Every artist dreams of drawing people with the skill of an Old Master. In this DVD & book, professional artist Joy Thomas reveals classical drawing secrets while teaching foolproof composition skills for a structured beginning. Working your way through a portrait study from life, you will learn a number of techniques to improve your confidence & enable you to create a realistic likeness using massing techniques that establish form with a minimal use of line. Develop your own skills as you watch this award winning portrait artist explain & demonstrate comparative measuring, simplified shape-maps, the use of plumb lines & how to identify & correct mistakes. While this unique drawing demonstration is a "must see" for portrait painters, it contains a wealth of valuable information for all artists of all genres. DVD: 75mins Please note this DVD title is only available in PAL format & therefore is unlikely to play in North America, Japan, South Korea & some of the Pacific Islands. However, all DVDs will play on personal computers & laptops. Author: Joy Thomas Tape Length: 75mins ...

Every artist dreams of drawing people with the skill of an Old Master. In this DVD, professional artist Joy Thomas reveals classical drawing secrets while teaching foolproof composition skills for a structured beginning. Working your way through a portrait study from life, you will learn a number of techniques to improve your confidence & enable you to create a realistic likeness using massing techniques that establish form with a minimal use of line. Develop your own skills as you watch this award winning portrait artist explain & demonstrate comparative measuring, simplified shape-maps, the use of plumb lines & how to identify & correct mistakes. While this unique drawing demonstration is a "must see" for portrait painters, it contains a wealth of valuable information for all artists of all genres. DVD: 75 mins Please note this DVD title is only available in PAL format & therefore is unlikely to play in North America, Japan, South Korea & some of the Pacific Islands. However, all DVDs will play on personal computers & laptops. Author: Joy Thomas Tape Length: 75 mins ...

A comprehensive look at materials & brush strokes, starting with the absolute basics. Lavishly illustrated with step-by-step paintings. You will easily complete each of the six projects. Book: Paperback. 56 pages. Colour throughout Author: Charles Evans ISBN: 0953422429 ...

Breathe life into your animal drawings! " Drawing animals is more than just making a realistic drawing, it's about capturing an animal's essence in a way that makes it come alive on the paper" With over 30 years experience, observing & drawing animals in nature
- acclaimed wildlife artist Doug Lindstrand has distilled his knowledge & expertise into key lessons for drawing any animal in a charming, realistic style. Nothing intimidating herestarting with easy sketches, you'll learn to gradually refine basic shapes into lifelike dogs, wolves, sheep, deer, horses, bears & many other magnificent creatures. Northlight
- Paperback
- 144 Pages
- Part Colour Author: Doug Lindstrand ISBN: 1581807287



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Discover how to use your camera as a tool to gather information, capture a fleeting moment & determine colour, perspective & tone. Follow the practical advice to get the most from your equipment, whether you are choosing a camera, editing photos or creating your own photographic sketchbook. Packed with invaluable guidance on working from a range of photographic references & using oils, acrylics, watercolours & coloured pencils to achieve successful paintings. Step by step demonstrations track a painting from initial photograph to successful artwork, showing you how to adapt your skills to landscapes, buildings, figures, flowers, still life & animals. Book: David & Charles. Hardback 128 Pages. Colour throughout Author: Susie Hodge ISBN: 9780715328002 ...

The essential reference for the practising artist. The first implement that springs to mind in the context of drawing is the humble pencil. This is a highly versatile tool, & ideal for quick sketches. But there are many other exciting drawing media, from charcoal, Indian ink, & conte for monocrome work, to vast ranges of coloured pencils, pastels & coloured inks for more "painterly" effects. - A complete guide to drawing media, from pencils & charcoal to pastels & coloured inks. - Learn how to achieve exciting & unusual effects by combining two or more drawing media. - Over 100 step-by-step demonstrations show ways of tackling tricky subjects. -

Includes:: tips on how to professionally present your work & get it into the marketplace. Book: Search Press. Hardback. 192 pages. Colour throughout Author: Marylin Scott ISBN: 1844480941 Medium: 12 Medium: 20 Medium: 14 Medium: 13

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This is a unique A-Z directory of acrylic techniques with step-by-step guidance on their use. Crammed with step-by-step demonstrations of techniques that show the true versatility of this medium. It will encourage those new to acrylics to try them out & will inspire acrylic artists to experiment with new techniques. A gallery of inspirational acrylic paintings is included to show how the techniques mentioned are applied. Book: Search Press. Paperback. 160 pages. Colour throughout Author: Hazel Harrison ISBN: 0855329610 Medium: 15 ...

This book provides a comprehensive step-by-step visual analysis of all major calligraphic techniques, from Foundational hand & Uncials to Gothic, Italic & Copperplate. An inspirational gallery of work by leading calligraphers demonstrates how, when & what style of calligraphy best suite a given subject. Basic design principles are explained, together with coverage of equipment & materials. An indispensable source book for all aspiring calligraphers of whatever level of expertise! Book: Search Press. Paperback. 192 Pages. Colour throughout Author: Diana Hardy Wilson ISBN: 9781844488100 ...

There are hundreds of watercolour paints available, with widely varying characteristics, appearances & names. This book cuts through the confusion & means that you can identify those best suited to your style of work, affording you far greater choice & control & allowing you to build a balanced palette of exceptional colours. Understand the properties of pigments, from single-pigment paints to special hue mixtures, from grainy sedimentary pigments that allow granulation to opaque & transparent colours. Learn how to choose & use a wide range of creative palettes, each with an explanation of the colours & their qualities, advice on mixing & step-by-step painting demonstrations. Discover the colours & techniques used by other artists in each of the subject-specific galleries. Book: Search Press. Paperback. 128 pages. Colour throughout Author: Jan Hart ISBN: 9781844482931 Medium: 1 ...

A step-by-step visual directory of drawing techniques which provides you with everything you need to fully realise your ambitionns. Detailed photographic sequences explore pencil, charcoal, pen & technical pen techniques, including shading, building up, blending, hatching, highlighting, stippling & more. Coloured pencils, chalks, pastels, & pens & ink are also covered with inspirational pictures across a full range of subject matter, including landscapes, buildings, figures, animals, flowers & still life. Techniques are discussed in detail including layering, feathering, burnishing, linear marks & pointillism. The use of paint & brushes is less obvious in a book on drawing, but there are some techniques in which the brush is used to create a line, or to infill a linear shape. These techniques are discussed as well with Gallery examples shown throughout to act as inspiration for the practising artist. Sequences on mixed media, keeping a sketchbook & digital drawing are included too, making this book an invaluable addition to any artists' bookshelf. Hazel Harrison is a practising artist who works in all painting media, often using her own photographs as source of reference. She studied painting at the Guildford School of Art & the Royal Academy of Painting in London. Hazel lives in a small village in the Peak District, & divides her time between painting & writing art instruction books. Book: Search Press. Paperback. 160 pages. Colour throughout Subject: 2 Subject: 1 Subject: 7 Author: Hazel Harrison ISBN: 1844480194 Medium: 12 Subject: 12 Subject: 6 Subject: 8 ...