How to Draw and Paint Fairies: From Finding Inspiration to Capturing Diaphanous Detail, a Step-by-Step Guide to Fairy Art

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How to Draw and Paint Fairies: From Finding Inspiration to Capturing Diaphanous Detail, a Step-by-Step Guide to Fairy Art

you can teach an old dog...

How To Draw Faeries

One Of The BEST Books On The Market For Learning Fairy Art!!!

How to Draw and Paint Fairies

How to Draw and Paint Fairies: From Finding Inspiration to Capturing Diaphanous Detail, a Step-by-Step Guide to Fairy Art
Linda Ravenscroft
Manufacturer: Watson-Guptill
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Customer Reviews:

How to Draw and Paint Fairies: From Finding Inspiration to Capturing Diaphanous Detail, a Step-by-Step Guide to Fairy Art.......2007-09-27

I haven't had time to actually sit down and try painting, but the book was beautiful and I enjoyed looking through it. It was fun to let my imagination dream a little.

you can teach an old dog..........2007-03-18

...a new trick or two. i got more out of this book than just fairies...tips for the cobweb filled artist! trying to find the time and get back into my passion for art, i believe this book has done it! peace, angie

How To Draw Faeries.......2007-03-13

I think this book is fabulous. It helped tremendously. I like that the book explains the different mediums to use.

One Of The BEST Books On The Market For Learning Fairy Art!!!.......2007-03-01

The detail in this book is absolutely AMAZING!
This book is NOT for the complete beginner.
I would classify this book as being for the more advanced artist.
Explanations are clearly given in great detail.
I actually purchased this book for myself then GOT a SECOND copy from a friend of my mine who KNOWS just how intricately I draw fairies.
She didn't think I had the book yet so she sent it to me!
Definitely one of the all time BEST books ever made on designing fairies.
You will NOT BE DISAPPOINTED!

How to Draw and Paint Fairies.......2007-02-20

The book was beautifully illustrated and the several mediums explained in detail. The choices in designing a Fairie from the choices given of the faces and clothes were well detailed. I am enjoying trying new ideas and mediums.

Draw 3-D: A Step by Step Guide to Perspective Drawing

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Excellent for young budding artists
Good book to learn how to draw
Thank Heavens for Dubosque
Ideal for Pre-Teen and Beginning Artists
Splendid!

Draw 3-D: A Step by Step Guide to Perspective Drawing
D. C. Dubosque
Manufacturer: Peel Productions
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Excellent for young budding artists.......2006-08-25

I got this for my sons 9th Birthday - it give the basics of 3D drawing in a way that children of his age can understand. I would recommend this book to people with children who enjoy drawing and would like to improve the results

Good book to learn how to draw.......2005-09-26

I'm trying to learn how to draw now because I was afraid to take art classes in high school. This book has made it fun. I really liked the "how to draw cars" by the same author. This book was not as helpful but it is still a good book.

Thank Heavens for Dubosque.......2005-09-13

With 8 grandchildren under 10 years of age, this book has delighted all of them. We have 3 budding artists and now the others are becoming more creative. The Dubosque books are an answer to parents who are not artistic or don't have the time to answer all their questions. With our schools eliminating many arts programs it will be up to parents to interest their children in the finer things, which begin with the basics.
Thank you for a delightful, useful book.
Rosemary McDowell

Ideal for Pre-Teen and Beginning Artists.......2003-01-21

"DRAW 3-D" by Doug DuBosque is a friendly and painless introduction to the ABCs of perspective drawing. The text has a conversational feel and is easy to understand, using short words and simple explanations aided by 2-5 very clear illustrations (and an occasional photograph) on every single page.

I went through the whole book, practice-drawing as I read, in about a week, since it's only 63 pages and I was already familiar with some of the principles discussed thanks to the most excellent "How To Draw Comics the Marvel Way" by John Buscema & Stan Lee.

I think "DRAW 3-D" is easy enough for a kid of about 9 or older to understand most of it, and all of it if he or she has an older artist handy to explain and demonstrate (or to console and encourage, because it sure is exasperating when you forget which of those 20 straight lines goes where). It will not teach you to draw a perspective view from an object plan, or to draw a perfect square in perspective, but if you are completely new to perspective drawing and want a good introduction to the subject, this is the book for you.

