If you can write your name you have enough touch to learn to draw. Let Mark Linley inspire you to pick up your pencil & create a magical masterpiece. His positive approach secures quick accurate results & ever-growing confidence. Learn to look properly & get the basic outlines correct; include the key features but simplify what you see; understand how shading (such as dot stipple or cross-hatching) can transform a sketch; get the eye level right & see how a grid helps with the composition. Whatever you want to draw
- a beautiful holiday scene a lifelike portrait of your family or favorite pet or even a funny cartoon to illustrate a birthday card
- Mark Linley shows in this new edition of his bestselling book everything you need to succeed.

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The new How To Draw" series takes a highly visual & practical approach to drawing. Learn how to draw a variety of big cats in group scenes & different postures. The titles feature ten step-by-step instructions for each art project. Duotone line illustrations make each step easy. They include background information on the subject being drawn. Different drawing media are used including pencil pen crayon paints & charcoal with clear instructions for each. The series covers a comprehensive range of popular subjects with sections on material composition perspective & technique. " Big Cats & the National Curriculum" encourages children to record from first-hand observation experience & imagination & explore ideas. It teaches children to try out tools & techniques & apply these to materials & processes including drawing. It helps achieve the goals of the Scottish Standard Curriculum 5-14 promoting positive attitudes to learning knowledge understanding & appreciation of the world & skills in literacy." ...

The How to Draw" series takes a highly visual & practical approach to drawing. Learn how to draw a variety of cars
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Because people can be amused by the human" traits in animals they have been a source of humour for cartoonists. This book teaches an easy method for capturing the forms & expressions of animals. It begins by showing how to create simple drawings with just a few strokes of the pen. Following the basic shapes the book then goes on to depict animal personalities that are based on their physical traits. Many different species are covered from the exotic to the domestic. A final selection shows how animals can be turned into "human" characters that stand upright & wear clothes. Christopher Hart is the author of " How to Draw Cartoons for Comic Strips" " Making Funny Faces" & " Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Cartooning but Were Afraid to Draw"." ...

Learn to draw the fun way! Like almost everyone in the world you are bursting with raw artistic talent just waiting to be released. In a few deft sweeps of your pencil capture the character of your victim. Use swift strokes to create a face that has instant appeal. Exaggerate the features to make a comical caricature. Brighten up someones day with your own tiny bit of magic! Yes you can do it " says Mark Linley "and I show you exactly how!"" ...

How to Draw Comic Book Heroes & Villains" contains everything you need to know about creating super-powered images & gives you the inside scoop on the comic book biz. Comics luminaries Frank Mc Laughlin Gray Morrow Frank Springer & Alexander Morrissey reveal the secrets of drawing heroic anatomy designing powerful & convincing fight scenes inventing really bad villains using special effects techniques interpreting a script depicting advanced weaponry & much much more. Youll learn what to include in a winning portfolio the shortcuts to landing your first job & how the business really works. Also featured is an exclusive interview with Jim Salicrup the renowned former Marvel editor & now associate publisher & editor-in-chief of Topps Comics who shares his insights on the business revealing the qualities that he & other comic book editors look for when hiring new artists. Every comic book fan collector & artistic hopeful will find this essential reference impossible to put down." ...

A comprehensive practical guide to digital manga & anime suitable for both complete beginners & experienced digital artists. An informative introduction covers all the equipment you will need with step-by-step guides to using the tools of Adobe Photoshop to create different effects. It also covers the translation of manga characters to the screen in the creation of anime including the software you will need pre-production & animation. ...

There is no text
- just simple shapes built up in clear stages little by little. This visual & practical approach will have you
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The imaginative ideas & step-by-step instructions featured in this first drawing book will enable children to create satisfying pictures of dinosaurs
- scaly ones fierce ones & cute ones.

Includes:: lots of suggestions for different techniques that children might like to try such as finger-painting potato-printing collage & cartoons.


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This delightful introduction to drawing dogs completely demystifies the drawing process. It shows how images can be built up easily from initial geometric shapes right through to the finished animals. Susie Hodges

Includes:: a good selection of popular breeds & she uses a helpful two colour method that clearly shows every line & curve of the step-by-step pictures. Even absolute beginners will find themselves creating great drawings when they use this book & there is much to inspire more experienced artists too. It is an invaluable guide for anyone interested in this subject.

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