Learn great lessons about how you can incorporate great design elements into your composition, including five easy formulas that will ensure a strong image every single time. But don't let your great design be ruined by muddy colors! These lessons go beyond color wheel instruction to teach how to achieve tones from skin color to sky and foliage, all of which sets up the final section, where you'll learn great approaches to popular subjects ranging from animals and nature to man-made objects.

Vivienne Coleman, "The Artist's Step-by-Step Guide to Drawing: How to Create Beautiful Images"

This engaging and comprehensive drawing book is an excellent resource for artists, whether you are completely new to drawing or wish to build on your skills.

Artist and author Vivienne Coleman takes away the mystery of how to produce an accomplished drawing, by revealing the exact process each image undergoes from start to finish. Each project is broken down into several steps, showing the technique applied at each stage and explaining how the you can do the same.

The seven elements of art are the quintessential components that anchor the world of artistic expression. They are the essential tools that artists use to construct their work and communicate their vision, influencing the way we perceive and engage with art. These elements are crucial not just for the creators who wield them to manifest their ideas, but also for the art enthusiasts who wish to deepen their appreciation and enjoyment of the artworks they behold. The elements of art form a visual language that bridges the gap between the artist's intention and the audience's experience, fostering a shared encounter with beauty and significance.This comprehensive eBook from Art in Context offers an in-depth exploration of each of the seven elements of art, spread across 125 pages filled with enlightening examples. To augment your learning experience, we've incorporated a helpful infographic for each element, designed to provide quick visual references and key points that highlight their importance in the creative process. Lines that guide the viewer's gaze, shapes that establish structure, colors that evoke emotion, textures that invite touch, values that suggest depth, space that imparts dimension, and forms that give substance - every chapter in this eBook is crafted to invite readers on a journey of discovery and engagement with these fundamental artistic concepts.Whether you're an emerging artist honing your craft or an avid art connoisseur seeking to refine your analytical skills, this eBook is an invaluable resource. It promises to enhance your understanding and critical evaluation of art, equipping you with a richer vocabulary to appreciate the nuanced language of visual expression. As you turn each page, you'll gain a greater appreciation for the intricate dance of elements that give life to the art that surrounds and inspires us.

Strap in and sharpen your pixels for an electrifying dive into MidJourney's universe, where photorealism meets your wildest digital dreams. 'MidJourney Magnified' is your clandestine arsenal, brimming with savvy tips to craft visuals that blur the line between reality and fantasy, compelling double-takes and dropped jaws.

Get ready to wrestle with the alchemy of the perfect prompt, one that will have MidJourney churning out masterpieces at your command. We're plunging into the core of what transforms a ho-hum image into a mind-bending spectacle, mastering the play of light, the trick of perspective, and the illusion of depth.

Draw human bodies accurately and realistically with the 'Human Anatomy for Drawing' book. Discover techniques and tips for correctly measuring and drawing different parts of the body, studying bone structure, representing muscles and tissues, drawing poses and movements, and much more. With hands-on exercises and tips for beginners, this book is ideal for artists of all skill levels who want to improve their human anatomy drawing skills. Don't miss the opportunity to improve your drawing skills with this complete and essential guide for artists.

Adobe Illustrator is a cutting-edge vector graphics editor developed by Adobe Inc. It is an industry-standard tool for creating scalable and high-quality illustrations, logos, icons, and various other visual elements. Launched in 1987, Illustrator has evolved into a versatile application that empowers graphic designers, artists, and illustrators to unleash their creativity with precision and efficiency.
Key Features
Vector Graphics: Illustrator specializes in the creation and manipulation of vector graphics, enabling users to design artwork that can be scaled infinitely without losing quality.
User-Friendly Interface: The intuitive interface of Illustrator is thoughtfully designed, offering a seamless workspace equipped with tools, panels, and menus for an efficient design process.
Drawing Tools: A comprehensive set of drawing tools, including the Pen Tool, Pencil Tool, and various Shape tools, allows users to craft intricate shapes, lines, and curves with precision.

The commissioning process can be a confusing maze for the commercial illustrator just starting out – so let Getting Illustration Clients be your beacon for success. Written by the duo that brought you Becoming a Successful Illustrator, here Jo Davies and Derek Brazell demystify the commissioning process for commercial illustration, from the point of the view of those hiring and briefing freelance illustrators: the art editors, the designers, the agents and more.

With insider tips that will make your work garner attention and satisfy the needs of the brief, each section is beautifully illustrated with full-colour examples of projects typical to main areas of practice from around the globe. Organised with key action points and summaries, as well as case studies from commissioning professionals for Harper Collins, VMLR&Y Wooga Games, and many more. Supporting exercises support Jo and Derek's guidance, to be used off the shelf by students, graduates and early-career professionals working independently.

For the practicing illustrator, who want to see the commissioning process from 'the other side', you will always have to hand expert advice on what clients want, how commissioning works and how to get your work noticed. For lecturers in illustration, this is your go-to recommend for recent graduates looking for advice on the working world of commercial illustration.

Bring your artwork to life with the power of the FORCE! Watch, listen, and follow along as Mike Mattesi demonstrates the fundamental FORCE line and explains dynamic figure drawing techniques through 30 videos that are launched through the book's companion App. Packed with superb, powerfully drawn examples, the updated third edition of FORCE features an all-new section on the "FORCE blob," and dozens of fresh illustrations. Mike Mattesi’s 10th anniversary edition of FORCE will teach readers how to put thought and imagination to paper. Whether you are an illustrator, animator, comic book artist, or student, you'll learn to use rhythm, shape, and line to bring out the life in any subject.

The 10th Anniversary Edition contains numerous improvements. Around 30 videos are embedded within the book and accessible through the FORCE Drawing App. In the App, click on the image of the camera, point your mobile device’s camera at the page with the symbol, and then finally tap the video card image floating above the drawing to launch the video. Then sit back and watch the video that shows me creating that drawing and discussing my process. Many new drawings can be found within this edition and the addition of color now further clarifies the theory of FORCE.