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1	The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain more books like this by Betty Edwards add to wishlist Whether you feel you have little talent and you doubt you could ever learn, or you enjoy drawing, but have not been able to get much beyond a childlike level, this book aims to give you the skill you have always wanted. If you are already drawing as a professional artist or artist-in-training, it aims to give you greater confidence in your ability ... see all copies from $4.77! new only from $8.94! \| first editions \| SVS
2	How to Draw What You See more books like this by Rudy De Reyna add to wishlist Watson-Guptill's all-time best-selling drawing book. A best-seller for 35 years! This is a timeless classic that has taught generations of artists - and will teach generations more. 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 ... see all copies from $2.15! new only from $10.93! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art more books like this by Scott McCloud add to wishlist This is an exploration of the history, meaning, and art of comics and cartooning. Using comics to examine the medium itself, the author takes the form of a cartoon character and explains the structure, meaning, and appeal of comics, and provides a running analysis of comics as art, literature, and communication. He reaches back to pre-Columbus ... see all copies from $6.89! new only from $11.08! \| first editions \| SVS
4	New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain Workbook more books like this by Betty Edwards add to wishlist Millions of people have learned to draw using Betty Edwards' methods. Now, in an essential companion to her bestselling classic, Edwards offers readers the key to mastering this art form--guided practice in their newfound creative abilities. Forty new exercises cover each of the five basic skills of drawing. see all copies from $9.42! new only from $9.42! \| SVS
5	How to Make a Watercolor Paint Itself: Experimental Techniques for Achieving Realistic Effects more books like this by Nita Engle add to wishlist Award-winning artist Nita Engle's breakthrough approach to watercolour shows readers how to combine spontaneity and control to produce glowing, realistic paintings. Her method begins with action-filled exercises that demonstrate how to play with paint, following no rules. Subsequent step-by-step projects add planning to the mix, demonstrating how ... see all copies from $11.43! new only from $12.97! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Keys to Drawing Keys to Drawing more books like this by Bert Dodson add to wishlist North Light is proud to present North Light Classic Editions -- art books that have proven themselves to be true "classics" of the category through consistently excellent sales and unanimously high praise. Each title bestowed this honor appears with an unmistakable blue seal designating them as the best of the best. Bert Dodson's successful method ... see all copies from $4.97! new only from $4.97! \| first editions \| SVS
7	How to draw comics the Marvel way more books like this by Stan Lee add to wishlist Stan Lee, the founding father of Marvel Comics, and John Buscema, artist of the classic Silver Surfer series, give professional advice and instruction for budding comics artists. Learn how to draw the Marvel way, courtesy of this lavishly illustrated, step-by-step guide to all facets of the process. see all copies from $2.63! new only from $8.80! \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Natural Way to Draw: A Working Plan for Art Study more books like this by Kimon Nicolaides add to wishlist An established guide to drawing the natural way, by an American art teacher who died in 1938. In a specific course of exercises, students are advised to forget technique and concentrate on the object before them. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.87! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Ed Emberley's Drawing Book Make a World more books like this by Edward R Emberley (Illustrator) add to wishlist Using simple shapes, Ed Emberley shows would-be artists how to draw over 400 things, such as an airplane, anteater, submarine, train, kangaroo, gondola, and much much more! This classic book is packed with cool things that kids - and adults too - really want to draw. Easy and fun, the book provides hours of art-full entertainment. see all copies from $6.99! new only from $6.99! \| first editions
10	Painting the Impressionist Landscape: Lessons in Interpreting Light and Color more books like this by Lois Griffel add to wishlist Impressionism has inspired generations of artists and no one has done more for the cause than Charles Hawthorne, the founder of the Cape Cod School of Art. In "Painting the Impressionist Landscape", author and artist Lois Griffel explores Hawthorne's theories on colour and light, in depth. Griffel, the longtime director of the school Hawthorne ... see all copies from $16.09! new only from $16.09! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Drawn to Life: 20 Golden Years of Disney Master Classes more books like this by Walt Stanchfield, Don Hahn (Editor) add to wishlist This title lets you discover the lessons that helped bring about a new golden age of Disney animation! Published for the first time ever, "Drawn to Life" is a two volume collection of the legendary lectures from long-time Disney animator Walt Stanchfield. For over twenty years, Walt helped breathe life into the new golden age of animation with ... see all copies from $14.90! new only from $14.90! \| SVS
12 view cover	Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels more books like this by Scott McCloud add to wishlist In a voice that mixes dry humor and clear, concise instruction, McCloud's cartoon narrator shows readers how to master the human condition through word and image in a brilliantly minimalist way. Comic book devotees as well as the most uninitiated will marvel at this journey into a once-underappreciated art form. see all copies from $13.72! new only from $13.72! \| SVS
