Figure is a complete practical guide to all aspects of drawing and painting the human figure, from basic anatomy to creative illustration. Readers will discover how to render stylish figures using minimal marks on the page with ingenious tips and techniques from one of London’s foremost figurative artists. Sharon Pinsker covers basic anatomy and musculature along with adding clothing, character and movement and working figures into full compositions in a variety of styles and media. Working sketches, projects and the author’s own portfolio combine to make this contemporary title both inspirational and practical.

From the steam engines that defined America’s Industrial Age to the streamlined masterpieces of the Art Deco era and the diesels rocketing through our modern days, trains have again and again tested the industrial designer’s art. This book shows casual doodlers and serious rail artists alike how to capture the magic of these design icons with pencil and paper. In this new addition to the Motorbooks Studio series, renowned rail illustrator Mitch Markovitz explains the principles needed to draw steam, diesel, and electric locomotives and their trains. He describes the key components of the process–from choosing tools to rendering perspective and proportion,[Read More]

Art students aspiring to diverse careers that range from book illustration to creating animated films will value this book as a solid, practical tutorial. The author instructs in methods for creating imaginative and atmospheric fairy habitats in watercolor, gouache, acrylic, and other media. She offers a wealth of creative ideas that include step-by-step instruction for transforming familiar objects into magical things. For instance, she demonstrates ways to change toadstools into homes, rocks into goblins, and leaves into carriages. She gives special attention to texture and detail in illustrations of tree bark, stones and rocks, water ripples and reflections, flowers and[Read More]

Coloring book software for PC

*Features clear instruction for drawing, shading and painting dragons

*Includes acrylic paints, paintbrushes, and a drawing pad and pencil and more

Nothing makes a fantasy fan’s imagination catch fire like the dragon, one of the most enduringly popular beasts of legend. Now beginning artists can learn simple secrets and tricks for creating their own dragon artworks. Based on the bestselling title, DragonArt, this kit offers an instructional book along with pencils, paper, brushes and paints-everything the aspiring fantasy artist needs to create their own mythical works of art.