drawing

Describes drawing materials and basic techniques, and includes lessons with step-by-step instructions for rendering a variety of objects, animals, and people.

Looks at how to draw birds through a range of different medias including pencils, pens, and watercolors.

"Introduces readers to different dog breeds and their histories. They'll learn what each breed was used for in the past, and how they use their skills and senses today. . . . Instructions are provided step by step so young artists can draw their own dogs"--Provided by publisher.

"Here are 50 easy, illustrated step-by-step lessons on how to draw a . . . curated list of the things we see and interact with every day: a bouquet of flowers, a watering can, a cat, mittens, favorite plants and vegetables, a cup and saucer, a kitchen table, fruit wrappers, a seagull, a dress collar, an apple tree. The lessons take us line by line from early sketch to finished drawing, with space alongside for the reader to draw the same. And unlike other beginner's drawing guides, every lesson stems from each artist's particular sensibility. This book is not about learning shapes, but how to create beautiful images with quirkiness and personality. The focus is not on perspective or shading, but the mindful pleasures of doing creative work"--Provided by publisher.

Provides illustrated, step-by-step lessons that explore the fifty-five keys to drawing, covering proportion, light, depth, texture, design, and other topics.

"Featuring interactive exercises, creative prompts, and step-by-step projects, shows [the reader] how to create and illustrate [one's] own manga characters and stories in just a few ... steps"--Back cover.

Provides step-by-step instructions for creating manga characters, including constructing accurate manga figures, rendering facial features and expressions, creating unique characters, and designing color action scenes.

On a school field trip to the river, Sandy wanders away from her classmates and discovers an empty turtle shell. Peeking through the dark hole, she suddenly finds herself within a magical new dimension. Filled with sculptures, paintings and books, the turtle's shell is a museum of the natural world. But one painting is incomplete, and the turtle needs Sandy's help to finish it.

Traces the development of American painting from colonial times to the famous Armory Show held in New York in 1913.