13 view cover	Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist more books like this by Stephen R Peck add to wishlist Stephen Rogers Peck's Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist remains unsurpassed as a manual for students. It includes sections on bones, muscles, surface anatomy, proportion, equilibrium, and locomotion. Other unique features are sections on the types of human physique, anatomy from birth to old age, an orientation on racial anatomy, and an ... see all copies from $6.77! new only from $12.02! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Making Color Sing more books like this by Jeanne Dobie add to wishlist Through easy-to-follow exercises, this manual seeks to stimulate new ways to think about colour, generating responses that unlock personal creativity and allowing artists to express themselves with paint as never before. Readers are shown how the interplay of complementary hues can trigger vibrations; how the push and pull of warm and cool colours ... see all copies from $4.88! new only from $13.13! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Acrylic Revolution: New Tricks & Techniques for Working with the World's Most Versatile Medium more books like this by Nancy Reyner add to wishlist "Acrylic Revolution" will show readers everything they need to know to be successful in their acrylic painting projects. With over 101 of the most popular, interesting, and indispensable tricks for working with acrylic - each with its own step-by-step demonstration - there is literally page after age of acrylic instruction and inspiration for ... see all copies from $19.19! new only from $19.19! \| SVS
16 view cover	Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: A Course in Enhancing Creativity and Artistic Confidence more books like this by Betty Edwards add to wishlist A drawing instruction guide incorporating research on the visual, perceptive center in the right hemisphere of the brain. The exercises contained here are designed to enhance the drawing skills of both beginning and accomplished artists. Includes sections on drawing in color, manipulating light and shadows to create 3-D images, and more. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	Carlson's guide to landscape painting more books like this by John F Carlson add to wishlist The whys and hows of the various aspects of landscape painting: angles and consequent values, perspective, painting of trees, more. 34 black-and-white reproductions of paintings by Carlson. 58 explanatory diagrams. see all copies from $4.99! new only from $5.42! \| SVS
18 view cover	A guide to drawing more books like this by Daniel Marcus Mendelowitz add to wishlist Truly a classic, A GUIDE TO DRAWING, Fifth Edition builds on the idea that mastery of traditional skills is fundamental to expressive drawing. It allows beginning, advanced and specialized drawing students to master basic skills and to use them creatively, whether working under the direction of an instructor or on their own. Perspective receives ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.55! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Drawing on the Artist Within more books like this by Betty Edwards add to wishlist This sequel expands on the right-brain/left-brain theory outlined in Betty Edward's immensely popular DRAWING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BRAIN. Though this book is also geared for beginning artists, Edwards' focus here is not so much on basic instruction in drawing, but on how to bring creative impulses from the idea stage to completed work. Edwards ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.51! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Dynamic Anatomy more books like this by Burne Hogarth add to wishlist Praised by critics and teachers alike for more than forty years, Burne Hogarth's Dynamic Anatomy is recognised worldwide as the classic, indispensable text on artistic anatomy. Now revised, expanded and completely redesigned with more than 75 never before published drawings from the Hogarth archives and 24 pages of new material. This award-winning ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.90! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Fill Your Oil Paintings with Light & Color Fill Your Oil Paintings with Light & Color more books like this by Kevin D MacPherson add to wishlist For the beginner or experienced painter, this book provided inspiration and insight into the art of watercolour. Learn how the unusual techniques of pouring paint and masking give a glowing quality to the picture. Pouring causes the colour to tint rather than cover the paper while masking allows more freedom in applying colours. see all copies from $10.78! new only from $11.33! \| signed copies \| SVS
22 view cover	The human figure more books like this by John Henry Vanderpoel add to wishlist Unrivalled teacher. Penetrating comments, suggestions on what to look for, with more than 430 drawings. Basic. see all copies from $2.95! new only from $3.66! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Drawing for the Absolute Beginner: A Clear & Easy Guide to Successful Drawing more books like this by Mark Willenbrink, Mary Willenbrink add to wishlist Learn how easy it is to draw anything you set your mind to - once readers learn the basics taught in this book. With a dash of humour and an encouraging attitude, the Willenbrinks make artists realise that drawing is a fun activity open to everyone. Every step readers take is a successful one, from choosing materials to drawing popular subjects. ... see all copies from $8.98! new only from $13.59! \| SVS
24 view cover	Confident Color: An Artist's Guide to Harmony, Contrast and Unity more books like this by Nita Leland add to wishlist This approach to color theory makes selecting colors easy and efficient. Readers will understand the importance of color schemes and color contrasts, and how learning to use them effectively can be advantageous when painting. Color Schemes unite paintings by creating harmony and dominance to achieve an expressive use of color. Color Contrasts ... see all copies from $17.98! new only from $20.50! \| SVS
25 view cover	Fashion Sketchbook more books like this by Bina Abling add to wishlist With new and revised illustrations and instructions, this edition of "Fashion Sketchbook" is still providing students with a comprehensive course on sketching the fashion figure, fabric shapes, and garment details. Abling's directions are easy to follow and detailed, using minimum narrative and numerous diagrams. "Fashion Sketchbook, 5th Edition", ... see all copies from $34.99! new only from $69.95! \| SVS

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