Synopsis: Discusses the history and characteristics of color and pigment, how paints and colors are created, the relationship between color and emotion, safety issues, and digital applications.

Synopsis: Capture the Charm and Tranquility of the CountryNothing pleases the eye and stirs the senses quite like landscape paintings. Now you can experience the joy and satisfaction of painting your own charming country scenes with this complete step-by-step guide.Inside you'll find 10 start-to-finish painting demonstrations that empower you to paint a range of realistic pastoral scenes, from dancing waterfalls and mountain pines to fragrant fields and…

Synopsis: If you love horses as much as you love to draw, this book will make you holler Giddy up! With step by step instructions for more than 60 drawing projects, The Ultimate Guide to Drawing Horses provides something for every horse fanatic. Projects include many favorite and exotic breeds, show horses in action, beautiful nature scenes, and tips for drawing horse faces, manes, and other key features. Grab a sketchpad and climb in the saddle.

Synopsis: Few artistic subjects can compete with the vibrant, colorful splendor of the ocean and its inhabitants. Now kids can learn to re-create their own underwater world with the award-winning Sea Creatures, where they’ll find easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions for drawing 25 different aquatic creatures of all shapes and sizes. Starting with basic shapes and following through to finished illustrations, kids can learn to re-create their own…

Synopsis: This book shows you how to take the guesswork out of your painting and start painting smart.

Synopsis: This is the latest addition to the Collins' best-selling Learn to Paint series, by popular artist Hazel Soan, focusing on one of the most important aspects of painting - how to portray light, atmosphere and mood in watercolour paintings.

Synopsis: American Library Association's 2005 Best List - Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult ReadersEver wanted to draw manga but didn't know where to start?Ever felt there's something not quite right with your drawing but not sure what?Draw Your Own Manga: All the Basics is the book for you! The textbook of choice at Tokyo Animation College-the leading school for manga artists in Japan, it covers all the basic information you need to get started on…

Synopsis: Depicts a variety of masks and how they can be made from papier-mâché, construction paper, string, and other materials. Includes related activities.

Synopsis: In this guide for paperfolders of all skill levels, internationally renowned author John Montroll applies his single-square, no-cuts, no-glue approach, to one of the most popular style of origami models. Clear directions and approximately 480 black-and-white illustrations show how to create charming versions of a swan, flamingo, duck, stork, goose, and many other popular birds.

Synopsis: I can't draw faces is a sentence that art teachers are very used to hearing. In fact anyone can, drawing faces is no different from drawing a vase of flowers or a landscape. It's a question of looking and seeing without any preconceptions. Bearing in mind this false idea that many people have, Susie Hodge introduces the subject at its most basic level. She starts with how to hold the pencil and position the paper, then moves on to composition,…

Synopsis: Annotation Starting with initial sketches and working through to simple techniques and finally to a completed picture, this affecting resourceshowsaspiring paintersallthe necessary skills to paint beautiful watercolor pictures. A simple color theory section addresses and eliminates any mysteries about watercolor paint, with advice on choosing your paints, brushes, papers, sketchbooks, and other materials to master this versatile medium and paint…

Synopsis: Includes how to make a costume portraying a deep-sea diver, a clown, an astronaut, a ballerina, a cowboy, a knight, a roman soldier, a Samurai, a baseball player, a Guatemalan, a pirate, an Egyptian princess, a surgeon, a Bedouin, a Pilgrim, and a Renaissance lady.

Synopsis: Ten of the most useful and decorative alphabets, compiled by noted designer Carol Belanger Grafton. Styles include: Roman Stencil, Futura Black, and more. Introduction, instructions.

Synopsis: Describes the process of building a house including buying the land, drawing up plans, and the actual construction.

Synopsis: DIVLearn how to make 100 beautiful flowers, from lifelike to fanciful, with How to Make 100 Paper Flowers! These creations are perfect for weddings and other celebrations, and this comprehensive guide brings you a wide variety of techniques and styles. Step-by-step instructions are accompanied by color photos and diagrams; techniques include general crafting (cut, shape, and glue), origami, and quilling. All patterns are included! Color your…

Synopsis: Explains the principles and techniques of still life painting and drawing and offers professional advice on selecting materials, medium, and subject arrangement

Synopsis: Discovering oil painting [Jan 01, 1971] Cherepov, George

Synopsis: Shows examples of watercolors by great artists, tells how to develop one's creativity, and discusses sketches, washes, and color

Synopsis: All you need to know to get started: how to choose and collect materials, the basic embroidery stitches; variations on the basic stitches; special projects and many other ideas for your own designs.

Synopsis: The how-to handbook that exactly explains and illustrates the step-by-step processes for drawing complete, succesful landscapes and seascapes and teaches the fundamentals of good composition as well as the separate picture elements. This guide combines the simplest kind of scenery sketching with the most complex renderings to give every artist, beginner or professional, essential scenery drawing techniques.More than 900 diagrams, pictorial…