Classical Drawing Atelier
A Complete Course in Traditional Studio Practice
Written by Juliette Aristides
Format: Hardcover, 160 pages
On Sale: November 1, 2006
Price: $29.95
Ateliers have produced the greatest artists of all time—and now that educational model is experiencing a renaissance. These studios, a return to classical art training, are based on the nineteenth-century model of teaching artists by pairing them with a master artist over a period of years. Students begin by copying masterworks...
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The Complete Oil Painter
The Essential Reference for Beginners to Professionals
Written by Brian Gorst
Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: January 1, 2004
Price: $24.99
Oils are perhaps the most versatile of all paint mediums. Yet for many artists oil painting is either shrouded in mystique or considered very difficult. Filled with clear, step-by-step instructions and surefire strategies,
The Complete Oil Painter is an essential, one-stop guide to becoming an expert in every aspect of this...
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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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Watercolor Painting
A Comprehensive Approach to Mastering the Medium
Written by Tom Hoffmann
Format: eBook, 208 pages
On Sale: December 11, 2012
Price: $17.99
The beauty of a watercolor painting lies in its diaphanous layers, delicate strokes, and luminous washes. However, the very features that define the beauty of the medium can make it difficult to master. This complete guide to understanding the relationships between color, value, wetness, and composition unravels the mysteries of watercolor...
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Drawing Animals Made Amazingly Easy
Written by Christopher Hart
Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: January 1, 2007
Price: $19.95
Christopher Hart, America’s best-selling author of art instruction books, tosses all that aside to make drawing animals truly amazingly easy, by simplifying animal anatomy so that artists can get the poses they really want. What does that animal look like as it moves, bends, twists, jumps, runs? Simplified skeletons and an...
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Draw 50 Cats
The Step-by-Step Way to Draw Domestic Breeds, Wild Cats, Cuddly Kittens, and Famous Felines
Written by Lee J. Ames
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: September 11, 2012
Price: $9.99
This book brings to life Siamese, Persians, lions, tigers, panthers and such celebrity felines as Felix, Top Cat and Snaggle Puss.
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Cartooning for the Beginner
Written by Christopher Hart
Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: June 1, 2000
Price: $19.95
Aspiring cartoonists of all ages can begin drawing a repertoire of characters from the moment they follow the wide-ranging yet simplified lessons that fill these instructive pages, written and illustrated by an all-time best-selling artist/teacher.
This complete course, covering both comic strip and animation techniques, begins with lessons on basic cartoon body...
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The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss
Written by Audrey Geisel
Introduction by Maurice Sendak
Format: Hardcover, 96 pages
On Sale: October 3, 1995
Price: $35.00
These fabulous, whimsical paintings, created for his own pleasure and never shown to the public, show Geisel (a.k.a. Dr. Seuss) in a whole new light. Depicting outlandish creatures in otherworldly settings, the paintings use a dazzling rainbow of hues not seen in the primary-color palette of his books for children, and...
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