North Books imprint: 926 books
by Jerry Yarnell
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2001
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 painting series, Jerry Yarnell helps you move beyond the basics and begin tackling...
Fashion Illustration Art
How to Draw Fun & Fabulous Figures, Trends and Styles
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2014
From the clothes to the pose, here's everything you need to create fierce fashion illustrations.
Create fabulous fashion moments! Drawing on 20+ years of fashion illustrating experience, Jennifer Lilya uses acrylic paint and black ink to show you how to draw the clothes, poses and attitudes...
by Claudia Nice
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2003
Expand your artistic horizons with watercolor!
Watercolor is a fun, challenging medium that captures the magic of light and color. Now world-renowned artist and instructor Claudia Nice helps you get started in watercolor today.
In Watercolor Made Simple with Claudia Nice, you'll start...
by Claudia Nice
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2012
Capture the Rich Textures of Nature, Step by Step
Capture nature's beauty as you never have before. Beloved artist and teacher Claudia Nice leads you on an inspired journey through the great outdoors. With paints in hand, she shares with you her best techniques for creating landscapes that come alive...
Powerful Watercolor Landscapes
Tools for Painting with Impact
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2011
Banish boring watercolors forever! This guide gives you the "power tools" you need to transform dull, flat landscapes into robust, colorful expressions of your artistic vision. Each chapter focuses on a specific strategy for tackling tough challenges, complete with inspiring examples, hands-on...
Exhibition 36
Mixed Media Demonstrations + Explorations
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2008
You're first in line!
Come inside for an amazing virtual art exhibit featuring 36 inspiring artists.
There's something for everyone at this art expo. Whether you want to sharpen digital-imaging skills, make your own jewelry or listen to the stories behind provocative works, you're sure...
Strokes of Genius
The Best of Drawing
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2007
Awe-inspiring works by contemporary masters, along with the secrets behind its creation.
Drawing is the most intimate and immediate form of self-expression, fundamental to every artist's ability to communicate with a viewer. The sense of energy and expression that can be captured in mere strokes...
by Craig Nelson
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2012
The Must-Have Reference for Drawing People!
Your complete guide to drawing people, packed with everything you need to know about materials, techniques and drawing styles. Learn the secrets to drawing figures and faces correctly and creatively using an amazing array of tools from basic pencils to full-color...
by Jack Reid
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 1998
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 1998
"After 25 years of teaching thousands of novice watercolorists the simple methods contained in this book, I firmly believe that anyone willing to follow the directions and do the world cannot fail to achieve a successful picture. If I can do it, so can you." - Jack Reid
In this beginner-friendly...
Splash 13
Alternative Approaches
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2012
A straight line may be the shortest distance between two points, but the less expected routes are what more often lead artists from inspiration to great paintings. Splash 13 explores the paths less traveled...real solutions and alternative approaches from 100 of today's masters of the medium.
Pulsing...
Taking Flight
Inspiration And Techniques To Give Your Creative Spirit Wings
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2008
Stretch Your Wings, Learn to Soar, Take Flight
In Taking Flight, you'll find overflowing inspiration–complete with a kindred spirit in author and mixed-media artist Kelly Rae Roberts. Join her on a fearless journey into the heart of creativity as you test your wings and learn to find the sacred in...
Art Journal Kickstarter
Pages and Prompts to Energize Your Art Journals
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2015
Kickstart your art journaling journey today!
With back-to-back journal pages from more than 100 art journaling enthusiasts, you'll embark on an exploration filled with top-notch techniques and the kind of journal fodder that your artistic soul has been craving! So soak it up and discover the...
Oil Painting with the Masters
Essential Techniques from Today's Top Artists
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2014
Master the art of oil painting with instruction on key topics and techniques such as materials, observation, references, forms, composition, color palettes, mixing colors, underpainting, working in layers, light effects, painting on location, textures and more from ten contributors, including beautiful...
Mural Painting Secrets For Success
Expert Advice For Hobbyists And Pros
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2008
Mural Painting Secrets for Success will give you the tools you need to paint fantastic murals following the latest trends, including holographic metallics, 3-D effect paints and stained concrete. In addition to the 23 step-by-step demonstrations, a gallery of more than 20 inspirational photos will...