Sketching the Moon

Sketching the Moon
Author: Richard Handy
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2011-12-11
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1461409411

For anyone artistically inclined, observing the Moon and attempting to sketch or paint it can easily become a passion. The Moon presents a broad array of tone, texture, and form. Capturing this in a painting or sketch at the eyepiece of a telescope – or even with binoculars – develops observational skills, leaves a record of the observation, and can also be a delightful and rewarding pastime. However, the choice of media available is extensive (acrylic paint, oils, pen, charcoal, etc., and even computer art programs), and there is no existing text that fully explains all lunar sketching and painting techniques in each respective medium. This beautiful and graphically rich book fulfills this requirement. It presents detailed step-by-step instructions, in the form of illustrated tutorials for every major medium employed to represent the Moon. It also provides practical advice on how to sketch outdoors at night (not ideal conditions for an artist!). This is easily the most extensive book on the subject of lunar art for amateur astronomers, particularly those observing through a telescope. The diverse features of the lunar surface will attract and entice readers to review the number of different media presented, exciting and inspiring them with the possibilities of learning to depict all of the fascinating aspects of Earth's very own satellite.

Mark Kistler'S Draw Squad

Mark Kistler'S Draw Squad
Author: Mark Kistler
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 262
Release: 1988-09-15
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0671656945

Provides a series of lesson on foreshortening, surface, shading, shadow, density, contour, overlapping, and size, and suggests that daily practice is important for developing one's artistic skills.

A Portfolio of Lunar Drawings

A Portfolio of Lunar Drawings
Author: Harold Hill
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2003-09-18
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780521542081

Harold Hill's achievement is to awaken us to the stark, compelling beauty of the moon, with its mighty ringwalls and glistening highlands. Each image tells its own story. Each is constructed with precision and attention to detail.

Drawing Down the Moon: The Art of Charles Vess

Drawing Down the Moon: The Art of Charles Vess
Author: Charles Vess
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2019-09-03
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1621151611

The fantasy art of Charles Vess is acclaimed worldwide, his rich palette, striking compositions, and lavish detail second to none. Vess created memorable works for such best selling fantasy authors as Neil Gaiman, Susanna Clarke, Charles De Lint, and George R. R. Martin, as well as a who''s-who list of publishers and clients. His art is breathtakingly singular while recalling the golden age of illustration, when paint and brush were the vessels that carried readers to distant lands, bygone ages, and realms of the imagination. Featuring a forword by Susanna Clarke, author of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell.

One Zentangle A Day

One Zentangle A Day
Author: Beckah Krahula
Publisher:
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2012-11
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1592538118

One Zentangle A Day is a beautiful interactive book teaching the principles of Zentangles as well as offering fun, related drawing exercises. Zentangles are a new trend in the drawing and paper arts world. The concept was started by Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas as a way to practice focus and meditation through drawing, by using repetitive lines, marks, circles, and shapes. Each mark is called a "tangle," and you combine various tangles into patterns to create "tiles" or small square drawings. This step-by-step book is divided into 6 chapters, each with 7 daily exercises. Each exercise includes new tangles to draw in sketchbooks, teaches daily tile design, and offers tips on related art principles, and contains an inspirational "ZIA" (Zentangle Inspired Art) project on a tile that incorporates patterns, art principals, and new techniques.

Molly's Moon Mission

Molly's Moon Mission
Author: Duncan Beedie
Publisher: Kings Road Publishing
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2019-05-31
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1787416224

Molly the moth lives in the back of an old wardrobe. She loves her home and her family but she yearns for adventure. So by day she helps her mother look after the larvae, and by night she prepares for her space mission to the MOON! It's no easy feat for a little moth to fly all the way to the moon - but Molly is not a moth to give up on her dreams.

Pen & Ink Drawing

Pen & Ink Drawing
Author: Alphonso Dunn
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780997046533

Pen & Ink Drawing: A Simple Guide covers the essential aspects of pen and ink drawing and more. It explores basic materials and instruments; fundamental properties of strokes and pen control; key elements of shading; and indispensable techniques for creating vibrant textures. As a bonus, a chapter is devoted to what the author refers to as, the secret Line of Balance. This book is not just written to instruct but also to inspire enthusiasts of pen and ink and drawing as well.

Drawing Down the Moon

Drawing Down the Moon
Author: Radcliffe G. Edmonds, III
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 492
Release: 2019-07-02
Genre: History
ISBN: 069115693X

One of the foremost experts on magic, religion, and the occult in the ancient world provides an unparalleled exploration of magic in the Greco-Roman world, giving insight into the shifting ideas of religion and the divine in the ancient past and in the later Western tradition.

One Hundred Aspects of the Moon

One Hundred Aspects of the Moon
Author: Tamara Tjardes
Publisher:
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2003
Genre: Art
ISBN:

A wealth of information about herbal remedies native to the Southwest, infused with wisdom, wit, and personal reminiscences.

Draw with Rob at Christmas

Draw with Rob at Christmas
Author: Rob Biddulph
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020-10-15
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780008419127

Merry Christmas! The internet phenomenon #DrawWithRob is now a fantastically festive art activity book for you to draw with Rob at home... The second book based on the viral videos seen everywhere on YouTube, Facebook, TikTok, TV, and more, from the creative genius and bestselling author Rob Biddulph! Christmas is different this year, with more families at home and wondering what to do! Pick up your pencils and join thousands of children around the world and #DrawWithRob - celebrating Christmas has never been so much fun! The first DRAW WITH ROB activity book went to Number One in the charts and was named 'Book of the Year' at the 2020 Sainsbury's Children's Book Awards! Now every family can share this fantastically festive new art activity book for Christmas. Join Rob and learn to draw your favourite Christmas characters - from Polar Bears to Elves and from Father Christmas to a Snowman, this perfect present is packed with arts, crafts and festive fun. The bestselling and award-winning author/illustrator Rob Biddulph is the genius behind the phenomenal, viral sensation that is DRAW WITH ROB and the accompanying activity book, and now the sensational DRAW WITH ROB AT CHRISTMAS - bringing joy to families everywhere with his easy to follow instructions and warm-hearted humour. So whether you're in home education, home-schooling, learning to draw or just having fun, let Rob show you that anyone can learn to #DrawWithRob! *WITH PERFORATED PAGES SO YOU CAN EASILY TEAR OUT AND DISPLAY YOUR ART!* Rob's original hit videos are also available at www.robbiddulph.com, and on Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram, with Rob appearing on TV to talk about them too. Perfect stay-at-home fun for boys, girls, and everyone aged three to one hundred and three, and a wonderful introduction to Rob Biddulph's bestselling picture book range - including the Waterstones Children's Book Prize-winning Blown Away, Odd Dog Out, and many more! Available in all good bookstores and online retailers, and perfect for children who are learning to read - or just love to!