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How to Draw a Dragon Video
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Dragon Art Artists Kit
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front and back covers with sample illustrations ... dragon basic shapes ... getting to know your materials
how to draw dragons, dragon basic shapes, dragon shading and 3-D effects, dragon colors and painting techniques, begin with a basic dragon, dragon head (front view), dragon head (three-quarter view), western dragon, eastern dragon, spiral horns, long, tusk-like horns, frill and fins, scales, tails, fur |
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How to Draw Lifelike Portraits from Photographs
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You Can Do It! Here's Proof
You can Do It! Here's Proof - check out some amazing before and after portraits drawn by students
Blending: the Key to Realistic Portraits - discover how the Hammond Blended Pencil Technique can make anything you draw appear realistic
Drawing the Nose - start with a sphere, use blending to give form, and learn how to graph a facial feature
Drawing the Mouth - learn how to shade and shape the lips and teeth so they don't appear outlined, then see how to draw realsitic beards and mustaches
Drawing the Ear - look for the interlocking shapes and variety of tones that make up the ear, and see how to correctly place the ear on the head
Drawing the Eyes - study the structure of the eye and discover how to tone the iris, shape the eyelids and brows, and indicate the direction of gaze. Eyeglasses add a finishing touch
Putting it Together - learn the correct placement and proportion of all the features, how to graph the entire face, and how to choose a good photo to work from
How to Draw Hair - with easy step-by-step instructions, draw many different types of hairstyles and colors for men, women and children
How to Draw Clothing - look for the five basic folds, then how the light source affects the fabric's folds and creases
How to Draw Hands - compare the size and shape of men's and women's hands, and block in the angles and planes to keep the hands from looking rubbery
Composition, Backgrounds and Special Effects - learn how to compose your subject on the paper, try creative backgrounds and cropping, and use a montage to tell a story |
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How to Draw Realistic Portraits with Coloured Pencil Step by Step
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getting started
materials with hints
basic techniques
Artist Ann Kullberg
CONTENTS
Introduction
Getting Started
Composing a Portrait
Seeing the Light
Creating Believable Skin Tones
Painting Features of the Face
Painting Hair
Painting Fabric
Putting It All Together |
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How to Draw Cars
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a quick history of automotive design illustrated with photographs
Artist / Designer - Thom Taylor
learn to draw cars, how to draw a car, learn automotive design
CONTENTS
introduction
a quick history of automotive design
tools and equipment
perspective
proportion
ellipses and axes
sketching and line quality
light source
shadows and reflections
technique
color
presentation
cartoons
cutaways
interiors
computers
schools |
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How to Draw Birds
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How to draw a cardinal ... great blue heron ... toucan
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How to Draw Pictures that Look Real with Colored Pencils
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getting started, drawing materials - the basics, drawing materials - accessories
Colored Pencil Drawing
CONTENTS
GETTING STARTED ... materials the basics ... materials - accessories ... vertical line - smooth stroke ... pressure bar ...feather vs. definitive stroke ... vertical line - quick ... overlap and straddled strokes ... scribble stroke ... broken scribble stroke ... dense vs. airy ... where to start ... building color ... value
INTERIORS ... wicker basket and drapes ... upholstery and pillows ... carved wood ... wood grain floor ... patterned carpet ... windowsill ... walls ... metal fixtures ... patent leather shoes ... tennis shoes ... teddy bear ... eyelet lace
EXTERIORS ... apple blossom and sky ... tulips ... distant flowers ... rhododendrons - using a marker blender ... hedge, sidewalk, ivy and background greenery ... tall grasses, dirt and beauty bark ... close grass ... fir tree trunk ... lake and trees ... alder tree trunk with crosshatched background ... ocean and clouds ... tropics ... waterfall ... barn doors - old wood ... stone stairs ... stones or pebbles ... old brick ... new brick |
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How to Draw Plants, Botanical Illustration
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the past with botanical illustrations
how to draw plants, learn the techniques of botanical illustration, Keith West, (CONTENTS... the past, basic equipment, concepts, plant handling, plants in detail, pencil, ink, scraper board, watercolour and gouache, acrylics, photography, preparing for the printer, glossary) |
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Manga Mania
Fantasy Worlds
How to Draw the Enchanted Worlds of Japanese Comics
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contributing artists, the medieval world
How to Draw a Knight
Choosing an Angle - Posing Manga Characters
how to draw the knight, knight illustration
Artist / Illustrator - Christopher Hart
how to draw knights, learn to draw manga, learn to draw knights, how to draw a knight, how to draw Japanese comics...
CONTENTS...
the medieval world, gothic beasts, the faerie kingdon, warrior women of manga, science fiction, monsters, steam punk
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Draw Famous Cartoons
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How to draw Popeye ... how to draw Blondie
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