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Improve your skills, explore new techniques, and immerse yourself in the joy of watercolor painting! Watercolour painting is one of the most popular and satisfying art forms, and it offers many benefits: it accommodates a wide range of techniques and styles, allows for vibrant and luminous qualities in your work, encourages spontaneity and expression, and rewards creativity and exploration. But, like any art form, it also presents challenges that can derail your progress and curtail your ability to create the results you want. In 101 Watercolor Secrets, painter, illustrator, and teacher Anna Bucciarelli shares the knowledge she s gained over years of painting with watercolour. Filled with insights, techniques, explanations, and tips, the book is packed with helpful information that will improve your painting skills and knowledge, regardless of where you are on your watercolour journey. For each topic, the book devotes two pages to explanation, instruction, and handson tips and techniques, along with Anna s beautiful work that visually illustrates the topics and techniques. You ll learn all about: The tools you need: Gain a deeper understanding of papers, brushes, bristles, masking fluid, gloves, and more Pigments, colour, and colour mixing: Learn about pigments, hues, and how to select and mix colours for greenery, violets, skin tones, and more. How to create your own palette: Curate a palette that reflects your unique style and vision. Essential techniques you need to know: Learn about wetonwet, wetondry, and wetondamp techniques, as well as negative painting, lifting and pouring techniques, glazing, underpainting, and more. How to deal with common mistakes and challenges, such as avoiding overpainting, mastering water control, creating crisp edges, and getting tonal values right. Painting popular subject matter: Learn the secrets for painting flower petals and stems, birds and their feathers, eyes, fur and hair, portraits, skin tones, and white subject matter (such as snow). Creating powerful and successful compositions, as well as other secrets and techniques that cover light and shadow, color temperature, and palette continuity. Whether you re a novice embarking on your artistic journey or a seasoned painter looking to refine your skills, 85 Watercolor Secrets is an indispensable resource that offers practical guidance, artistic inspiration, and wealth of knowledge to enrich your creative work and elevate your craft.

The ultimate guide to creating gorgeous mixed-media art with gel plates! Gel plate printing is an approachable new way of making creative mono prints without a press. Using the flexible printing plates, artists can use paints, inks, stencils, and different textures to create mixed-media prints. Now, noted artist and instructor Jessica Russo Scherr shares her groundbreaking secrets for bringing together photography, painting, and printmaking to make unique works of art. This book breaks down what might seem like complex processes into approachable steps. By layering images and exploring color relationships, Scherr shows how to make prints that honor both photographic precision and painterly expression. She also helps readers find their creative voice through this versatile medium. Whether you're a seasoned printmaker or just beginning to explore artistic expression, this book will help you explore the endless possibilities of gel plate printmaking.

Mastering the Nikon D850 by Darrell Young provides a wealth of experience-based information and insights for owners of the new D850 camera,exploring the features and capabilities of the camera in a way that far surpasses the user's manual.Darrell helps users navigate past the confusion that often comes with complex and powerful professional camera equipment, guiding readers through the features with step-by-step setting adjustments; color illustrations; and detailed how, when, and why explanations for each option. Every button, dial, switch, and menu configuration setting is explored in a user-friendly manner, with suggestions for setup according to various shooting styles.Darrell's friendly and informative writing style allows readers to easily follow directions while feeling as if a friend dropped in to share his knowledge. The learning experience for new D850 users goes beyond just the camera itself and covers basic photography technique.

In Morpho: Clothing Folds and Creases, artist and teacher Michel Lauricella presents a unique approach to learning to draw clothing. By connecting the underlying anatomy to clothing, as well as considering the body's posture and movement, you can learn to draw accurate and realistic clothing. Whether you're interested in art, animation, or fashion, this book is a great resource for anyone sketching or drawing clothing. Geared toward artists of all levels from beginners through professionals this handy, pocket-sized book will help spark your imagination and creativity. (Publisher's Note: This book features an exposed binding style. This is intentional, as it is designed to help the book lay flat as you draw.) Table of Contents Foreword Introduction Head and Neck Torso and Shoulders Upper Limbs Lower Limbs Resources

