Böcker utgivna av Watson-Guptill Publications

A guide on creating encaustic art, an ancient medium that is increasingly popular with contemporary fine artists. It features step-by-step techniques with easy-to-understand instructions and detailed illustrations. It includes tips and techniques gleaned from more than 60 professional artists working with the medium internationally.

Provides a complete guide to the design, sculpting and marketing of pop culture action figures, statues and collectibles. This title begins by tracing the history of toy making and collectibles and then shows how figurative sculpture is created by today's top professional technicians and artists using modern-day tools, techniques and applications.

Suitable for sewers who want to use their basic skills to re-create and update their favourite skirts, blouses and handbags in new fabrics, this title reveals the secrets of the rub-off, a technique used by fashion and costume industry professionals, but is little known outside these industries, to create patterns from existing garments.

Deals with the art of botanical drawing. This book is suitable for both aspiring and more experienced artists seeking scientific accuracy and the illusion of 3-dimension in their botanical artwork. It places an emphasis on close observation of plants and their life cycle, so that readers can deepen their understanding of the natural world.

Furries, also known as anthros (for anthropomorphic creatures) are human-animal hybrids. This title introduces readers to the basic concepts of creating half-man/half-beast characters and to the variety of styles in which they are drawn.

Shows new parents how to capture the story of their baby's first year with 40 'photo recipes' anyone can do, with any camera. This book inspires new parents and grandparents with easy, step-by-step photo ideas for capturing developmental milestones and special moments, from tiny yawns to first smiles, learning to sit up and much more.

Lays out an easy-to-follow step-by-step method of blocking out the plane structure and anatomy of the posed figure. The author's approach utilises a geometric system consisting of blocks, simple shapes and guidelines, which instructs students in a new and instinctive sculptural style.

Including 25 jewellery projects, this title helps jewellery crafters learn about what inspires the author to create fresh, charming designs. It provides an overview of essential techniques, including wirework, polymer clay, metal clay, resin and image transfer, along with information on resin clay and an eco-friendly technique for etching copper.

Discusses the 'basic ingredients' and techniques used for polymer clay and jewellery-making. This book offers 20 'recipes' grouped by category: fruits, breakfast, lunch and dinner, sweets and snacks, and holiday foods.

Presents an introduction to photography. This title includes step-by-step projects for 20 types of photos, from portraits of family and pets to details, flowers, sunsets, candids, close-ups, black-and-white and more.

Suitable for jazz fans who want an in-depth look at who and what is hot on the jazz scene, this book spotlights more than 150 artists, as well as covers venues, festivals, media and educational programs across America, so that fans can learn where and how they can see a live jazz concert, hear jazz on the radio, or learn about new artists.

Cartoon animals are the essential subject matter for the cartoonists and animation artists. This book presents the fuzzy world of creatures, and shows different exotic animals, which also make for wonderfully cute characters, such as the cuddliest dogs, cats, bunnies, ferrets, badgers, walruses, zebras, sea otters, ostriches, pelicans, and more.

Helps working photographers and other creative people to define their commercial identity based on personality, raw abilities and circumstances, and enables them to devise a foolproof plan for a more fulfilling, recession-proof approach to the business.

Teaches how to draw cartoon people, fantasy characters, layouts and background design. This title features fantasy characters and even sections on cartoon costumes, character design and cartoon backgrounds and composition.

Features more than 300 images of nature, culture and travel. In this title, topics covered include: how to discover what your subject actually is, how to select the right camera and lens, when and why to choose between colour and black and white, and creative solutions for common pitfalls.

A comprehensive guide to direct painting (characterised by bold, expressive brushwork and a painterly, atmospheric surface). It covers the history of the direct methods in both Europe and America. From there, it includes detailed step-by-step lessons and discussions on drawing structure, broken and smooth brushwork and colour development.

Presents patterns for handbags. This title provides guidance on yarn weights and types, tools and step-by-step directions for essential stitches and techniques.

Suitable for freelance photographers, this title provides them with the tools needed to compete in business world. It helps them in how to price work, how to find new clients and keep them and more. It offers practical resources such as portfolio makers, website builders, sample estimates and budgets, and bills from real-life photo shoots.

Takes you on a journey of art discovery and exploration. This title looks at watercolours, with illustrations of it's visual characteristics and their effects with different paper surfaces. It focuses on acrylics, gouache, and casein. It presents the author's secrets for the difficult aspect of painting - developing a personal style and vision.

Shows how to make adorable little miniature animals, using a few simple tools and some wool roving. This title features animals including birds, bears, cats, dogs, mice, a fox, a sheep, a seal and a bunny.

Suitable for crafters, this book is packed with patterns for hats, scarves, legwarmers, wraps, socks, and jewellery - which require only a single ball of yarn.

Beginning with an introductory section on tools and materials, this book teaches novices how to crochet in a weekend. It includes 30 projects, ranging from belts and scarves to bags and sweaters.

Focuses on creating games that are an involving, emotional experience for the gamer. This title includes topics such as: integrating story into the game, writing the game script, putting together the game bible, creating the design document and working on original intellectual property versus working with licenses.

Shows how to successfully take portrait shots - at any moment, any place. This work explains what makes a photo memorable and how to use lighting, setting and exposure to reveal the wonder and the joy of everyday moments. It is intended for beginners, as well as professionals.

Noir is just as powerful in comics as it is in films: dark angles, shadowy, high contrast images, moody lighting, an anti-hero that struggles with moral conflicts. This work walks the reader step-by-step through layout, thumbnails, staging the action and working with actual scripts. It also contains the twenty-two page original graphic novel.

Packed with step-by-step demonstrations detailing how to draw correctly proportioned manga faces and bodies, and lots of tips and tricks of the trade, this title has what aspiring beginners need to start drawing convincing manga characters.

A guide to engagement photography that shows aspiring and professional wedding photographers how to boost their income by offering higher-quality engagement sessions. It offers portrait and wedding photographers a step-by-step approach to shooting in-demand engagement sessions and maximising an often-untapped revenue stream.

In fifteen easy-to-follow lessons from renowned art instructor Margaret Kessler, learn what contributes to good landscape painting and how to critique your own work. Learn about visualizing and planning the scene, creating depth, overall tonality and more! Kessler brings tips and tricks from her nationwide workshops to this easily accessible workbook, designed to help artists at all levels-from beginner to intermediate-further their craft.