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Inventive Drawing

Adventures in Drawing and Composition

by Will Weston ...

Craft scenes that communicate story, establish mood, and provide the perfect stage for character action.From renowned artist and instructor Will Weston comes this comprehensive guide to mastering the art of visual storytelling through drawing and composition. Inventive Drawing bridges the gap between basic drawing skills and the professional techniques you need to develop compelling environmental ... Read more

$25.99 USD

Craft scenes that communicate story, establish mood, and provide the perfect stage for character action.From renowned artist and instructor Will Weston comes this comprehensive guide to mastering the art of visual storytelling through drawing and composition. Inventive Drawing bridges the gap between basic drawing skills and the professional techniques you need to develop compelling environmental
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The Urban Sketching Handbook Drawing with a Tablet

Easy Techniques for Mastering Digital Drawing on Location

by Uma Kelkar ...

Series series Urban Sketching Handbooks
In Drawing with a Tablet: Easy Techniques for Mastering Digital Drawing on Location, readers will learn step by step how to create amazing drawings while on the go.In the sixth volume of the Urban Sketching Handbook series, popular artist and workshop instructor Uma Kelkar shows sketchers how to take their digital drawing to the next level. Whether you are new to sketching or wish to try the ... Read more

$13.99 USD

In Drawing with a Tablet: Easy Techniques for Mastering Digital Drawing on Location, readers will learn step by step how to create amazing drawings while on the go.In the sixth volume of the Urban Sketching Handbook series, popular artist and workshop instructor Uma Kelkar shows sketchers how to take their digital drawing to the next level. Whether you are new to sketching or wish to try the
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How to Draw Clothing for Manga

Learn to Draw Amazing Outfits and Creative Costumes for Manga and Anime - 35+ Outfits Side by Side with Modeled Photos

by Naoto Date ...

Take your manga drawings to the next level with amazing outfits and creative costumes. It just takes two details—wrinkles and shadows.In How to Draw Clothing for Manga, you’ll discover how adding a tuck here, a gather there, and hiding some areas in shadow will take your drawings from flat sketches to fantastic illustrations.What you’ll find inside:Basic techniques for drawing a variety of fabric ... Read more

$17.99 USD

Take your manga drawings to the next level with amazing outfits and creative costumes. It just takes two details—wrinkles and shadows.In How to Draw Clothing for Manga, you’ll discover how adding a tuck here, a gather there, and hiding some areas in shadow will take your drawings from flat sketches to fantastic illustrations.What you’ll find inside:Basic techniques for drawing a variety of fabric
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The Manga Artist's Guide to Digital Color & Lighting

Learn to Use Light, Color and Shadows to Achieve Professional Results

by Naoto Date ...

Make your manga pop with captivating colors and striking shadows!Color, lighting and shadows are critical components of effective manga and anime illustrations. From basic principles to step-by-step tutorials, learn the techniques the pros use to create powerful palettes and bold or subtle atmospheric effects.In this highly detailed book, you'll learn how to:Create natural-looking color schemes ... Read more

$13.99 USD

Make your manga pop with captivating colors and striking shadows!Color, lighting and shadows are critical components of effective manga and anime illustrations. From basic principles to step-by-step tutorials, learn the techniques the pros use to create powerful palettes and bold or subtle atmospheric effects.In this highly detailed book, you'll learn how to:Create natural-looking color schemes
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Complete Guide to Drawing Manga & Anime

A Comprehensive 13-Week "Art Course" with 65 Clear and Easy Daily Lessons

by Date Naoto ...

The complete manga, anime and video game "art school" course for beginners!The Complete Guide to Drawing Manga & Anime offers a structured 13-week lesson plan that is typically found in professional drawing classes. With 65 detailed lessons arranged into 13 weekly topics, it's simple to learn the essentials and then progress to higher levels. You can create your own personalized learning ... Read more

$14.99 USD

The complete manga, anime and video game "art school" course for beginners!The Complete Guide to Drawing Manga & Anime offers a structured 13-week lesson plan that is typically found in professional drawing classes. With 65 detailed lessons arranged into 13 weekly topics, it's simple to learn the essentials and then progress to higher levels. You can create your own personalized learning
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The Kingdom of Prep

The Inside Story of the Rise and (Near) Fall of J.Crew

by Maggie Bullock ...

