This is a complete course on practical & creative techniques: drawing, watercolour, oil & acrylic and pastel. It is a comprehensive artists' manual that includes examples of many different styles and treatments. It is perfect both for the beginner and the more advanced artist. It includes up-to-date information on all the latest techniques, materials and equipment. It is packed with practical guidance on how to treat all the classical subjects - portraits, figures, buildings, landscapes and flowers - in the most popular mediums. You can learn techniques such as brushwork, texturing and knife painting, then apply them to your own project. It features over 750 at-a-glance, step-by-step photographs show clearly how to achieve successful results. This comprehensive book offers a complete guide to all the materials, techniques and approaches an artist needs to get started. As well as step-by-step instruction for beginners it offers expert tips, advice and ideas to offer inspiration to more advanced practitioners. Divided into four parts, this book covers all the most popular art mediums: drawing; watercolour; oil and acrylic; and pastel. Each section describes the range of materials and equipment available, and reveals how to get the best out of them. There are over 30 step-by-step projects each designed to teach a skill in depth. More specialized methods are then explained, for increasingly advanced and sophisticated effects.

Nearly 200 plates from the master teacher's famous 19th-century drawing course comprise drawings of casts, chiefly from antiquity; lithographs in the style of drawings by Renaissance and modern masters; and male nudes. This affordable volume constitutes an essential guide for professional artists, students, art historians, and collectors.

TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Materials How to draw a Harry Potter Cartoon: Drawing Harry’s Body: DrawingHarry in different poses: Light source and Cast Shadow: Cartoon Eyes: Other Characters and Creatures: A. Phoenix B. Severus Snape C. Blue Pixy D. Grindylow Various Gags and Caricatures Cartoons: The Basics: • Sphere • Cone • Cube • Cylinder How to render a Harry with pencils: Charcoal Painting • Shaving the Charcoal • Rendering Using Charcoal • Tips to Remember Rendering Harry Potter in Charcoal Learning about Colors Pastel Painting • Shaving your Pastels • Various ways to blend using Pastels • Additional Techniques: Rendering Harry Potter in Pastels: Watercolor Painting How to Create Color Value Chart Application and Techniques in Watercolor • How to Use the Paintbrush • How to Mix your Watercolor • How to Create a Wash • Rendering the Sphere • How to color Sphere using two colors and blending technique Painting Ginny and Harry in Watercolor Airbrush Painting • Airbrush cleaners and Alcohol • Airbrush and its Mechanism • Maintenance and Troubleshooting • How to Hold an Airbrush: • Basic Airbrush Exercises: Airbrushing Harry Potter Author Bio Introduction: I knew you had read the book, saw the movie, and even bought merchandises of our young favorite wizard from Hogwarts (alright, I know it’s the school of witchcraft and wizardry and not the place which can be found in the map), but have you consider to learn how to draw Harry Potter in pencil or in any art mediums, and this eBook is all about it,so before we begin, let me congratulate you for picking up this eBook, as I’m going to teach you how to draw Harry from cartoon to another form of art works: pencils, charcoal, pastels, watercolor and even airbrush, yes you heard me right. So what do you need learn these artworks?Simple I listed the things you need in the materials, they can all be found in any art stores or art suppliers, so visit and check for the availability of the materials, and it also nice to make friends with your art supplier, as he would be happy to assist you for the things that you will be needing, and even give you a call if the materials if in stock or available. Dedicate by reading and practicing all the exercises in each sections of art medium, set a good time for you alone and focus in drawing and soon you will be a true versatile artist not just drawing Harry Potter, as you can use this method when drawing other people faces,even the faces of your love ones: parents, relatives, friends, neighbors and boyfriend/girlfriend/husband/wife. So have fun drawing Harry Potter, let him inspire you magically.

TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Materials Charcoal Airbrush Pastels The Basics Sphere Cone Cube Cylinder How to Draw a Horse Drawing Horses in Different Poses How to Render a Horse WithPencils How to Draw a Cartoon Horse: Charcoal Painting Rendering theHorse in Charcoal Learning about Colors Pastel Painting Rendering the Horse in Pastels Watercolor Painting Painting the Horse in Watercolor Airbrush Painting Painting the Horse with Airbrush Author Bio Introduction Horse are fascinating creature, as horses they are great and beautiful, with an analogy of haste as it’s a fast and strong animal, even in old painting you can see how an artist paint horses in his canvas, so why not learn and also feel how to render horses, by following the instruction in this eBook, by this we are like back in time as we follow the old artist footprints and later on see what we will became “A Great Horse Painter” , after you learned how to paint horses with various media. I’m sure you’re excited to learn how to draw and paint horses, and I’m sure you won’t regret it, I’ll teach you the basics, of how to render horses using your pencil, but that’s not all, you will learn more as you move along from one medium to another, so bear with me, as we tackle different types of media when rendering horses, just give your time and dedication in your horse painting, so have fun painting and let’s accept the fact that painting is now part of your life.

