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Discover the fundamental tools and techniques of drawing with STEP-BY-STEP STUDIO this March!
Learn the fundamental tools and techniques of drawing with Walter Foster Publishing’s Step-by-Step Studio! Easy-to-follow, step-by-step projects help beginners hone their skills while creating artwork across a variety of subjects, from still life and landscapes to animal portraits and botanicals.
Step-by-Step Studio: Drawing Concepts and Step-by-Step Studio: Drawing Lifelike Subjects (both publishing March 2, 2021) are project driven and introduce beginning artists to the fundamental tools and techniques of their chosen medium. Easy-to-follow step-by-step projects help beginners hone their skills while creating artwork across a variety of subjects, from still life and landscapes to animal portraits and botanicals. Featuring in-depth instruction, these are the perfect guides for beginning or intermediate artists. After an introduction to basic materials and techniques, four accomplished artists offer insight, tips, and step-by-step demonstrations and illustrate important concepts.
A complete guide to rendering flowers, landscapes, and animals
Step-by-Step Studio: Drawing Life like Subjects teaches beginning artists how to create realistic, detailed drawings in graphite pencil.
Featuring in-depth instruction on basic drawing techniques, creating texture, developing likeness, and more, Step-by-Step Studio: Drawing Lifelike Subjects is the perfect guide for you as a beginning or intermediate artist. After an introduction to basic materials and pencil techniques, four accomplished artists offer insight, tips, and step-by-step demonstrations that help create detailed, lifelike drawings of your chosen subjects, including animals, flowers, and landscapes. Learn to create texture and likeness using basic pencil techniques, understanding perspective, exploring light and shadow, developing values, and more.
- Dogs & Puppies: From a soulful Basset Hound puppy to a full-grown German Shepherd, learn to draw your chosen breed step by step.
- Flowers & Botanicals: Explains basic flower anatomy and how to render detailed still lifes and florals using basic pencil techniques to convey light and shadow.
- Beautiful Landscapes: See the world through the eyes of an artist as you recreate coastal scenes, warm cottages, and pastoral landscapes.
- Lifelike Animals: Capture the essence of your favorite wild animals, including elephants, tigers, lions, wolves, and more.
A complete guide to essential drawing techniques and fundamentals
Step-by-Step Studio: Drawing Concepts offers the fundamental information beginning artists need to kick off their creative pursuits in graphite pencil.
Featuring in-depth instruction on composition, value, creating textures, using and manipulating photo references, and more, Step-by-Step Studio: Drawing Concepts is the perfect guide for you as a beginning or intermediate artist. After an introduction to art tools and materials and very basic techniques, four accomplished artists offer insight, tips, and helpful demonstrations that illustrate important art concepts and techniques. You will also find an impressive and varied selection of step-by-step projects to re-create, including still lifes, flowers, animals, landscapes, and portraits in the four sections.
- Values: Covers shapes, form, the light source, how to create depth, and the elements of design.
- Dynamic Compositions: Discusses viewpoint, the golden mean, symmetry and asymmetry, focal points, landscapes, and negative space.
- Realistic Textures: Focuses on rendering the many different textures found in traditional still lifes, animals, people, plants and flowers, and landscapes.
- Step-by-Step Exercises: Includes additional drawing projects, such as a teddy bear, landscape, horse, floral still life, portrait of a girl, and fruit and wine.
Throughout the book, artists Ken Goldman, William F. Powell, Diane Cardaci, and Carol Rosinski offer practical and easy-to-understand drawing techniques and art principles. The journey through Step-by-Step Studio: Drawing Concepts is not about making perfect drawings; it’s about making each drawing better than the one before it, while having a great time.
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Lettering for Absolute Beginners Workbook – Learn Lettering for Absolute Beginners
If you’ve always wanted to learn how to hand letter, now is the time! Lettering for Absolute Beginners Workbook is an interactive workbook designed to teach you, in careful progression, how to create gorgeous lettering with any pen on any surface—no brush pen or calligraphy nib necessary!
