How to draw a furry? How to draw hair? How to draw anime girl? How to draw hands?  How to draw chibi ?
How to draw a dog or a cat ? How to draw lamborghini ? How to draw a house ?
How to draw landscapes easy ? How to draw portraits? How to draw poses?

Drawing: Female Figures
(How to Draw & Paint/Art Instruction Program)

Tags: #female body, #woman, #body poses, #girl, #pencil sketch drawing

The step-by-step process of depicting female figures, from thumb sketches to finished paintings. How to keep proportions, use perspective and light shading to draw female figures in various poses. How to give the figure naturalness given the peculiarities of muscle and skeletal structure. How to determine the proportions of the human body and how to use the head as a unit of measurement. The subtleties of working with light shading to give shape and realism to the figure.

How to Drawing the Female Figure 

Tags: #female body, #woman, #body poses, #girl, #pencil sketch drawing

Life drawing is the acid test of draughtsmanship. The nude figure is one of the most difficult of all subjects to draw and therefore offers the greatest challenge to an artist’s skill. Because of this it is used as the basis of teaching at most of the world’s principal art schools. In this book all clothes are cast aside and the author’s knowledge and experience of drawing the nude female form is shared with students and amateurs to whom he explains and demonstrates the procedures he advocates. The book is fully illustrated with litho reproductions of many of his own drawings; all of which have been exclusively prepared for this context; as well as by selected works from the hands of other masters of the human figure, both of the past and the present.

Drawing by Seeing : Using Gestalt Perception

Tags:  #pencil sketch drawing, #three-dimensional object

The most difficult aspect of learning to draw is knowing how to translate a three-dimensional object, landscape or figure in front of you onto the twodimensional plane of a piece of paper. The conflict is between customary perception – how we use our eyes everyday – and aesthetic perception – how we use our eyes to draw and paint. Through a series of six exercises, John Torreano uses a technique of demonstration, questions and answers to explain why this conflict occurs so that students can avoid common mistakes and build the confidence to draw with flair. Unconventional though John Torreanos technique may seem, it is a tried and tested method that he has used with great success in his teaching practice over the last twelve years.

Drawing Interiors

Tags: #architecture, design, interiors

Using step-by-step drawing examples, the author clearly and concisely explains how to use pencil, pen and ink, conte, and charcoal to maximize your drawing skills. The series covers a wide range of popular topics, and each edition has sections on materials, composition, perspective, and a variety of drawing techniques, both traditional and innovative.

Your Artist’s Brain:
Use the right side of your brain to draw and paint what you see – not what you think you see

Tags: #art techniques, drawing techniques, painting techniques 

Overcome the obstacles to your artistic expression. Improving your artwork can be as simple as learning to trust your eyes. The book Your Artist Brain will show you how to depict even the most complex subjects by focusing on what you really see, not what you think you see.
Art expert Carl Purcell will show you how to overcome your reliance on your “intellectual brain” and listen carefully to your more observant “artist brain.” With The Artist’s Brain, you’ll learn visual skills and artistic techniques that will instantly make you a better artist, no matter what technique you’re working in.

Watercolor Painting Step by Step

Tag: #Watercolor Painting

Watercolor Painting Step by Step by Arthur L. Guptill is a mostly black and white book written in 1956. How up-to-date is this book? One would think that technology has changed in almost sixty years. Surprisingly, much of what he writes about has remained the same. Watercolor is a classical activity and masterpieces were created centuries ago. We still use easels and brushes. We still make blurs and use sponges to blot areas. All in all, it’s nice to see that this art form is timeless.

Drawing Faces and Figures

Tags: #pose, #portraits, #painting technique

This collection of works by 18 experienced portrait and figure painters was designed to help artists discover and refine their own styles. The book details painting techniques in a variety of media and methods, including painterly watercolors, lush traditional oils, abstract images, colorful impressionist works, and stylized acrylic works. The book is an integration of the three most important aspects of figure drawing – technique, likeness and point of view – and the works in each section are selected to ignite the creative imagination. The book features artists such as: Patti Kramer, Deborah Curtiss, Deborah Deichler, Joseph Jeffers Dodge, Ed Friedman, Stephen Jertson, Lucy Glick, Pauline Howard, Bill James, Carol Katchen, Milt Kobayashi, Linda Obermueller, Alex Powers, Constance Flavell Pratt, Scott Prior, Wade Reynolds, Will Wilson, and Stephen Scott Young.

Creative Pencil Drawing

Tag: #drawing techniques, #sketching

This book has an energy that Ink Drawings did not achieve. The artist’s technical considerations are intuitively intertwined with his subject matter. Not only is his mastery of the subject matter masterful, but his use of space on paper is amazing. There is a human side to his usually meticulous descriptions of material and method when he draws with Brendan Behan. A remarkable book, unaffected by its age, is a masterwork.

