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Draw 50 Animals: The Step-by-Step Way to Draw Elephants, Tigers, Dogs, Fish, Birds, and Many More

by Lee J. Ames

Fifty furry, scaly and feathered friends are here for aspiring young artists to draw.

Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: The Definitive, 4th Edition

by Betty Edwards

A revised edition of the classic drawing book that has sold more than 1.7 million copies in the United States alone.

Translated into more than seventeen languages, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain is the...

Mastering Manga, How to Draw Manga Faces

by Mark Crilley

Mastering Manga, How to Draw Manga Faces is an excerpt from Mastering Manga With Mark Crilley. True manga style is about more than big eyed characters, but Mark's lessons ensure that you can get them right,...

Watercolour Wisdom

by Jo Taylor

Watercolor Wisdom is an essential reference for every watercolor artist. It shares the knowledge, insights, tips and tricks that author Jo Taylor has accumulated over 30 years of painting and teaching, delivering...

Donna Dewberry's Essential One-Stroke Painting Reference

by Donna Dewberry

The ultimate guide to one-stroke painting Become a one-stroke wonder with this all-in-one reference! Here, beloved decorative painter and PBS television instructor Donna Dewberry takes you step-by-step through...

Extreme Face Painting

by Brian Wolfe

Put a new face on fun!

No matter what your experience level, you can turn everyday faces into sweet, funny or frightening works of art that move, laugh, grow and always make people smile! The first half of this...

Paint Along with Jerry Yarnell Volume Three - Painting Magic

by Jerry Yarnell

Love to paint? Want to learn? Then grab your paints and brushes and get started!

Learn all the tricks and techniques you need to perform "magic" with paint! In Painting Magic, the third volume of his popular...

Creating Textures in Pen & Ink with Watercolor

by Claudia Nice

Claudia Nice shows you how to turn ink and watercolors into the coarse-barked trunk of an oak, or the burnished smoothness of brass, or the verdant velvet of moss. Or any of many other things. She shows you...

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...

Mastering Manga, How to Draw Manga Faces

by Mark Crilley

Mastering Manga, How to Draw Manga Faces is an excerpt from Mastering Manga With Mark Crilley. True manga style is about more than big eyed characters, but Mark's lessons ensure that you can get them right,...

The Ultimate Guide To Colored Pencil: Over 40 step-by-step demonstrations for both traditional and watercolor pencils

by Gary Greene

With this easy-to-use handbook, best-selling author Gary Greene provides you with instant access to his best tips, tricks and techniques for creating exceptionally realistic colored pencil artwork. Whether you're...

The Simple Secret to Better Painting

by Greg Albert

Create art that's more attractive, interesting and eye-catching!

Even if your perspective is accurate, your subject realistic and colors vibrant, a weak composition - predictable, repetitious or monotonous -...

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'....

Artist's Block Cured!: 201 ways to unleash your creativity

by Linda Krall & Amy Runyen

Beginning and advanced artists alike have experienced "artist's block" at some point in their endeavors. Now artists can turn to this book in their time of need. Artist's Block Cured! provides a stimulating...

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...

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?...

Mail Me Art: Going Postal with the World's Best Illustrators and Designers

by Darren Di Lieto

Art on a Journey

It started with an idea Darren Di Lieto had: Challenge illustrators and designers to create works of art on packages, envelopes and postcards - then actually send them to him through the mail....

Drawing Basics and Video Game Art: Classic to Cutting-Edge Art Techniques for Winning Video Game Design

by Chris Solarski

"This book supports my own 30-year crusade to demonstrate that games are an art form that undeniably rivals traditional arts. It gives detailed explanations of game art techniques and their importance, while...

Draw the Draw 50 Way: How to Draw Cats, Puppies, Horses, Buildings, Birds, Aliens, Boats, Trains, and Everything Else Under the Sun

by Lee J. Ames

Learn to Draw . . . the Draw 50 Way!

For more than forty years, the bestselling Draw 50 series has shown artists of all levels how to create everything from puppies to ships, horses to skyscrapers, and aliens...