Explains the materials, techniques, metholds, and historical aspects of drawing with charcoal, crayon, and chalk.

"Beginner Art Guides instruct in the fundamentals of art, then present a series of projects for the student to master. Projects are presented in order of difficulty, and are supplemented with practical suggestions, ideas for color experiments, and techniques for creating special effects. The final page of each book presents a capsule biography of a famous artist whose work offers classic examples of the title's central subject. This volume summarizes basic art principles for art students and ambitious amateurs, and then presents several dry-medium projects for them to complete. This title presents a brief, enlightening illustrated discussion of James Ensor (1860-1949), a Belgian artist particularly noted for his work in charcoal, chalk, and sanguine."--Publisher's website.

Books in this popular series instruct experienced amateurs as well as more advanced art students who have already mastered basic art techniques. Combining comprehensive textual advice with many highly detailed illustrations, these books teach students how to create complete, highly finished artwork of professional quality. This volume instructs on the uses of charcoal sticks and pencils, sanguine, pastels, chalk, crayons, and colored pencils. It also provides helpful information on uses of different types of paper and art tools. Training emphasizes blending, mixing, and contrasting colors, as well as creating chiaroscuro effects when working in black and white or with a single color. Illustrative examples include portraits, still lifes, landscapes, animal illustrations, and human figure studies. Hundreds of color illustrations.

Ultimate Visual Dictionary presents a huge range of information from a unique perspective, providing instant understanding of even the most complex of subjects. More than 33,000 terms are explained and expertly annotated, allowing readers to analyze a multitude of objects in unparalleled detail. Whether you want to see inside a volcano, understand every component of an engine, or learn the difference between a stegosaurus and a stegoceras, this eBook will reveal all. The powerful marriage of images and words-unmatched in any other dictionary-ensures DK's Ultimate Visual Dictionary is uniquely accessible and informative.

Barron's Art Handbooks are pocket-size reference volumes for students, artists, and art hobbyists that cover virtually all aspects of the graphic arts. Books are color-coded according to category. Purple Series books explain art media and techniques. Red Series books describe art according to genre. Green Series books examine art tools, instruct on their uses, and show how to apply art theory in practical examples. Yellow Series books cover art history and examine the characteristics of various eras. All volumes are filled with full-color illustrations.Green Series: An informative, time-saving reference shows how to mix colors in pastels, crayons, colored pencils, and other dry media.

*** 'Figure Drawing is structured like an art school course and is every bit as rewarding.' Artists and Illustrators Informative and instructive, this comprehensive guide will give you all the tools you need to draw the human figure, from life and from a screen. While many books focus on just one aspect of figure drawing, this manual unites the skills of observation, expression and understanding in one coherent approach. Beginning with the key principles of observation, Figure Drawing will help you to build a strong foundation of skills to make well-observed, proportionally accurate drawings. As the book progresses you will explore processes and exercises that move beyond the purely observed to express the gesture, form and substance of your model. Photographic and illustrative examples throughout the book support your learning at every step. Clear step-by-step tutorials provide a practical understanding of the key materials, skills and ideas in figure drawing. A comprehensive anatomical reference section, broken down into manageable zones, deepens your knowledge of the human form. The book is a Swiss-bound paperback, designed to lie flat when open and in use.