention game to help you create your own endless supply of unique manga characters and stories.

    Their ideas rarely come spontaneously: rather, the thoughtful designer considers a space from different perspectives or for several seasons, working out spacing, planting, materials, and color schemes in detailed preparatory sketchbooks.For this unique publication, Tim Richardson, Director of the acclaimed Chelsea Fringe gardening festival in London, has selected thirty-seven talented landscape designers who are notable for the immense energy and creativity of their preparatory work. The best samples from their personal sketchbooks are presented alphabetically, along with concise profiles on their training, inspirations, and process. From clear perspective drawings to more abstract, experimental compositions, and quick freehand squiggles on napkins to measured topographical mapping, many of which are works of art in their own right, Landscape and Garden Design Sketchbooks is an insightful, practical guide that allows a peek into the world of leading landscape designers.

    With an estimated population of sixty million, its territory encompasses major urban areas, including Chicago, Detroit, Windsor, Minneapolis, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Toronto, Buffalo, and Montreal. It also boasts a significant cache of natural resources—including one-fifth of the world’s fresh water by surface area—as well as thriving agricultural and manufacturing industries and numerous major research universities.        The culmination of a recent project by the design firm RVTR, Infra Eco Logi Urbanism considers the role of design in shaping the future of the Great Lakes Megaregion. In order to envision regional possibility in an age of renewable energy, escalating mobility, and increasing urbanization, the project assembles regional maps, design propositions, photographs, related architectural projects, and critical writings, all of which explore the region’s key challenges. Rounding out the volume is a foreword that explores the role of transportation infrastructure in the development of the region and an afterword that situates this project within the broader architectural project of imagining possible future worlds.

    Over the course of the book, Jasmine Katatikarn and Michael Tanzillo (Senior Lighting TDs, Blue Sky Studios) will train your eye to analyze your work more critically, and teach you approaches and techniques to improve your craft. Focusing on the main philosophies and core concepts utilized by industry professionals, this book builds the foundation for a successful career as a lighting artist in visual effects and computer animation. Inside you'll find in-depth instruction on:　- Creating mood and storytelling through lighting- Using light to create visual shaping- Directing the viewer's eye with light and color- Gathering and utilizing reference images- Successfully lighting and rendering workflows- Render layers and how they can be used most effectively- Specific lighting scenarios, including character lighting, environment lighting, and lighting an animated sequence- Material properties and their work with lighting- Compositing techniques essential for a lighter- A guide on how to start your career and achieve success as a lighting artist　This book is not designed to teach software packages--there are websites, instructional manuals, online demos, and traditional courses available to teach you how to operate specific computer programs.　 That type of training will teach you how to create an image; this book will teach you the technical skills you need to make that image beautiful.　Key FeaturesStunning examples from a variety of films serve to inspire and inform your creative choices.Unique approach focuses on using lighting as a storytelling tool, rather than just telling you which buttons to press.Comprehensive companion website contains lighting exercises, assets, challenges, and further resources to help you expand your skillset.

    The book features seven step by step baby dragons from basic shapes to finished paintings. Also covered are painting feathers, fur and scales!

    Don't worry about talent--talent is overrated. Anyone can learn how to draw people! There are some wonderful techniques to get you off to a great start. Plus, you'll have a lot of fun in the process. You will learn many methods that artists have been using for centuries! While this book works fine on e-Ink Kindles, tablets or Kindle Fires work the best, especially when you follow along to the exercises and step-by-step tutorials.

    This is not a step-by-step technique book--rather, the doodles in this volume are simplified, modernized and reduced to the most basic elements, offering simple abstract shapes and forms that meld to create fun patterns and designs.This all-in-one pocket-sized sketchbook lets you draw right on the pages making it easy to keep all of your most inspired creations at hand.

    50 artists scattered around the globe have been brought together to share tips about their favorite urban settings, including locations in South America, Europe, Canada, Asia, and beyond. Citified sketchers will be guided through techniques for capturing frenetic street scenes as well as the rare moments of peace found in metropolitan centers with the aid of sections that include basic sketching knowledge, architecture and landscape sketching, common tools and materials, and FAQs about landscape sketching. In addition to this practical knowledge, artists profiles featuring samples of their work, descriptions of their methods, advice on composition and proper material use, and philosophical views on the art of urban sketching provide ample encouragement to inspire any artist to take to the streets.