The world of cute art has a delicious style of fusing food and character drawings--and this ultra-adorable book by Angela Nguyen features a menagerie of irresistibly sweet creatures. How about a hot dog with an actual dog inside, kitty sushi, or bear eggs on toast? It's all so simple: ellipses and circles become a plate of pancakes garnished with blueberries that have ears, eyes, and smiles. Turn a triangle into an animal-topped slice of pizza--or...

Step-by-step instructions for making line drawings of animals, vehicles, furniture, buildings, people, and other things.

This new addition to a sucessful series is a sophisticated primer for readers who aeriously want to develop a professional career specializing in an art medium with great commercial potential. The book opens with a review of the methods of unique to colored pencil, its handling properties, and breadth of color range. Readers are shown how to create illusions of form, volume, and space, and how to avoid overworking a picture by learning to see when...

John Muir Laws's guide to drawing birds is itself winged, soaring between a devotion not only to art but also to the lives, forms, and postures of the birds themselves.

Here, artistic technique and the exquisite details of natural history intertwine, and drawing becomes the vehicle for seeing. As Laws writes, "To draw feathers, you must understand how feathers grow, overlap, and insert into the body. To create the body, you

...

Presents advice and step-by-step instructions for drawing Superman and some of his allies and the villains he fights.

Presents advice and step-by-step instructions for drawing a number of supervillains from the DC universe, including Metallo, the Joker, and the Cheetah.

Get ready to draw! These eye-catching books present high-interest, kid-friendly topics. Brief nonfiction information about each drawing subject is paired with simple step-by-step instructions perfect for budding artists.

In Doodles Unleashed, Traci Bautista's artwork, featuring graffiti-style handwriting juxtaposed against flourishes and floral motifs, is made the star. Readers will be given the lowdown on the best markers, pens and other media with which to doodle, followed by some quick and easy warm-up exercises. Step-by-step techniques will introduce the reader to a variety of surfaces to doodle on, how to create unique alphabets and other basic shapes, and how...

Offers step-by-step instructions for drawing classic "Star Wars" characters, including nostalgic quotes, descriptions, and information on basic pencil techniques and tools.

Briefly examines the state symbols and unique locations, people, and images from the U.S. state of Tennessee, with tips on how to draw each sign and symbol--including the rolling hills of the state, the country music scenes of Memphis and Nashville, and its state bird, flower, and of course a juke box. Includes a glossary.