David Busch's Sony Alpha a7CR/a7C II Guide to Digital Photography is the most comprehensive resource and reference for Sony s ultra-compact full frame mirrorless cameras. Both pack large sensor image quality and low light performance into the world s smallest full-frame cameras with in-body five-axis image stabilization. Whether you choose the ultra-high 60MP resolution a7CR, or workhorse 33MP a7C II, these cameras make the perfect companion for travel, landscape, sports, or fine arts photography under the most demanding conditions. With fast, sensor-based phase detect autofocus (with real-time tracking of people, animals, birds, aircraft, and vehicles), the a7CR/a7C II have all the tools needed to take incredible still images and capture compelling 4K and full HD movies and video blogs. This book will show you how to master those features as you explore the world of digital photography and hone your creativity with your new camera. Filled with detailed how-to steps and full-colour illustrations, David Busch's Sony Alpha a7CR/a7C II Guide to Digital Photography covers every feature of these cameras in depth, from taking your first photos through advanced details of setup, exposure, lens selection, lighting, and more, and relates each feature to specific photographic techniques and situations. Also included is the handy camera 'roadmap' chapter, an easy-to-use visual guide to the camera's features and controls. Learn when to use every option and, more importantly, when not to use them, by following the author s recommended settings for each menu entry. With best-selling photographer and mentor David Busch as your guide, you'll quickly have full creative mastery of your camera s capabilities, whether you're shooting on the job, as an advanced enthusiast exploring full frame photography for the first time, or are just out for fun. Start building your knowledge and confidence, while bringing your vision to light with the Sony a7CR or a7C II.

This small, portable book presents a unique perspective on the human body for artists to study and implement in their drawing work. In this book, artist and teacher Michel Lauricella simplifies the human body into basic, synthetic shapes and forms, offering profound insight for artists of all kinds, sparking the imagination and improving one's observational abilities. Rather than going the traditional route of memorizing a repertoire of poses, Lauricella instead stresses learning this small collection of forms, which can then be combined and shaped into the more complex and varied forms and postures we see in the living body. Table of Contents Foreword Introduction Head and Neck Torso and Shoulders Upper Limbs Lower Limbs Resources

Master street photography, conquer your fears, and find your unique voice. Street photography can be difficult, frustrating, and sometimes even a bit intimidating. But with the right mindset and tools, it can also be the most rewarding form of visual expression you ll ever experience. To help you overcome the challenges of street photography, move beyond the cliche shots, and find your authentic voice, it s critical to have the right skills and the right approach and this book helps you develop those. This isn t your typical how- to book on street photography. It's a manifesto a call to action for aspiring and seasoned street photographers alike. Street photographer, educator, and author Brian Lloyd Duckett shares all of the wisdom he s earned from years of pounding the pavement with a camera in hand. Throughout the book, Brian challenges you to find your unique voice, confront your fears, and push beyond your comfort zone to create truly compelling images. Organized into three sections 'Preparing to Shoot,' 'Shooting the Streets,' and 'After the Shoot' the book covers everything from gear selection and confidence- building techniques to developing your personal aesthetic and making a name for yourself in the world of street photography. You'll discover: How to develop a street photographer s mindset The gear that matters and how to master it How to establish routines, make plans, and set goals for your work Ten steps to boost your confidence on the streets How to find an aesthetic, and develop a voice that works for you Common mistakes that street photographers make and how to avoid them Which 'rules' to follow, and which ones to break How to conceptualize and execute meaningful long-term projects Tips for getting your work noticed and building a name for yourself. Additionally, Brian provides a dozen challenges designed to ignite your creativity.

The must-have guide for all artists who draw the human figure! This small, portable book presents a unique perspective on the head, face, and neck for artists to study and implement in their drawing work. In this book, artist and teacher Michel Lauricella offers more than 300 original drawings and diagrams. The face, head, and neck are shown in great detail and from multiple angles. There are dedicated sections that address facial proportions, the simplified forms underneath the detailed anatomy, the underlying reference points of the skeleton, and the musculature, skin, and fat of the head, face, and neck. The author also offers instruction and tips for drawing hair that will help you in creating successful portraits. Geared toward artists of all levels from beginners through professionals this handy, pocket-sized book will help spark your imagination and creativity. Whether your interest is in portraiture, figure drawing, fine arts, fashion design, game design, or creating comic book or manga art, you will find this helpful book filled with actionable insights. (Publisher's Note: This book features an exposed binding style. This is intentional, as it is designed to help the book lay flat as you draw.)