**One of Vogue's most anticipated books of 2023.A quintessentially American fashion narrative about the rise and fall of the first lifestyle brand, J.Crew, and what the company’s fate means for the shifting landscape of the retail industry.Once upon a time, a no-frills J.Crew rollneck sweater held an almost mystical power—or at least it felt that way. The story of J.Crew is the story of the ... Read more

$7.99 USD

**One of Vogue's most anticipated books of 2023.A quintessentially American fashion narrative about the rise and fall of the first lifestyle brand, J.Crew, and what the company’s fate means for the shifting landscape of the retail industry.Once upon a time, a no-frills J.Crew rollneck sweater held an almost mystical power—or at least it felt that way. The story of J.Crew is the story of the
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Star Wars Complete Vehicles New Edition

by Pablo Hidalgo, Jason Fry, Kerrie Dougherty, Curtis Saxton, David West Reynolds, Ryder Windham ...

Explore the epic Star Wars saga through incredible cross-sectionsMore than 100 magnificent cross-section artworks bring the vehicles of Star Wars to life. New cross-sections, amazing detail, and comprehensive text make this the ultimate reference to the craft of a galaxy far, far away....SEE- Poe Dameron's X-wing in action- The terrifying power of Darth Vader's TIE Advanced x1- Obi-Wan Kenobi's ... Read more

$14.99 USD

Explore the epic Star Wars saga through incredible cross-sectionsMore than 100 magnificent cross-section artworks bring the vehicles of Star Wars to life. New cross-sections, amazing detail, and comprehensive text make this the ultimate reference to the craft of a galaxy far, far away....SEE- Poe Dameron's X-wing in action- The terrifying power of Darth Vader's TIE Advanced x1- Obi-Wan Kenobi's
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Draw Like a Mangaka

The Complete Beginner's Guide to Learning to Draw Manga

by Marcel Kuhn ...

Go from beginner to mangaka (“comic artist” in Japanese) with this comprehensive yet fun and accessible guide to drawing manga.**In Draw Like a Mangaka, the creative force behind the wildly popular Draw like a Sir YouTube channel, Marcel Kühn, compiles the secrets he has honed over a decade of manga drawing, demystifying manga illustration for artists of all skill levels. Learn about the essential ... Read more

$16.99 USD

Go from beginner to mangaka (“comic artist” in Japanese) with this comprehensive yet fun and accessible guide to drawing manga.**In Draw Like a Mangaka, the creative force behind the wildly popular Draw like a Sir YouTube channel, Marcel Kühn, compiles the secrets he has honed over a decade of manga drawing, demystifying manga illustration for artists of all skill levels. Learn about the essential
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An Answer for Everything

200 Infographics to Explain the World

by Delayed Gratification ...

What's the best book ever written?What would happen if we all stopped eating meat?What's the secret to living past 110?And what actually is the best thing since sliced bread?In An Answer For Everything, 200 of the world's most intriguing questions are settled once and for all through beautiful and brilliant infographics. The results will leave you shocked, informed and thoroughly enter... ... Read more

$14.99 USD

What's the best book ever written?What would happen if we all stopped eating meat?What's the secret to living past 110?And what actually is the best thing since sliced bread?In An Answer For Everything, 200 of the world's most intriguing questions are settled once and for all through beautiful and brilliant infographics. The results will leave you shocked, informed and thoroughly enter...
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Freaks

by Caroline Smailes, Nik Perring ...

