ART BOOKS

Young artists learn to bring their favorite creatures to life with this step-by-step illustrated instructions guide. Learn how to draw realistic zoo animals, including: Panda bear, Giraffe and Elephant amongst others.

Book dimensions: 21.6 x 0.3 x 27.9 cm.

Number of pages: 32

The Landscape Painter's Workbook is the definitive hands-on guide to the time-honored techniques and essential elements of landscape painting. Written by celebrated landscape artist, instructor, and author Mitchell Albala, this richly informative and beautifully illustrated volume leads you step by step through his approach to the genre, from establishing a composition using basic shapes to applying time-tested colour strategies, with all-new lessons, practical exercises, and special topics. With examples of work by 45 contemporary landscape painters—more than 80 paintings in all—​in oil, acrylic, pastel, and watercolour, the lessons are suitable for all mediums. Each painting is thoroughly analysed in terms of shape, composition, or colour, with supporting diagrams, thumbnails, and photographs.

Author: Mitchell Albala

Paperback

Size: 215.9x279.4 mm

Pages: 176

Learn to draw a cuddly collection of 30 characterful cats! In no more than 6 simple stages, Polly Pinder shows you how to draw and colour 30 cats and kittens. Make up your own menagerie of feline friends from a slinky Siamese to a puffed-up Persian; a tabby on the prowl to a tortoiseshell with a shiny bell. Each cute kitty is developed in no more than 6 easy stages, from a rough sketch of the basic shapes to a full-colour pet paw-trait in watercolour or coloured pencil whatever medium you choose. Within the book's easy-to-follow landscape format the cats leap to life across the pages, making them purr-fect for budding artists of all pedigrees: from kids looking for afterschool art projects to adults wanting to create lifelike pet portraits. The book contains material previously published in How to Draw Cats (2008), PLUS 5 pretty kitties drawn specially for this new volume!

Learn to draw a playful pack of 30 perfect pooches! In no more than 6 simple stages, Susie Hodge shows you how to draw and colour 30 dogs and puppies. Create your own kennel of canine companions from an endearing chocolate Labrador puppy to a rascal of a Jack Russell terrier; a pocket-size chihuahua to a mammoth Great Dane! Each adorable dog is developed in no more than 6 easy stages, from a rough sketch of the basic shapes through to the finished, coloured paw-trait in watercolour or coloured pencil whatever medium you choose. Within the book's easy-to-follow landscape format the dogs leap to life across the pages, making them ideal for budding artists of all pedigrees: from kids looking for afterschool art projects to adults wanting to create lifelike pet portraits. The book contains material previously published in How to Draw Dogs (2010), PLUS 5 dashing dogs drawn specially for this new volume!

Welcome to Draw It Happy! by artist and author Terry Runyan, a supersized collection of step-by-step lessons taken from her two popular Draw 62 titles, Draw 62 Animals and Make Them Happy and Draw 62 Characters and Make Them Happy.

Presented in a compact, easy-to-carry format, an amazing 100+ lessons teach you how to achieve mirth and merriment in all your drawings. Simple steps help you develop basic drawing skills as you learn to create and connect the geometric shapes that comprise each figure, add identifying features such as ears, arms, or feet, then fill in the facial attributes that bring each character to life.

Beginner-friendly presentation. Each lesson is presented on one page, some with fun variations showing different poses, outfits, accessories, and expressions. Funny animals include an anteater, a dolphin, a guinea pig, and a lion. Fantastic characters include a bookworm, a couch potato, a night owl, and a sweet tooth.

Draw It Happy! is a rich resourcefor beginner artists, cartoonists, and doodlers who want to have fun as they build their drawing skills and develop their own characters.

The titles in the Draw It! series from Quarry Books offer readers a huge variety of easy drawing lessons for fun, cute, and comical characters, all in a great little package.

Learn the basics of watercolor in a fun, accessible way with step-by-step tutorials and an included watercolor pad with drawings you can paint over. Watercolor This Book: Learn to Watercolor features 20 gorgeous paintings paired with step-by-step instructions for replicating them at home. Paint directly on the watercolor pad with supplied outlines to create beautiful artwork of your own—, no sketching required! The beginner-friendly projects teach you all the painting skills you need as you create frame-worthy art. From social media star Lacey Walker (@rebelunicorncrafts) comes this delightful, relaxing painting experience. In Watercolor This Book: Learn to Watercolor, find: Tutorials detailing each step so that you can paint the projects in the book Subjects to suit all tastes, from backyard birds to a whimsical whale, mountains to the moon Complete tools and materials section so you can ensure you have everything to paint the projects Outlines that can be painted over within the watercolor pad; there's no need to sketch or trace Watercolor painting techniques, including wet-on-wet, wet-on-dry, layering, blooms, and more Video tutorials linked via QR codes included within the book If you are new to watercolor painting or looking for a fun, relaxing painting experience, Watercolor This Book: Learn to Watercolor provides your perfect companion by combining an innovative format with painting instruction and a watercolor paper pad with templates. Whether you are new to watercolor or not, the Watercolor This Book series provides a fun watercolor painting experience with no sketching required. With information on all the basic skills you need to start watercoloring, step-by-step tutorials, and an included watercolor pad with templates, you have everything you need to create frame-worthy art!

Your pocket-sized, one-stop guide to contemporary acrylics inspiration, practical exercises and exciting ideas for acrylic artists.