Creative Pastel Painting:
20 outstanding artists show you how to master the colorful versatility of pastels

Tags: #pastel, art techniques

Looking through this book, you can see the huge variety of styles and techniques available to pastelists. The author has introduced 20 different artists here. Each has a unique vision, and each has been able to develop that vision in pastel. Thus, the materials themselves offer a huge range of choices. From the precision of pastel pencils to the lush expressiveness of soft handmade sticks, the very form of the pigment can guide your creativity. The application of pigment affects both the mood and the image, and the range can be very broad – from staccato strokes to the subtle elegance of smoothly blended layers of color. All the components of any painting – color, value, composition – can be fully treated with pastels and often in new, fantasy ways. Perhaps most importantly, pastel is a very soft tool. It allows you to experiment freely, knowing that mistakes can be covered up or changed. If you’ve never worked with pastels, give it a try; it may be the perfect medium to express your own vision. If pastel is already your favorite medium, experiment, be adventurous, be outrageous. The only limits to pastels are the limits of your own creativity.

Watercolor – Let the Medium do it

Painting can be abstract or realistic, depending on personal interpretation. Forms colored by personal feelings, remembered or hidden in our unconscious, emerge and the painting unfolds into a world of light and depth with its own consciousness.

The author shows how to depict oak leaves with a sponge and paper stencils, and pine needles with a wire brush and a razor blade; a section on glazing introduces the basic technique of layering liquid color to achieve subtle effects. And there are demonstrations of such out-of-the-ordinary techniques as using pastels in combination with watercolor, applying tissue paper to paintings to create interesting surfaces, and overpainting with gesso to correct compositions in need of help.

Works by several well-known painters are featured throughout the book to illustrate the limitless ways different artists interpret subject matter and adapt various teclmiques to suit their unique styles. Each chapter concludes with stimulating exercises that encourage artists to practice the lessons they have just learned. This is a book that does not lose its relevance in the present day.

Keys to successful landscape painting

Tag: #Landscape painting—Technique

Here is a truly unique landscape painting book: a series of 50 “keys” to painting successful landscapes in oil. Foster Caddell, founder of the famed Northlight Art School in Connecticut, spotlights 50 common problems encountered by the beginning painter and provides simple, logical solutions. Each problem is shown in a typical beginner’s painting and then the author shows the solution in an improved version of the student painting.

The keys concentrate on eight areas of difficulty—design, light, skies, water, trees, shadows, color, and space. Among the keys to successful landscape painting that every painter will find indispensable are how to: choose an unusual vantage point; group lights and darks to avoid a spotty painting; guide the viewer’s eye with directional lines; choose the best lighting for the subject; utilize patterns of sunlight on buildings; paint the sun’s “rays” for dramatic lighting; utilize backlighting to dramatize shapes; indicate the light source; paint luminous shadows; create distance with color; repeat colors for unity; vary cloud shapes for better design; diminish values for a greater feeling of distance; create depth hy strengthening foreground detail; maintain distinct spatial planes; find color in “white” water; make water recede by keeping it below eye level.

In studying these keys, the reader develops his powers of self criticism; learns to recognize his painting problems; and then learns how to come up with professional solutionsthat transform a routine picture intoadramaticand memorable statement.

Illustrator’s Guide to Pen and Pencil Drawing Techniques

Tags: #pencil and ink drawing techniques

There is always a need among artists for competent technical instruction in drawing. Recognizing this constant need, the authors of this book decided that it was worth publishing one large volume that compactly and comprehensively presents the best information on pencil and ink drawing techniques. Before you is The Illustrator’s Guide to Pen and Pencil Techniques, which contains the most useful information from the author’s previous books.  The main advice is to practice each exercise in the book until you have mastered it. Then you can further improve your drawing skills by working through each successive step by step, trying your hand at both pencil and ink techniques. Finally, you’ll want to practice exercises that show you how to combine pencil and ink with other mediums.

The Beginner’s Book of Oil Painting

Tag: #painting in oils

More and more people arc discovering the fun of painting in oils. They find that for a moderate expenditure on equipment they can launch into a satisfying hobby that is both relaxing and exhilarating. Adrian Hill, is, of course, the ideal person to start beginners off. So vivid is his conversational style, and so generous are his sketches and diagrams, that anyone, however they may rate their abilities, can follow him.
He first advises on what colours, brushes and other accessories to buy, and then goes on to help the reader decide what subjects to select— from a still-life of a fruit bowl, to a simple mountain landscape. He deals with the vital point of arranging the picture in a pleasing composition by a graphic series of “wrong/right” illustrations, and shows the important effects of light and shade. Then comes the exciting moment of putting brush to canvas as you begin on your actual picture. And one of the joys of oil colour is that it’s so easy to correct mistakes! Undoubtedly, painting with Adrian Hill is painting with pleasure.

