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Part of the infographic 4-Letter Word series, each containing 4 chapters to teach how to PLAN, MAKE, PLAY and GROW. The words are kept to a minimum as an expert author employs illuminating and entertaining illustrations, infographics, charts, tips and cheat-sheets, to guide you through all you need to develop your craft in sketching and drawing.

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Superhero feats and exhilarating fights are the climax of a comic book; here readers will learn to draw this fun and vital part of comic art. Techniques for drawing every dynamic action are explained from running, swinging and flying through to fist fights, group rumbles, and battles.

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'This is quite the best book on portrait painting, in any medium, that Ive seen for a very long time, perhaps ever.' Artbookreview.net

Invest your portraiture with character and ease with this complete guide to drawing and painting portraits in watercolour, pencil and charcoal, which includes five step-by-step projects and numerous practical techniques.

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A comprehensive guide to drawing the natural world from plants and landscapes to domestic and wild animals by master artist and best-selling author, Giovanni Civardi.

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'This is a serious book that takes its subject and its readership seriously and is all the better for that.' Artbookreview.net

Your one-stop guide to bringing life and expression to your artwork of animals.

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Introduces the reader to the many diverse aspects of drawing and painting buildings - a subject that has fascinated artists for years and has inspired many forms of art. This book offers step-by-step guidance towards achieving realistic three-dimensional effects on a two-dimensional surface.

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Explains the fundamental principles of drawing before guiding the reader through the advanced methods of painting a horse. With illustrations throughout in graphite pencil and oils, this book informs and helps every artist who wants to improve or develop their equestrian work.

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Whatever your experience, whether new to the subject or a seasoned entomologist, this book helps you capture the beauty of insects by helping you understand their structure and appreciate their behaviour, movement, colour and habitat.

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Giving advice for those wishing to capture the beauty of the urban landscape, this guide annotates artworks in a range of styles and media to demonstrate techniques and details. It includes studies of a range of different architectural styles, from town houses and rural cottages to churches and continental cafes.

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An expert guide to producing beautiful lifelike drawings of birds in their natural habitat.

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Topics covered include: Tools and equipment Capturing facial expressions Creating a sense of movement Choosing a subject Using computers

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Artists of all skill levels will find much to inspire them in this detailed and practical guide to drawing landscapes.

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The go-to drawing guide for quick, easy and expressive portraiture.

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Paint beautiful, inspirational watercolor angels, fairies and mermaids in ethereal settings.

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Through experimentation, apparently simple black and white drawings or paintings gain added depth and expressiveness and seem limitless.

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This original work introduces readers to the techniques from the hyperrealist movement, a style applied to painting and sculpture whose techniques aspire to photographic exactitude in drawing. In the pages of this book readers will find all the techniques and suggestions they need to make their own hyperrealist creations, all explained in a pleasant and fun way.

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55 expressive abstract projects to paint with tons of inspirational ideas and techniques to use.

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Painting in mixed media combines all the excitement and potential of different materials and techniques. Whether you love the vibrancy of pastels, the versatility of acrylics or the dynamism of collage, this book shows you how to combine them to make a unique piece of art.

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Learn to draw manga and anime characters with 50+ easy step-by-steps in three styles: manga-style humans, chibi-style humans, and creatures

In this book artist Butch Krieger guides you through the fundamentals of learning to draw and paint the human form using photographs taken of live art models posing as they would for an art class. Innovative step-by-step exercises based on these images will boost your skills and prepare you to draw from life.