An understanding of the various natural forms is vital to successful landscape art. Abigail Edgar's expert tutorials provide this knowledge, from which readers can go on to work through the step-by-step projects. The stages of each artwork are fully explained, so that students can follow along and l[...]
This title includes comprehensive advice on materials, canvases and equipment, and on using all the different types of media including pencil, charcoal, pastels, oils, acrylics and watercolour. It features a stunning gallery of art with accompanying commentaries giving insight into how the artistic [...]
This title helps you: learn to produce beautiful studies of animals, observing the behaviour, movement, textures and spirit that make each creature a unique subject; master the techniques required for working with pencils, charcoal, pen and ink, pastels, watercolours, gouache, acrylics and oils; enj[...]
This title helps you produce beautiful and lively studies in oil, acrylic, gouache, waterpaints, pencil, charcoal and pastels. Professional art teachers guide you through essential techniques, with practical tips on using models or working from photographs, sketching, creating strong poses and backg[...]
This title combines pencils, pens and pastels; observing and measuring; perspective; shading; line drawing; sketching; texture; using negative spaces; and, composition. Discover the pleasure and practicalities of drawing with this comprehensive fully-illustrated step-by-step reference book. This is [...]
This is a beautiful and instructive art technique book on depicting skies, sunsets, clouds, coastal vistas, rainbows, lakes, waves, rock pools and waterfalls. This title includes comprehensive advice on materials and equipment, and the different types of media, including pencils, charcoal, pastels, [...]