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 'Drawing Drapery from Head to Toe
by Cliff Young
Expert guidance on how to draw shirts, pants, skirts, gloves, hats, and coats on the human figure, including folds in relation to the body, pull and crush, action folds, creases, more. Over 200 drawings.
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| |  Perspective Made Easy
by Ernest R. Norling
Perspective is easy; yet, surprisingly few artists know the simple rules that make it so. Remedy that situation with this simple, step-by-step book, the first devoted entirely to the topic. 256 illustrations.
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| |  Watercolor Landscapes Step by Step
by Wendon Blake
Easy-to-follow guide, with 122 illustrations, including 60 in color, provides beginners with all the information they need to paint mountains, rocks, and mist, as well as how to apply color.
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 Quick Sketching
by Carl Cheek
A perfect introduction to the technique of "quick sketching." Drawing upon an artist's immediate emotional responses, this is an extremely effective means of capturing the essential form and features of a subject. More than 100 black-and-white illustrations throughout.
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| |  Landscape Drawing in Pencil
by Frank M. Rines
Concise and beautifully illustrated, this guide covers the basics of holding the pencil, applying different strokes, shading, perspective, and the rendering of different materials, as well as composition and drawing from nature. 36 illustrations.
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| Products in Art Instruction | | | | 'Drawing Drapery from Head to Toe
by Cliff Young
Expert guidance on how to draw shirts, pants, skirts, gloves, hats, and coats on the human figure, including folds in relation to the body, pull and crush, action folds, creases, more. Over 200 drawings.
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|  | Anatomy and Perspective: The Fundamentals of Figure Drawing
by Charles Oliver
Clearly and concisely written book covers two subjects seldom treated thoroughly in the same volume. Demonstrations of figure drawing include the use of such simple forms as the cube, cylinder, and sphere. 96 black-and-white figures.
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|  | The Book of a Hundred Hands
by George B. Bridgman
The legendary Art Students League of New York teacher offers 100 fine drawings and in-depth instruction in this guide to drawing virtually every aspect and posture of the human hand.
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|  | Bridgman’s Life Drawing
by George B. Bridgman
More than 500 drawings and text teach you to abstract the body into its major masses. Also specific areas of anatomy.
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|  | Carlson’s Guide to Landscape Painting
by John F. Carlson
The whys and hows of the various aspects of landscape painting: angles and consequent values, perspective, painting of trees, more. 34 black-and-white reproductions of paintings by Carlson. 58 explanatory diagrams.
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|  | Celtic Art: The Methods of Construction
by George Bain
This unique volume clearly demonstrates simple geometric techniques for making intricate knots, interlacements, spirals, Kellstype initials, human and animal figures in distinctive Celtic style. Features over 500 illustrations.
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|  | Drawing Hands
by Carl Cheek
Pointing to subtle differences between young and old, male and female, and hands engaged in a variety of activities, this concise guide is an indispensable companion for the intermediate student of figure drawing.
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|  | Drawing Trees
by Victor Perard
Concise guide features easy steps for realistic depictions of trees. Discover shading, composition, shadow, and outlining techniques that add vitality and expression. Over 100 illustrations spotlight Oak, Willow, Pine, Palmetto, more.
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|  | Freehand Perspective and Sketching
by Dora Miriam Norton
The essential guide to rendering perspective, this classic manual uses a series of illustrated exercises and explanations to help artists and students master one of art's greatest challenges. More than 260 figures.
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|  | How to Draw Trees
by Frank M. Rines
Illustrating the dominant features of many common species — elm, maple, willow, apple, more — this manual includes two portraits of each variety, in pencil and other media. 34 drawings.
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|  | How to Draw the Head in Light and Shade
by Edward Renggli
Features the human head in every conceivable pose and illumination, from bright light to gentle shade. Includes drawings of all age groups, and provides advice on proportion, foreshortening, more. 75 illustrations.
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| | Landscape Drawing in Pencil
by Frank M. Rines
Concise and beautifully illustrated, this guide covers the basics of holding the pencil, applying different strokes, shading, perspective, and the rendering of different materials, as well as composition and drawing from nature. 36 illustrations.
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|  | Lessons on Shading
by W. E. Sparkes
A guide to shadow, light, and gradation in drawings. Advice includes deepening volume, evoking sunlight, creating mood, plus shading techniques for pyramids, cones, spheres, and vases. Features 87 expert illustrations.
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| | Perspective Made Easy
by Ernest R. Norling
Perspective is easy; yet, surprisingly few artists know the simple rules that make it so. Remedy that situation with this simple, step-by-step book, the first devoted entirely to the topic. 256 illustrations.
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| | Quick Sketching
by Carl Cheek
A perfect introduction to the technique of "quick sketching." Drawing upon an artist's immediate emotional responses, this is an extremely effective means of capturing the essential form and features of a subject. More than 100 black-and-white illustrations throughout.
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|  | Skies and the Artist: How to Draw Clouds and Sunsets
by Eric Sloane
Sloane's "talk on clouds" describes different types of "cloudscapes" and offers homespun techniques that help add texture and realism to cloud illustrations. 110 black-and-white illustrations.
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| | Watercolor Landscapes Step by Step
by Wendon Blake
Easy-to-follow guide, with 122 illustrations, including 60 in color, provides beginners with all the information they need to paint mountains, rocks, and mist, as well as how to apply color.
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|  | Watercolor Painting Step by Step
by Wendon Blake
Well-illustrated guide, by noted painter and teacher, uses stop-motion sequences of works in progress. Other topics: modeling in color; painting a variety of landscapes; more. 90 color and black-and-white illustrations, 8 halftones.
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