American Library Association's 2005 Best List - Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers

Ever wanted to draw manga but didn't know where to start?
Ever felt there's something not quite right with your drawing but not sure what?

A complete guide to drawing, perception, and analysis for architects and designers

The observation and drawing of real objects are the starting points for the designer's visionary constructions and inspirations. A longtime favorite of architectural students, Douglas Cooper's Drawing and Perceiving: Real-World Drawing for Students of Architecture and Design instills an understanding of the basic principles of drawing that are universal to all design disciplines-mass, volume, form, contour, texture, shadow, and more-as it explores the knowledge, rational thought, and expressiveness that designers rely on to create successful drawings.

Now including a CD featuring Cooper's own dynamic instruction, this new Fourth Edition combines theory and technique to prepare students of architecture and design to carry on a dialogue between their perceptions of the physical world and their understanding of the elements of design.

Layout multipage documents faster for print and digital output, with consistent control over typography, color and positioning, all whilst using the latest InDesign features to automate repetitive and complex tasks

 

English | 2020 | ISBN-13 : 978-1631598883 | 131 Pages | True PDF | 28.9 MB

Learn to draw by sketching what surrounds you everyday. In Observational Sketching, author Mariko Higaki—an ISDA Gold Award–winning industrial designer based in Japan—teaches you how to practice and learn to sketch by using well-established observational techniques.

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Most of the time I’m drawing cartoon characters, these are not hyper realistic. And because of that I’m always focussed on simple shapes first. But even when you want to draw realistic anatomy I think this book can be of some good help. Because these simple shapes will be a good basis before you starting to add all those details and muscles on top of it.

A reference guide for artists illustrates the proper depiction of human anatomy with detailed drawings of muscle structure, joints and skeletal structure, movement of different areas of the body, and figures in motion

Provides instructions on the techniques of drawing manga, covering materials and tools along with information on drawing characters, creating effects in ink and screentone, and coloring characters.

The simplest, easiest, and quickest ways to learn over 250 Photoshop tips, tricks, and techniques!

Scott Kelby, the world’s #1 best-selling photography technique books author, is back with a totally updated and revised new edition of his bestselling book How Do I Do That In Photoshop? The first edition of this bestselling book presented an entirely new concept in Photoshop books—one that’s designed from the ground up to get you straight to whatever it is you need to do in Photoshop right now, get your answer fast, and get you back to editing your images in Photoshop.

Thanks to Adobe’s incredibly popular Creative Cloud Photography plan, which includes Photoshop and Lightroom, photographers are extending the depth and power of Lightroom by jumping over to Photoshop to do all those things Lightroom just can’t do (or Lightroom can do, but in Photoshop, it’s faster and easier, or the results are just better).

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A massive how-to guide for everything to do with digital painting and comic book coloring + digital resource archive.   

RENDERWAVE'S COLORPEDIA is a 200+ page full color book , measuring 8.75 X 11.75, covering everything to do with digital painting and comic book coloring. The book is broken down into 5 sections + a digital archive full of resources to aid you in your art quest.  SECTION 1 is all about color theory. Here you will learn the basics of color psychology, how color affects the way the viewer sees your art and how to use that to your advantage to make your art more impactful. SECTION 2: Rendering. This section covers a huge range of painting techniques & concepts. Here you will find everything from the basics of rendering shapes, to different kinds of rendering styles, shading & lighting lessons, as well as advanced painting methods and technical skills like adjustment layers and clipping masks. All taught by a diverse group of artists. SECTION 3 is specifically about comic book coloring. While this section deals with the process and workflow that is especially suited to coloring comic books, the information and lessons in this section are applicable and helpful to any kind of digital painting. SECTION 4 is dedicated to artist features and tutorials where top tier artists will lead you through their own process and teach you their own personal methods and tricks. Finally SECTION 5 is the TUTORIAL LIBRARY. Here you will find over 50 single page tutorials on how to paint a wide variety of common and not so common subjects.

English | 2022 | ISBN: ‎ 1800569254 | 294 pages | True PDF EPUB | 38.55 MB 

Build your own designs from vector shape and apply design principles when creating projects in Adobe Illustrator

English | 2022 | ISBN: 9780760371381 | 306 pages | EPUB, MOBI | 28.45 MB 

For beginner to intermediate artists, Design Your Own Anime and Manga Characters demonstrates how to conceive and draw original characters for these popular art/entertainment genres.

