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War Journey

by Malarvan & M Malathy

‘The child you threatened once, the young shoot you stepped on, the Tamil you teased, is standing with a gun in front of you.’ This short diary was recovered from Malaravan’s kit after he was killed in...

The Oil Painting Course You've Always Wanted: Guided Lessons for Beginners and Experienced Artists

by Kathleen Staiger

Everything you always wanted to know about oil painting...but were afraid to ask. Or maybe you weren’t afraid—maybe you just didn’t know what to ask or where to start. In The Oil Painting Course You’ve...

Drawing for the Absolute and Utter Beginner

by Claire Watson Garcia

Based upon the author’s own successful workshops, Drawing for the Absolute and Utter Beginner helps new artists create competent, often eloquent drawings. A series of progressive lessons demonstrates such...

Why Drawing Naked Women Is Good For The Soul

by John Bird

What makes a man move from wrongdoing to do-gooding? From thieving to philosophizing? In the case of Bird it was the pursuit of art. It was the drawing of women in bedrooms and art rooms, on beaches and in bed...

Pastel Painting Atelier: Essential Lessons in Techniques, Practices, and Materials

by Ellen Eagle

Revel in the luminous and vibrant qualities of pastel with Ellen Eagle’s essential course in the history, techniques, and practices of the medium. In this comprehensive yet intimate guide, Eagle explores pastel’s...

Anyone Can Draw

by Arthur Zaidenberg

Anyone can draw!' by Arthur Zaidenberg goes into step by step detail showing how to draw the human body in such a way that anyone following the simple steps can learn.

Dracopedia The Bestiary: An Artist's Guide to Creating Mythical Creatures

by William O'Connor

Unleash the Beasts!

For millennia historians, artists and scientists have chronicled their ideas and discoveries of mythological and magical monsters in encyclopedias known as bestiaries. From Asia to America,...

Modern Cartooning: Essential Techniques for Drawing Today's Popular Cartoons

by Christopher Hart

Aimed at beginner artists interested in cartooning and at the countless fans of cartoons, animation, and comics. Not only are cartoons a form of entertainment, but they're an incredibly popular style of drawing!...

How To Draw Cartoons and Caricatures

by Mark Linley

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'....

Drawing Manga Animals, Chibis, and Other Adorable Creatures

by J.C. Amberlyn

Learn the Tricks of the Trade for Drawing Irresistibly Cute Manga-Style Animals and Chibis! The world of manga is filled with strange creatures and adorable sidekicks. Just about every manga hero and heroine...

Draw 50 Endangered Animals: The Step-by-Step Way to Draw Humpback Whales, Giant Pandas, Gorillas, and More Friends We May Lose...

by Lee J. Ames & Warren Budd

Draw 50 Endangered Animals teaches artists of all levels how to draw with ease by following simple, step-by-step examples. Celebrated author Lee J. Ames has brought together an assortment of animals whose numbers...

An Illustrated Journey: Inspiration From the Private Art Journals of Traveling Artists, Illustrators and Designers

by Danny Gregory

Travel + Sketching = Inspiration

When we travel, we don't want to follow the same itinerary as everyone who's come before us. We want to feel like explorers, adventurers in undiscovered territory. And that's...

Balzac, Grandville, and the Rise of Book Illustration

by Keri Yousif

How the rise of book illustration affected the historic hegemony of the word is the topic of Keri Yousif's study of the complex relationship between the novelist Honoré de Balzac and the illustrator J. J. Grandville....

How to Draw Your Dragon

by Sergio Guinot

Massive fire-breathing dragons can be terrifying or kind, evil or accomplices of the hero, but they're never supporting characters, and all expert fantasy artists know how to depict them. Now, for the first...

Painting Brilliant Skies & Water in Pastel: Secrets to Bringing Light and Life to Your Landscapes

by Liz Haywood-Sullivan

From skies above to water below, discover the secrets to glorious landscapes!

No two elements of the landscape bring the artist greater inspiration--or greater challenge--than sky and water. Get them right and...

Watercolor: Paintings of Contemporary Artists

by Sujean Rim & Leslie Dutcher

Watercolor is taking the art, fashion, and home décor worlds by storm. The result is an explosion of amazing new work by contemporary artists. This volume surveys the current revival of this loveliest of mediums,...

Acrylic Solutions: Exploring Mixed Media Layer by Layer

by Chris Cozen & Julie Prichard

Fresh new ways to create fabulous paintings with mixed media techniques!

Acrylic Solutions provides the "hows" behind a multitude of effects you've admired in other artists' works--and then some! Based on the...

Watercolor Unleashed: New Directions for Traditional Painting Techniques

by Julie Gilbert Pollard

Discover fresh, forgiving techniques that promise less frustration and juicier results!

Julie Gilbert Pollard subscribes to the "whatever works" school of painting. Not bound by tradition, she shows you how...

Acrylic Techniques in Mixed Media: Layer, Scribble, Stencil, Stamp

by Roxanne Padgett

Layer It Colorful! Layer It Lush!

Are you afraid of spoiling the blank page with a mish-mash of ugly colors? Vibrant design, striking marks, textures and dynamic color combinations can be easily attained by...

Illustrating Children's Books

by Martin Ursell

How do you go about illustrating a children's book? Where do the ideas come from? How do you illustrate a narrative? How do you get published? This beautiful book answers all these questions and more. With practical...