The weirdest stories you will ever read.A bizarre collection of short stories, each featuring a character with an unusual superpower.Meet The Photocopier, a woman who can reproduce herself at will and who attempts to teach her daughter to do the same.Or the zombie hairdresser who is able to reanimate every time she dies.And the man who can break his way into his lover’s dream.Over fifty freaks and ... Read more

$0.99 USD

The weirdest stories you will ever read.A bizarre collection of short stories, each featuring a character with an unusual superpower.Meet The Photocopier, a woman who can reproduce herself at will and who attempts to teach her daughter to do the same.Or the zombie hairdresser who is able to reanimate every time she dies.And the man who can break his way into his lover’s dream.Over fifty freaks and
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Drawing for Illustration

by Martin Salisbury ...

Renowned professor on the subject examines the practice of drawing for illustration through case studies and sketchbooks.This beautiful, in-depth reference book by illustration professor Martin Salisbury explores drawing for illustration. Salisbury places a special emphasis on drawing, treating it as a fundamental skill that every illustrator should engage with. Assisting students through ... Read more

$28.99 USD

Renowned professor on the subject examines the practice of drawing for illustration through case studies and sketchbooks.This beautiful, in-depth reference book by illustration professor Martin Salisbury explores drawing for illustration. Salisbury places a special emphasis on drawing, treating it as a fundamental skill that every illustrator should engage with. Assisting students through
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Cute Chibi Mythical Beasts & Magical Monsters

Learn How to Draw Over 60 Enchanting Creatures

by Phoebe Im ...

Series series Cute and Cuddly Art
Create your own chibi world with fun and adorable step-by-step drawing exercises, including over 60 fantasy creatures and characters featuring different accessories, clothing, facial expressions, and poses.These fantasy creatures and animals will make you squeal with delight! Chibi is Japanese slang for “short,” and the characters in Cute Chibi Mythical Beasts & Magical Monsters live up to this ... Read more

$15.99 USD

Create your own chibi world with fun and adorable step-by-step drawing exercises, including over 60 fantasy creatures and characters featuring different accessories, clothing, facial expressions, and poses.These fantasy creatures and animals will make you squeal with delight! Chibi is Japanese slang for “short,” and the characters in Cute Chibi Mythical Beasts & Magical Monsters live up to this
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Learn to Draw in 5 Weeks

A Beginner's Workbook for All Ages

by KRITZELPIXEL ...

Master drawing basics in just five weeks with this workbook for beginners of all ages!The bestselling author of Manga Learning to Draw with Fun and Learn to Draw: Day-by-Day,Isabel B. Zimmerman (aka KritzelPixel), brings you a fun, beginner-friendly program to quickly grasp core drawing techniques. Each week, you’ll develop a new skill, incorporating principles such as light, depth, and ... Read more

$11.99 USD

Master drawing basics in just five weeks with this workbook for beginners of all ages!The bestselling author of Manga Learning to Draw with Fun and Learn to Draw: Day-by-Day,Isabel B. Zimmerman (aka KritzelPixel), brings you a fun, beginner-friendly program to quickly grasp core drawing techniques. Each week, you’ll develop a new skill, incorporating principles such as light, depth, and
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Picture This

How Pictures Work

Molly Bang's brilliant, insightful, and accessible treatise is now revised and expanded for its 25th anniversary. Bang's powerful ideas—about how the visual composition of images works to engage the emotions, and how the elements of an artwork can give it the power to tell a story—remain unparalleled in their simplicity and genius. Why are diagonals dramatic? Why are curves calming? Why does red ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Molly Bang's brilliant, insightful, and accessible treatise is now revised and expanded for its 25th anniversary. Bang's powerful ideas—about how the visual composition of images works to engage the emotions, and how the elements of an artwork can give it the power to tell a story—remain unparalleled in their simplicity and genius. Why are diagonals dramatic? Why are curves calming? Why does red
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Erotic Comics

A Graphic History, Vol 1 (PB)

by Tim Pilcher, Aline Kominsky Crumb, Gene Kannenberg Jr ...

