In Drawing Landscape, Melvyn Petterson takes you step-by-step from selecting a medium that is appropriate for your subject and the effect you want to create to sketching on location. In the process he looks at a wide range of landscapes - hills and mountains, woodlands, wide open plains and moorland, water scenes - and the aspects that are particular to each one. Simple practice exercises - for example, smudging graphite powder with your thumb to create the impression of a swirling, stormy sky or using pen and ink for a scene in which you want to capture fine detail - are included throughout to help you master specific aspects of drawing landscapes. Each chapter ends with a detailed step-by-step project that brings together a number of techniques and subjects in one drawing.

Drawing Landscapes

Melvyn Petterson

David & Charles, Ltd.

Beginning and experienced artists alike will find practical, immediately applicable techniques in this inventive guide to home printmaking. Printmaking is traditionally thought of as a cumbersome and costly endeavor, requiring presses, drying racks, and even acid baths. But now, in The Instant Printmaker, author and artist Melvyn Petterson reveals his tried-and-true techniques and simple and affordable materials that enable everyone with an interest in printmaking to create professional, exhibition-quality prints right in their own home. A straightforward, fun, and informative guide for artists and crafters everywhere! Also available: • Printmaking in the Sun 0-8230-4292-8 • 29.95 dollars • Printmaking for Beginners 0-8230-4293-6 • 19.95 dollars • Monotype 0-8230-3128-4 • 19.95 dollars

The Instant Printmaker: Simple Printing Methods to Try atHome

Arts & Photography

Colin Gale

Graphic Design

Watson/Guptill

Capturing cats on paper is a rewarding challenge for the artist. The incredible range of breeds, colours, sizes and shapes that are on offer is further enhanced by the never-ending poses that cats can assume, from simply sitting to the huge variety of sleeping positions. Cats are, of course, individuals and it is those special aspects of their character that will make your drawing come to life. In Cats and How to Draw Them, Melvyn Petterson offers advice on how to capture the essence of your cat - from cats to kittens, ginger toms to pedigrees - with tips on portraying their features accurately, how to draw fur in different media and how to master a range of poses.

Cats and How to Draw Them

Chrysalis Books Group

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Books by Melvyn Petterson