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The velvety strokes of pastel have enchanted fine artists for more than a century. From airy strokes to bold marks and soft hues to vibrant shades, the versatility of pastel makes it suitable for a wide range of subjects and moods. Now anyone can experience this multi-dimensional medium with “The Art of Pastel”. Inside this comprehensive guide, five artists provide instruction for using soft, hard, and oil pastel-each sharing his or her unique...
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Discover the secrets to drawing, painting, and illustrating the undead in How to Draw Zombies. From the pages of great literature to Hollywood movies, zombies are appearing everywhere. Now aspiring artists can bring them to life, so to speak, by learning to render them with pencil, paint, and digital image-editing software. How to Draw Zombies gets into all the gory details, such as creating bloodshot eyes, forming robust brows, and imitating the...
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Understanding how to effectively use color is the first step to becoming a well-rounded artist. “Special Subjects: Basic Color Theory” is your guide.
A perfect resource for new artists and art hobbyists, ‘Basic Color Theory” demonstrates the color wheel at work and covers all the essentials, including complementary, primary, secondary, and tertiary colors, hue, saturation, and value, color mood, temperature, and schemes, and how to create...
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Covering more than 100 techniques and mediums for drawing, painting, and mixed media, “The Everything Art Handbook” is an all-inclusive, go-to resource for artists of all skill levels.
A refreshing, accessible compendium of art materials and techniques, “The Everything Art Handbook’ is the perfect all-inclusive resource for beginning artists wanting to experiment and play with a variety of art mediums and techniques.
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5) The Complete Book of Mixed Media Art: More than 200 fundamental mixed media concepts and techniques
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Featuring a wide variety of mixed media techniques, including drawing and painting, stamping, stitching, ephemera, encaustics, collaging, journaling, and more, The Complete Book of Mixed Media Art is the perfect resource for artists exploring the many ways they can expand their artistic horizons with mixed media art. Each technique is presented with simple step-by-step examples of how to wield basic art tools and materials to effect both traditional...
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Art Studio: Faces & Features introduces beginning artists and art enthusiasts to the art of drawing and painting heads, faces, and expressions using a variety of mediums.
Drawing and painting heads, faces, and expressions can be an intimidating prospect for a beginning artist. Art Studio: Faces & Features is here to help, with more than 50 tips, techniques, and step-by-step projects that will have you creating expressive faces and mastering textures...
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Learn to draw faces, features, and figures in graphite, with inspiration from 4 accomplished artists.
Packed with practical advice, helpful tips, and fundamental techniques, this comprehensive, 144-page book is an essential resource to which artists of all skill levels will refer again and again. “The Art of Drawing People” comprises instruction from a group of four experienced artists who demonstrate the processes of drawing the human head and...
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Art Studio: Horses & Ponies makes the art of drawing and painting this evergreen art subject accessible and easy for everyone.
Including more than 50 step-by-step projects of a wide range of horses and ponies, beginning artists will learn the basics of working with graphite and colored pencil; acrylic, oil, and watercolor; pastel; and pen and ink.
By experimenting with these different tools and techniques, artists will build their artistic skill...
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With helpful tips and easy to follow step-by-step lessons, “The Complete Beginner's Guide to Drawing Animals” is the perfect resource for artists looking to hone their drawing style and technique.
“The Complete Beginner's Guide to Drawing Animals” starts with a thorough introduction to the essential tools and materials artists need to get started, including different types of pencils, sketchbooks, papers, erasers, and more. This helpful resource...
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From pencil, to paint, to mixed media, no medium is left untouched in Art Studio: Dogs, a perfect choice for artists who are just getting started. Love art and dogs? Now you can get the best of both of worlds with Art Studio: Dogs. Created especially with beginning artists and art enthusiasts in mind, this engaging book includes a variety of fun and unique drawing, painting, and mixed media projects designed to help you transform your love of canines...
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