Art Books
Sketchbooks and Journals
Keeping a Nature Journal
Sample pages include:
Sketch of a nuthatch.
Keeping a nature journal.
Getting started.
Picture of snowdrops.
Illustrated journal page with birds, plants and landscape.
Discovering nature journaling.
Begin exploring.
View from a window.
What is nature journaling?
A flexible medium.
Picture of a ground squirrel.
Drawing of a landscape from a porch.
Clare Walker Leslie, Charles E. Roth
DESCRIPTION
From the day it was released in 2000, Keeping a Nature Journal has struck a profound chord among professional, casual, and occasional naturalists of all ages.
In response to this groundswell of enthusiasm, we have revised KEEPING A NATURE JOURNAL, updated the interior design, and created a new cover. Undoubtedly the most exciting new element in this second edition is a portfolio of 32 illustrated pages from Clare Walker Leslie's most recent journals, reproduced in full color.
What makes KEEPING A NATURE JOURNAL so popular?
It is inspiring and easy to use. Clare and co-author Charles Chuck E. Roth offer simple techniques to give first-time journal-keepers the confidence to go outside, observe the natural world, and sketch and write about what they see.
At the same time, they motivate long-time journal-keepers to hone their powers of observation as they immerse themselves in the mysteries of the natural world. Clare and Chuck stress that the journal is a personal record of daily experience and the world around us. Nature's beauty can be observed everywhere, whether in the city, suburbs, or country.
CONTENTS
Getting Started.
Discovering nature journaling.
Beginning your journal.
A sampling of journaling styles.
Journalling through the Seasons.
The ongoing journal.
The autumn journal.
The winter journal.
The spring journal.
The summer journal.
A Seasonal Celebration.
A new selection of pages from Clare's Journals.
Learning and Teaching Nature Journaling.
Getting started with drawing.
Teaching journaling to groups of all ages .
Journaling with school groups.
Suggested Reading.
Resources.
Suggested Scale for Teachers to Assess Journaling Skills.
Art Materials
From Creation to Framing
For Artists, Sculptors and Crafters |
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
Sample pages include:
drawing as a magical ability ... drawing as a learnable, teachable skill ... drawing and seeing ... the artist's way of seeing: a twofold process ... drawing attention to states of consciousness ... drawing on your creative self ... my approach: a path to creativity
Artist - Betty Edwards
Learn to Draw Course
Learn to Draw Books for Adults
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Secrets to Drawing Realistic Faces
Sample pages include:
Fabulous drawing of an eagle ... materials and supplies ... self-portrait ... the first rule of art ... basic drawing materials ... tip ... make a point ... get the lead out ... the secret life of pink erasers ... more than kneads the eye ... the gentle eraser ... only the best ... flossing your drawing ... rulers and templates ... blending tools ... a few words on paper ... realistic drawing of a baby.
DESCRIPTION
This book will have beginning artists of all ages drawing faces that are strikingly realistic and detailed. Artist Carrie Stuart Parks honed her fast and effective drawing skills as a professional forensic artist. Here she makes drawing fun and easy, showing beginners how to render vivid self portraits and portraits of others, all in a matter of hours.
Artists will successfully learn how to master proportions and map facial features accurately. They will then study shapes within a composition and learn to draw them realistically. Lastly, artists will study the subject's values and use them to bring life and accuracy to each portrait. A final 'checking' step helps artists capture heightened realism and accuracy.
This book features clear step-by-step instructions, before-and-after examples from students, and proven drawing exercises used to train artists throughout the country.
CONTENTS
Materials and supplies... pencils and erasers ... other tools. The problem ... why is drawing so hard? ... natural artists.
SITE... site tool: measuring ... site tools: flattening and optical indexing.
SHAPE... train your mind ... shape tool: isolate ... shape tools: simplify and relate ... shape tool: measure ... shape tool: invert ... shape tools: rename and incline ... shape tool: negative ... shape tool: question ... shape tool: compare ... shape tool: flatten.
SHADE... understanding shade tools ... shade tool: values/lines ... shade tools: isolate, squint and compare ... shade tool: question ... shade tool: seek ... accuracy-checking techniques.
DRAWING EYES... eyes as shapes ... centering ... relate ... eyelid creases ... shading and filling the eye ... eyebrows and eyelashes.
DRAWING NOSES... the nose as a shape ... nose site ... wing site ... basic wing shape ... nostril basics ... nostril shapes ... nose tricks.
