"Character Sketch outlines a theory of costume rendering that explores how a designer conceptualizes and creates a character on the page. Beginning with how to develop a sense of character through active, gestural poses, this book explores and explains the process of drawing and…
The Impressionist movement that began 130 years ago set artists free to experiment outdoors, capturing the fleeting effects and many moods of sunlight in their paintings by juxtaposing contrasting colors. Although those colors may not actually be apparent in nature, on canvas an…
"Beginning with an introduction to the necessary tools and materials, this book also covers basic color theory and painting techniques, such as creating washes, scumbling, and painting wet-into-wet, among others. Following the comprehensive step-by-step instructions, artists lea…
Beginning Watercolor teaches aspiring artists everything they need to know to get started painting in watercolor.
Includes invaluable advice on how to paint skies, from the master English watercolourist, this book includes: instant visual reference to every sky and cloud formation; Ron's big-brush techniques simply explained and quick to learn; shows how to integrate skies into your work, t…