This book presents a simplified and practical vision of the muscular functions of the human body to help you in your drawing studies, encouraging both accuracy and movement.Bodybuilder athletes offer us an ideal repertoire of shapes and proportions for the representation of the superheroes and superheroines we find in comic books, animated films, cinema, and video games. This book is for those who are interested in the design, modeling, and animation of such characters, whether they're mythical, realistic, or fantastic.Geared toward artists of all levels-from beginners through professionals-this handy, pocket-sized book will help spark your imagination and creativity.Morpho is also crafted to be easily referenced in your sketching journey featuring an "exposed" binding style. This is intentional, as it is designed to help the book lay flat as you draw.

Most portrait photographers know how to use their camera. Far fewer know how to direct and pose their subjects to create great images.You can nail the light, dial in the settings, and still walk away with shots that don't work. Nine times out of ten, the problem isn't technical; it's the pose. An awkward hand. A shoulder that juts out. An expression that looks stiff instead of natural. These are fixable problems, and this photography posing guide teaches you how to fix them.The Photographer's Guide to Posing by Lindsay Adler-one of the world's top fashion and portrait photographers and a sought-after photography educator-is the most comprehensive posing reference available for portrait photographers. It covers not just what to do, but why it works, so you can adapt in real time rather than memorizing poses that may not suit your subject.What makes this portrait photography book different? Most posing books hand you a catalog of poses to copy. This one teaches you the underlying system. The opening section covers something most posing guides skip entirely: how your camera affects the pose. Lens choice, camera angle, and perspective all change how the body reads in a photograph-and understanding this gives you tools that work no matter who's in front of your lens.What's inside:The 5 most common posing mistakes (poor posture, foreshortening, mergers, poorly posed hands, bad expression) with before/after examples and specific fixes for eachA 10-step posing framework you can apply to any subject and any portrait photography sessionDedicated chapters with guidelines, techniques, and 5 go-to poses for: women, men, couples, curvy subjects, families, boudoir, and maternity"Train Your Eye" exercises in every chapter - so you develop the real-time judgment to catch posing problems before you press the shutterA final chapter walking through complete real-world portrait sessions with 5 different subjects, applying the full system from start to finishThis book is not for photographers looking for a basic pose-by-pose lookup book without the underlying principles (this teaches the system, not just the moves).This book is for you if:You shoot portrait photography of any kind - weddings, families, headshots, boudoir, fashion - and want to stop guessing about posesYour images are technically solid but your subjects don't look as good as they shouldYou want to understand why posing techniques work, not just copy from a book of posesThe Photographer's Guide to Posing has consistently been a bestseller since its publication because it gives portrait photographers what they need: the knowledge and tools to make every subject look their best.

Master the complete photographic printing workflow from monitor calibration to final presentation and transform your digital images into stunning, gallery-quality prints! The art of printing photographs has become a forgotten final step for many photographers. Yet nothing compares to holding a beautifully printed photograph in your hands the culmination of your creative vision from capture to final output. In How to Print, photographer and educator Glyn Dewis demystifies the often intimidating world of photographic printing with a comprehensive guide that offers clear, accessible instruction. Dewis guides you through every aspect of the printing workflow, from monitor calibration to paper selection, and from color management to final presentation. Whether you re printing at home on an inkjet printer or preparing files for a professional lab, How to Print eliminates the frustration and disappointment of mismatched colors and poor output quality. Written in Dewis s approachable style and featuring practical, real-world solutions to common printing challenges, this essential resource belongs on every serious photographer s bookshelf. You ll learn: How to select the right printer, monitor, and calibration tools for your needs and budget. Essential color management techniques, including understanding color spaces and ICC profiles. The critical differences between OEM and third-party inks and when to use each. How to properly evaluate printer health and output quality with test prints. Techniques for preparing both black and white and color images for optimal printing.

This book provides a simplified and practical vision of the human skeleton to help you in your drawing studies. Here you will find the most common and useful approaches to the body's underlying skeleton and bone structure, which will fuel your imagination and enrich your observational skills as you draw the living form. In this small, portable guide, artist and teacher Michel Lauricella focuses on the essentials you need to know, creating a book that is highly usable and helpful for artists of all kinds. Table of Contents Foreword Introduction Head and Neck Torso and Shoulders Upper Limbs Lower Limbs Resources

In Morpho: Fat and Skin Folds, artist and teacher Michel Lauricella presents a unique approach to learning to draw the human body. The typical approach to teaching anatomy and the sketching of the human form most often focuses on the skeleton and musculature. What often goes ignored is the skin itself--how it moves and the expressions it creates as the body moves and changes positions. This book presents a simplified and practical vision of the fat and skin folds of the human body to help you in your drawing studies, encouraging both accuracy and a rich, diverse representation of the human form. Geared toward artists of all levels--from beginners through professionals--this handy, pocket-sized book will help spark your imagination and creativity. Table of Contents Foreword Introduction Head and Neck Torso and Shoulders Upper Limbs Lower Limbs Resources

