COPIC markers are very popular drawing materials used all around the world. This long-awaited book provides techniques for rendering exciting textures using COPIC markers. From basic techniques to entire color sample sheets, this book provides step-by-step visual instructions for rendering textures for a variety of materials, from metals to bricks. Drawings introduced in this book are powerful, and quite realistically rendered. Nobody would ever guess that they were drawn with COPIC markers!
Are you interested in using Copic markers to take you art to the next level? Learn all about Copic marker coloring techniques from professional manga artists who know all the tricks of the trade! Considered the cream of the crop when it comes to markers, Copic are beloved by artists around the world for their smooth and vibrant colors. If you're new to the markers, there's no need to be intimidated when you have this informative guide with you every step of the way! You'll start off by learning basic techniques, including blending, mixing, and layering color. Next, you'll discover how to use Copic markers to create texture when coloring skin, hair, clothing, and scenery. Dozens of illustrations from talented manga artists are broken down into step-by-step instructions, allowing you to implement the same coloring techniques in your own work. Along the way, you'll find countless tips and tricks for getting the most out of your markers--you'll even learn how to fix mistakes!
Discover the art of rendering with markers through: * Profiles of top rendering pros, their techniques, and examples of their best work. * 65 Tips, Tricks, and Techniques you can use right now to improve your next design presentation. * Specific color combinations for rendering wood, brick, foliage, skies, chrome and other materials. * 40 Mini-Lessons with demonstrations of solutions to everyday rendering problems.
This innovative book, amply illustrated with step-by-step visuals, explores exciting new techniques for working with markers, including ways to build speed and alter drawings with minimal effort.
Some of the highest-quality art markers on the market, Copic markers continue to grow in popularity for paper crafters, and this informative and instructional book assists crafters of all levels in mastering Copic coloring skills. In addition to an explanation of the color-coding system, suggestions for compatible inks and papers to use, and step-by-step tutorials on the most popular coloring techniques, this go-to resource also includes a variety of eye-catching card designs to inspire enthusiastic card makers. Projects include Raven Thanks, Quite a Catch, Me Love You, Friends Forever, To the Moon and Back, Apples in a Chintz Bowl, and Home Sweet Home.
Uncap your markers and let the inspiration flow! Creative Marker Art and Beyond is loaded with ideas and projects for drawing and making colorful art with this childhood classic.
Imagine, Design and Draw Your Own Characters! Draw With Jazza YouTube star Josiah Brooks breaks down an easy-to-follow method that will help you to invent and draw original characters time and time again. Whether sci-fi or steampunk, comic book heroines or tattooed action heroes, animal familiars or alien races, you will discover the limitless possibilities of creating your very own characters for comic books, cartoons, video games and more! No matter what your skill level, you can draw from concept to finished art with confidence. Jazza shows you how as he walks you through The Design Process! • Discover. Learn techniques just like the pros use for developing characters--their backstory, personality and physicality; decide your drawing style; and explore and organize your inspiration. • Design. Use brainstorm sketching to refine your character's persona. Use simplified lines and shapes to draw men and women, practice poses and play with body shapes, sizes, ages and outfits. • Develop. Refine your best ideas by choosing features, color schemes, settings and context to reflect your end goal. • Deliver. Finish your concept art with character turnarounds, expression sheets, pose variations and more to create a complete picture of your characters and their world.
"Here is chapter by chapter coverage of virtually everything one needs to know about markers - about techniques for creating visual illusion; selecting materials; establishing the appropriate view of an object and creating a line drawing; about marker application; defining forms; masking, blending and editing; about simulation of materials as diverse as glass and vegetation; and about creating backgrounds and special effects." -back cover.
The Metric Handbook is the major handbook of planning and design data for architects and architecture students, with over 100,000 copies sold to successive generations of architects and designers. It remains the ideal starting point for any project and belongs in every design office. The seventh edition references the latest regulations and construction standards and includes new chapters on data centres and logistics facilities alongside basic design data for all the major building types. For each building type, the book gives the basic design requirements and all the principal dimensional data, and succinct guidance on how to use the information and what regulations the designer needs to be aware of. As well as buildings, the Metric Handbook deals with broader aspects of design such as materials, acoustics, and lighting, and general design data on human dimensions and space requirements. The Metric Handbook is the unique reference for solving everyday planning problems.
