North Light Books imprint: 463 books
Painting Beautiful Watercolor Landscapes
Transform Ordinary Places into Extraordinary Scenes
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2014
Learn the Art of Seeing and tap into the beauty of the everyday!
The scenes around you don't have to be perfect to inspire beautiful watercolor paintings. In Painting Beautiful Watercolor Landscapes, Joyce Hicks shows you how to transform ordinary landscapes into gorgeous, lush works of art.
First...
by Carrie Stuart Parks, Rick Parks
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2008
Drawing children has never been easier!
Maybe you can't stop your favorite child from growing up, but you can create timeless memories with pencil, paper and some simple drawing skills. Now you can capture your most cherished moments in a way no ordinary photograph can.
Here to show...
The Savvy Crafters Guide To Success
Turn Your Crafts Into A Career
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2008
Take your crafts out of your workshop - and into the spotlight.
Do you dream of making money with your art but feel unsure of how to begin? With The Savvy Crafter's Guide to Success, turning your hobby into a career is easier than you think.
Leave the boring business books to the white-collar...
Drawing Portraits for the Absolute Beginner
A Clear & Easy Guide to Successful Portrait Drawing
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2012
Open this book as an absolute beginner, and come away as a proud portrait artist!
Mark and Mary Willenbrink's Absolute Beginner books have helped thousands of novices tap into their inner artists. In this book, Mark and Mary help the beginning artist take on portraits, showing that absolutely anyone...
The Mandala Guidebook
How to Draw, Paint and Color Expressive Mandala Art
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2016
Relax, create and connect with mandala art.
Do you love coloring mandalas? You're not alone! Adult coloring books are gaining in popularity every day. Do you want to learn how to draw and color your own mandalas? In The Mandala Guidebook, Kathryn Costa shows you how with easy instructions perfect...
Painting Nature in Watercolor with Cathy Johnson
37 Step-by-Step Demonstrations Using Watercolor Pencil and Paint
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2014
Breathe fresh air into your watercolors! Capture the wonders of nature!
From crashing waves to sculptured deserts, from grand sunsets to humble wildflowers, from backyard discoveries to exotic getaways, the natural world offers inspiration enough for a lifetime! In this book, one of today's...
The Elemental Journal
Composing Artful Expressions from Items Cast Aside
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2011
Create Expressive Books from Salvaged Treasures
Rusty doorknobs, cardboard containers and plastic packaging may seem like trash to some, but through the creative mind, they are transformed into beautiful expressions - equally parts artful book and assemblage. The Elemental Journal will show...
How to Draw People
Step-by-Step Lessons for Figures and Poses
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2018
The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Drawing Figures!
To draw an anatomical figure, you don't need a stack of weighty anatomy books. Just take it step by step!
In How to Draw People, author Jeff Mellem teaches beginning artists how to draw the human figure, from stick figure to anatomically...
Painting Classic Portraits
Great Faces Step by Step
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2013
Easy techniques for true-to-life portraits!
If you think all portrait-painting books are the same, think again. This book will inspire you to approach your canvas with renewed (or newly discovered) enthusiasm and confidence. Using modern-day techniques, Luana Luconi Winner shows you how to capture...
Oil Painting For The Absolute Beginner
A Clear & Easy Guide to Successful Oil Painting
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2010
The quick-start guide to great results!
Oil painting doesn't have to be rocket science, although some books on the subject make it seem that way. Filled with encouraging, easy-to-follow instruction, Oil Painting for the Absolute Beginner is a no-fear, no-experience-required guide to enjoyable painting...
Wired Beautiful
30+ projects to hammer, coil, spiral and twist
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2010
Wired Beautiful features 30+ projects that will get you excited about the many ways you can use wire in your jewelry projects. Best-selling author Heidi Boyd takes you through the ins and outs of working with wire for your jewelry designs. You’ll learn how to make wire do your bidding in four detailed...
Lee Hammond's All New Big Book of Drawing
Beginner's Guide to Realistic Drawing Techniques
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2018
Learning How to Draw Has Never Been Easier!
Lee Hammond's All New Big Book of Drawing is the culmination of nearly forty years of teaching. No matter what your experience level YOU CAN DRAW by following along these easy step-by-step demonstrations. Whether you want to create drawings of flowers,...
Donna Dewberry's Essential Guide to Flower and Landscape Painting
50 Decorative and One-Stroke Painting Projects
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2013
50 of Donna's favorite projects in one gorgeous book!
Donna Dewberry flowers are beautiful to behold, and they are beautifully simple to create. You can achieve the same loveliness using her easy-to-master One-Stroke painting techniques. Inside, you'll see how--step by simple step. Pages are abloom...
Alternative Art Surfaces
Mixed-Media Techniques for Painting on More Than 35 Different Surfaces
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2014
Indulge your creative curiosity and take your art off the canvas, off the board, and into the brave new world of Alternative Art Surfaces!
Mixed-media powerhouse duo Darlene Olivia McElroy and Sandra Duran Wilson, authors of the best-selling books Image Transfer Workshop, Surface Treatment Workshop...