This concise book contains all you'll ever need to know about perspective drawing. In twenty masterfully organized chapters, from simple to complex, the author explains the basics and not-so-basics of perspective drawing. He includes suggestions on how to make your drawings a lot simpler, drawing methods for observation and space division, a "Remember" section at the end of each chapter in which he summarizes the most important information and principles...

Contains illustrated, step-by-step instructions for drawing a submarine, a fighter jet, a speedboat, a tugboat, a 747, a biplane, a helicopter, and a pirate ship, each with a description; and includes tips on adding details.

Dale Chihuly, the hugely popular artist who works in glass, celebrates his 70th birthday in 2011. Tacoma Art Museum, in his hometown, owns more than 150 examples of his work and is mounting an exhibition in his honor. Both this book and the exhibition showcase Chihuly's enduring interest in the arts and natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest, which are a major influence on his work. This book focuses on the importance of these influences. From Native...

Contains illustrated, step-by-step instructions for drawing a stingray, a killer whale, a walrus, a great hammerhead shark, a clownfish, a bottlenose dolphin, a sea turtle, and a crab, each with a description; and includes tips on adding details.

"His novel, The Art Thief, was a bestseller in five countries and is translated into 17 languages. His The Art of Forgery, Stealing the Mystic Lamb and Slovenology were international bestsellers. His book Collector of Lives: Giorgio Vasari and the Invention of Art was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Charney is now a professor at University of Ljubljana in Slovenia, where Charney has lived for many years"-- Provided by publisher.

Guides artists and inspiring artists through the world of art, covering where to begin, the materials and equipment used for different mediums, the basics of using each medium, how to preserve the art, and more.

"The New York Times bestselling author of Cork Dork takes readers on another fascinating, hilarious, and revelatory journey--this time burrowing deep inside the impassioned, secretive world of art and artists. An award-winning journalist obsessed with obsession, Bianca Bosker's existence was upended when she wandered into the art world--and couldn't look away. Intrigued by artists who hyperventilate around their favorite colors and art fiends who...

Contains illustrated, step-by-step instructions for drawing a Madagascar hissing cockroach, an ant, a goliath beetle, a grasshopper, a honeybee, a monarch butterfly, a dragonfly, and a praying mantis, each with a description; and includes tips on adding details.

"August, 1911: The Mona Lisa is stolen by Vincent Peruggia. Exactly what happens in the two years before its recovery is a mystery. Many replicas of the Mona Lisa exist, and more than one historian has wondered if the painting now in the Louvre is a fake, switched in 1911. Present day: art professor Luke Perrone digs for the truth behind his most famous ancestor: Peruggia. His search attracts an Interpol detective with something to prove and an unfamiliar...