Improve your skills and techniques for drawing mammals! This small, portable book presents more than 500 drawings for 100 species of mammals, collected into categories of habitat land, water, and air. In this book, artist and teacher Michel Lauricella defines the anatomical characteristics that are common to this class of animals (to which humans also belong) and demonstrates the links between form and function for mammals based on their behaviors, such as burrowing, walking, running, leaping, climbing, flying, and swimming. The instruction and drawings in this book offers profound insights for artists of all kinds, helping you in both your observational drawing of mammals and your creation of imaginary animals so that they will appear realistic and believable. Geared toward artists of all levels, from beginners through professionals, this handy, pocket-sized book will help spark your imagination and creativity. Publisher's Note: This book features an exposed binding style. This is intentional, as it is designed to help the book lay flat as you draw.)

Save your wallet and the planet by repurposing older clothes and secondhand finds into fashionable new looks! In Fashion Upcycling, popular TikTok designer and Project Runway Junior contestant Ysabel Hilado shares her secrets for reinventing old clothing into dazzling new outfits. With several do-it-yourself, beginner-friendly projects and genius tips and tricks, you'll learn to express yourself and reinvent your closet in all-new ways. From dyeing faded clothes to easy ways to repurpose denim, there s a project for everyone. Featuring easy instructions for creative outfit ideas including: Turning ill-fitting pants into cute skirts. Creating one-of-a-kind outfits out of old ties. Several ways to upcycle denim including painting, dyeing, and repurposing. Making new tote bags out of old t-shirts, pillow cases, and linens. Easy ways to embellish any garment with lace, patches, faux fur, embroidery, or buttons. And much, much more! Filled with inspiring, helpful photos and step-by-step instructions, this guide makes it easy to embrace your creativity and create unique looks without breaking the bank.

Designed for photographers who haven't memorized every button, dial, setting, and feature on their Nikon Z8, Rocky Nook's handy and ultra-portable quick reference Pocket Guidehelps you get the shot when you're out and about.Confirm that your camera is set up properly with the pre-shoot checklistIdentify every button and dial on your cameraLearn the essential modes and settings you need to knowDive deeper with additional features of your cameraExecute step-by-step instructions for shooting multiple exposures, in-camera HDR, time-lapse movies, and moreFollow tips and techniques for getting great shots in typical scenarios (portrait, landscape, freezing action, low light, etc.)

In Morpho: Hands and Feet, artist and teacher Michel Lauricella presents a unique approach to learning to draw the human body. In this book, Lauricella focuses exclusively on the hands and feet--arguably the most popular and, to some, the most difficult shapes of the body to draw successfully. Breaking the subject matter down into the underlying skeletal shapes, followed by the musculature, then skin and fat, and finally, the veins, Lauricella offers multiple approaches--from simple forms to complex renderings--and a plethora of positions and gestures to help you improve your drawing skills. Geared toward artists of all levels, from beginners through professionals, this handy, pocket-sized book will help spark your imagination and creativity. (Publisher's Note: This book features an "exposed" binding style. This is intentional, as it is designed to help the book lay flat as you draw.) Table of Contents Foreword Introduction Hands Feet Resources

David Busch's Nikon Zf Guide to Digital Photography is your allinone comprehensive resource and reference for the Nikon Zf, the company s retrostyled mirrorless camera with cuttingedge capabilities. Enthusiasts and professional photographers alike welcome the combination of vintage look and advanced features, including sophisticated subject detection of people, animals, vehicles, and airplanes; focus shift shooting for extended depthoffield; and a superhigh resolution Pixel Shift mode that quadruples the camera s resolution to an amazing 98 megapixels. Add in a prerelease feature that captures action that happened before you clicked the shutter, a switch that shifts the camera seamlessly into blackandwhite mode, 4K video, and continuous shooting at up to 30 frames per second, and you ll see why photographers are so excited about the Nikon Zf. With this book in hand, you ll master all these impressive features, and fine tune your camera skills as you develop your creativity while taking great photographs with your new Zf. Filled with detailed howto steps and fullcolor illustrations, David Busch's Nikon Zf Guide to Digital Photography covers the cameras still photography capabilities in depth, from taking your first photos through advanced details of setup, exposure, lens selection, lighting, and more, and relates each feature to specific photographic techniques and situations. Also included is an introduction to the cameras video features. A handy visual guide to the Zf offers closeup photos and descriptions of the cameras essential features and controls. Learn when to use each option and, more importantly, when not to use them, by following the author s recommended settings for every menu entry. With bestselling photographer and mentor David Busch as your guide, you'll quickly have full creative mastery of your camera s capabilities, whether you're shooting on the job, as an advanced enthusiast, or are just out for fun. Start building your knowledge and confidence, while bringing your vision to light with the Nikon Zf today.

