Whether your character is jumping for joy, kicking and grappling with an opponent, or fighting to the death with sword in hand, this book provides all the essential techniques to draw more lifelike action figures in the classic Japanese manga style. The comprehensive introduction first shows the reader the physical anatomy of male vs. female figures and gives important tips on proportions, p…
Draw Amazing Manga Characters combines the strengths, talents, and perspectives of five different manga artists over 81 lessons that increase in detail and complexity. Key building blocks allow you to progress as you move through the book and "Take a Closer Look" sidebars offer tips so developing artists can avoid frustrating obstacles and roadblocks.
A guide to drawing and painting topics ranging from people and animals to dinosaurs and buildings. It offers readers technical information on how to improve their standard of drawing. It also includes a reference section that provides details of artists' materials and how and when to use them.
Focusing on animals, this is one of a series which presents a method of drawing a variety of animals and objects. Each drawing is gradually built up from the first simple outline shapes, with details added at each stage, so that even inexperienced artists can produce realistic illustrations.
Atelier education is centered on the belief that working in a studio, not sitting in the lecture hall, is the best place to learn about art. Every artist needs to learn basic drawing skills. In this elegant and inspiring workbook, master contemporary artist and best selling author Juliette Aristides breaks down the drawing process into small, manageable lessons; presents them progressively; …
Oil, acrylic and gouache painting made easy in a comprehensive, fully-illustrated step-by-step guide; describes all the materials and basic techniques such as mixing paint, brushstrokes, underpainting, working with alla prima, glazing, scumbling, impasto, drybrush and more, with tutorials covering popular subject areas from landscapes to still life, all shown in more than 400 photographs.