Art Instruction
START WITH A SCRIBBLE: DRAWING FOR THE ARTISTICALLY UNDISCOVERED
Written by Cassidy, John
Want to be an artist? Here's the secret . . . you already are one! You may still need help finding the pointy end of the pencil--but you're the only person qualified to express your unique you-ness.
HOW TO RULE AT DRAWING: 50 TIPS AND TRICKS FOR SKETCHING AND DOODLING (SKETCHING FOR BEGINNERS BOOK, LEARN HOW TO DRAW AND SKETCH)
Written by Chronicle Books
How to Rule at Drawing features 50 bite-size tips and tricks to help you improve your art skills. This easy-to-follow, irresistibly illustrated book will get you in the habit of capturing not just what you see, but also what you feel.
EXTRAORDINARY THINGS TO CUT OUT AND COLLAGE
Written by Rivans, Maria
If you want to discover the fun of collage then this fabulous book is the perfect kit. Collage artist Maria Rivans has gathered hundreds of beautiful, quirky, and downright daft images, and they're all here for you to cut out and stick.
NATURAL PALETTES: INSPIRATION FROM PLANT-BASED COLOR
Written by Duerr, Sasha
Renowned natural dyer, artist, and educator Sasha Duerr envisions a new age of fresh, modern color palettes, drawing from our original source of inspiration and ingredients-the natural world around us.
NECESSITY OF SCULPTURE
Written by Gibson, Eric
The Necessity of Sculpture brings together a selection of articles on sculpture and sculptors from Eric Gibson's nearly four-decade career as an art critic.
ON MAKING ART AND BEING AN ARTIST (MAIN)
Written by Nerburn, Kent
A rallying cry for artists. When Kent Nerburn received a letter from a young woman questioning a life in the arts, the writer and artist was struck by how closely her questions mirrored the doubts and yearnings of his own youth.
YOUR IDEA STARTS HERE: 77 MIND-EXPANDING WAYS TO UNLEASH YOUR CREATIVITY
Written by Eckert, Carolyn
2016 Silver Nautilus Award Winner for Creative Process
ON COLOUR...
From the author of Becoming Invisible, further exercises in invisibility through Bauhaus color theory
YOU ARE AN ARTIST: ASSIGNMENTS TO SPARK CREATION
Written by Urist Green, Sarah
More than 50 assignments, ideas, and prompts to expand your world and help you make outstanding new things to put into it Curator Sarah Urist Green left her office in the basement of an art museum to travel and visit a diverse range of artists, asking them to share prompts that relate to their own ways of working.
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