Try it! If you reach the point where you don't need it anymore, and haven't become sentimentally attached to it in the meantime, it will make a great gift for anyone else interested in drawing.

Splendid!.......1999-09-24

I bought three beginning drawing books for my 9 year old, and this one was his favorite (one on how to draw cartoons was a close second). The first exercise, which is to spell out your name using 3-D letters, caught his interest right away, and he's been back to the book several times on his own initiative.

You Can Sketch: A Step-by-Step Guide for Absolute Beginners

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You Can Sketch: A Step by Step Guide for Absolute Beginners
Must have for beginners!!
Sketching
Sketching as a Hobby
Very Basic but a good place to begin

You Can Sketch: A Step-by-Step Guide for Absolute Beginners
Jackie Simmonds
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Absolute Beginners guides represent a fresh new series of drawing and painting books for budding artists written by professional artist/ teachers. In You Can Sketch, master artist Jackie Simmonds leads the novice by the hand, demonstrating dozens of step-by-step, easy-to-follow techniques using a variety of sketching media. Over 100 clear, full-color illustrations show readers how to sketch the separate elements of simple still life and landscape subjects one by one in pencil, charcoal, colored pencil, pastel pencil, and Conté crayon. Explicit instructions demonstrate how easy it is to combine these different elements to make a finished picture. With You Can Sketch, even the most hesitant artists will gain confidence and start sketching fast!

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You Can Sketch: A Step by Step Guide for Absolute Beginners.......2007-01-11

For the size and price of this book it is packed with very usable information. It is easy to read for young and old. The book details various media and materials and composition.

The demonstrations are very nice. I was very surprised at the variety of sketches from small objects to landscapes,animals, people,skies,water,etc.

I would recommend this book for beginners as well as those who have been sketching their own pictures for painting.

Sharon

Must have for beginners!!.......2006-06-15

I absolutely love this book!! Being a beginner wanting to learn basics about drawing everything from landscapes to fruit the book lets you explore the different methods and mediums. It's also a complete confidence builder and I was excited to run out a get a sketch book (which she encourages) to learn to become better. There is something in here for everyone and she makes it so easy to follow her step-by-step examples. You can choose your favorite medium to use, from charcoal to pastel pencils instead of being tied the medium she used in her examples, this is also a great way to see the differences between the textures of each medium. I borrowed this book from the library but I intend to purchase it to refer to as a reference! A must have for beginners and a great source for finding your favorite medium!

Sketching.......2006-02-08

Jackie Simmonds wonderful pastel books have saved me more times than I can count and I can't say enough about those wonderful books so I won't even start. So, when I told my art teacher I'm going to England in the Spring she suggested I take a sketchbook along with my camera. Not having done any sketching beyond a quick thumbnail in class to check composition and value of a still life I felt panic set in. I didn't need to worry, as soon as I found that Ms. Simmonds had a sketch book I knew I'd be fine and she hasn't dissapointed me. This book makes it almost impossible to mess up. You don't have to work page by page through this book, just pick an example you like and with a little time, (as in a few mins!) you will have produced a nice sketch and it will encourage you to do more. This book is really inspiring and confidence building. Now I can't wait to go to England and I'm going to take 2 sketch books! Ms. Simmonds shows you that art doesn't have to be scary and gives you the confidence and inspiration to really surprise yourself with what you can produce.

Sketching as a Hobby.......2002-09-16

I decided to do some sketching as a hobby. This book was perfecto. It is easy to understand and explains basic methods used. Simmonds explains exactly which parts of your subject to focus on and where to start. It also gives a good list of materials to use but simple pencils are all you need. I love this book because it gets me excited about sketching.

Very Basic but a good place to begin.......2002-06-22

The title says it all for this book. The author skillfully takes the reader on a step-by-step tour of basic sketching techniques. Throughout the book each project has detailed illustrations showing how the sketches should look as the reader follows along. It covers several drawing media including pencils, charcoal, pastel pencils, water soluble colored pencils, etc. The instruction covers basic sketching, shading, and composition techniques. Sketching subjects in the lessons include fruits, vegetables, natural forms, plants, flowers, trees, skies, water, landscapes, animals, people, buildings, people and the seaside. If you have had no art training and don't know where to begin or just want to try your hand at sketching then this is an excellent place to start.

