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Packed with practical advice, helpful tips, and step-by-step drawing techniques, The Art of Drawing People is a comprehensive resource for artists of all skill levels.

The Little Book of Cartooning & Illustration introduces beginning cartoonists and aspiring illustrators to the fundamentals of traditional cartooning and animation, personal style, illustrative gags, and joke writing.

With its fresh and simple approach, Acrylic Made Easy:Portraits teaches fine artists everything they need to know about setting up and rendering beautiful and dynamic portraits in acrylic.

Get ready to laugh (and sweat) like crazy with Color Me Menopausal, the hilarious coloring and activity book that's your companion on this wild journey of perimenopause and menopause. Navigate through pages filled with fun activities, like finding you menopause superheroine name based on your birth month, spot the differences between the way you used to party and how you might get down in perimenopause in "House Party" and embark on a maze to "Stop the Leak!" and find the restroom without getting stuck in a traffic jam or in the middle of pilates class. Engage your brain with word searches like "The Hormonal Powder Key--Am I a Teen Again?" and show off your artistic skills with drawing pages where you can sketch your essential "Menopause Survival Kit." Get tips for planning your own "Perimenopause Party" and color in what you and your partner might look like in bed (hint: you're the one who is sweating it out). The journey continues with activities to share with a friend like "Snakes and Ladders of Menopause" game and reflect on the wild ride by writing in your highs and lows on "The Menopausal Rollercoaster." Here's a sneak peek into the types of side-splitting activities that await you: Coloring and drawing to express your creativity and calm your nerves Spot the difference and memory games--don't worry, they're easy Mazes to get you from point A to point B! Word searches and word scrambles to keep your mind sharp (what brain fog?) Quizzes and funny fill-in-the-blanks to test your knowledge and document your feelings Tips on all the things you need to know and even some you don't As you navigate the whirlwind that is perimenopause and menopause, Color Me Menopausal is your constant companion that will keep you laughing.

Dive into a vibrant world of love, acceptance, and creativity with The Official WEBTOON Pride Coloring Book Collection, featuring scenes from popular LGBTQIA+ webcomics.

Paint Every Little Thing teaches you how to use watercolor, gouache, and mixed media to paint your favorite everyday items from your home, garden, community, and more.

Learn to draw incredibly photorealistic pets, exotic animals, horses, and more with Realistic Animals in Colored Pencil in this follow-up to Realistic Portraits in Colored Pencil and Realistic Still Life in Colored Pencil.

With Mindful Artist: Birds and Botanicals, artists of all skill levels can learn to use ink and zen brushwork to create elegant paintings of birds, flowers, plants, and more.

Art Makers: Make Cute Stuff with Polymer Clay features step-by-step projects and tips for making adorable items from polymer clay.

Learn to accurately mix oil as well as acrylic paints and create your favorite colors using Color Mixing Recipes for Oil & Acrylic.

Perfect for both aspiring and established artists, this easy-to-understand guidebook shows you the secrets to drawing lifelike still life artwork in the dynamic medium of colored pencil.*Named One of the 54 Best Colored Pencil Drawing Books of All Time by BookAuthority*Rendering artwork that leaves your viewers contemplating whether a piece might actually be a photograph is no easy task! But if you want to learn how to render realistic still lifes using a wide range of techniques, the approachable and engaging Realistic Still Life in Colored Pencil is just the resource. After an introduction to the basic tools and materials, you will discover a variety of basic colored-pencil techniques, such as:HatchingCrosshatchingShadingBlendingLayeringBurnishingAnd much more!In addition, you will find more complex techniques for creating realistic still lifes, including how to render various textures like glass, wood, porcelain, flower petals, and others. Throughout the book, expert artist and art instructor Cynthia Knox offers tips and techniques for using layers to build color and depth, establishing dramatic and moody backgrounds, and working with “hidden” colors to achieve realistic effects. Also included is valuable information for connecting all of the elements for polished and professional results. Each project comes with a list of the colored pencils that are needed to complete the project.Packed with easy-to- follow instructions, plenty of helpful tips, and beautiful artwork and photographs to inspire, Realistic Still Life in Colored Pencil is the perfect resource for taking your colored-pencil art to the next level.

