Arts / Art

Drawing for the Absolute Beginner: A Clear & Easy Guide to Successful Drawing

von Mark Willenbrink & Mary Willenbrink

This inspiring book makes drawing in a realistic style easier than you may think and more fun than you ever imagined!

Authors Mark and Mary Willenbrink (Watercolor for the Absolute Beginner) cover it all—from...

How to See, How to Draw: Keys to Realistic Drawing

von 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,...

Surface Treatment Workshop: Explore 45 Mixed-Media Techniques

von Darlene Olivia McElroy & Sandra Duran-Wilson

Breaking the Surface

Pondering how to begin a new piece of art? Surface Treatment Workshop has the answer! The authors of Image Transfer Workshop are back to show you 45 stepped-out mixed-media techniques that...

Your Artist's Brain: Use the right side of your brain to draw and paint what you see - not what you think you see

von Carl Purcell

Overcome the obstacles to your artistic expression

Improving your artwork can be as simple as learning how to trust your eyes. Your Artist's Brain shows you how to portray even the most complex subjects by focusing...

An Illustrated Journey: Inspiration From the Private Art Journals of Traveling Artists, Illustrators and Designers

von Danny Gregory

Travel + Sketching = Inspiration

When we travel, we don't want to follow the same itinerary as everyone who's come before us. We want to feel like explorers, adventurers in undiscovered territory. And that's...

Journeys To Abstraction: 100 Paintings and Their Secrets Revealed

von Sue St. John

We don't have to know what a painting is if we know how it makes us feel. A fun, fascinating survey of abstract art, Journeys to Abstraction offers a behind-the-scenes look at how contemporary artists break...

Keys to Drawing

von Bert Dodson

Anyone who can hold a pencil can learn to draw.

In this book, Bert Dodson shares his complete drawing system—fifty-five "keys" that you can use to render any subject with confidence, even if you're a beginner....

Draw More Furries: How to Create Anthropomorphic Fantasy Creatures

von Jared Hodges & Lindsay Cibos

Draw Fabulous Furries!

Furries are so much fun to draw, people have been doing so for thousands of years. By crossing animal traits with human, you can create some fantastic characters with distinct personalities....

Zentangle Untangled: Inspiration and Prompts for Meditative Drawing

von Kass Hall

Unwind, Tangle and Relax!

In Zentangle Untangled, Kass Hall introduces you to the fun and relaxing "doodling" process of Zentangle©--an engaging art form that uses repetitive patterns to create striking works...

Mastering Manga with Mark Crilley: 30 drawing lessons from the creator of Akiko

von Mark Crilley

It's THE book on manga from YouTube's most popular art instruction Guru!

There's more to manga than big, shiny eyes and funky hair. In these action-packed pages, graphic novelist Mark Crilley shows you step-by-step...

Mastering Manga, How to Draw Manga Faces

von Mark Crilley

Mastering Manga, How to Draw Manga Faces is an excerpt from Mastering Manga With Mark Crilley. True manga style is about more than big eyed characters, but Mark's lessons ensure that you can get them right,...

Journal Fodder 365: Daily Doses of Inspiration for the Art Addict

von Eric M. Scott & David R. Modler

Art Journal Adventures!

Learn how to journal your exceptional story. Life is not always extraordinary in all its details, but it is the sum of those ordinary events that add up to extraordinary lives. The journal...

Doodles Unleashed: Mixed-Media Techniques for Doodling, Mark-Making & Lettering

von Traci Bautista

Doodle, draw, paint and play!

With Doodles Unleashed, you'll discover wildly new ways to bring doodling center-stage! Traci Bautista teaches you how to use doodling as a meditative exercise, a raw form of expression...

Calligraphy Magic: How to Create Lettering, Knotwork, Coloring and More

von Cari Buziak

Transform ordinary handwritten pieces into unique, artistic keepsakes, Calligraphy Magic makes the art of decorative lettering fun and achievable—even if you're a beginner.

Take it one simple pen-stroke at...

Lee Hammond's Big Book of Acrylic Painting: Fast, easy techniques for painting your favorite subjects

von Lee Hammond

Basic Acrylic Instruction—Amazing Results!

This resource is packed with the best of Lee Hammond's lessons and tips on working with acrylics, including more than 80 step-by-step exercises and demonstrations...

Start Sketching & Drawing Now: Simple techniques for drawing landscapes, people and objects

von Grant Fuller

A complete course for the can't-wait-to-get-started beginner!

Got the urge to draw? What are you waiting for?! Getting started is as easy as 1-2-3 with Grant Fuller's Start Sketching & Drawing Now! Packed full...

2013 Artist's & Graphic Designer's Market

von Mary Burzlaff Bostic

All the Tools You Need to Build a Successful Art Career!

2013 Artist's & Graphic Designer's Market is the must-have reference guide for any artist who wants to establish or expand a career in fine art, illustration...

The Ultimate Guide To Colored Pencil: Over 40 step-by-step demonstrations for both traditional and watercolor pencils

von Gary Greene

With this easy-to-use handbook, best-selling author Gary Greene provides you with instant access to his best tips, tricks and techniques for creating exceptionally realistic colored pencil artwork. Whether you're...

Fast Sketching Techniques: Capture the Fundamental Essence of Elusive Subjects

von Rankin David

It can happen at any moment - A powerful light effect. A telling gesture. A unique posture.

When you're struck by am image or impression you want to use in your art, you must record it - quickly! - before it's...

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

von Carrie Stuart Parks & Rick Parks

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...