Drawing and Designing with Confidence: A Step-by-Step Guide

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Don't Do It!!!!!
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Not Good For Beginner Artist
drawing and designing with confidence: a step-by-step guide
Worth the money

Drawing and Designing with Confidence: A Step-by-Step Guide
Mike W. Lin
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Customer Reviews:

Don't Do It!!!!!.......2007-08-17

If you are buying this book because it is required text for his talk, do yourself a BIG service and get your refund, immediately. He promises to deliver how to teach you graphics in 7 or 12 days, depending on location, and he WILL NOT deliver! He takes your money, teaches, perhaps, what equates to two days of real teaching and continously tells you how privileged you are to learn these things from him. The remaining time is spent on his non-stop blathering about non-related ideas like his philosophy, websites (like myspace,etc), his house, etc., etc. I never knew any one person could talk SO much about nothing. He opens with 3 hours of lecture about not complaining about anything (by that I can only assume he has had many unhappy people in his past workshops). If you complain about his content, he threatens not to teach you anything. He calls that being a negative person. He wastes your valuable time and your hard earned money. BE FOREWARNED!

Learn the technical side of drawing.......2006-11-10

You have to put in some time but this book gives you all the tools you need to draw well. I can already see my progress after a few hours. Highly recommend this book.

Not Good For Beginner Artist.......2006-10-29

The book has alot of great art work and teaches some inetersting points but unless you already an acomplished artist, this book will bore you,over whlem you, and mabe even discourage you.

I didn't feel the confidence the books title said it would give. Mabe I will reread it when I have the confidence in my art work to understand what the book is talking about.

Its not that its a bad book, its just filled with alot of bla bla bla and not enough instruction-

drawing and designing with confidence: a step-by-step guide.......2005-09-16

Although I've been drawing and illustrating for a living for quite some time now, this book served to refresh my memory on things that I have forgotten and teach me some new and quick short cuts. I highly recommend this book for beginners and polished illustrators.

Worth the money.......2005-07-20

Great book on different drawing techniques and the basics of perspective drawing as well as more advanced composition samples. The step-by-step instructions are easy to follow and create immediate results. In my opinion a good source for students to either acquire some sketching-skills or fresh up on the basics. Another great feature are the many sample-drawings of different drawing styles. The only draw-back is that the drawings are being too much reduced from their original size. But if you take the time to scan the ones you are particulary interested in and get them back to a decent size, you will get a lot out of this book.
"All in all": a valuable source in my opinion.

1-2-3 Draw Knights Castles & Dragons: A Step by Step Guide (1-2-3 Draw)

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Great Book for Older People
Great introduction to drawing people and more

1-2-3 Draw Knights Castles & Dragons: A Step by Step Guide (1-2-3 Draw)
Freddie Levin
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Part of the 1-2-3 Draw Series--Ideal for children 6-10 years old! The world of fairy tales comes to life with the step-by-step instruction of talented art instructor Freddie Levin. With this installment in the 1-2-3 Draw series, Levin encourages children to create charming, whimsical drawings of their favorite storybook characters and settings. Levin's fun, lively drawings fuel children's imaginations while giving instructions that are easy to follow. Brief written directions accompany the steps, and arrows point out tricky spots that may require extra attention from a young artist. For added inspiration, final drawings are in full color.

Customer Reviews:

Great Book for Older People.......2006-07-02

I bought this book for my daughter who is 4. This book is great but would recommend for a 7 or 8 year old instead. For younger kids I would recommend the I Can Draw series.

Great introduction to drawing people and more.......2004-07-07

This book is a great start to teach young artists-- 1 grader and higher-- to draw people. It teaches kids to sketch, i.e. draw lightly first. The step-by-step instruction is very clear.

Not only is it a great book for introducing drawing of knights and castles, the author apparent is also fluent in the vocabulary of this yester-year theme. My first grader and I get to know the names of different weapons, name of different parts of the castles and the names of "things" people wear. A double treat!

