Nature, recreation and sports / Artistic activities

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...

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...

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...

Creative Freedom: 52 Art Ideas, Projects and Exercises to Overcome Your Creativity Block

by Maggie Price

Paint outside the lines!

Jumpstart your creativity and inject new life into your art.

Struggling to get started? Paralyzed by the fear of failure? Find yourself falling back on the same colors again and again?...

Watercolor Painting: A Comprehensive Approach to Mastering the Medium

by Tom Hoffmann

The beauty of a watercolor painting lies in its diaphanous layers, delicate strokes, and luminous washes. However, the very features that define the beauty of the medium can make it difficult to master. This...

Party Fun!: Themes, cakes, invitations, treat bags, food, games

by Jenny Dodd

An essential guide to planning a children's party. Twenty themes are covered, each with details for making the invitations, creating the cake and other edible treats, decorating the venue and suggestions for...

Professor Jonathan T. Buck's Mysterious Airship Notebook: The Lost Step-by-Step Schematic Drawings from the Pioneer of Steampunk Design

by Keith Riegert, Samuel Kaplan & Jonathan Buck

PART STEP-BY-STEP HOW-TO-DRAW GUIDE, PART THRILLING STEAMPUNK ADVENTURE STORY

At the end of the 19th century, a brilliant inventor, Professor Jonathan T. Buck, crafted a beautiful steam-powered airship for an...

The Artist's Guide to Drawing Animals: How to Draw Cats, Dogs, and Other Favorite Pets

by J.C. Amberlyn

Create Classic Portraits of Favorite Pets

The Artist’s Guide to Drawing Animals continues the rich tradition of animals in art. In this step-by-step guide to rendering your favorite animals in pencil and pen-and-ink,...

A Gathering of Spoons: The Design Gallery of the World's Most Stunning Wooden Art Spoons

by Norman D. Stevens

Featuring more than 200 hand-carved art spoons, this collection is the definitive photographic record of the world’s most brilliant and beautiful examples of art spoon design. Spoons are not just utilitarian...

Draw and Paint 50 Animals: Dogs, Cats, Birds, Horses and More

by Jeanne Filler Scott

Turn your love of animals into art you adore!

From her family farm in Kentucky, artist Jeanne Filler Scott spends her days joyfully surrounded by pets, barnyard animals and wildlife. In this book, she shares...