Most Popular Books by Walter Foster Creative Team

Artist Toolbox: Color explains how color captures mood and helps communicate meaning, as well as how to use color to create personal, expressive works of art. In Artist Toolbox: Color, painters will learn how to create impactful work with an understanding of basic color theory. Topics include the color wheel, hue, saturation, value, temperature, relativity, color relationships, and color mixing. You will learn how color captures mood and to communicate meaning with nothing more than color as you create personal, expressive works of art. Step-by-step projects and accessible technique demonstrations show color theory in action, making this book a useful reference for any beginning artist's library. The Artist Toolbox series provides easy-to-use reference guides for beginning and aspiring artists. While many instructional art books gloss over important concepts, focusing instead on how to replicate a piece of art, the Artist Toolboxseries breaks down the whats, whens, whys, and hows of each relevant tool or technique, clearly demonstrating its purpose and how to employ it to achieve the desired effects.

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING SERIES, now in English! More than 2.3 million copies sold in 23 languages! Big School of Drawing People is the ultimate guide to the art of drawing realistic and diverse human figures. Whether you are a complete beginner or an artist with some experience looking to refine your skills, this 192-page book covers the essential techniques you need to capture people from various angles, ages, ethnicities, and expressions. Follow the accessible step-by-step guidance to learn about perspective, light, and shadow, then explore detailed chapters on drawing human anatomy, facial features, and body proportions. The foundational techniques provided encourage both creative freedom and accuracy, supporting you as you explore your interests. With a friendly, accessible approach, Big School of Drawing People offers a strong foundation in drawing while helping you to develop confidence in your abilities. Inside, you will find: Step-by-step instructions for drawing people, including detailed guidance for capturing faces, bodies, and anatomy. Essential art techniques, covering light, shadow, and perspective to make drawings more dynamic and realistic. Diversity, with depictions of people across different ages, sexes, and ethnicities. With helpful tips and easy-to-follow, step-by-step lessons, Big School of Drawing is the perfect series for beginning artists ready to grab a pencil and get started drawing. With practice, you’ll soon be able to create your own realistic pencil drawings. It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3.

Big School of Drawing Manga, Comics & Fantasy Workbook provides an interactive introduction to creating your own unique characters, allowing beginning artists to practice directly inside the book with approachable step-by-step lessons.

Challenge your coloring skills with Color-by-Number: Flowers, an exciting new way to color by number. Take your love for coloring to the next level, while you relax, unwind, and stretch your artistic skills in a variety of mediums, including colored pencils, markers, and crayons. You'll start your coloring journey with a short introduction detailing a basic color-by-number guide with tips and examples of each medium and then you'll delve into over 30 unique, color-by-number templates that will allow and encourage you to color and create your own masterpieces. As designs become more complex, you'll have less numbers, which will provide you with an additional challenge and encourage you to choose your own colors and patterns to complete the design. Need some ideas to spark your creativity? This book is also includes a full-color reference gallery. With more than 30 color-by-number templates to color, beginners and intermediate artists of all ages will be mesmerized by this unique spin on the traditional color-by-number activity book.

Jim Henson, an extraordinary artist and visionary, invented unique worlds and characters that remain just as vivid, original, and fresh today as when they were created. This convenient stationery set features this long-loved brand, making it fun to maintain schedules, keep lists, or jot down ideas whenever creativity strikes. Bellybanded together and packaged in a clear polybag, each 5.75" x 8.25" journal features a whimsically illustrated cover and 48 lined interior pages for easy on-the-go access.

Challenge your coloring skills with Color-by-Number: Mandalas, an exciting new way to color by number. Take your love for coloring to the next level, while you relax, unwind, and stretch your artistic skills in a variety of mediums, including colored pencils, markers, and crayons. You'll start your coloring journey with a short introduction detailing a basic color-by-number guide with tips and examples of each medium and then you'll delve into over 30 unique, color-by-number templates that will allow and encourage you to color and create your own masterpieces. As designs become more complex, you'll have less numbers, which will provide you with an additional challenge and encourage you to choose your own colors and patterns to complete the design. Need some ideas to spark your creativity? This book is also includes a full-color reference gallery. With more than 30 color-by-number templates to color, beginners and intermediate artists of all ages will be mesmerized by this unique spin on the traditional color-by-number activity book.

