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.

Drawing people is more than just accurately capturing the anatomy and details of the subject. Artists that capture the soul of the model breathe life into the artwork by expressing a mood, idea or emotion that cannot be captured by accurate rendering alone. Life Drawing will give the reader all the tools necessary to draw people accurately and expressively, thus setting it apart from books that teach technique only. A variety of materials (nupastel, charcoal and graphite) will be used to give the intermediate artist a range of options to choose what works best for the subject of each drawing.

Drawing has never been so enjoyable and easy! Unleash your creative talent and marvel at your potential. In no time at all you can create images to make your document, brochure, website and more really sizzle! Found some great clipart if it were only a different color or different shape? No problem! With Draw you can edit it and get the results you want quick and easy. Create Logo’s, starbursts, banners, labels or anything else you want. Whatever look you want to create Draw can help you achieve it quickly and easily with minimum fuss. OLE/2 support lets you embed[Read More]

Aspiring cartoon artists, comic book collectors, and nostalgia buffs will discover a happy combination of cartoon history and practical instruction in this color-illustrated book. It teaches art students dozens of ways to simplify, exaggerate, and distort the people, animals, and objects in their illustrations to achieve hilarious effects. An overview of cartoon history showcases humorous characters as they appeared in nineteenth-century satire, in children’s books, in cartoons of the 1920s, in Hollywood animation of the 1940s, and in today’s manga and anime cartoons. The author shows how to create cartoons using a wide range of media, from pen and ink[Read More]

Readers of this book learn graphic rendering skills quickly with the proven how-to approach that has made Lin the most successful teacher in the field. His method emphasizes speed, confidence, and relaxation, while incorporating many time-saving tricks of the trade.