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When Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain was first published in 1979, it hit the New York Times bestseller list within two weeks and stayed there for more than a year. In 1989, when Dr. Betty Edwards revised the book, it went straight to the Time list... (read more)

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Clear instruction on supplies and references; shapes and values; a variety of people, animal and nature subjects; refining your drawings; and more. It is easy enough to use so that even complete beginners will have the confidence to give it a try, but it... (read more)

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Chris Harts latest entry in his blockbuster series explodes with girl power! From fighters and princesses to magical characters and ordinary schoolgirls, manga features an array of female types, and Hart goes step by step through the techniques for... (read more)

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Whether they prefer the company of dogs, cats, or both, aspiring artists will learn how to create faithful depictions of all their furry friends with this essential drawing book. Inside, gifted artist Nolon Stacey provides fundamental techniques and... (read more)

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Here is the ultimate guide to core drawing and painting techniques,brought to you by renowned artist, author and teacher, Trudy Friend. Explore the essential techniques that Trudy has developed over theyears, from the key line and brush strokes that form... (read more)

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This essential volume combines four vintage instructional manuals by a world-famous art teacher and publisher to form a comprehensive guide to depicting faces. Instructions for charcoal, crayon, and pencil illustrations feature step-by-step drawings with... (read more)

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From Dracula to Buffy the Vampire Slayer to Breaking Dawn, the undead never get old. So, acclaimed author Chris Hart gives horror fans and aspiring artists something they can really sink their teeth into: step-by-step instruction in drawing their... (read more)

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A showcase of the cutting-edge vanguard of Gothic Lolita and punk drawing, and a valuable how-to guide for aspiring artists. Gothic Lolita Punk profiles top Japanese and Korean Gothic Lolita artists working in this hugely popular area of anime and manga&#... (read more)

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North Light is proud to present North Light Classic Editions -- art books that have proven themselves to be true "classics" of the category through consistently excellent sales and unanimously high praise. Each title bestowed this honor appears with an... (read more)

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Anyone who has always wanted to draw in colored pencil but finds all those colors intimidating can breathe a sigh of relief after opening this book. Drawing Made Easy: Colored Pencil shows readers how to draw almost anything in colored pencil with ease... (read more)

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Featuring an array of adorable baby animals, this charming book offers simple, step-by-step instructions for creating incredibly lifelike drawings in pencil. Baby Animals opens with in-depth information about selecting tools and materials, transferring... (read more)

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An award-winning artist and teacher demonstrates how to draw the human figure with shading and texture, using pencil, chalk, and charcoal. With easy-to-follow advice and 82 magnificent illustrations, he covers proportion, anatomy, composition, motion... (read more)

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Sketch Book for the Artist takes its journey of investigation beyond the shores of Fine Art, covering a wide range of themes from portraits to plant studies and still life, and showing how to tackle each subject in a variety of different ways. From quick... (read more)

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Capture Every Cute and Cuddly Detail, Step-byaStep Who can resist the appeal of adorable baby animals? From their big, round eyes to their soft, cuddly fur, these little creatures are a special delight. Now you can learn to draw all your favorites... (read more)

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Understanding how the body moves is the key to rendering clothing, as world-renowned artist Hogarth demonstrates in this unique book.... (read more)

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What art student doesn't groan at the hackneyed problems too often assigned in art classes, such as a still life and chianti bottles, old chairs, and large cloths draped over the whole scene? Here, in the first book ever of its kind, is a collection of... (read more)

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Founded on the belief that any child can learn to draw realistic pictures using her "alphabet of shapes" while in a noncompetitive environment, Mona Brookes' easy-to-follow, lesson-by-lesson approach to drawing has yielded astounding results with... (read more)

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Every work of art begins with the stroke of a pencil—a line, curve, or shape. And the creation of a masterpiece only requires additional inspiration and initiative. In The Art Doodle Book, the beginnings of drawings based on the works of twenty-six... (read more)

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Covers every aspect of trees and how to depict them: balancing tree groups, relationship of light and shade, trees seen against the sky, lines of the branches, and much, much more. 515 illustrations. Bibliography. Indexes.... (read more)

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From Smaug to Puff, from wyverns to Hungarian Horntails, dragons are everyone’s favorite mythological beasts. In Christopher Hart’s new book Drawing Dragons and Those Who Hunt Them, he brings more power, drama, and depth to dragons than has... (read more)

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$7 or Less 16th to 19th Century 19th and 20th Century Acrylic Painting Advertising and Display African African American Art and Artists Airbrush Anatomy and Figure Drawing Ancient and Classical Ancient and Prehistoric Ancient Egyptian Animal Drawing and Painting Anthologies Art Business Guides Art History Surveys Art Nouveau and Deco Artists Asia and Far East Audio Books Australia and Oceania Austria Baroque and Rococo Blu ray Book Arts Calendars California Calligraphy Canadian Cartooning Cartoons Chinese Christian Clip Art Color and Perspective Color Theory Coming Soon! Computers In Art Contemporary Crafts Collections and Exhibitions Creativity Dada Dealers and Auction Records Design Design History Disney Display Drawing DVDs Early 20th Century East Indian Eastern Europe eBooks Egyptian English Erotic Art Europe General Fantasy Folk Art Forgery French General German Glasswork Graffiti Art Graphic Arts Annuals Graphic Arts Technique Manuals Graphic Design Graphic Designers Graphics Greek History and Criticism How To How to Manga Illuminated Manuscripts and Icons Illustration Impressionism Impressionism and Post Impressionism Indian Indonesian and Oceanic Industrial Design Irish Scottish and Welsh Italian Japanese Landscapes and Seascapes Latin American Locked Case Logos and Symbols Louvre Museum Medieval Middle East Miscellaneous Techniques Mixed Media Modern Modern Surveys Museology Museums and Collections Native American New Arrivals New York North Europe Nouveau/Deco Oil Painting Oriental Techniques Ornament and Pattern Oversized Books Pacific Northwest Painting Painting General Painting History Pamphlets Pastels Pastels and Acrylics Performance Art Photo Erotica Pictoral Archives Post War Posters Pre Raphaelite Print Making History Print Making Techniques Print Making Technology Prints Rare Books Reference Religious Renaissance Roman Russian Sale Books Sculpture Sculpture History Sculpture Technique Southeast Asia Spanish Staff Picks Still Life Style and Design Surrealism Tattooing Technique Textbooks Textiles Themes In Art Theory and Criticism Typography United States General Used Books Vatican Victorian Romantic Walter Foster Watercolor Watercolors Western Women in Art

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