Draw & Paint Realistic Trees in All Four Seaons Bestselling author & naturalist Claudia Nice is back with another studio essential for every landscape artist. Drawing & Painting Trees in the Landscape features Claudias best tips & techniques for painting trees of all kinds in their natural settings-from the majesty of mountain evergreens to the delicate pink blossoms of cherry trees in spring. With her inspiring artistic style & in-depth visual instruction Claudia starts with the basics showing you how to break down reference photos & open-air vistas into simple shapes colors & textures. Follow along as she skillfully guides you through every step of creating vibrant compositions anchored by glorious trees & foliage including: Drawing & sketching techniques for mapping out successful compositions A variety of basic tree shapes you can reference & copy; featuring more than 40 conifers hardwoods & deciduous trees Proven color mixes for painting an array of vibrant hues-from the many different greens of foliage to the soft pastels of spring blossoms-using watercolor oil acrylics or mixed media Step-by-step instructions on drawing & painting important details such as the weathered textures of bark the sculptural shapes of bare branches in winter aged mossy trunks & more Techniques for working smart in any medium such as using simple watercolor washes for distant foliage adding details with pen & ink & knife painting" in oils for interesting dimensional effects Whether your goal is to make accurate field sketches for your journal paint what you see on your travels through the countryside or just capture familiar views of your own back yard Claudia makes the process fun easy & satisfying. Like a walk in the woods with every step youll relax enjoy & learn something new." ...

Using simple steps & plenty of detail this book shows you how to create beautiful artworks from drawing the basic shapes through to realising your favourite animals in your preferred medium. The author is extremely well-informed on animals; & imparts subtle but vital information on portraying them effectively Multiple media makes it accessible to all artists Drawing titles are popular Animals are a perennial favourite ...

This title presents two new editions of these innovative books each brimming with easy ideas for drawing faces & animals. It contains simple step-by-step instructions that show how to create portraits caricatures & animals using pencils pens pastels & paints. It features quick links that link to websites with handy practical tips examples of faces & animals by real artists & interactive art activities. ...

This is a comprehensive hands-on guide to learning the basic drawing skills needed to successfully create video game art. Drawing Basics for Video Game Art" demonstrates how fine art principles like drawing skills anatomy values & lighting & colour all apply to the creation of artwork for video games. The book features artwork from such hit video games as " Halo Reach" " Zelda" " Super Mario Galaxy 2" " World of Warcraft" " Grand Theft Auto" " Heavy Rain" & " Little Big Planet". Included are examples of classic to contemporary fine art in order to further show the reader the same basic principles still apply to all art forms & that video game art is very much still art." ...

This is a fully revised & updated new version of a popular RSPB handbook to the art & joy of drawing birds. John Busby beautifully conveys his own remarkable ability to capture the grace & motion of living birds illustrating his ideas & suggestions with many examples of his own work. He also uses illustrations from over 45 other talented bird artists to demonstrate a variety of principles & techniques. The text covers a wealth of topics including choice of media sketching from life composition & different ways of interpreting the subject matter. This is a beautiful & inspiring book which will appeal to aspiring artists & anyone who has ever been entranced by the beauty of birds. ...

Drawing Cartoons" provides invaluable support for anyone who has ever dreamed of drawing cartoons but lacks the confidence. Taking the approach that anyone can draw the author leads the reader through the steps of putting together cartoon figures showing for example how a simple box shape can be transformed into a cartoon dog or how a basic stick figure can convey a range of emotions. The book contains interviews with professional cartoonists who are household names such as Mac of " The Daily Mail" Matt of " The Telegraph" & Gerald Scarfe." ...

Suitable for budding cartoonists of all ages this drawing book provides simple step-by-step instructions that show how to produce colourful cartoons ranging from simple animals & people to superheroes & comic strips. It

Includes:: hints & tips for making cartoons look humorous or dynamic.

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A young woman returns from holiday to find her elderly neighbour dead on the floor. A heart attack seems the likely cause but Commissario Brunetti is not so sure & decides to take a closer look. Soon he discovers that she was part of an organization that cares for abused women & that her apartment was a safe-house. Convinced that this is the lead he has been looking for Brunetti begins his search for answers. But as he sets out to discover the truth behind her death he is drawn into a decades-old story of lies & deceit that has blighted love & ruined lives
- & has claimed this innocent woman as its newest victim. Brunetti's investigation takes him deep into the dark heart of his beloved Venice.
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This is a new edition of this innovative book brimming with easy ideas for drawing faces. Simple step-by-step instructions show how to create portraits caricatures & cartoons using pencils pens pastels & paints. Quicklinks link to websites with handy practical tips examples of faces & animals by real artists & interactive art activities. ...

A vivid & powerful diary of life in the trenches The horrors of war in the trenches are brought to life with a rare immediacy & power through the diary of soldier & artist Len Smith. Enduring battles such as those at Loos & Vimy Ridge Len survives with a mixture of whimsical humour bravery & sheer good luck. Len enlisted as an infantryman in the City of London Regiment on his 23rd birthday 22 September 1914. During the war years he kept a journal on scraps of paper which he hid in his trousers to smuggle home at the end of the war. At the same time he added to his thoughts with colour sketches of the people & places he encountered. ...