Crammed full of exquisite art from around the world, with fascinating background stories about the artists, editors and publishers, Erotic Comics: A Graphic History examines how this much maligned artform developed into a publishing phenomenon that spans the globe. Volume 1 delves deep into comic history, from the bawdy English cartoons of the 17th century, through the magazines impacted by the ... Read more

$3.99 USD

Crammed full of exquisite art from around the world, with fascinating background stories about the artists, editors and publishers, Erotic Comics: A Graphic History examines how this much maligned artform developed into a publishing phenomenon that spans the globe. Volume 1 delves deep into comic history, from the bawdy English cartoons of the 17th century, through the magazines impacted by the
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How to Draw Digital Manga and Anime

Professional techniques for creating your own digital manga and anime, with over 35 exercises and projects shown in 400 step-by-step illustrations and photographs

by Tim Seelig, Yishan Li, Rik Nicol ...

Manga, the famous Japanese art form, has advanced into a cutting-edge drawing style that takes advantage of the latest digital technologies and innovations. Computer programs such as Adobe Photoshop and Corel Painter now allow manga artists to create digital artworks, as well as live-action animation in the style known as anime. With more than 400 images, including step-by-step sequences and ... Read more

$2.99 USD

Manga, the famous Japanese art form, has advanced into a cutting-edge drawing style that takes advantage of the latest digital technologies and innovations. Computer programs such as Adobe Photoshop and Corel Painter now allow manga artists to create digital artworks, as well as live-action animation in the style known as anime. With more than 400 images, including step-by-step sequences and
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Graphic Design Rules

365 Essential Design Dos and Don'ts

by Tony Seddon, Sean Adams, Peter Dawson, John Foster ...

DON'T use comic sans (except ironically!) but DO worship the classic typefaces like Helvetica and Garamond. Graphic Design Rules is a handy guide for professional graphic designers, students, and laymen who incorporate graphic design into their job or small business. Packed with practical advice, this spirited collection of design dos and don'ts takes readers through 365 rules like knowing when to ... Read more

$14.99 USD

DON'T use comic sans (except ironically!) but DO worship the classic typefaces like Helvetica and Garamond. Graphic Design Rules is a handy guide for professional graphic designers, students, and laymen who incorporate graphic design into their job or small business. Packed with practical advice, this spirited collection of design dos and don'ts takes readers through 365 rules like knowing when to
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Splats

by Simon Crack ...

REVIEW:★★★★★ "This book was hilarious! fun and colorful. This is a great way to teach kids about creativity & imagination, to enjoy being silly" Reviewer 955859 - NetGallyBOOK DESCRIPTION:"Books To Make Children Laugh!"SPLATS - A funny kids monster book for adults also! A collection of crazy creatures with truly bizarre features! The Splat creatures were each created totally randoml... ... Read more

$2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

REVIEW:★★★★★ "This book was hilarious! fun and colorful. This is a great way to teach kids about creativity & imagination, to enjoy being silly" Reviewer 955859 - NetGallyBOOK DESCRIPTION:"Books To Make Children Laugh!"SPLATS - A funny kids monster book for adults also! A collection of crazy creatures with truly bizarre features! The Splat creatures were each created totally randoml...
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Laberinto del alma

by Anna Llenas ...

Translated by Editorial Planeta, S. A. ...

Series series No ficción
Tu alma tiene tantos rostros, pensamientos y sentimientos como estados en que te puedas encontrar. Algunos de ellos son vivos y luminosos, y otros bien oscuros. Hay algunos que te aportan ánimo y energía; y hay otros que, no sabes cómo, te lo restan..Este libro te invita a que resuenes con todos estos estados en un viaje hacia ti mismo, a través de tus emociones, pensamientos y sentimientos, ... Read more

$11.99 USD

Tu alma tiene tantos rostros, pensamientos y sentimientos como estados en que te puedas encontrar. Algunos de ellos son vivos y luminosos, y otros bien oscuros. Hay algunos que te aportan ánimo y energía; y hay otros que, no sabes cómo, te lo restan..Este libro te invita a que resuenes con todos estos estados en un viaje hacia ti mismo, a través de tus emociones, pensamientos y sentimientos,
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Turn Photoshop, Gimp, Illustrator, and Affinity Designer into Cash: Using Your Design Software to Create Designs to Make Money Online and Build Your Online Business

by Kevin Maguire ...

