This first volume presents the fundamental concepts required to start drawing: lines-shape, foreground-background, positive-negative, balance-imbalance, tension, form and movement. In essence, the volume gives an overview of the key principles behind the creation and appreciation of a figurative work of art...

The simple, easy approach presented in this volume shows the budding artist how to draw the human figure in various positions and from different points of view. This is the first stage in acquiring the expertise needed to draw the human body skillfully and easily...

The logical follow-up to the second volume in the series, this manual looks at the human form in detail: the hands, the feet, the face and expressions, the nose, the eyes and the mouth...

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...

This introduction to perspective includes a series of easy-to-understand examples. In addition, an outline of the principles of shadowing is presented with explanatory drawings...

A series of pictures of horses using a variety of techniques make up the core of this volume. In addition, the volume also includes a small anatomical compendium, an indispensable tool for anyone wishing to draw or paint this noble animal...

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...

The numerous works presented here are by different artists and show models in various poses painted in oils. A good deal of space is also given over to particularly effective black-and-white drawings of nudes...

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...

This further collection of subjects from the animal world again displays a wide range of techniques, though here domestic animals and farmyard animals are the main subjects. The black-and-white pages present a series of pencil and charcoal sketches...

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)...