San Antonio College Library

A three volume set of catalogs detailing the European drawing collections on display at the Louvre Museum.

From basic skills to sketch construction using grids, frames, and shapes to the creation of tone, texture, color, and detail, and experimentation with digital rendering, Freehand Sketching helps you build your drawing skill and confidence through mastery of fundamentals. Carefully designed exercises guide you step by step in effective sketching in the studio and in the field. Also covered are helpful topics such as useful equipment, observation skills,...

This book makes drawing animal characters super easy and more fun than a barrel of monkeys.

"Tools of the Imagination: Drawing Tools and Technologies from the Eighteenth Century to the Present takes the reader on a 250-year journey through the history of invention and innovation in architectural design implements end technologies. This collection is accompanied by drawings and models that record the evolution in the expression of architectural ideas."--Jacket.

Explains how characters in Japanese comics, or manga, are drawn, with an emphasis on pen and tone techniques.

Describes useful pens and paper, covers composition, tone, texture, pattern, color, and drawing conventions, and shows sample sketches. The author is an architect, author, artist, and illustrator, and focuses on sketching buildings and people.

A detailed guide to drawing techniques.