technique

An instructional art book focusing on the various elements in drawing animals, including basic shapes, forms, lines, movement, and more.

Step-by-step instructions explain how to draw kittens, Siamese cats, lions, and tigers.

Presents illustrated instructions for drawing horses in a variety of different poses, and includes tips on materials and drawing styles.

Introduces techniques and exercises for using the basic three-dimensional forms of cylinders, cones, spheres, and boxes to create realistic drawings of objects such as houses, teacups, and flowerpots.

Gives instructions on using depth, perspective, shading, and proportion in drawing animals, people, landscapes, and nature.

The author describes how she changes a 300-pound marble block into a piece of sculpture.

Provides step-by-step instructions for drawing a variety of faces.

Presents a guide to oil painting, including choices, mixing, techniques, tips, subjects, and more.

Explains the basics of trompe l'oeil--decorative painting that creates the illusion of a three dimensional effect; discussing materials, color, perspective, technique, and subject matter.