Speed Painting: digital painting tutorial

Tags: #fantasy, #photoshop, digital painting

This new 91-page eBook is a collection of speed painting lessons created by some of the best masters of digital painting. The idea behind this series of lessons is for the artist to interpret a one-line descriptive brief (provided by 3D Total!), create a speed painting based on it, and then prepare a tutorial showing and explaining each step of creating the piece.

English Watercolors: An Introduction

Tags: well-known watercolorists, illustrations

English artists have made a unique contribution to the art of watercolor painting. In no other Western country has this very attractive medium been used so consistently, or for works of such stature, as in England between 1750 and the present day. In this general survey of the whole period, Graham Reynolds, formerly Keeper of Paintings and of Prints and Drawings at the Victoria & Albert Museum, discusses the paintings of over 100 artists including the well-known watercolorists such as Cozens, Girtin, Cotman and De Wint, as well as artists who are equally known for their work in other media – Gainsborough, Turner, Constable, Sargent, Henry Moore. The 140 illustrations, 64 in color, show the work of these and lesser-known artists and reveal the versatility of this medium, so the reader will be introduced to its use for illustrative caricature and portraiture as well as to the finest examples of traditional landscape watercolors.

Sketching and drawing: a guide for beginners and advanced artists
Esbozar y dibujar: guia para artistas principiantes y avanzados

A comprehensive guide to the wide range of drawing media available, from pencils and charcoal to different types of pastels and paints. Over 100 practical step-by-step demonstrations show you how to tackle even the most subtle motifs. Learn how to achieve eye-catching and unusual effects by combining different media and techniques.

The Art of Field Sketching

Tag: #sketching, #animals, #plants

Whether you’re a naturalist who enjoys drawing or an artist who loves nature, this how-to’ book will supply you with solid techniques and inspiration for learning to sketch quickly while outdoors. The Art of Field Sketching shows you how to observe and draw nature rapidly, using simple methods and modest equipment. From flying birds to feeding deer, you can make quality field sketches that capture the essence of what you see.

In this essential manual, you’ll find:
• suggested equipment (papers, sketching tools, etc.)
• a checklist of techniques to use when sketching any subject
• examples of work from many wildlife, botanical, and landscape artists
• a handy chart of outdoor events to observe throughout the year.

You’ll also find specific techniques for sketching in the city and the country, sketching while traveling, and keeping a field journal. Pertinent natural history information and many illustrations make the material clear and easy to put to use. The book also includes a foreword by Roger Tory Peterson.

Drawing Nature in Pen and Ink with Watercolor

Tag: #animals, #plants, #watercolor, #ecosystems

Enjoy the beauty of nature by drawing with pen, ink, and watercolor, guided by Claudia Nys. With Claudia’s clear and friendly step-by-step instructions, you’ll feel like you’re right there with her as you paint quiet forest landscapes, coral reefs teeming with color, prairies, deserts, ponds, and mountains… six ecosystems in all.

The Drawing Bible

Tag: *drawing techniques

A must-have reference book for anyone who draws!
This is a complete guide to drawing – everything you need to know about drawing materials, techniques, and styles is here. Learn the secrets to properly and creatively depicting any subject in an amazing variety of mediums – from pencil to full color. Quickly find answers to common problems and questions so you can get back to the drawing board. The Drawing Bible is a handy all-in-one reference book that beginners and experienced artists alike can’t do without!

Learn how to:

• Master basic techniques for working with line and tone
• Use proper perspective and proportions
• Create everything from quick sketches to impressive finished drawings
• Draw in graphite, charcoal, pen and ink, colored pencils, pastels, and more.

Calligraphy:
Master basic skills and techniques easily with step-by-step instructions

Calligraphy—from the Greek word for ‘beautiful writing’’—is lovely to look at and a joy to create. Even in today’s world of text messaging and digital printing, beautifully written words have a special place. If you’ve ever wanted to learn how to do calligraphy, but weren’t sure how to begin, this is the book for you. Here you will learn the basics of calligraphy step by step as you create projects that are easy, satisfying, and fun! You’ll also be encouraged to experiment, play, and even break the rules a little as you develop your own personal style of beautiful writing.

How to Draw Manga Couples

This tutorial explains and shows with examples how to draw human couples in manga style as they walk, sit, hold hands, kiss, make love, spend time in the bedroom and get married.