Table of Contents Drawing tools Pencils Charcoal pencils Mechanical pencil Sharpener Erasers Smudge sticks Coloring materials Establishing the Shape Monkey Frog Pacman Frog Surinam Toad Malayan Horned Frog Author Bio Publisher

25 kid-tested lessons in drawing and painting—perfect for children ages 5 to 10 Encourage and empower kids to make art! The 25 art lessons in this book present step-by-step drawing instructions paired with a range of painting techniques and styles for endless creative exploration. Designed by an elementary art teacher, each creative exploration offers tips on using the best art materials (that won’t break the bank), shares art-making techniques that add variety and ease to the projects, and provides insights on engaging kids in the process. The lessons include: · Beginner projects. Discover easy ways to get started making art. Through flexible instructions, you’ll create big and bold paintings. · Art lessons inspired by the masters. With projects based on celebrated painters like Van Gogh and Monet to contemporary artists like James Rizzi and Jackson Pollock, you’ll explore a range of painting techniques and styles. · Paintings inspired by nature. Draw and paint familiar and imagined landscapes and animals as a fun way to engage with art. More than just a simple how-to draw and paint book, Draw, Paint, Sparkle is an invitation for kids to unleash their creativity through color and paint.

Drawing Unicorns - How to Draw Mythical Creatures for the Beginner Contents Introduction Part I | Tales of the Unicorns The Hunt of the Unicorn Unicorns in Christianity Medieval Ages: A Treasure Trove of Unicorns Other Hidden or Religious Meanings Modern and Children’s Literature Recreational Projects, Pop Culture, and Film Non-Fiction and Mysticism A Unicorn’s Horn Part II | How to Draw Unicorns Drawing Tools The Drawing Process Setting a Creative Intention What does drawing in layers mean? Rendering Basic Rendering Exercises Parts of the Unicorn Anatomical Structure and Proportion Perspectives, Foreshortening, Mannequinization, Gesture and Contour Drawing Hair Drawing in Layers Lines, Shapes, and Gesture Drawing Form Construction Detailing Unicorn Rendering The Unicorn’s Horn Glossary The Author Introduction Faraway, beyond the mountains and seven skies, there exists a land of wonders, where friendly dragons and unicorns frolic freely ‘neath the radiance of a thousand suns. When the pure hearted calls upon them, these creatures elude the veils of obstruction and offer their assistance to fulfill noble causes. In a nutshell, this is the tale of the unicorns. After our wonderful journey in the world of dragons, we now embark on a new exploration that attempts to uncover the truths and myths behind another mythical beast that has eluded humanity for ages: The Unicorns. Unicorns, the second of the How to Draw Mythical Creatures for the Absolute Beginner series, is divided into two parts. Part One delves into historical accounts, which may lend to the credibility or fraudulence behind these beloved creatures. Part Two discusses drawing techniques designed to instruct and develop the creative skills of novices. Some aspiring artists would like to learn the craft or hone their talent to prepare themselves for a career in the Arts. Others are just seeking a productive recreation, rather than a lucrative one. Regardless of your purpose, the drawing methods tackled in this course builds on the creative foundations most beneficial to the absolute beginner. Without further ado, I welcome you to join me in a quest for unicorns.

Table of Contents Drawing tools Pencils Charcoal pencils Mechanical pencil Sharpener Erasers Smudge sticks Coloring materials Parts of a Turtle How to Draw the Shell of a Turtle Easily Different Types of Turtle Shells Black-knobbed Map Turtle Leatherback Sea Turtle Softshell Turtle Matamata Author Bio Publisher

Table of Contents Drawing tools Pencils Charcoal pencils Mechanical pencil Sharpener Erasers Smudge sticks Coloring materials Common Gestures of a Bear Standing or walking on shoulder height Standing on two legs Sitting Sloth Bear Giant Panda Black Bear Growling Bear Author Bio Publisher

Table of Contents Drawing tools Pencils Charcoal pencils Mechanical pencil Sharpener Erasers Smudge sticks Coloring materials Drawing a Common Frog Common Gestures Purple Fluorescent Frog Red-eyed Tree Frog Strawberry Poison Dart Frog Blue Poison Dart Frog Author Bio Publisher