Includes fundamental information on drawing in pencil, from choosing materials to handling the tools Many aspiring artists want to draw a portrait of their best friend-especially where their pal has four paws and fur! This newest addition to the “Drawing Made Easy” series pairs our best-selling medium with the wildly popular subject of dogs and puppies. Unlike similar titles on the market, this book doesn't simply provide a collection of dogs...

Become litter-ate in the basics of important art movements through a host of beautifully illustrated cats, each one inspired by a specific period in art hiss-tory: Surrealism, Cubism, Abstract Expressionism, Ancient Egyptian (of course), and many more. From Claude Meow-net to Jackson Paw-llock, these creative cats will introduce you to key themes and artists you won't soon fur-get. Purr-haps even inspiring you to make your own version!

With Painted Botanical Collage, artists of all skill levels will learn to create lifelike botanical artwork - featuring flowers, succulents, and herb - susing painted background papers and elegant collage techniques. A unique technique book, Painted Botanical Collage will show you how to create your own collage materials.

Audubon's ambitious project to paint all the birds of North America resulted in a work that represents one of the greatest advances in ornithology. Not only did he identify new species, he also depicted birds within their natural habitat and in vivid poses. This impressive collection ranges from the Greater Flamingo and Bald Eagle to the Carolina parakeet. Audubon describes every species in concise texts, drawing attention the peculiarities of each...

Do you want to paint quick, loose watercolours? This practical guide for beginners, in a handy sketchbook format, will show you how you can achieve attractive and successful paintings in just thirty minutes - ideal for today's busy amateur artists. Expert watercolourist, Fiona Peart, shares her tips and techniques for producing quick and effective paintings of beautiful flowers. Ten step-by-step demonstrations follow an extensive range of the best...

"Written and illustrated by Yasmina Mattson of Yasmina Creates, You Can Draw Cute Animals features her beginner-friendly, three-step drawing method: observation, simplification, and exaggeration using simple shapes and refining and adding details." -- Back cover. "You Can Draw Cute Animals shows easy ways to draw adorable animals such as foxes, monkeys, cats, hedgehogs, owls, seals, snails, and more, using enjoyable techniques that guarantee cuteness...

When Prince Bishop von Gemmingen founded Germany's famous garden at Eichstätt in the early seventeenth century, its lush beauty was recorded in magnificent copperplate engravings. Later published as the Hortus Eystettensis by Basilius Besler, the colorful plates expertly mirrored the diversity of the celebrated garden, making it a great treasure of botanical literature. This collection gathers the finest illustrations from that historic study. Meticulously...

The Victorians loved their flowers, and from a stunning nineteenth-century collection of floral motifs comes this garden of decorative designs. Exquisitely detailed and stylistically rare, its illustrations feature lush blossoms and plants surrounded by design elements of the most magnificent order. These 72 pages offer a wealth of images for a virtually unlimited array of applications. Perfect for enhancing greeting cards, newsletters, and websites,...

Le terme « herbier » dans son acceptation première désigne un ouvrage traitant des plantes. C'est ce sens qu'il faudra retenir pour l'herbier que nous vous proposons. Nous avons choisi l'herbier de Basilius Besler, médecin, botaniste et éditeur allemand, du XVIe-XVIIe siècle. Besler dirigea la pharmacie Zum Marienbild à Nuremberg de 1589 à 1629, ville où il créa également un jardin botanique et un cabinet de curiosités. En 1597, l'évêque...

"Reflecting their owner's taste and serving as an impressive exhibition space for visitors, cabinets of curiosities were a place of interest in the houses of the wealthy in the 16th an 17th centuries.Displaying rare vegetable and animal species and fossils, these cabinets were always dedicated to science and knowledge. By collecting uncommon and beautiful objects in nature, rich noblemen were able to build a microcosm expressing the diversity of God's...