Sketching (Collins Gem)

Sketching (Collins Gem)
Author: Jackie Simmonds
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2014-03-27
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0007554931

An essential little ebook – perfect for the pocket or art bag – covering all practical aspects of sketching and drawing. Sketching is a skill that every artist needs to master and this handy book shows you how in a very clear and simple way.

Trees (Collins Gem)

Trees (Collins Gem)
Author: Alastair Fitter
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Total Pages: 493
Release: 2012-04-12
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0007441908

The ideal portable companion, the world-renowned Collins Gem series returns with a fresh new look and updated material.

Collins Gem Sketching

Collins Gem Sketching
Author: Collins Gem
Publisher: Collins
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2008-04-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9780007286805

An essential little book -- perfect for the pocket or art bag -- covering all practical aspects of sketching and drawing. Sketching is a skill that every artist needs to master and this handy book shows you how in a very clear and simple way.

Sketching (Collins 30-Minute Painting)

Sketching (Collins 30-Minute Painting)
Author: Alwyn Crawshaw
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2018-12-24
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0008325790

Aimed at the practised beginner, this inspirational guide will show how to achieve successful sketches using pencil and watercolour in just 30 minutes – ideal for the busy amateur artist.

Watercolor (Collins Discover)

Watercolor (Collins Discover)
Author: Alwyn Crawshaw
Publisher: HarperPB
Total Pages: 191
Release: 2005-11-08
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780060828141

Collins Discover: Watercolor is your one-stop guide to begin painting This user-friendly, authoritative resource includes full-color charts, easy-to-follow guidance, and illustrations showing you everything you need to create paintings you can be proud of. Topics covered include trees, landscapes, seascapes, figures, buildings, and flowers. Inside you will find: Choosing the right materials Basic techniques Simple step-by-step exercises Troubleshooting Resource section

Dream Drawings

Dream Drawings
Author: N. Scott Momaday
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 127
Release: 2022-05-03
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 0063218127

“[Momaday] must be ranked among the greatest of our contemporary writers.”—American Scholar "Momaday’s poems are rich with description, lush with dreaming, and filled with magic." — Library Journal (starred review) From Pulitzer Prize winner and revered literary master N. Scott Momaday, a beautiful and enchanting new poetry collection, at once a celebration of language, imagination, and the human spirit. “Language and the imagination work hand in hand, and together they enable us to reveal us to ourselves in story. That is indeed a magical process. . . . We imagine and we dream, and we translate our dreams into language.” —from the Preface A singular voice in American letters, Momaday’s love of language and storytelling are on full display in this brilliant new collection comprising one hundred sketches or “dream drawings”—furnishings of the mind—as he calls them. Influenced by his Native American heritage and its oral storytelling traditions, here are prose poems about nature, animals, warriors, and hunters, as well as meditations that explore themes of love, loss, time, and memory. Each piece, full of wisdom and wonder, showcases Momaday’s extraordinary lyrical talent, the breadth of his imagination, and the transformative power of his writing. Dream Drawings is also illustrated with a selection of black-and-white paintings by Momaday that capture the spirit of his prose. Poignant, inspired, and timeless, this is a collection that will nourish the soul.

Comic Artist's Photo Reference - People & Poses

Comic Artist's Photo Reference - People & Poses
Author: Buddy Scalera
Publisher: IMPACT
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006-05-24
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781581807585

Supercharge your drawings with the power of photo reference! Almost every professional comic artist uses photo reference. Finding really good photo reference is crucial to capturing accurate lighting, foreshortening and body language in your drawings. Sure, you can surf the 'net or flip through catalogs to find a few poses . . . or consult generic photo reference books with static poses and flat lighting. But to draw a character consistently and convincingly over an entire issue or series, you need a serious reference library. In this book, you get over 1,100 awesome-quality, color photos—500+ in the book and 600+ on the CD-ROM—all created specifically for you, the professional or aspiring comic artist. Inside you'll find: Handsome, muscular men and gorgeous, fit women in dynamic poses Extreme angles, foreshortening and complex body mechanics Poses including jumping, kicking, punching, standing, ducking, lifting, flying, sitting, smoking, drinking, kissing, screaming, laughing, cowering, shooting, sword-fighting and more Superior lighting that creates dramatic, muscle-revealing shadows 7 fantastic art demos by professional comic artists Unless you have a team of superheroes willing to pose for you, Comic Artist's Photo Reference: People and Poses will be the most important tool in your photo reference library. Get started today drawing the pictures that will launch or advance your comic book career!

The Pather Panchali Sketchbook

The Pather Panchali Sketchbook
Author: Satyajit Ray
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2016-05-01
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 9789351779339

Pather Panchali placed Indian cinema on the world map in 1955: this is a simple statement of fact, no hyperbole. In the sixty years since, the movie has acquired cult status, and its sketchbook mythical proportions. Believed to have been forever lost after the film-maker donated it to the Cinematheque Francaise archives, the sketchbook is now available as a book, along with other fascinating and previously unseen material on the film: parts of the draft scenario, reviews, recollections, posters and illustrations. For film and Ray enthusiasts, this is a treasure trove, and for a whole new generation of filmgoers, including those who might not even have seen the film yet, it will reveal a process unfolding, a mind at work. As for connoisseurs of the graphic form, Ray's sketches are legend, and the novelistic qualities of this particular sketchbook have been the matter of intense discussion. As much a chronicle of the work of a genius as it is a handbook for aspiring film-makers, this collector's edition of The Pather Panchali Sketchbook is a must-have for every film lover's library.

Drawing and Painting Fungi

Drawing and Painting Fungi
Author: Claire Kathleen Ward
Publisher: The Crowood Press
Total Pages: 588
Release: 2024-02-26
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0719843332

This comprehensive book delves into the magical and secretive world of fungi and lichens. It includes a thorough guide to the safe collection and identification of wild specimens and explains how to draw and paint them in the field and the studio, in sketchbooks and finished artworks with line, form, texture, tone, colour and composition all in mind. With over 350 illustrations, this book is an essential companion for mycophiles, artists, illustrators and journallers, as well as all those who love nature.