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Chinese Animal Painting Made Easy

Written by Rebecca Yue

Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: August 18, 2009
Price: $24.95

A complete guide to painting pandas, horses, elephants, and 47 other beloved creatures in the traditional Chinese brush-style. Chinese animal painting is an ancient form characterized by its simplicity and natural elegance. Chinese masters spent years, if not lifetimes, mastering the time-honored technique. For artists interested in learning it, acclaimed author... Read more >

New Acrylics Essential Sourcebook
Materials, Techniques, and Contemporary Applications for Today's Artist
Written by Rheni Tauchid

Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: July 14, 2009
Price: $24.95

Rheni Tauchid’s bestselling The New Acrylics is an invaluable overview of modern acrylic paints. Her follow-up, New Acrylics Essential Sourcebook, is an in-depth, must-have resource for today’s acrylic artist. By guiding you to a higher level of adeptness and fluidity in the handling of your materials, it brings you closer to... Read more >

Comic Book Design
The Essential Guide to Creating Great Comics and Graphic Novels
Written by Gary Spencer Millidge

Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: July 7, 2009
Price: $24.95

With film adaptations of legendary comic books and graphic novels hitting the bestseller lists, the medium of comics has never been more popular. To create your own comic book or graphic novel, you need to know the techniques, rules, and tips exclusive to the comic trade.

In Comic Book Design, Gary... Read more >

Large Art in Small Places
Discovering the California Mural Towns
Written by Kevin Bruce

Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: May 19, 2009
Price: $24.95

A Colorful Journey throughSmall Towns with Epic Art
 
In the 1930s, film star (and part Cherokee) Will Rogers would come to Bishop, California, and buy the Native American children ice cream at the local pharmacy soda fountain, at a time when they weren't allowed inside. Today, a mural on the town's modern-day... Read more >

Painting the Impressionist Landscape
Lessons in Interpreting Light and Color
Written by Lois Griffel

Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: January 6, 2009
Price: $24.95

Master Impressionism with an art-instruction classic. Impressionism has inspired generations of American artists. And no one has done more for the cause of American Impressionism than Charles Hawthorne, the founder of the Cape Cod School of Art. In Painting the Impressionist Landscape, author and artist Lois Griffel explores Hawthorne’s theories about... Read more >

Classic Human Anatomy
The Artist's Guide to Form, Function, and Movement
Written by Valerie L. Winslow

Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
On Sale: December 23, 2008
Price: $40.00

After more than thirty years of research and teaching, artist Valerie Winslow has compiled her unique methods of drawing human anatomy into one groundbreaking volume: Classic Human Anatomy. This long-awaited book provides simple, insightful approaches to the complex subject of human anatomy, using drawings, diagrams, and reader-friendly text. Three major sections–the... Read more >

Spirit of Color
A Sensory Meditation Guide to Creative Expression
Written by Connie Smith Siegel

Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: November 25, 2008
Price: $24.95

The first book to integrate meditation, therapy, and color into one meaningful whole. Spirit of Color brings exciting new ideas to the creation of art and the use of color—ideas that combine meditation, art therapy, and hands-on exploration of the creative experience. Sensory awareness, the technique used here and in the... Read more >

The Artist's Complete Guide to Facial Expression

Written by Gary Faigin

Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: August 19, 2008
Price: $24.95

Artists love this book, the definitive guide to capturing facial expressions. In a carefully organized, easy-to-use format, author Gary Faigin shows readers the expressions created by individual facial muscles, then draws them together in a section devoted to the six basic human emotions: sadness, anger, joy, fear, disgust, and surprise. Each... Read more >

Art From Intuition
Overcoming your Fears and Obstacles to Making Art
Written by Dean Nimmer

Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: April 15, 2008
Price: $25.95

Practical self-help for artists who want to free their creativity. Art from Intuition offers artists everywhere a unique system for freeing their own creative intuition, the sixth sense that directs an artist’s drive and work. By letting go of the self-criticism, doubt, and insecurity that discourage artmaking, artists will be able... Read more >

Mediaeval Wall Paintings

Written by E. Clive Rouse

Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: March 4, 2008
Price: $15.95

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Space Art
How to Draw and Paint Planets, Moons, and Landscapes of Alien Worlds
Written by Michael Carroll

Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: July 10, 2007
Price: $24.95

Space... the final art frontier... What is it like to walk through an alien world? Artists have been imagining otherworldly landscapes for hundreds of years—but only in the past few decades have we started to see what other planets and moons really look like. These exciting scientific discoveries have led to... Read more >

The Art of Polymer Clay Creative Surface Effects
Techniques and Projects Featuring Transfers, Stamps, Stencils, Inks, Paints, Mediums, and More
Written by Donna Kato

Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: June 26, 2007
Price: $19.95

Polymer clay has grown and grown and grown in popularity since the publication of Donna Kato's best-selling The Art of Polymer Clay in 1997. And there have been so many technical advances, too. Now poly-diva Donna Kato presents an all-new look at one of crafters' all-time favorite mediums. The Art Of... Read more >

