So many of us daydream about being able to create artwork, particularly pencil and charcoal drawings, but we just don’t know how to get started. How does an artist do all that blending, and shading, and contrasting? It all seems so complicated. But, in this book, you will see that it is not as hard as it may seem. Simple instructions will show you how to create your very own portrait drawing, by teaching you the techniques experienced artists use to complete their pencil masterpieces. Do y...

It can happen at any moment - A powerful light effect. A telling gesture. A unique posture.When you're struck by am image or impression you want to use in your art, you must record it - quickly! - before it's gone. But what's an artist to do when there's no time for a carefully rendered drawing or even a good photo? Some quick field sketching, that's what!This book will revolutionize the way you sketch. David Rankin reveals the simple secre...

PERSPECTIVE: Using the Grid System for Interior Design SketchingThis electronic book is a rewrite of the original paper book, rewritten by the author Donald Gerds, for electronic reading devices. Both books teach basic perspective drawing using the grid system with a focus on doing interior design. The grid system is a simple and efficient way of learning perspective quickly and accurately with a minimum of work and effort.This E-Book will enable you to sketch an interior o...

Announcing the new revised edition of the classic industry reference! Landscape Graphics is the architect’s ultimate guide to all the basic graphics techniques used in landscape design and landscape architecture. Progressing from the basics into more sophisticated techniques, this guide offers clear instruction on graphic language and the design process, the basics of drafting, lettering, freehand drawing and conceptual diagramming, perspective drawing, section el...

A dragon artist's guide to better drawingMagnificent and powerful creatures, these dragons be, with bone-crushing jaws and razor-sharp teeth, it's difficult to tell whether you're dealing with a hotheaded nature or a wise and benevolent beast. Therein lies the trouble with drawing them from life. Make your dragon portraits more authentic (while avoiding loss of life and limbs) with the help of this guide. A follow-up to the fiercely popular DragonArt, this...

A primer for design professionals across all disciplines that helps them create compelling and original concept designs by hand--as opposed to on the computer--in order to foster collaboration and win clients. In today's design world, technology for expressing ideas is pervasive; CAD models and renderings created with computer software provide an easy option for creating highly rendered pieces. However, the accessibility of this technology means that fewer designers know how to draw by han...

Learn how to add your own thumbprint to the ever-changing zombie legend with the secrets to drawing, painting, and illustrating the undead.From the pages of great literature to Hollywood movies, zombies are appearing everywhere. Now aspiring artists can bring them to life, so to speak, by learning to render them with pencil, paint, and digital image-editing software. How to Draw Zombies gets into all the gory details, such as creating bloodshot eyes, formin...

Using step-by-step instruction on how to draw Japanese manga and anime zombies, vampires, and monsters, best-selling author Christopher Hart teaches artists how they can create their own spooky manga characters.With the occult running rampant in today's television, movies, and other media, it's no wonder that the scary, monstrous, and dark characters of manga have become so popular. From drawing monster eyes to goth boys, Manga for the Beginner Midnight Monsters teaches ar...

Drawing Birds for BeginnersStep by Step Guide to Drawing BirdsTable of ContentsDrawing toolsWarming upDrawing Birds with PencilKiwiPenguinParts of a bird's Wing layersDrawing with Ink (pen)HornbillPeacockOwlColoring with Color PencilsVultureLammergeyer/ Bearded VultureCassowaryKingfisherColoring with WatercolorsBlue-Winged KookaburraCassowary in water...

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 ...

Collage, paint and draw to explore a new side of mixed-media art and go off the beaten path!Celebrate the day-to-day journey of life as you create imaginative mixed-media projects. In Collage, Paint Draw, you will learn how to use heart-felt images as a starting point to jump into the world of mixed-media art, materials and techniques. Using symbols such as the heart, the home, a child's toy, and a vintage dress, you'll learn to try something (everything!) new. You'll lear...

This book is ideal for anyone with an interest in the visual character of the cities and buildings that frame our lives.Expert art tutor and writer Matthew Brehm helps you capture the life of the places where you work and spend your free time, and the places you visit in your travels. The skills and strategies presented here will help you make a visual record of the urban places you experience, and help you learn about these places in the process.***Draw Bu...