Designed for photographers who haven t memorised every button, dial, setting, and feature on their Fujifilm X100VI, Rocky Nook s handy and ultra-portable quick reference Pocket Guide helps you get the shot when you re out and about. Confirm that your camera is set up properly with the pre-shoot checklist Identify every button and dial on your camera Learn the essential modes and settings you need to know Dive deeper with additional features of your camera Execute step-by-step instructions for shooting multiple exposures, in-camera HDR, time-lapse movies, and more Follow tips and techniques for getting great shots in typical scenarios (portrait, landscape, freezing action, low light, etc.).

Quickly learn the basics of the many different kinds of fabrics commonly used for sewing projects so you can pick the perfect material for your project! Designed for sewists and DIY crafters who need a guide to the many common fabrics used for sewing. This handy and ultra-portable quick reference Pocket Guide offers sewists information on over 50 types of fabrics, what types of garments they're commonly used for, and tips for how to sew with them. Learn the difference between natural and synthetic fabrics Discover the intricacies of how fabric is woven and how that effects the way the fabric is sewed Understand terms like nap, weft, and weave, all words that describe how a fabric handles Tips for placing pattern pieces and cutting fabric A glossary of over 50 fabrics with information on their common uses and tips for sewing with them.

David Busch's Nikon Z50 II Guide to Digital Photography is your all-in-one comprehensive resource and reference for the Nikon Z50 II, the company s most advanced enthusiast APS-C mirrorless camera. This 21MP camera boasts advanced still photography features, including high-speed continuous shooting at up to 30 fps and a pre-capture feature that records action that happened before you clicked the shutter. The Z50 II s compact size makes it ideal for travel photography, and its 3D-tracking autofocus, subject recognition of nine different types of subjects, and enhanced video features will please vloggers and content creators. With this book in hand, you ll master all these impressive features, and fine tune your camera skills as you develop your creativity while taking great photographs with your new Z50 II. Filled with detailed how-to steps and full-color illustrations, David Busch's Nikon Z50 II Guide to Digital Photography covers the cameras photography capabilities in depth, from taking your first photos through advanced details of setup, exposure, lighting, and more, and relates each feature to specific photographic techniques and situations. A handy visual guide to the Z50 II offers close-up photos and descriptions of the cameras essential features and controls. Learn when to use each option and, more importantly, when not to use them, by following the author s recommended settings for every menu entry. With best-selling photographer and mentor David Busch as your guide, you'll quickly have full creative mastery of your camera s capabilities, whether you're shooting on the job, as an advanced enthusiast, or are just out for fun. Start building your knowledge and confidence, while bringing your vision to light with the Nikon Z50 II today.

This book teaches test managers what they need to know to achieve advanced skills in test estimation, test planning, test monitoring, and test control. Readers will learn how to define the overall testing goals and strategies for the systems being tested. This hands-on, exercise-rich book provides experience with planning, scheduling, and tracking these tasks. You'll be able to describe and organize the necessary activities as well as learn to select, acquire, and assign adequate resources for testing tasks. You'll learn how to form, organize, and lead testing teams, and master the organizing of communication among the members of the testing teams, and between the testing teams and all the other stakeholders. Additionally, you'll learn how to justify decisions and provide adequate reporting information where applicable. With over thirty years of software and systems engineering experience, author Rex Black is President of RBCS, is a leader in software, hardware, and systems testing, and is the most prolific author practicing in the field of software testing today. He has published a dozen books on testing that have sold tens of thousands of copies worldwide. He is past president of the International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) and a director of the American Software Testing Qualifications Board (ASTQB). This book will help you prepare for the ISTQB Advanced Test Manager exam. Included are sample exam questions, at the appropriate level of difficulty, for most of the learning objectives covered by the ISTQB Advanced Level Syllabus. The ISTQB certification program is the leading software tester certification program in the world. With about 300,000 certificate holders and a global presence in over 50 countries, you can be confident in the value and international stature that the Advanced Test Manager certificate can offer you. This second edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect the new ISTQB Advanced Test Manager 2012 Syllabus, and the latest ISTQB Glossary. This edition reflects Rex Black's unique insights into these changes, as he was one of the main participants in the ISTQB Advanced Level Working Group.

