In this easy-to-follow guide, budding artists obtain practical advice in a range of approaches to portraiture. Each portrait teaches young artists something about the way to tackle depicting the features of friends, family members, and acquaintances. Readers learn that each face has an extraordinary ability to show a wide range of expressions and emotions. By changing situations, lighting, and surroundings, they will also discover that there is no...

"A wealth of media and equipment is demonstrated, and each page features invaluable information for beginners and accomplished artists alike. As the techniques progress, you?ll explore the creative possibilities beyond one medium, and be encouraged to look at your work and style in a new light. Use the examples shown to aid expression and skill development and to look at the myriad possibilities of mixed media, which have all been selected because...

This delightful guide offers budding artists the perfect introduction to the fundamentals of fashion figure drawing. Showcasing the hip, girly artistic style of Stephanie Corfee, the step-by-step projects cover a range of looks"from sophisticated and elegant to cool and casual. The book also contains tips on accessorizing with purses, shoes, hats, and more. And for those who are serious about style, Fashion Design Workshop includes a glossary of fashion...

Carla Sonheim is an artist and creativity workshop instructor known for her fun and innovative projects and techniques designed to help adult students recover a more spontaneous, playful approach to creating. Her innovative ideas are now collected and elaborated on in this unique volume. Carla offers a year's worth of assignments, projects, ideas, and techniques that will introduce more creativity and nonsense into your art and life. Drawing Lab for...

Presents the sequence, design, placement, shapes, dimension, light, and color to master the art of portrait drawing.

If you have often struggled to draw portraits or moving people, from master artist Giovanni Civardi comes this highly visual beginners guide to drawing people using the traditional grid technique -- a method that makes the first stages of drawing simple and achievable. Artist Giovanni Civardi shows you how to create an accurate pencil sketch of the subject by laying a grid over a photo or drawing and transferring the image to the drawing surface one...

Capturing creativity on paper is one of the most satisfying pastimes but it can also be one of the trickiest! This accessible guide to drawing introduces readers to the basic skills they ll need to master this timeless art form. Simple step-by-step instructions accompanied by illustrations ensure readers will have fun as they explore this invigorating hobby. As they gain confidence, cool tips encourage readers to channel their creativity. Readers...

Sports cars, trains, and airplanes are just some of the vehicles young readers can learn to draw by following step-by-step instructions. Through accessible text and clear images of each step, readers are shown how to draw a wide variety of popular things that go. Each series of instructions also includes a colorful illustration of the finished product to give readers an example as they create their own drawings. Action-packed works of art featuring...

"Information accompanies step-by-step instructions on how to draw dinosaurs. The text level and subject matter are intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.