The All New Print Production Handbook

Written by David Bann

Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: May 1, 2007
Price: $29.95

The complete quick-reference guide to every aspect of print production. Print production is a key consideration at every step of the creative process, from concept, to digital workflow, color management, font and image use, to file formats, to post-production. The All New Print Production Handbook is the practical, incisive, authoritative handbook... Read more >

How to Draw and Paint Fairies
From Finding Inspiration to Capturing Diaphanous Detail, a Step-By-Step Guide to Fairy Art
Written by Hazel Harrison and Linda Ravenscroft

Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: October 1, 2005
Price: $19.95

How do you draw a fairy? It’s not like you can convince one to do life modeling in your studio. How to Draw and Paint Fairies confronts the fairy labor shortage directly, explaining all the techniques needed to bring fairy art to life. For beginners, explanations of basic techniques and easy-to-follow... Read more >

Facial Expressions
A Visual Reference for Artists
Written by Mark Simon

Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: June 1, 2005
Price: $21.95

All artists are tired of persuading their nearest and dearest to look sad…look glad…look mad…madder…no, even madder…okay, hold it. For those artists (and their long-suffering friends), here is the best book ever. Facial Expressions includes more than 2,500 photographs of 50 faces—men and women of a variety of ages, shapes, sizes... Read more >

Drawing Cutting Edge Anatomy
The Ultimate Reference Guide for Comic Book Artists
Written by Christopher Hart

Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: October 1, 2004
Price: $19.95

This drawing tutorial from best-selling author Christopher Hart shows artists how to draw exaggerated musculature of super-sized figures in action poses. Read more >

The Beader's Guide to Color

Written by Margie Deeb

Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: July 1, 2004
Price: $21.95

Demonstrating how color can be used to create unique and vibrant beadwork designs, this guide will interest beaders at all skill levels. Color is discussed in depth, including the basics of the color wheel, the psychological and symbolic associations of all the colors of the spectrum, plus whites, blacks, grays, metallics... Read more >

Dynamic Anatomy
Revised and Expanded Edition
Written by Burne Hogarth

Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: May 1, 2003
Price: $24.95

Praised by critics and teachers alike for more than 40 years, Burne Hogarth’s Dynamic Anatomy is recognized worldwide as the classic, indispensable text on artistic anatomy. Now revised, expanded, and completely redesigned with 75 never-before-published drawings from the Hogarth archives and 24 pages of new material, this award-winning reference explores the... Read more >

Figure Drawing Workshop

Written by Allan Kraayvanger

Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: May 1, 2003
Price: $19.95

There is probably no subject more intimidating and complex to artists than the human figure. Even artists who have otherwise mastered their chosen medium are unable to render figures successfully. How can artists develop or apply their drawing skills to portray the figure as animate and made of muscle and bone... Read more >

Color Mixing Bible
All You'Ll Ever Need to Know About Mixing Pigments in Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Gouache, Soft Pastel, Pencil, and Ink
Illustrated by Ian Sidaway

Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: April 1, 2002
Price: $24.95

Mixing colors accurately may be an art unto itself. In fact, many artists are discouraged by the time and expense it takes to mix and match colors, and achieve the right results. Even more frustrating is the vast range of colors available. Now there’s a ready-to-use visual directory that takes all... Read more >

Color Choices
Making Color Sense Out of Color Theory
Written by Stephen Quiller

Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: February 1, 2002
Price: $21.95

Internationally renowned artist and best selling author Stephen Quiller shows readers how to discover their own personal "color sense" in Color Choices, a book that offers readers a fresh perspective on perfecting their own color styles.

With the help of his own "Quiller Wheel," a special foldout wheel featuring 68 precisely placed... Read more >

The Artist's Complete Health and Safety Guide

Written by Monona Rossol

Format: Trade Paperback, 416 pages
On Sale: November 1, 2001
Price: $24.95

New third edition! This classic art reference shows artists how to handle materials safely while practicing their craft. Dozens of at-a-glance tables and charts present vital information about art materials, ingredients, technical hazards, proper protective equipment, and safe work practices simply and accurately. This brand-new third edition is now completely revised... Read more >

The Mission of Art

Written by Alex Grey
Foreword by Ken Wilber

Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: March 13, 2001
Price: $16.95

This is an inspirational book about art's power to bring about personal catharsis and spiritual awakening. Alex Grey's reflections combine his extensive knowledge of art history and his own first-hand experiences in creating art on the boundaries of consciousness. Included are practical techniques and exercises that can be used to explore... Read more >

Anatomy Lessons From the Great Masters

Written by Robert Beverly Hale and Terence Coyle

Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: October 1, 2000
Price: $21.95

This classic book, whose foremost author was one of the great artistic anatomy teachers of the twentieth century, is an invaluable instructor and reference guide for any professional, amateur, or student artist who depicts the human form.

Revealing the drawing principles behind one hundred inspiring masterpieces, the book presents work by... Read more >

Human Anatomy Made Amazingly Easy

Written by Christopher Hart

Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: September 1, 2000
Price: $19.95

From head to toe, the human form, in all its complexities, is visually simplified to such a degree in this remarkable workbook that even complete beginners will soon be able to draw accurate, well-proportioned faces and figures every time they try.

Avoiding complex charts of muscles and bones that are more... Read more >