Challenge your coloring skills with Color-by-Number: Dogs, an exciting new way to color by number. Take your love for coloring to the next level, while you relax, unwind, and stretch your artistic skills in a variety of mediums, including colored pencils, markers, and crayons. You'll start your coloring journey with a short introduction detailing a basic color-by-number guide with tips and examples of each medium and then you'll delve into over 30 unique, color-by-number templates that will allow and encourage you to color and create your own masterpieces. As designs become more complex, you'll have less numbers, which will provide you with an additional challenge and encourage you to choose your own colors and patterns to complete the design. Need some ideas to spark your creativity? This book is also includes a full-color reference gallery. With more than 30 color-by-number templates to color, beginners and intermediate artists of all ages will be mesmerized by this unique spin on the traditional color-by-number activity book.

In Learn to Draw unOrdinary, aspiring artists will gain superpower drawing skills while learning to draw characters from the WEBTOON Originals series unOrdinary, including John, Seraphina, Arlo, Isen, and more.

Challenge your coloring skills with Color-by-Number: Butterflies, an exciting new way to color by number. Take your love for coloring to the next level, while you relax, unwind, and stretch your artistic skills in a variety of mediums, including colored pencils, markers, and crayons. You'll start your coloring journey with a short introduction detailing a basic color-by-number guide with tips and examples of each medium and then you'll delve into over 30 unique, color-by-number templates that will allow and encourage you to color and create your own masterpieces. As designs become more complex, you'll have less numbers, which will provide you with an additional challenge and encourage you to choose your own colors and patterns to complete the design. Need some ideas to spark your creativity? This book is also includes a full-color reference gallery. With more than 30 color-by-number templates to color, beginners and intermediate artists of all ages will be mesmerized by this unique spin on the traditional color-by-number activity book.

Challenge your coloring skills with Color-by-Number: Around the World, an exciting new way to color by number. Take your love for coloring to the next level, while you relax, unwind, and stretch your artistic skills in a variety of mediums, including colored pencils, markers, and crayons. You'll start your coloring journey with a short introduction detailing a basic color-by-number guide with tips and examples of each medium and then you'll delve into over 30 unique, color-by-number templates that will allow and encourage you to color and create your own masterpieces. As designs become more complex, you'll have less numbers, which will provide you with an additional challenge and encourage you to choose your own colors and patterns to complete the design. Need some ideas to spark your creativity? This book is also includes a full-color reference gallery. With more than 30 color-by-number templates to color, beginners and intermediate artists of all ages will be mesmerized by this unique spin on the traditional color-by-number activity book.

This kit includes all the instruction and materials a beginner needs to start drawing with pencil. Three artists guide readers through a variety of step-by-step drawing projects that teach different techniques and aspects of pencil drawing. Aspiring artists will learn how to begin a drawing by using basic shapes, how to build up form and value, how to create an interesting composition in a landscape, and how to draw a lifelike horse portrait and mythical dragon. The clamshell kit includes a 16-page book with corresponding Spanish instruction, 6 pencils, a sharpener, 2 tortillons, a kneaded eraser, a rubber eraser, and 5 sheets of drawing paper. Warning! This product is intended for use by ages 13 and older and is not intended for use by children.

Provides step-by-step instructions for drawing characters from the cartoon series, including Peter, Lois, Meg, Chris, Brian, and Stewie.

Unlock the creative magic of the sensational Korean WEBTOON series True Beauty with the step-by-step art tutorials and behind-the-scenes tips in Learn to Draw True Beauty.

Unleash your creativity and dive into the world of webcomics with the tutorials, techniques, and insider tips in Create Your Own Webcomics with WEBTOON.

Offers step-by-step instructions for learning to draw all of the "Angry Birds Space" characters.

Followers of the meditative tangling art form will enjoy taking their tangled designs to the next level with the inspiring prompts and projects in this all-inclusive drawing book and kit.

Ready to take your drawing skills to the next level? Success in Art: Drawing Hands and Feet allows beginning artists to master the challenges of rendering realistic hands and feet. Drawing realistic hands and feet in graphite pencil is a challenging subject for most beginners. With Drawing Hands and Feet, follow along as you study the common forms of the fingers and toes and learn to create and meld basic shapes to build realistic final art. Discover how light and shadow play an important part in creating muscle definition, expression, and realism. Understand the effect of perspective when choosing and rendering a pose. Drawing Hands and Feet encourages artists to master the individual parts of the form—the pose, structure, values, and shading—before approaching the composition as a whole. More than a basic step-by-step drawing guide, the Success in Art series focuses on subject matter that is often challenging for artists, regardless of skill level. From highly foundational art concepts, such as proportion and perspective, light and shadow, and composition to mastering textures and the human figure, Success in Art covers difficult subject matter in an approachable way using easy-to-grasp techniques and step-by-step exercises.