Inside, you’ll find everything you need to know to begin a hobby of hand lettering. You’ll learn how to draw letters, words, inspirational phrases, and bible verses in multiple alphabet styles by practicing outlining letters and thickening downstrokes. A bonus section with full-page traceable phrases and backgrounds allow you to make your own art, pull it out, and frame it!
Simple, approachable, and fun, this method is versatile for any surface so you can create stunning faux calligraphy on paper, chalkboards, wood, glass, and more. You don’t need any special skills or lettering experience to get started.
The must-have guide to faux calligraphy for beginners!
- An interactive workbook to the art of hand lettering for beginners
- Use normal everyday pens to learn to letter, no brush pen or calligraphy nub necessary
- Versatile method to faux calligraphy works for paper, chalkboards, wood, glass, and other large formats
- Practice 5 alphabet styles to draw letters, words, inspirational phrases, and bible verses
- 5 step-by-step projects to help you practice your lettering on home décor, chalk boards, and gifts
What’s Inside:
- Everything you need to know to begin a hobby of hand lettering
- 5 alphabet styles
- 5 step-by-step projects
- Guidance on lettering common words and sayings
- Countless practice pages throughout
- And more!
Author Danielle Stringer is the owner and artist behind Imperfect Dust and shares her secret to hand lettering—that it doesn’t have to be daunting! Starting with the basics and the hope of encouraging beginners to pick up a pen and go for it, Stringer will teach you how to achieve the calligraphy look with simple key lines. Learn five different alphabets in both upper and lower case to trace and try. From there, practice lettering common words and continue on to sweet sayings.
Lettering for Absolute Beginners Workbook is the ultimate resource for any aspiring hand letterer. Ready-to-frame art pages and a project section containing step-by-step instructions for five beautifully lettered items—including gift bags, wood signs, and ceramic plates—all await to welcome you to the world of lettering!
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Create crafty cuteness with three new books from the Quarto Group
It is always great to have cute art books for your kids or as gifts for other kids. Here are some very lovely books I recommend. Let kids learn art in a fun way.
If you love anime and chibi, you’ve got to try Chibi Art Class: A Complete Course in Drawing Chibi Cuties and Beasties by Instagram sensation and anime artist Yoai. Chibi Art Class teaches how to draw and color charming chibi people and their signature features and props. You’ll find step-by-step instruction on drawing, coloring, and shading these vertically challenged, baby-faced characters and their kawaii little companions.
Chibi Art Class by Yoai
On-Sale Date: March 26, 2019 · $19.99 US · $25.99 CAN · 144 pages · Paperback · ISBN: 9781631065835
Race Point Publishing
Soap carving has gained huge popularity online, but while most online videos are of cutting or carving soap bars into shavings, Ultimate Soap Carving offers instruction on creating cool and adorable designs, as well as how to use shavings to make new bars and other simple body care products – author Makiko Sone (aka Mizutama Soap) even shows fun ways to gift your carvings once you’re done!
Ultimate Soap Carving by Makiko Sone
On-Sale Date: March 26, 2019 · $19.99 US · $25.99 CAN · 128 pages · Trade Paperback · ISBN: 9781631597244
Quarry Press
If you like to draw and are drawn to all things adorable, you’ll love Draw 62 Animals and Make Them Cuteby Heegyum Kim! Kim leads us step-by-step in sketching dozens of charming creatures from bees to whales. Each project begins with easy-to-follow visual steps to build the animal, ending with variations you can try as you practice. Perfect for beginning artists or those looking to shake up their routine with a blast of cuteness.
Draw 62 Animals and Make Them Cute by Heegyum Kim
On-Sale Date: March 26, 2019 · $19.99 US · $25.99 CAN · 128 pages · Paperback · ISBN: 9781631596759
Quarry Books
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New Year’s Must Have For The Whole Family
First of course is the health! Preparing a nice new toothbrush set for your family. Let us have healthy teeth together in 2019.
