Learn how to draw seven geometric star patterns from around the Islamic world, using only a pencil, straight edge, and a pair of compasses. Patterns featured are from Baghdad, Fes, Cairo, Konya, Delhi and Damascus. Suitable for ages 9 and up. No calculations are necessary.The least complicated way of learning Islamic geometric design is to understand and use the same techniques that craftsmen in the Islamic world have used for centuries. These craftsmen were not mathematicians; they...

Level UP and master more manga with YouTube's most popular art instructor, Mark Crilley!It's here!The highly anticipated follow-up to the best-selling Mastering Manga provides everything you need, regardless of your skill-level, to learn how to draw manga like a pro.Graphic novelist and YouTube's most popular art instructor Mark Crilley is back to lead you on your artistic journey. No matter what your experience, Master...

Expand your exploration of the Zentangle process with Zentangle 2, Expanded Workbook Edition! Inside you'll find more than 40 new tangle patterns and border designs to use in embellishing scrapbooks, sketchbooks, journals, cards, paintings, quilts, and more. Discover the possibilities of decorating words and turning simple line drawings like butterflies and animals into exquisite art. Use the new interactive workbook section to play, experiment, and create. Tantalizing color bring...

How to Draw a Dragon: "Cautiously approach the dragon, offer it a piece of candy or a little sister, and draw while it happily munches away."From the artist behind the wildly popular NeonDragonArt.com, DragonArt will help you create mythical beasts that awe, delight, and disturb the sweet dreams of little ones. Armed only with your trusty pencil and ink pen, you will begin your artistic quest by conquering a super-easy dragon that even the densest of wyver...

You are here.The original book, Graff, put you in touch with your creative style. Graff 2 is here to help you find your creative soul. Is it wildstyle or bubble letters? Flat or three-dimensional? Black and white or full color?Delving deeper into the elements covered in his first book, graffiti artist Scape Martinez brings you into his world, sharing his approach to letters, color and design. From working it out with paper and pens to work...

Drawing Insects For BeginnersStep by Step Guide to Drawing BugsTable of ContentsDrawing toolsWarming upPencilRhino Beetle 9=Snail- eating Ground BeetleStag BeetleInk (pen & marker)Leaf InsectGrasshopperDomino CockroachColorBluebottle FlyPangkin DragonflyBlue Morpho ButterflyAuthor BioStep by step methods to make drawing easy for the beginner. Look over our shoulde...

Transform lines and simple shapes into strikingly textured pencil illustrations of a wide variety of flowers.In this comprehensive guide, acclaimed artist William F. Powell invites you into his artistic world as he shows you how to render a variety of beautiful flowers in pencil. After sharing helpful tips for choosing materials, shading with pencil, and creating floral arrangements, he explores drawing techniques with step-by-step demonstrations that feature his ow...

Beginners' #1 favorite book on drawing in perspective!Ever wanted to learn how to draw in perspective?Are you a complete beginner to art and drawing?Do you feel like most drawing books on perspective are unnecessarily complex?"Draw In Perspective By This weekend" is a simple book, targeted for beginner and intermediate artists. The language and drawings are simple, and the concepts are EASILY understandable.If you follow this book, you WILL be able to ...

Includes sections from two of the most popular Lee Ames titles: Draw 50 Boats, Ships, Trucks & Trains and Draw 50 Airplanes.

A fresh and accessible book that will appeal to all those interested in learning to draw, or who wish to hone their skills. Barrington Barber takes as his starting point the belief that anyone - whatever their experience - can learn to draw well. Starting with an introduction to different drawing materials and mark making, he goes on to show people can use line, tone and proportion to create convincing, realistic drawings.

Classic Sketchbook: Cats shows how it's done by showing museum-quality works, then coaching you to try the techniques with the help an expert's suggestions.Whether scribbling out a quick sketch with minimal detail, or making a finished portrait where every silky hair and polished whisker stands out, the best cat artists can capture the very essence of feline-ness. How do they do it?Firsthand observation of cats will tell you a lot ...

Art, inspiration and insights from 100+ modern-day masters!Line is arguably the most fundamental and direct element in art, and also the most expressive--as personal as handwriting. Strokes of Genius 4 explores the artistic linework of more than 100 contemporary masters. These artists tell the stories of their varied subjects through strong verticals and sweeping diagonals, quick staccatos and loose, sensuous strokes. Captions share insights on how they us...