In this innovative, ideas-led mini guide, master artist and best-selling author Hashim Akib showcases the versatility and vibrancy of acrylic painting. Featuring 64 practical exercises and inspiring insights, on a wide range of subjects, from portraiture to the urban landscape and using a variety of approaches, from colour dabbing, working on a base colour and refining chaos into order, this book is ideal for beginner to intermediate artists; it will inspire you with new ideas, push you creatively and encourage you to develop your own artistic style.

Loosen up with a range of fun, inspiring exercises to get you started

Discover luscious impasto, versatile washes and experimental pouring

Experiment with different applicators: brushes, knives, and more

Cut to the chase with visual, easy-to-follow guides to composition, colour theory and using different types of acrylics, including soft, heavy body and more

Acrylics 101: from choosing and handling your brushes to mounting your finished piece on the wall

Troubleshoot any concerns or issues

Take inspiration from dozens of inspirational examples of Hash's work.

Learn to draw stunning flora and fauna in easy steps with popular author and teacher Joy-Louise Robinson (@Felicityandink). Discover 20 delightful projects including flowers, insects, birds and small animals, endorsed by The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Whether you are a beginner looking to learn, or a more experienced artist looking for new ideas and a fresh approach, this stunning book is designed to make drawing simple and enjoyable - and will give you results to be proud of. Joy-Louise's distinctive and much-loved 'bohemian botanical' style of art is inspiring to look at, but made achievable through her carefully structured step drawings and clear instructions. This complete guide to drawing contains: A brief overview of the small amount of equipment required: simply grab paper, pens and a pencil A drawing warm-up section that will encourage you to experiment with mark-making and motion In-depth tips and techniques in each section, from drawing accurate petal edges to creating realistic feathers and fur Simple, easy-to follow steps, with each new step added in a different colour, making it easy to identify which lines to add A suggested colour palette for each project as an optional coloured finish to your line drawings A progression of skill: the projects build in difficulty to develop your skills and confidence as you learn Professional insights into digitizing and then combining your individual drawings into larger pieces of art. So whether it's a cheerful daisy, glossy beetle, majestic magpie or snuffling hedgehog, it's never been easier to create your own beautiful array of flora and fauna. THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS, KEW is a world-famous scientific organization, internationally respected for its outstanding collections and scientific expertise in plant and fungal diversity, conservation, and sustainable development in the UK and around the globe. Kew's extensive collections include 200,000 botanical illustrations assembled over the last 200 years.

Master the fundamentals concepts of mixed media art. Explore myriad fun, cutting edge techniques in the exceedingly popular genre of mixed media art.

Acrylic Artists Bible Acrylic Artist's Bible by Marilyn Scott. The Essential Reference for the Practicing Artist. Professional artist Marylin Scott presents the complete manual for acrylic painting with over one hundred step-by-step demonstrations showing how to tackle tricky subjects from skies and water to faces and figures accompanied by full-colour photography. Even though acrylic is used by many well-known professional artists it is rather less popular with amateurs. This is surprising because acrylic is not only the most versatile of all the painting media but is also highly forgiving. You can paint out mistakes as you work even making major changes to the colour scheme and composition. Each new painting can become a springboard for ideas and the range of different effects are vast. 192-page paperback. A lovely gift for yourself or the Artist in your life. Author: Marilyn Scott

Acrylics Unleashed is a complete guide to using acrylic paints creatively, this book showcases talented acrylics artist Glyn Macey’s irrepressible energy and the imagination that infuses every part of his work. He shares his painting techniques and methods that transform everyday views into gorgeous and unique acrylic artworks. Readers will learn to use acrylic paints in unusual, creative, and surprising ways to create open, inviting landscapes, breathtaking seascapes, and urban scenes packed with life. The book contains nine varied step-by-step projects to follow, which build on a large techniques section that explains how Glyn uses the materials around him to build authentic and powerful pieces of art. Author: Glyn Macey

Anna Mason's Watercolour World Create vibrant realistic paintings inspired by nature Author: Anna Mason

Artist Toolbox - Painting Tools and Materials The Artist's Toolbox series provides easy-to-use reference guides for beginning and aspiring artists. While many instructional art books gloss over important concepts focusing instead on how to simply replicate a piece of art the Artist's Toolbox series breaks down the whats whens whys and hows of each relevant tool or technique clearly demonstrating its purpose and how to employ it to achieve desired effects. Author: Walter Foster Creative Team

A-Z of Flower Portraits Billy Showell is a well-respected contemporary artist whose watercolour flower portraits have earned her the respect of watercolour artists all over the world. Worked to the same degree of accuracy as traditional botanical paintings Billy's compositions are given a more contemporary twist combining her unique eye for design with her love of flowers. In this book 40 flower portraits are presented arranged in alphabetical order each one accompanied by small studies details step-by-step instructions and the colour mixes used to accomplish the finished work. At the start of the book there are useful sections on the materials and equipment needed and the main techniques used including wet-into-wet colour blending lifting out layering glazes dry brushing and colour mixing and at the end of the book Billy gives her own unique slant on composition and discusses the importance of creating a sketchbook. Whether you love to paint or simply love flowers this book will delight and inspire you. Author: Billy Showell

Be Calm and Colour Find the calm within the storm! In this guided mindful colouring book for anxiety-burdened adults art therapist Lacy Mucklow and artist Angela Porter offer over 50 colouring pages all designed to help you release stress and find peace. Author: Lacy Mucklow