Avoid the cold or flu by taking extra precaution in maintaining your oral health. With Dr. Plotka’s Mouth Watchers, the revolutionary Antimicrobial Toothbrush, you can eliminate 99.9% of bacteria build-up for up to 6 hours after brushing. Embedded with silver technology and dual action Flossing Bristles™ these toothbrushes have an ultra thin at the tip to properly reach and brush away food and plaque in normally missed areas.
Adult Manual ToothbrushThe Mouth Watchers Manual Toothbrush offers a breakthrough in oral care by providing the optimal cleaning experience. The revolutionaryantimicrobial* dual layer flossing bristles, reach into areas untouched by prior toothbrushes, leaving teeth and gums feeling just as clean as after a professional dental cleaning.
- Eliminates 99.9% of bacteria that builds up on bristles in 6 hours due to our proprietary silver bristle technology.*
- Revolutionary Flossing Bristles™ – long, soft bristles with 1 micrometer diameter tips reach areas missed by other toothbrushes. Our bristles reach deep into teeth grooves and the periodontal pockets (area between tooth and gum) for superior cleaning, while harder inner bristles ensure complete cleaning of the outer surfaces and massage the gums.
- Comfort grip handle
- High quality construction
- PBT Bristle material outlasts traditional nylon used in competitive brushes
Family Fun Pack (6 Manual, 2 Power & 3 Replacement Heads)
A tremendous value and introduction to Mouth Watchers. Try all the products for the whole family. Have extras around for visitors and friends.The Mouth Watchers Power Toothbrush offers a unique 3D Action while the revolutionary antimicrobial* dual layer flossingbristles reach into areas untouched by prior toothbrushes for a deep cleaning. The gentle oscillations leave teeth and gums feeling just as clean as after a professional dental cleaning.
- The revolutionary Flossing Bristles™ operate at 5,000 oscillations per minute with up and down motion.
- Bed of thicker bristles for extra stability and power.
- The advanced Flossing Bristles™ brush away cavity and gingivitis causing food and plaque build up by accessing:
- The central fossa area of a tooth (the central region with ridges and grooves where 90% of cavities occur)
- Periodontal pockets (between the gum and tooth)
Travel Toothbrush (2 pack)The Mouth Watchers Manual Toothbrush can now be had in a fold able version.
It offers a breakthrough in oral care by providing the optimal cleaning experience. The revolutionary antimicrobial* dual layer flossing bristles, reach into areas untouched by prior toothbrushes, leaving teeth and gums feeling just as clean as after a professional dental cleaning.
- Eliminates 99.9% of bacteria that builds up on bristles in 6 hours due to our proprietary silver bristle technology.*
- Revolutionary Flossing Bristles™ – long, soft bristles with 1 micrometer diameter tips reach areas missed by other toothbrushes. Our bristles reach deep into teeth grooves and the periodontal pockets (area between tooth and gum) for superior cleaning, while harder inner bristles ensure complete cleaning of the outer surfaces and massage the gums.
- Comfort grip handle
- High quality construction
- PBT Bristle material outlasts traditional nylon used in competitive brushes
I also recommend you prepared art books for your family. Learning how to paint and draw together and being art lovers. Having more and more fun moments in the family time.
This book teaches aspiring artists how to draw the most popular topics: buildings, landscapes, people, portraits, and still life. Even absolute beginners will be amazed at what they can achieve by working through this book and learning from the tips, tricks and know-how of experienced artists. Fifty original, exciting projects free readers to practice and perfect their skills without dreary routine exercises. Each demonstration features a photograph of the subject, the finished drawing, clear instructions, and step-by-step photos.How to Draw shows how to draw with a variety of different media, including artist’s pencils, chalk, charcoal, dip pens, graphite sticks, and more. Inside How to Draw: Practical art instruction for drawing all of the most popular topics: buildings, landscapes, people, animals, portraits, and still life. 50 demonstrations each include a photograph of the subject, the finished drawing, and clear instructions with step-by-step photos. Advice on how to draw with a variety of different media, including artist’s pencils, chalk, charcoal, dip pens, graphite sticks, and more. Introduction to essential tools, materials and basic drawing techniques.
