technique

Describes the childhood of the famous artist and inventor, whose early interests in engineering, architecture, natural science, and painting were encouraged by his father.

Provides information on the history, tools, and techniques of mosaic art, and features illustrated, step-by-step instructions for sixteen mosaic projects.

Illustrations and text demonstrate a variety of techniques used to capture visual expression in drawing, with examples from master artists.

Presents techniques for combining inkjet printing with traditional art materials and provides information on preparing watercolor paper and canvas and transferring images to absorbent, non-absorbent, and three-dimensional surfaces.

Presents a step-by-step guide to techniques for pastel drawing/painting.

Presents a guide to watercolor painting, including getting to know the medium, techniques, subjects, and more.

Presents a guide to sketching and drawing, including charcoal, markers, pencils, pastels, wet-brushing, frottage, and more.

Practical exercise explain the process of creating distinctive cartoon or graphic characters, then placing those characters within a script.

Presents a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Dave Gibbon's and Alan Moore's "Watchmen," with unpublished art, early versions of the characters, correspondence, editorial notes, sketches, and more.