So You Thought You Couldn T Draw

Now in a new, 60-day journal format, this program introduces a super-simple, four-step process that teaches aspiring artists how to develop drawing skills in as little as two months. In a humorous, down-to-earth tone, the innovative system breaks down complex classical concepts and leads novices through basic elements of drawing such as line, shape, value, and texture. Building both confidence and skill as they work their way through the exercises, students learn how to see shapes, lines, and contour, in addition to how to shade, create texture gradation, and draw from photographs. An accompanying DVD demonstrates the presented techniques.

Created for aspiring artists whose work never even made it onto their mother's refrigerator, this handbook contains an accessible, step-by-step program for learning how to draw. This revised edition breaks the process down into three distinct stages--the first presents the key techniques that form the core of the process; the second focuses solely on texture; and the third outlines how to select and use photographs to be used as references for drawing. Designed as a self-study workbook, this handbook provides clear, specific instructions that eliminate guesswork and enable amateurs to master drawing techniques in no time. Gridded exercise pages make it easy to complete the lessons right in the book.

This simple drawing system was created especially for people who think they don't have any talent. Designed as a self-study workbook, it eases the novice painlessly through a grid system involving four straightforward steps: shape, line, value, and texture. Very specific instructions eliminate guesswork, and information on how to draw from photographs is also included.

Step by step methods for drawing noses, eyes, mouths, skin tones and hair.

Ben Marcus returns with a collection of timely dystopian visions of alienation in a modern world. Here a hapless, corporate drone finds love after being disfigured from testing his employer’s newest nutrition supplement; a father starts to suspect that his son’s precocity has turned sinister; and two architects in a failing marriage must consider the ethics of artificially inciting emotion as they construct a memorial to a terrorist attack. It’s these characters and others that over the course of thirteen short stories showcase Marcus’s compassion, imagination, and mordant humor. Never has existential catastrophe been so much fun.

Part human, part animal — all fantastic! Veteran illustrator Ryo Sumiyoshi stretches the boundaries of fantasy human-animal hybrids in his new book—presenting not just the usual jungle beasties but a fascinating array of strange and unusual creatures found nowhere else! Sumiyoshi's extensive sketchbook ideas, drawing tips and full-color examples combine insights on body structures and movement with conceptual sketches and notes linking physical attributes to personality and behavior. The hundreds of drawings in this book show you how to create a rich menagerie of fantasy characters: Anthropomorphic furries based on the classic dog, cat, fox and werewolf-type characters Humans with animal features like a hunter with a bushy tail and the crafty face of a cat Animals with human features, for example a six-legged tiger with a human face Animal-to-animal hybrids including a snake-fox and a griffinesque chimera These creatures boast mix-and-match fangs, beaks, paws, claws, fur, fins, feathers, scales and plates paired with expressive human attributes. And they come from every branch of the animal kingdom—from mammals to birds, reptiles, fish and insects—and everything in between. This is the ultimate sourcebook for anyone interested in fantasy creature design!

In "Where to Draw the Line", the author of "Boundaries" takes the next step with a practical guide to establishing and maintaining healthy boundaries in many situations.