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Mastering Composition By Ian Roberts
 Better design = better painting. Following the principles in this book will eliminate repainting, overworking and frustration by creating harmonious, unified, powerful paintings. All elements of composition are covered. You will learn how to use a viewfinder to determine cropping and framing to create the best relationship of value masses. Also learn to analyze paintings in terms of color shapes of value, hue, and intensity (also color temperature)—the elements that make a painting. Roberts uses master works as examples to show how the eye moves through a painting. He will include before/after examples to illustrate how using the rules for good composition can improve paintings. Create compositionally successful paintings through 6-8 demonstrations. Also learn to analyze paintings in terms of color shapes of value, hue, and intensity (also color temperature)—the elements that make a painting. Includes a bonus 40-minute instructional DVD Ian Roberts has been painting for over 40 years. 144 pages hardcover with 50 b&w and 250 color illustrations. |
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The Art Of Perspective - The Ultimate Guide for Artists in Every Medium By Phil Metzger
 Many artists are intimidated by perspective. However, creating an illusion of depth in your work is actually far easier than color or design when explained correctly. With this book, readers will learn how to create perspective on a flat surface using a variety of mediums.
Starting simple, the book covers the theory behind perspective and gradually introduces more and more challenging subjects. Before long readers will be taking on such complex scenes as stairways, curves, and non-rectangular objects. 208 pages paperback with 250 color illustrations. |
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Anatomy For Artists By Anthony Apesos With Illustrations By Karl Stevens
 To draw the human body with accuracy and confidence, you have to know how its anatomy functions beneath the skin. But like many artists, you may struggle to apply traditional anatomy courses to your work in a meaningful way. This unique guide bridges the gap between observation and creative expression by showing you how to use your own body as a reference tool for better work. Whether your goal is to achieve tight realism or stylized illustration, Anatomy for Artists goes beyond perceptual instruction, enabling you to blend what you see with what you learn and feel to be true about human anatomy. This active, physical approach to anatomy will allow you to develop rendering skills that capture the human form with greater richness and clarity. Unlike conventional anatomy books, this guide focuses on the body's movements as opposed to its static structure. As you follow along, you will not only learn the relationships between bones, muscles and tendons, you'll observe these relationships in your own body as you perform various motions and exercises. Detailed illustrations reveal intricate anatomical features and also illustrate how the body's individual parts function together and affect one another. When you begin drawing again after completing this book, you'll see improvement in your work right away, from rendering details to achieving proper proportions. You'll also experience a greater satisfaction from your drawing as you capture the essence of the human form with greater speed and ease. 128 pages paperback. |
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Blue & Yellow Don't Make Green 2nd Edition by Michael Wilcox
Michael Wilcox offers a total reassessment for the principles underlying color and color usage. This revised edition of the original Blue & Yellow Don't Make Green, the first major breakaway from the traditional concepts of the three primary colors: red, blue and yellow contains more than 80 pages of new information on the transparency and makeup of colors and includes many new color mixing swatches. Michael Wilcox has a widely varied background, including periods as a professional artist, a conservator of art works and an engineer His research in art and design led to the book Blue & Yellow Don't Make Green followed by The Wilcox Guide to the Best Watercolor Paints, both of which led to many changes in the pigments used in artist grade paints. 200 pages paperback with 520 color illustrations |
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The New Creative Artist by Nita Leland
Revised, Expanded Edition - 50 Percent New Material. Completely updated and revised edition combines new instruction with updated art and design.
Great inspirational tips for any artists working in any medium. Shows every artist (or any person) how to tap into their creativity.
This updated version of The Creative Artist breathes new life into a popular North Light classic, helping artists reach greater levels of creativity, inspiration and artistic fulfillment. Perfect for fans of the original—and anyone who wants to be more creative—this book includes:
* A fresh, eye-catching design that showcases 50 percent new material
* New instruction to address the creative challenges of today’s artist
* More than 60 fun, fabulous activities for achieving greater creativity
* Artwork in a wide variety of styles and mediums.
Practical advice combined with inspiring exercises and insights from other artists make this the ultimate creativity guide!
Award-winning artist Nita Leland is the author of several fine art books including The Creative Artist—a North Light bestseller since 1990. She’s taught workshops for more than three decades and her paintings are in a variety of corporate and private collections.
176 pages hardcover with concealed spiral, 300 color and 100 b&w illustrations. |
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The Complete Guide To Painting Water By Bert N. Petri
 Water is a fascinating yet challenging subject to paint. It changes forms, moods, shape and color as the surrounding influences are altered.
In The Complete Guide to Painting Water, you will learn how to paint water in all of it's forms in order to incorporate it as part of your landscape and still life paintings. You will not only learn how to paint water, but how to observe the motions of water in order to master this ever-changing subject.
A total of 24 demos and mini demos plus illustrations, photographs and diagrams are included. Through careful observation, you will understand water's actions and reactions, how it reflects and refracts light, how it moves and much more!
144 pages hardcover with 50 b&w photos and 250 color illustrations. |
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Artist’s Photo Reference: Reflections, Textures & Backgrounds by Gary Greene
 There’s no better way to add interest to any piece of artwork than with reflections, textures and backgrounds This unique photo reference helps both fine and decorative artists tackle these subjects with ease. Readers will find stunning photos of a wide variety of scenes and objects, including:
* The textures of nature, such as autumn leaves, stones, fruits, weathered wood and sand
* Man-made textures like rusty metal, bricks and pottery
* Breathtaking settings from deserts to meadows and mountains
* Reflections in calm, rough and rippling water
* Scenes featuring waves, clouds, snow and forests
There are also painting demonstrations in all the major mediums that show readers exactly how to get the most out of reference photos. Artists of all levels will appreciate this inspiring guide!
144 pages hardcover with 475+ color illustrations |
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Artist's Photo Reference: Wildlife by Bart Rulon
 Reference photos can be an essential part of the creation process. Dozens of animals are included - from elk to squirrels and just about everything in between - and many more. There are also five complete step-by-step painting demonstrations and tips artists can use teach artists how to take their own reference photos. 144 pages paperback with 500 color photos |
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