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  • Watercolor Class

    An Innovative Course in Transparent Watercolor

    There is no shortage of books on painting, but there are few—if any—which so thoughtfully and systematically teach you how to progressively build your skills as a beginner or a sophisticated artist. If you ready to discover the endless possibilities of painting with watercolor, then explore this elusive medium with accomplished painting instructor Michael Crespo. This highly regarded how-to will ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Keys to Drawing

    by Bert Dodson ...
    Anyone who can hold a pencil can learn to draw.In this book, Bert Dodson shares his complete drawing system-fifty-five "keys" that you can use to render any subject with confidence, even if you're a beginner.These keys, along with dozens of practice exercises, will help you draw like an artist in no time.You'll learn how to:• Restore, focus, map, and intensify• Free your hand action, then learn to ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Fast Sketching Techniques

    Capture the Fundamental Essence of Elusive Subjects

    by David Rankin ...
    It can happen at any moment - A powerful light effect. A telling gesture. A unique posture.When you're struck by am image or impression you want to use in your art, you must record it - quickly! - before it's gone. But what's an artist to do when there's no time for a carefully rendered drawing or even a good photo? Some quick field sketching, that's what!This book will revolutionize the way you ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Urban Watercolor Sketching

    A Guide to Drawing, Painting, and Storytelling in Color

    A guide that shows painters, drawers, doodlers, and urban sketchers how to bring their drawings to life with colorful, bold, yet accessible painting methods.Watercolor sketching is a rapidly emerging technique that enlivens sketches done in pen or pencil with the expressive washes, glazes, and luminous hues of watercolor . This lushly illustrated resource teaches artists on the go how to sketch ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • The Urban Sketcher

    Techniques for Seeing and Drawing on Location

    Make the world your studio!Capture the bustle and beauty of life in your town.Experience life as only an artist can! Join the rapidly growing, international movement of artists united by a passion for drawing on location in the cities, towns and villages where they live and travel. Packed with art and advice from Marc Taro Holmes, artist and co-founder of Urbansketchers.org, this self-directed ... Read more

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  • Your Artist's Brain

    Use the right side of your brain to draw and paint what you see - not what you think you see

    by Carl Purcell ...
    Overcome the obstacles to your artistic expressionImproving your artwork can be as simple as learning how to trust your eyes. Your Artist's Brain shows you how to portray even the most complex subjects by focusing on what you really see - not what you think you see.Expert art instructor Carl Purcell shows you how to overcome dependency on the "intellectual brain" and listen carefully to the more ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Watercolor Painting

    A Comprehensive Approach to Mastering the Medium

    by Tom Hoffmann ...
    The beauty of a watercolor painting lies in its diaphanous layers, delicate strokes, and luminous washes. However, the very features that define the beauty of the medium can make it difficult to master. This complete guide to understanding the relationships between color, value, wetness, and composition unravels the mysteries of watercolor to help your practice evolve.Experienced teacher and ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Landscape Painting

    Essential Concepts and Techniques for Plein Air and Studio Practice

    Because nature is so expansive and complex, so varied in its range of light, landscape painters often have to look further and more deeply to find form and structure, value patterns, and an organized arrangement of shapes. In Landscape Painting, Mitchell Albala shares his concepts and practices for translating nature's grandeur, complexity, and color dynamics into convincing representations of ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Drawing School

    Fundamentals for the Beginner

    by Jim Dowdalls ...
    A traditional drawing class in a book to help you master basic skills, including form, space, depth, proportion, composition, perspective, and more.California State University art professor Jim Dowdalls starts new students out by demonstrating how to use the different types of drawing tools, including how to hold a pencil, how to use supports, and how to make a variety of marks and strokes. ... Read more

    $18.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Powerful Watercolor Landscapes

    Tools for Painting with Impact

    Banish boring watercolors forever! This guide gives you the "power tools" you need to transform dull, flat landscapes into robust, colorful expressions of your artistic vision. Each chapter focuses on a specific strategy for tackling tough challenges, complete with inspiring examples, hands-on demonstrations and instructional diagrams to make these strategies easy and fun to learn. Following this ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Acrylic Innovation

    Styles and Techniques Featuring 84 Visionary Artists

    by Nancy Reyner ...
    Acrylic is often used as a substitute for oil paint or watercolor, but the real gold mine is in allowing the medium freedom to do what it does best. This book shows how today’s artists are doing exactly that. It’s loaded with original artwork and valuable insight from 64 artists, incredibly diverse in styles and subjects, each using acrylic in unique ways to create expressive and personal art.• 64 ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Drawing for the Absolute and Utter Beginner, Revised

    15th Anniversary Edition

    This revised 15th anniversary edition of the bestselling beginning drawing book updates art and text examples to include new student pieces, up-to-date materials, and additional sections on drawing in 3D and travel sketching, along with refreshed and contemporary design.Based on author and art instructor Claire Watson Garcia's successful courses and workshops for beginning and aspiring artists, ... Read more

    $7.99 USD