DRAWING LIPS and TEETH... parts of the mouth ... shading the mouth ... dealing with teeth.
DRAWING the HEAD... the structure of the head ... head shapes ... cheeks ... chins ... necks ... the female face ... child vs. adult head shapes ... drawing ears.
DRAWING HAIR... creating different types of hair ... different hairstyles.
Carrie Stuart Parks
Drawing Books Portraiture
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Watercolour Tips and Techniques
Watercolour Flowers
Terry Harrison
Sample pages include:
Materials ... brushes ... paints ... papers ... other materials ... easel ... bucket ... masking fluid ... masking fluid brush ... masking tape ... eraser ... toothbrush ... soap ... ruling pen ... propelling pencil ... kitchen paper.
Artist - Terry Harrison
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
MATERIALS
MY PALETTE
USING PHOTOGRAPHS
TECHNIQUES
MASKING FLUID UNMASKED
ROSE DOORWAY
...step by step demonstration
FLORAL STREAM
...step by step demonstration
FARM POPPIES
...step by step demonstration
BLUEBELL WOOD
...step by step demonstration
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Watercolour Tips and Techniques
Paint Watercolors That Dance With Light
Sample pages include:
pictures of flowers ... how to see like an artist ... painting starts with seeing ... look at your subject in new ways ... study this tree ... turn it upside down ... look at negative space ... training your mind ... perceiving abstract form, value, line and color ... practice subject ... find the puzzle pieces ... lose yourself in your subject ... make your subject important
Flower Painting Books
How to see like an artist
Learning the steps: the methods and the madness
Composition: choreography for the eye
Masquerade: protecting pure color and light
Water in watercolor: a balancing act
Color: making visual music
Light and shadow: partners in the dance
The whole dance
Evaluating the result
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Watercolour Tips and Techniques
Perspective Depth and Distance
Sample pages include:
introduction ... illustration: Miller's Dale, Derbyshire ... materials ... paper ... paints ... brushes ... sketching materials
Flower Painting Books
Introduction
Materials
Drawing and Sketching
Using Colour
Linear Perspective
Aerial Perspective
Skies
Holmfirth
Snow Scene
Glencoe
Boats at Bosham Quay
Cromford Canal
Farm Buildings
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Paint Flowers in Watercolor - search inside selected books
Watercolor Painting - search inside selected books
Drawing Books - search inside
Perspective Drawing - search inside books
Botanical Art
Botanical Illustration in Watercolor with Eleanor Wunderlich
The Clutius Botanical Watercolors with Claudia Swan
The Art of Flowers ... A Celebration of Botanical Illustration, Its Masters and Methods with Jack Kramer
The Art of Botanical Illustration ... An Illustrated History with Wilfrid Blunt
Botanical Prints from the Hortus Eystettensis with Nicolas Barker
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Pen and Ink
Sketch Your Favorite Subjects in Pen and Ink with Claudia Nice
The Technical Pen ... Techniques for Artists with Gary Simmons
Painting Weathered Buildings in Pen, Ink, and Watercolor with Claudia Nice
Rendering in Pen and Ink : The Classic Book on Pen and Ink Techniques for Artists, Illustrators, Architects, and Designers with Arthur Guptill, Susan Meyer
Drawing in Pen and Ink ... First Steps with Claudia Nice
Painting Your Favorite Animals in Pen, Ink and Watercolor with Claudia Nice
Creating Textures In Pen and Ink with Watercolor with Claudia Nice
Painting Country Gardens in Watercolor, Pen and Ink with Claudia Nice
Pen and Ink with Watercolor with George Olson
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Artists Sketchbooks & Journals
How to Keep a Sketchbook Journal with Claudia Nice
Keeping a Nature Journal ... Discover a Whole New Way of Seeing the World Around You with Clare Walker Leslie, Charles E. Roth
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Dragon Art
Dragon Art ... Great Book of Dragon Patterns : The Ultimate Design Sourcebook for Artists and Craftspeople with Lora Irish
Dragon Art ... How to Draw and Paint Fantastic Creatures
Drawing Dragons and Those who Hunt Them with Christopher Hart
How to Draw Knights, Kings, Queens and Dragons with Christopher Hart
Painting Dragons in Watercolour with Paul Bryn Davies
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Art Appreciation
Art Deco
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Art Nouveau
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Wildlife Painting Books
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