The human figure is the most rewarding but the most challenging subject to draw.

In this book, award-winning drawing instructor Brent Eviston demystifies the process and teaches practical skills that anyone can learn. Starting with simple shapes, the reader will then learn how to accurately draw a figure in three dimensions and depict flesh, muscle, and bone as well as how to shade using dramatic light and shadow.

This practical guide will teach you the most accessible and effective methods for drawing the figure. Filled with beautiful and instructive drawings of every phase of the figure drawing process, this book builds upon Brent’s popular approach to teaching pioneered in his popular Art and Science of Drawing book and courses.

English | 2020 | ISBN: ‎ 1631598724 | 320 pages | True EPUB | 60.62 MB

A new and updated 3rd Edition of Rockport's best-selling Design Elements, a visually rich and accessible handbook that presents the fundamentals of design in lists, tips, brief text, and examples. With new images and diagrams, the book covers everything from working with grids, color application, typography, and imagery to how to finally put it all together.

English | July 1, 2011 | ISBN: 1592537006 | True PDF | 168 pages | 26.8 MB

Design principles never change. They serve as the foundation of the designer's thought process and are the essential tools that define a visual language. With hundreds of fundamental principles for creating successful design compositions, Design Elements: Form & Space establishes a basis for visual organization strategies and serves as a comprehensive manual for graphic designers. Understanding how elements interact in a layout is a critical step in stimulating visual thinking and compositional decision-making, and this book illustrates these principles in numerous diagrams, drawings, and practical examples of application.

Letterforms : Type Design From Past to Future by

Timothy Samara English | 2018 | ISBN: 1631594737 | 242 Pages | EPUB | 69 MB

Designer, author, educator Timothy Samara is a world authority on type and graphic design. His 2004 Rockport book, Typography Workbook has become an essential reference text for design classrooms and industry professionals.

Covering all of the major techniques, this book uses both metric and imperial units to illustrate the myriad drawing and editing tools for this popular application. Use the companion files to set up drawing exercises and projects and to see all of the book's figures. Autodesk Revit 2024 Architecture includes over 50 "mini-workshops" that complete small projects from concept through actual plotting. Solving all of these workshops will help to master Revit Architecture from beginning to end, without overlooking any of the basic commands and functions.

Illustrated lettering is one of the most recognisable trends in design, but how do you take your work in this area to new levels and make your projects stand out from the crowd?

Illustrator, designer and educator Marty Blake takes you through the craft of creative lettering: what you need to know about working with various media and how to incorporate image and text successfully. Each chapter focuses on one technique, covering its history, the tools and techniques needed to achieve it, along with examples from designers and illustrators from around the world – all with critical reflection on what works, and why.

Film editing is part of the long process of formulating, acquiring and presenting the images and sounds that make a film. The film editor makes decisions about the arrangement of the visual and aural material that they receive in the cutting room, not for their own satisfaction but to stimulate the participation of the cinema and television viewer. Three interrelated aspects, Emotion, Performance and Story, influence this decision-making.

Transform your brand and social media content with Adobe Express' limitless creative templates and assets to craft graphics that make your content stand out

In the ever-evolving digital art landscape, AI tools are no longer just futuristic concepts, but everyday companions for artists. "The Definitive Guide To Success With Midjourney" serves as your essential guide to navigating the world of Midjourney, an innovative AI-based image generation platform.

This comprehensive ebook demystifies Midjourney, breaking down its intricate workings into engaging, accessible language. It guides you through the entire process, from setting up a Discord account and getting started with Midjourney, to experimenting with prompts and even automating your art creation process for enhanced productivity and creative freedom.

But this isn't just a technical guide. Along the way, you'll encounter insightful discussions on the intersection of art and technology, exploring the ethics and implications of AI in the art world, and highlighting how artists can leverage these tools without compromising their unique creative voice.

Whether you're a digital art novice or a seasoned professional looking to up your game, "The Definitive Guide To Success With Midjourney" will help you on your way to success with Midjourney.