You've got your design software, but what do you do with it? Dink around and make cool objects? That's fun, but does it make you money?Maybe you're an artist or graphic designer? That will certainly help, but even if you aren't, you can do this. I certainly wasn't any kind of designer when I started.That has changed along the way. I'm not a great designer, but I'm good. Good enough that people buy ... Read more

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You've got your design software, but what do you do with it? Dink around and make cool objects? That's fun, but does it make you money?Maybe you're an artist or graphic designer? That will certainly help, but even if you aren't, you can do this. I certainly wasn't any kind of designer when I started.That has changed along the way. I'm not a great designer, but I'm good. Good enough that people buy
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Character Design from the Ground Up

by Kevin Crossley ...

All stories have characters, and whether its a film, game, book, or comic, all characters need to be designed. Character design has become a distinct discipline in the entertainment industry, and character designers are employed by film and game companies across the globe to bring life to scripts and ideas. In this book, illustrator and character designer Kevin Crossley provides a complete ... Read more

$3.99 USD

All stories have characters, and whether its a film, game, book, or comic, all characters need to be designed. Character design has become a distinct discipline in the entertainment industry, and character designers are employed by film and game companies across the globe to bring life to scripts and ideas. In this book, illustrator and character designer Kevin Crossley provides a complete
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Fundamentals of Character Design

How to Create Engaging Characters for Illustration, Animation & Visual Development

Edited by 3dtotal Publishing ...

What is it about the characters we see in our favorite books, animated films, and games that make us laugh, cry, and respond to them? How do character designers develop ideas that are unique, memorable, and captivate us as an audience? This book answers these questions and more, taking a comprehensive, visual, and analytical approach to discover just what it is that makes a character appealing. ... Read more

$17.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

What is it about the characters we see in our favorite books, animated films, and games that make us laugh, cry, and respond to them? How do character designers develop ideas that are unique, memorable, and captivate us as an audience? This book answers these questions and more, taking a comprehensive, visual, and analytical approach to discover just what it is that makes a character appealing.
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Graphic Design Theory

Readings from the Field

Edited by Helen Armstrong ...

Graphic Design Theory is organized in three sections: "Creating the Field" traces the evolution of graphic design over the course of the early 1900s, including influential avant-garde ideas of futurism, constructivism, and the Bauhaus; "Building on Success" covers the mid- to late twentieth century and considers the International Style, modernism, and postmodernism; and "Mapping the Future" opens ... Read more

$14.39 USD

Graphic Design Theory is organized in three sections: "Creating the Field" traces the evolution of graphic design over the course of the early 1900s, including influential avant-garde ideas of futurism, constructivism, and the Bauhaus; "Building on Success" covers the mid- to late twentieth century and considers the International Style, modernism, and postmodernism; and "Mapping the Future" opens
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Photoshop: 5 Essential Photoshop Tricks to Perfect Your Photography in 24 Hours or Less!

by Joseph Scolden ...

Perfect Your Photos Using These 5 Photoshop TechniquesDownload now to learn how to make your photography look so much better by using these advanced Photoshop techniques This book covers multiple ways to make your photography, taken with your DSLR, look so much better by using Adobe Photoshop and all of its advanced features. This book covers in depth how to use all these techniques and it ... Read more

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Perfect Your Photos Using These 5 Photoshop TechniquesDownload now to learn how to make your photography look so much better by using these advanced Photoshop techniques This book covers multiple ways to make your photography, taken with your DSLR, look so much better by using Adobe Photoshop and all of its advanced features. This book covers in depth how to use all these techniques and it
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