Start Painting Today! Covering the three most popular types of painting: watercolors, acrylics and oils, this comprehensive step-by-step guide provides basic information on materials and techniques as well as an exciting series of demonstrations aimed at complete beginners.The unique approach of this book is so simple that the reader can start immediately on original and exciting projects. Each section has practical information on materials and equipment and includes a gallery of work by various artists to inspire the beginner. The projects cover all types of subjects, including landscapes, still life, people, flowers, animals and buildings. Within each section the demonstrations provide instruction in a whole range of different techniques from the basic brushstrokes to using resist and painting with a knife. Filled with stunning artworks and inspiring projects, this book will help beginners to achieve immediate and impressive results with a minimum of practice. Inside How to Paint Comprehensive step-by-step introduction to painting for aspiring artists. Even complete beginners can quickly achieve immediate and impressive results.Covers all aspects of painting, including acrylics, oil paintings and watercolors. Learn to paint landscapes, still life, people, flowers, animals, and buildings. 38 step-by-step projects each illustrate a different painting technique. Practical advice on choosing the best materials and equipment to get the most out of your painting. Includes inspirational galleries and essential basic techniques sections to develop your artistic skills. More than 350 beautiful color photographs.The next product is also very important for the whole family, always being nice to have it prepared in your storage and found it right away when someone needs it.
Lower back pain and pelvic pain are incredibly common ailments for men: half of all men will experience prostatitis in their lifetimes, along with other ailments like sciatica that cause pain in the lower back and pelvic regions. Fortunately, there’s an unorthodox new method for men to treat lower back and pelvic pain that’s not only safe but also highly effective: CBD suppositories.
Foria Wellness has released suppositories with broad-spectrum CBD and other organic ingredients (including cocoa butter) that’s designed to treat lower back pain and pelvic pain in men. Foria is currently conducting research with Harvard Doctor Staci Gruber to understand more about how the endocannabinoid receptors in the pelvis work; but what we do know now: Back and pelvic pain are dramatically reduced with this product and all without harmful drugs or surgeries.
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Create works of art no matter where you are with ANYWHERE, ANYTIME ART!
Walter Foster’s Anywhere, Anytime Art series teaches readers to create in a variety of mediums no matter the time or place.
Gouache painting is gaining in popularity, and Anywhere, Anytime Art: Gouache gives you the tools you need to begin, whether you’re experienced in a different medium or beginning your art journey. Meanwhile,Anywhere, Anytime Art: Colored Pencil presents colored-pencil drawing in a modern way, focusing on urban and suburban scenes as well as subjects from daily life.
In both books, you will learn about tools, materials, techniques, and color theory, and then dive into helpful tips, hacks, and techniques for creating art while out and about. Step-by-step projects covering a variety of subjects make creating art quick, easy, and fun for artists of all skill levels.
Take a fresh look at an up-and-coming art medium with Anywhere, Anytime Art: Gouache!
ANYWHERE, ANYTIME ART: GOUACHE
By Agathe Singer
On-Sale Date: May 1, 2018
$16.95 US · $21.95 CAN · 128 pages · Paperback
ISBN: 9781633224964
Learn to be spontaneous with your artwork, and expand your artistic horizons!
ANYWHERE, ANYTIME ART: COLORED PENCIL
By Cara Hanley
On-Sale Date: May 1, 2018
$16.95 US · $21.95 CAN · 128 pages · Paperback
ISBN: 9781633224940
Crayon
By Monika Forsberg
9781633222700
128 pages
US $16.95
May 1, 2017
Watercolor
By Barbara Roth
9781633221956
128 pages
US $16.95
May 1, 2017
