Develop your artistic talents with this easy-to-use, introductory drawing and sketching set. Provided with a smart 11″ X 9″ black vinyl portfolio with nylon cloth handles, this set includes all the basics that you will need to start drawing. The portfolio contains the following art products: six pre-sharpened drawing pencils ranging in hardness from 2H to 6B, three sticks of pure compressed charcoal for filling large areas, one 8″ X 10″ pad of acid-free art paper, one stainless steel sharpener and one eraser. The set is manufactured by Faber-Castell, a company providing high-quality art products since 1761. It is designed[Read More]

Volume 2 takes what you learned in volume 1 a step further. In this edition, you will be introduced to shading techniques, the use of textures, motion lines and more. Great for anyone who wants to sharpen their drawing techniques or pick up a couple of new ones!

OVER 25 ART LESSONS ON ADVANCED TECHNIQUES & CRAFTING YOUR COMICS! Advanced techniques of Covers, Inking, Mood, Coloring, Digital Painting, How to Letter, Creating the Best Portfolio, Breaking In, Business Fundamentals and much more! Artist’s Survival Guide (pitfalls and pro tips from artists in the bizz; an insider s look at how to succeed in comics)

Here is a really good book for the artist who wants to develop his or her pencil drawing abilities, whether it’s to improve your preliminary sketch work, or to create beautiful pencil drawings complete in their own right. Pencil Drawing Techniques brings together six of today’s best artists, all of whom are incredibly fine instructors as well. The artists show you how to develop your skill and ability in handling pencil technique. Ferdinand Petrie shows you how to handle pencils and produce a controlled variety of lines, values, and textures. Then he shows you exactly how to use these techniques to[Read More]

Sketching is an incredibly broad and practical survey of sketching techniques for product designers. It goes without saying that the book is suited for the classroom, but every design studio will also find this manual an asset, because in spite of the ascendancy of the computer, hand-drawn sketches are still a very much used.