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New American Knits
Classic Sportswear Patterns
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2014
Practical and stylish pieces for daily life!
New American Knits offers garments that are casual but polished, equally appropriate whether running errands, at the office, or socializing with friends. Author Amy Christoffers takes her inspiration from the clean lines and elegant functionality of American...
Family-Friendly Knits
Seasonal Knitted Garments and Accessories for Children and Adults
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2015
Love, Knit, Wear!
Create garments and accessories your entire family will love with Family-Friendly Knits. Designer and mom Courtney Spainhower offers up a collection of designs you'll love to knit and everyone will want to wear, including:
A selection of comfy yet stylish pullovers and...
Manga Crash Course
Drawing Manga Characters and Scenes from Start to Finish
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2015
Everything you need to start drawing manga!
In the jam-packed pages of Manga Crash Course, popular YouTube artist Mina "Mistiqarts" Petrovic shares with you all the techniques you need to create not just manga figures and faces, but full characters and scenes. After learning the basics...
Painting with Pastels
Easy Techniques to Master the Medium
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2007
Come enjoy the art of pastel painting with beloved workshop instructor Maggie Price. In this step-by-step guide, she teaches you everything you need to know to make the most of this accessible art form. From selecting the right materials to learning the fundamentals of composition, Maggie starts with...
by Craig Nelson
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2011
This is your complete guide to drawing--packed with everything you need to know about materials, techniques and drawing styles. Learn the secrets of rendering any subject correctly and creatively in an amazing array of mediums from pencil to full color. Quickly find the answers to common problems...
Creative Colored Pencil
Easy and Innovative Techniques for Beautiful Painting
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2016
New, easy & fun colored pencil techniques!
In Creative Colored Pencil, you will find secrets for amazing new and never-before-seen techniques that will turn your everyday colored pencils (both traditional wax-based and water-soluble into liquid pencils! Whether you want to learn how to...
Designing Creatures and Characters
How to Build an Artist's Portfolio for Video Games, Film, Animation and More
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2016
All You Need Is a Pencil, Paper and Your Imagination!
Ever wondered how you could become a character designer for video games, film or animation? Veteran art director and concept artist Marc Taro Holmes shares proven methods for honing the skills and building the portfolio necessary to become...
Figure Drawing in Proportion
Easy to Remember, Accurate Anatomy for Artists
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2016
An intuitive approach for figure artists to get proportions right.
Traditional methods of measuring body proportions rely on the abstract memorization of convoluted fractions or multiples of the human head. But artists shouldn't have to be mathematicians. Figure Drawing in Proportion introduces...
by Gary Tonge
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
Digital Painting, 26 Beginner Tricks and Techniques will show you how to get more out of your software and improve your digital artwork. Gary Tonge, one of the world’s leading digital art pros, offers state-of-the-art advice for beginners covering every aspect of computer-generated art—from lighting...
Manga Workshop Characters
How to Draw and Color Faces and Figures
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
Create your own manga characters!
The manga universe is diverse--full of cute chibis, soulful romantics, cunning villains and sassy schoolgirls. Whether you want to tell love stories, create fantasy worlds or explore the drama of everyday life, you can do it with the help of self-taught manga...
by Robert Brewer
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2008
For 88 years, Writer's Market has given fiction and nonfiction writers the information they need to sell their workfrom completely up-to-date listings to exclusive interviews with successful writers. The 2009 edition provides all this and more with over 3,500 listings for book publishers, magazines...
Comic & Fantasy Artist's Photo Reference
Colossal Collection of Action Poses
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2011
Created specifically for comic book and fantasy artists, the Colossal Collection of Action Poses features page after page of energetic, high quality, artfully composed reference photos. This isn't your average visual aid full of boring, lifeless models in the same staid poses.
In this book,...
by Emily Fiegenschuh
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2011
If you're looking for an escape from ordinary life, the adventure starts here. The Explorer's Guide to Drawing Fantasy Creatures brings to light a fantastic realm of creatures so elusive and remote, they can be found only in myths, nightmares, and the work of artists like you. With years of perilous...
Fun Face Painting Ideas for Kids
40 Step-by-Step Demos
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2013
Design a silly face...or a scary one, or a fairy one, or anything else you can dream up!
The world-renowned authors of Extreme Face Painting are taking it back to the basics, with some innovative twists. All ages and all skill levels will learn the secrets to creating awesome face art with easy-to-find...