Art:

Bad Boy
My Life On and Off the Canvas
Written by Eric Fischl and Michael Stone

Format: Hardcover, 368 pages
On Sale: May 7, 2013
Price: $26.00

In Bad Boy, renowned American artist Eric Fischl has written a penetrating, often searing exploration of his coming of age as an artist, and his search for a fresh narrative style in the highly charged and competitive New York art world in the 1970s and 1980s. With such notorious and controversial... Read more >

The Art of Controversy
Political Cartoons and Their Enduring Power
Written by Victor S Navasky

Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: April 9, 2013
Price: $27.95

A lavishly illustrated, witty, and original look at the awesome power of the political cartoon throughout history to enrage, provoke, and amuse.

As a former editor of The New York Times Magazine and the longtime editor of The Nation, Victor S. Navasky knows just how transformative—and incendiary—cartoons can be. Here Navasky guides readers through some of the...

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Manga for the Beginner Kawaii
How to Draw the Supercute Characters of Japanese Comics
Written by Christopher Hart

Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: August 7, 2012
Price: $21.99

Kawaii—so cute it hurts!

You probably know this already, but the superpopular manga genre of Kawaii is everywhere! From Hello Kitty to Pokémon, these supercute Kawaii creatures are taking over. These characters are intensely cute, simple to draw, and colorfully graphic. The Kawaii genre puts its supercute stamp on a variety... Read more >

The Lady in Gold
The Extraordinary Tale of Gustav Klimt's Masterpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer
Written by Anne-Marie O'Connor

Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: February 7, 2012
Price: $15.99

The spellbinding story, part fairy tale, part suspense, of Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer, one of the most emblematic portraits of its time; of the beautiful, seductive Viennese Jewish salon hostess who sat for it; the notorious artist who painted it; the now vanished turn-of-the-century Vienna that shaped it; and... Read more >

Manga for the Beginner
Everything you Need to Start Drawing Right Away!
Written by Christopher Hart

Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: August 5, 2008
Price: $21.95

Got manga? Christopher Hart’s got manga, and he wants to share it with all his millions of readers—especially the beginners. With Manga for the Beginner, anyone who can hold a pencil can start drawing great manga characters right away. Using his signature step-by-step style, Hart shows how to draw the basic... Read more >

Draw 50 Animals
The Step-by-Step Way to Draw Elephants, Tigers, Dogs, Fish, Birds, and Many More...
Written by Lee J. Ames

Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: May 8, 2012
Price: $9.99

Fifty furry, scaly and feathered friends are here for aspiring young artists to draw. Read more >

Colored Pencil Painting Bible
Techniques for Achieving Luminous Color and Ultrarealistic Effects
Written by Alyona Nickelsen

Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: March 17, 2009
Price: $25.99

Groundbreaking new techniques for a favorite medium



• Dazzling colors, incredible realism—with simple you-can-do-it processes!

• Author is a top colored-pencil artist

Radiant color . . . painterly finishes . . . incredible realism. With colored pencils! Artists everywhere will be dazzled by the amazing new techniques created by Alyona Nickelsen and presented in... Read more >

Lessons in Classical Drawing
Essential Techniques from Inside the Atelier
Written by Juliette Aristides

Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
On Sale: November 15, 2011
Price: $29.99

The practice of drawing…distilled to its essential elements.
 
In this elegant and inspiring primer, master contemporary artist and author Juliette Aristides breaks down the drawing process into small, manageable lessons; introduces time-tested principles and techniques that are easily accessible; and shares the language and context necessary to understand the artistic process and... Read more >

The Artful Parent
Simple Ways to Fill Your Family's Life with Art and Creativity--Includes over 60 Art Projects for Children Ages 1 to 8
Written by Jean Van't Hul

Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: April 9, 2013
Price: $21.95


Bring out your children’s creativity and imagination with more than 60 kids' art activities from the creator of www.ArtfulParent.com. 

Art making is a wonderfully fun way for young children to tap into their imagination, deepen their creativity, and explore new materials, all while strengthening their fine motor skills and developing... Read more >

Manga for the Beginner Chibis
Everything You Need to Start Drawing the Super-Cute Characters of Japanese Comics
Written by Christopher Hart

Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: March 23, 2010
Price: $21.99

The ultimate guide to creating chibis!

They populate manga with chunky bodies, oversized heads, and huge expressive eyes. They're schoolgirls and schoolboys, magical girls and mad scientists, fairies and fighter princesses, cyborgs and sci-fi secret agents, bikers and bad samurais, robots and rebel leaders. They've even got chubby pets and zany monster... Read more >