Inspire your creative spirit--everyday! Whether you're a beginner or an experienced artist, Art Escapes provides the ideas and encouragement you need to discover greater creativity and artistic confidence, even when you're short on time. Professional artist and...

This invaluable resource deals with the subtleties of human emotion conveyed by facial expressions. The images focus on the action of muscles in three key areas of the face - forehead and brows, the eyes and the mouth and chin.

Many of us want to learn "how to draw." But as artist Anthony Ryder explains, it's much more important to learn what to draw. In other words, to observe and draw what we actually see, rather than what we think we see. When it comes to drawing the human figure, this means letting go of learned ideas...

Fully restyled and revised for the twenty-first century artist. The Artist's Handbook is packed with information on the traditional art methods of drawing, painting, and printmaking together with significant modern art techniques such as digital photography, digital printing, and digital image...

Designed for introductory studio art courses in drawing, Drawing Essentials thoroughly addresses the three subcategories that are generally considered most important at the foundation level--basic drawing (non-subject specific), figure drawing, and perspective drawing. It explains clearly and in...

The acclaimed cartoonist hailed as the "Michelangelo of the comic strip" presents a comprehensive and authoritative guide on how to draw any type of head from every angle, age the face from infancy to old age, and much more. In Drawing the Human Head, Burne Hogarth...

Following in the footsteps of Watercolor: Simple, Fast, and Focused is Mel Stabin's latest: The Figure in Watercolor: Simple, Fast, and Focused. Capturing a figure's unique personality and multifaceted quality in watercolor is challenging--but Stabin demonstrates, step by step, how the...

For use in schools and libraries only. Stan Lee, the Mighty Man from Marvel, and John Buscema, the active and adventuresome artist behind Spider-Man, have collaborated on this comics compendium: an encyclopedia of information for creating comics.

The 35th anniversary edition of the classic how-to book that has helped millions of artists learn to draw. When it was originally published in 1970, How to Draw What You See zoomed to the top of Watson-Guptill's best-seller list-and it has remained there ever since. "I...

Unwind and get creative as you learn all about watercolor painting--one of the fastest-growing activities for everyday adults who are looking for a hobby to easily relax and relieve stress! Modern Watercolor Botanicals is a comprehensive guide for all skill levels-...

Find inner calm and happiness in this beautiful, meditative and earthy watercolour instruction book from nature lover, teacher and artist Inga Buivadavice. Art therapy and the act of painting is widely acknowledged to bring positive mental health benefits...

Drawing is a skill, not a talent - if you've got a pencil, Mark Kistler will show you how. You Can Draw in 30 Days provides a thorough course in basic drawing, using incredibly quick and simple instructions. In just twenty minutes a day, learn the...