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The Art Shop @ My Artist Loft: Drawing Books
Pastel for the Serious Beginner This is a primer for the serious beginner, which examines the methods and materials the artist needs to learn to master the pastel medium. Step-by-step demos in 3 major genres - landscape, figure, and still life - are included. Basic methods are covered with sophisticated examples. Pastel colours, pastel surfaces, applying and mixing, and form, light, and depth as related to the medium are all discussed.
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Drawing and Painting with Colored Pencil: Basic Techniques for Mastering Traditional and Watersoluble Colored Pencils Simply start drawing with a coloured pencil, and then add water to create a painting. From basic colour layering, burnishing, and lifting, to using water-soluble pencils to create beautiful floral and still life paintings. |
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Water-Soluble Colored Pencil From loose, watercolor-like washes to precise airbrush looks, the author, along with six guest artists, shows readers how to master the medium in 18 complete painting demos. |
Drawing Portraits Achieving a likeness in a portrait requires close coordination of the hand and eye; Douglas Graves, a professional portraitist, has developed this basic premise into a functional technique. He describes portraiture as an evolving process; observing the basic surface shapes, discovering how these features deviate from the symmetrical ideal, envisioning the underlying human anatomy, interpreting the sitter's personality, then conveying all this with a direct medium in a tonal drawing. |
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A clear and practical guide to perspective in painting. Starting with the basic geometry used to draw buildings, you're led through the perspective of circles, shadows and reflections. Contents: Basic perspective |
A practical and comprehensive course for students of all abilities. Opportunities for practice and improvement are offered across a wide spectrum of subjects - still life, plants, landscapes, animals, figure drawing and portraiture. No matter what your level of expertise, you will find this clear approach encouraging and inspirational. |
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| A book for artists by artists, it presents a dynamic visual record of the fundamental characteristics and creative possibilities of the human form. Bones and muscles reveal a great deal about the human form and are key components of expression. All artists need to understand how these structures affect movement and posture, creating character and making what are general physical attributes entirely personal. | Great book for exploring different types of trees and creating perspective in your landscape drawings. New edition due out 2/29/12. |
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