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Colour Mixing Guide: Acrylics by Julie Collins This pocket-sized, practical guide has everything the acrylic artist needs to know about colour mixing, from colour theory to complementary, warm and cool colours, colour tone, using a limited palette, dull and bright colours and local colour. There follows an array of essential colour mixes using widely available Winsor & Newton colours. Clear, practical and beautifully presented advice. Product Details: Clear, practical comprehensive guide Achievable colour results with quick and easy tips Uses readily-available Winsor & Newton colours, easily substituted by other ranges Pocket-sized and practical for the artist Colour wheel and template provided so readers can paint their own

Sketching for the Absolute Beginner by Peter Cronin From the author of the best-selling art book, Pure Watercolour Painting and guest judge on Channel 5's Watercolour Challenge, Peter Cronin. Sketching is more than just drawing quickly. It is training your eye and hand to work together, to respond immediately and naturally to the scene before you. Starting from a clear, simple method to bring all the senses into play, successful author and acclaimed artist Peter Cronin shows the reader how to bring artistry and economy to their sketching; making for swift and impressive results. Whether sketching as the basis for painting, or simply for pleasure, this book teaches the reader all they need to know. Numerous simple step-by-step exercises as well as larger projects lead the complete beginner through the book, building towards more complex and rewarding artworks. The book teaches how to sketch with a range of media, starting from graphite pencil and including information and exercises on charcoal, pen and ink and others. In the best-selling Absolute Beginner series, this book is suitable for absolutely everybody who wants to take their sketching skills further and become an accomplished artist.

Drawing the Female Nude by Giovanni Civardi Giovanni Civardi explores and explains the intricate process of depicting the female nude. From choosing your method of representation and deciding whether to draw from life or from photography, every facet of drawing the female nude is covered in this in-depth reference book, a valuable resource for any artist. Civardi's own considered drawings provide an excellent basis for the artist wanting to expand their figure-drawing skills; and the author takes a practical, almost geometric, approach to depicting the female form, breaking down the body into basic shapes and portraying the female figure in a variety of simple and complex poses.

The Calligrapher's Bible - 100 Complete Alphabets and How To Draw Them by David Harris This comprehensive guide to the art of fine penmanship is the ultimate easy-to-use reference book for anyone interested in creating these elegant letterforms. 100 beautifully crafted calligraphic hands show step-by-step pen strokes and common group structures. Points of interest within each hand ensure correct representation of the characters An extensive preparatory section details tools, materials and basic techniques. Beginners and experienced calligraphers alike will be able to extend their repertoire with ease, effortlessly learning new hands and refining their art.

Portraits with Character by Giovanni Civardi From world-renowned artist Giovanni Civardi, this innovative grid-based guide to capturing character in your portraits makes the drawing process simple and approachable. Using a simple four-stage process, this book shows how even Civardi's impressive results can be built up easily, from the basic shape right through to beautifully rendered finished faces. This easy-to-follow guide will suit beginners as well as more expert artists.