This book covers the ISTQB Expert Level Test Manager syllabus and is a complete, one-stop preparation guide for the reader who is otherwise qualified (based on experience as a test manager) to take the Expert Level Test Manager exam. Included are extensive hands-on exercises and sample exam questions that comply with ISTQB standards for Expert Level exams. The ISTQB certification program is the leading software tester certification program in the world. With more than 240,000 certificates issued and a global presence in 70 countries, you can be confident in the value and international stature that the ISTQB Expert Level certificate can offer you.

Unlock the secrets of human anatomy through this engaging, richly illustrated guide that makes drawing the human form accessible, inspiring, and fun. The Secrets of Artistic Anatomy transforms the complex world of human anatomy into an accessible, visually engaging, and fun learning experience. Written by accomplished artist and medical illustrator Yuki Toy, this book offers artists a unique approach to understanding the human form. Key features include: Comprehensive coverage of human anatomy. Full-colour illustrations. Practical drawing techniques and tutorials for all skill levels. Fascinating anatomical trivia and insights. An entertaining, accessible, and lighthearted tone. Created for visual artists, animators, and design professionals, the book bridges technical anatomical knowledge with artistic expression. Toy doesn't just present information; she tells stories that make complex concepts approachable. Being both an expressive artist and a medical illustrator, Toy brings a unique combination of artistic skill and scientific precision as she explores the human body through detailed chapters on: Gestures and the skeleton system. Arms, leg, and torso mechanics and muscle groups. Hands and feet details. Head and neck anatomy. The book goes beyond drawing and illustration, offering insights into body dynamics, drawing techniques, and the subtle nuances that bring drawings of the human form to life. You will learn how to capture age, emotion, and movement through understanding underlying bodily structures. Beautifully illustrated and packed with practical information, The Secrets of Artistic Anatomy is more than an instructional reference book it's a journey into understanding the human body's remarkable design. Whether you're a student or a professional, this book will be a versatile resource for anyone fascinated by human anatomy.

Designed for photographers who haven't memorized every button, dial, setting, and feature on their Nikon D5600, Rocky Nook's handy and ultra-portable quick reference Pocket Guide helps you get the shot when you're out and about.Confirm that your camera is set up properly with the pre-shoot checklistIdentify every button and dial on your cameraLearn the essential modes and settings you need to knowDive deeper with additional features of your cameraExecute step-by-step instructions for shooting multiple exposures, in-camera HDR, time-lapse movies, and moreFollow tips and techniques for getting great shots in typical scenarios (portrait, landscape, freezing action, low light, etc.)

Design, draw, and alter sewing patterns to achieve the perfect fit in your homesewn garments! Every body is different, and standard sizes certainly do not fit all! You're going to spend hours making your homesewn garment, so you want to be sure the final product will fit flawlessly. This starts with a pattern that is drawn to your (or your model's) exact measurements. With The Perfect Fit as your guide, you'll learn the necessary skills for altering 'off-the-rack' patterns to measure, and even drafting your own creations. For amateur sewists who want to bring their craft to the next level in accuracy, The Perfect Fit offers detailed explanations of the role and meaning of each line on a pattern, and how to build basic patterns for tops, sleeves, skirts, and pants that you can alter for ideal style and fit. Discover the skills necessary to draw the patterns that will bring your imagined garments to life! TABLE OF CONTENTS: 01: Virtual Lines 02: Taking Measurements 03: The Bust 04: The Sleeves 05: The Skirt 06: The Pants 07: Pattern Transformation Basics.

The ultimate guide to learning how to capture action and dynamic movement in figure drawings. A vital step in developing drawing skills, gesture drawing helps aspiring artists get more comfortable with studying the human body and learning how to depict its connections, curves, and movements. Noted drawing instructor and best-selling author Michael Hampton shares all the secrets for developing gesture and figure drawing skills. Geared towards the novice and experienced artist alike, this book aims to clarify and explain the ambiguous concept of gesture drawing. Pulling from formal principles of line, rhythm, shape, and perspective, Gesture Drawing slows down the often rapidly executed practice of gesture and clarifies each step. Featuring examples and a wide range of exercises, this book will help anyone become a stronger and more confident artist.