This volume presents a complete guide to human anatomy from an artistic point of view. A small but indispensable handbook for any beginner, it can also be considered an essential tool for professional artists...

The color pages of this volume are dedicated entirely to nudes painted in oils, while the black-and-white section presents a set of pencil and charcoal sketches...

Here the nude figure is portrayed using a variety of different techniques: watercolors, chalks and oils. The black-and-white section presents an outline of anatomy and a comparison of the male and female bodies...

This extensive collection of male and female nudes focuses on the anatomical structure of each pose. Many of the works here have been done in ballpoint pen, and the entire volume is in black-and-white...

Along with a short comparative anatomy, horses and riders are presented through a series of works done using a variety of techniques. All the pictures relate to the sports and other activities that bring horses and human beings together...

This collection of animal pictures exhibits a variety of techniques, accompanied by a short introduction about anatomical aspects. A good deal of space is devoted to sketches of the cat family and other wild animals...

The evocative scenes of Venice, the city in the lagoon, have been painted by various artists using several different techniques. The black-and-white section includes a number of pen drawings and pen-and-ink watercolor sketches, as well as other pencil drawings...

This volume is devoted entirely to watercolor landscapes. The black-and-white pages deal specifically with technique and present a series of sketches done using a brush and diluted ink ('ink-wash' or 'literati' painting)...

This volume is completely devoted to landscapes painted in acrylics. The black-and-white section also presents scenes painted in acrylics, with a series of pictures displaying the special qualities of this painting technique...

This colorful collection of landscapes painted in oils also has a large section presenting sketches done using red chalk ('sanguine')...

This wide-ranging collection of landscapes presents a variety of different techniques. The black-and-white section focuses on ballpoint pen sketches, presenting a series of examples and hints relating to this rarely-used but particularly effective technique...

This volume concentrates on flowers painted in oils, while as customary in many volumes in the series, the black-and-white section presents a collection of pencil and charcoal sketches...

This volume presents a series of still lifes painted in oils by different artists, as well as a series of black-and-white pictures in Indian ink and pen-and-ink...

The color section of this volume focuses on still lifes painted in oils, while the drawings include a series of sketches done using red chalk ('sanguine')...

This overview of seascape painting presents various techniques used in pictures where the sea in all its aspects is the protagonist...