Fashion Design Workshop: Remix is a modern, inclusive, and diverse approach to fashion illustration for up-and-coming designers.In her long-awaited follow-up to the best-selling Fashion Design Workshop, Stephanie Corfee introduces aspiring illustrators and designers to the art of creative expression and individuality through fashion design. While encouraging freedom of expression, empowerment, strength, diversity, and a modern take on individual style, Stephanie shows you how to work and experiment with a variety of mediums to create fashions that range from classic and conventional to wild and whimsical.Begin your exploration of fashion illustration by getting acquainted with the art tools and materials you can use, including graphite and colored pencils, markers, pens, watercolor paint and brushes, and mixed-media materials. Then, learn basic figure drawing techniques, consider approaches to inclusive design, and explore your style preferences with a personal style quiz and inspirational examples of different style types.Put your new knowledge into practice and discover how easy it is to develop eye-catching fashions quickly and easily with step-by-step projects inspired by pop culture and contemporary fashion, including:Iconic Designs featuring such notables as Frida Kahlo, Audrey Hepburn, Jay-Z, and Meghan MarkleEveryday Fashions including rock-n-roll chic, after-hours glamour, and sportswear for yoga, surfing, skiing, and tennisSpecial Occasions such as red carpet glam, prom queen flair, and tuxes both traditional and funkyPull it all together by creating your own mini collections based on a single word or phrase. At the back, find figure templates for a range of body shapes that can be copied and used again and again.Filled with creative ideas, inspiration, and a plethora of art tips and techniques, Fashion Design Workshop: Remix will help you take your fashion illustration game to the next level.

Learn to use colored pencils and watercolor pencils to create vibrant, exciting works of art! *Named One of the 54 Best Colored Pencil Drawing Books of All Time by BookAuthority*Modern Colored Pencil delves into all the basic techniques and concepts required to create fresh, colorful works of colored pencil art. Talented artist and author of Your Year in Art and Modern Drawing (both from Walter Foster Publishing) Chelsea Ward takes you on a lively, easy-to-follow exploration of colored pencils in this book. It is packed with creative exercises and projects designed to show you how to work with the versatile, approachable colored pencil medium.Modern Colored Pencil begins with a brief introduction to various tools, such as pencils (including colored pencils, graphite pencils, and watercolor pencils), papers, and other tools. This handy book also demonstrates often-complicated concepts, such as color mixing, shading, texture, and more, in an easy, approachable manner. Once you have a handle on the basics, explore how to create dynamic color palettes, use basic shapes and techniques to render a range of subjects, and create various marks and textures. From beautiful florals and nature motifs to animals and everyday items, Modern Colored Pencil provides a fresh, contemporary, and enjoyable approach to learning how to create vivid artwork in colored pencil. The Modern Series of books offers a fun, contemporary approach to working with traditional art media, demonstrating that with the right type of instruction, encouragement, and tips, drawing and painting success can be achieved by any artist or creative type.Also in the Modern Series:Modern Acrylic, Modern Drawing, and Modern Watercolor.

Discover everything you need to know about historic flourished hands and how to create elegant, modern artwork inspired by traditional calligraphy techniques in this follow-up to the first and best-selling lettering book in Walter Foster’s Creative…and Beyond series.   Beginning with an introduction to pointed pen and how to get started with this timeless tool, you’ll find a brief overview of the recommended tools and materials, as well as how to set up your work space. In addition, you will explore essential techniques used throughout the book, learn to hold the pen properly, and find tips for warming up.   Talented artist and teacher Laura Lavender introduces you to a wide range of traditional, historic flourished hands and lettering styles, including Copperplate, Spencerian, Italian hand, Bickham script, Victorian embellished capitals, Art Nouveau capitals, Gothic capitals, and more. Each style includes an engaging introduction and history of the hand, an alphabet sampler, step-by-step instructions for creating the letters, and lots of inspirational examples and ideas for using the hand. Throughout the book, you will also find practice templates that can be copied and used time and again to perfect your technique and style.Creative Lettering and Beyond: Timeless Calligraphy is the ideal guide for learning the techniques of traditional lettering styles.

Create vibrant and imaginative floral watercolor paintings with Colorways: Watercolor Flowers.

Modern Acrylic delivers the simple concepts and painting techniques you'll need to create exciting and expressive works of art.

Basic Color Theory introduces beginning artists to the elementary concepts related to the color wheel, color relationships, and incorporating color in artwork.

En Plein Air: Acrylic offers everything you need to know to enjoy acrylic painting outside, from what to pack to choosing and interpreting your composition.

Give gouache a try with Anywhere, Anytime Art: Gouache! This book offers a fun, fresh look at painting on the go.

Learn to paint fun, fresh, and vibrant portraits of yourself and your loved ones, animals, favorite celebrities, and more with Playful Painting: People!

Create traditionally themed folk art infused with a modern twist with Folk Art Fusion: Americana!

Artist Toolbox: Color explains how color captures mood and helps communicate meaning, as well as how to use color to create personal, expressive works of art.

Filled with inspiring tips, projects and ideas for creating cheerful folk art, inspired by the popular Scandinavian concept of hygge, it is suitable for artists of all skill levels.