The Ultimate Guide To Painting From Photographs: 40 Step-By-Step Projects
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The Ultimate Guide To Painting From Photographs: 40 Step-By-Step Projects

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Customer Reviews:

Great for 2nd graders.......2007-07-05

This book is easy enough kids to have a good time with. Many of the drawing instructional books are too hard for elementary schoolers. My 8 year old used this book to learn how to draw a canary that looked like a canary.

1-2-3 Draw Pets & Farm Animals .......2005-09-10

Our family has other books in this series and we love them. If you think you are challenged when it comes to drawing, these are the books for you. My kids and I sit together and draw for hours, and I have as much fun as they do. I even sent some to my nephew for a gift, and he loved them as well.

1 2 3 Draw Cars, Trucks, and Other Vehicles: A Step-By-Step Guide (1-2-3 Draw)

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Excellent primer for young artists!

1 2 3 Draw Cars, Trucks, and Other Vehicles: A Step-By-Step Guide (1-2-3 Draw)
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Part of the 1-2-3 Draw Series--Ideal for children 6-10 years old! Whimsical, appealing drawings spring like magic from the page as young artists learn how to create charming animals from simple shapes. Each step is carefully shown and finished in full color. This offering in the growing list of titles by illustrator Freddie Levin puts kids in the driver's seat to explore the excitement of artistic creation. From highways to rails to construction sites, not only will children learn the various functions of the vehicles that whiz by them on their streets; they will discover how to detect and draw the simple shapes that form them, working step-by-step to realize a fun and satisfying finished project.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent primer for young artists!.......2002-04-23

Using an easy to read format for both kids and their teacher or parent, 1-2-3 Draw is a wonderful resource for budding young artists ages 6-10. Throughout the book, the author uses practical tips to teach techniques (sketch lightly, store work in order to save it for later), getting organized (a materials list is provided at the beginning of the lesson), and an index for those quick art activities.

I found the lessons to have a consistent format and style, which is crucial for self-directed study or art lessons from a novice instructor such as parent or older child.

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From draft to dressage, young artists will find the horse of their dreams in Freddie Levin's latest, 1-2-3 Draw Horses.

Following the clear, step-by-step format that has made the other books in this series so popular, Horses includes just about every type of horse a child can imagine, from circus to rodeo horses, Mustang, Palomino, Arabian, Appaloosa ... even horse relatives such as a donkey and a zebra!

Each drawing starts with simple shapes and ends in full color, guaranteeing hours of fun--and some great drawings!

Customer Reviews:

Not that great... :-(.......2005-06-05

This tells you almost nothing about drawing horses!!!!!!!
The body structure in this book is wrong, they create colours that have never been horse colours, and make the horse look all bendy with no proper joints!
This should be given a 2 star, and if you really want something to teach you, get either The Usborne Compeate Book Of Drawing or Draw Horses, or maybe even Draw 50 horses

Fantastic Job!.......2004-12-12

If you love horses and have always wanted to learn to draw them, now is your chance! Levin takes you step-by-step through developing an image, a character if you will, that is not only recognizable, but something to be proud of.

Draw Magical Fantasies: A Step-By-Step Guide (Learn to Draw)

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Step by Step Guide to transform imagination into reality

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The world of chivalry and sorcery comes to life under the familiar and prolific artistic guidance of Damon Reinagle. With his characteristically warm tone and easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions, Reinagle takes young artists on drawing adventures into the magical realm of elves, trolls, wizards, kings and fairies. Final drawings jump from the page with brilliant color to help inspire would-be knights and ladies to truly immerse themselves in creating their own fantastical worlds. Part of the Learn to Draw Series--Ideal for children 11-14 years old! From initial concept to finished art, the Learn to Draw series provides young and beginning artists with practical step-by-step instruction in a warm, friendly voice.

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Step by Step Guide to transform imagination into reality.......2002-04-23

Step by step instructions help your budding young artist transform imagination into reality on paper. From organizing materials to tweaking the drawing with your own personal style, DRAW Magical Fantasies provides easy instructions and a light approach to drawing fantasy characters. A great follow-up to 1-2-3 Draw, another book in this series of art books.

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