Recognized worldwide, and spanning several generations, the iconic characters of the Archie Comics brand still entertain audiences today. One of the longest-running comic brands in history, 73 years since its introduction, Archie is going strong with 1.5 billion comics sold worldwide. Packaged in an attractive hinged-lid box with magnetic closure, this stationery set contains 16 blank notecards with four rotating images featuring the Archie brand. Colorful envelopes complement this set, making it a perfect gift.

Learn how to use color effectively and become a well-rounded artist with this easy-to-follow guide. A perfect resource for new artists and art hobbyists, Basic Color Theory demonstrates the color wheel at work and covers all the essentials, including complementary, primary, secondary, and tertiary colors; hue, saturation, and value; color mood, temperature, and schemes; and how to create a color chart. Each concept is clearly explained in easy-to-comprehend language so beginning artists can put their newfound knowledge to immediate use. Also included are step-by-step tutorials, as well as techniques for basic color mixing in different mediums. Designed for beginners, the How to Draw and Paint series offers an easy-to-follow guide that introduces artists to basic tools and materials and includes simple step-by-step lessons for a variety of projects suitable for the aspiring artist. Basic Color Theory allows artists to widen the scope of their abilities, demonstrating how to create color and value charts, basic color mixing techniques, and a comprehensive approach to understanding color relationships.

Challenge your coloring skills with Color-by-Number Animals, an exciting new way to color by number. Taking the traditional coloring book to the next level, these geometric color-by-number templates allow beginning artists to relax and unwind as they color, while encouraging more advanced color-by-number enthusiasts to complete the templates in a variety of mediums, including colored pencils, markers, and crayons. After a short introduction detailing a basic color-by-number guide with tips and examples of each medium, more than 30 unique, color-by-number templates are included for artists to color and create their own masterpieces. As the designs become more complex, fewer numbers are included for an additional challenge, encouraging artists to choose their own colors and patterns to complete the design. A full-color reference gallery is also included so that artists can compare their completed images to the original renderings or take a sneak peak at the finished artwork for guidance. With more than 30 color-by-number templates to color, beginning and intermediate artists of all ages will be mesmerized by this unique spin on the traditional color-by-number activity book.

Artist Toolbox: Drawing Tools & Materials covers all drawing media, from graphite and colored pencils to crayons and pastels, as well as their uses and interactions with traditional drawing surfaces. Learn how to work with specific drawing tools, and then use them to create your own artwork. Artist Toolbox: Drawing Tools & Materials first discusses how to create a drawing workspace—in particular, ensuring proper lighting and storage. This guide then details all of the most popular drawing media: the differences between and advantages of each, their purposes, and the effects that each tool can create. The book covers every drawing tool, including all pencil grades, flat sketching pencils, charcoal and vine charcoal, white charcoal, conte crayons, conte pencils, colored pencils, and pastel. Surfaces and supports are discussed as well to provide a thorough introduction to everything you need to learn to draw. Step-by-step drawing projects round out the book. Artist Toolbox: Drawing Tools & Materials provides tips, techniques, clear instructions, beautiful artwork, and detailed demonstrations for a comprehensive look at drawing. This book will make an expert out of anyone who wants to learn this classic technique. The Artist Toolbox series includes useful, practical reference guides designed for beginning artists and art hobbyists interested in fully understanding the focus and function of essential art tools of the trade.

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING SERIES, now in English! More than 2.3 million copies sold in 23 languages! Big School of Drawing Animals is your complete guide to the art of drawing animals with accuracy, creativity, and fun. Whether you are a complete beginner or an artist with some experience looking to refine your skills, this 192-page book covers all the essentials you need to create both realistic and imaginative animal art, from basic drawing techniques to advanced concepts. Through step-by-step tutorials, explore popular animal subjects, such as cats, dogs, horses, and a variety of wildlife, learning techniques for each animal’s unique anatomy and characteristics. Additional instructions on colored pencil techniques, light, shadow, and perspective provide a foundation for success. Designed to inspire and inform, this guide helps you capture the beauty and personality of animals on paper. Inside, you will find: Step-by-step instructions for drawing animals, covering popular pets like cats and dogs, as well as wild animals. Core art fundamentals, including perspective, light, and shadow, essential for creating dynamic and realistic animal drawings. Colored pencil techniques, providing guidance on adding depth and texture to bring animal illustrations to life. With helpful tips and easy-to-follow, step-by-step lessons, Big School of Drawing is the perfect series for beginning artists ready to grab a pencil and get started drawing. With practice, you’ll soon be able to create your own realistic pencil drawings. It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3.

In Learn to Draw Morgana and Oz, get the inside scoop on the characters and master the art of drawing your favorite witches and vampires from this popular series.

All About Drawing: Wild Animals & Exotic Creatures is an adventurous addition to Walter Foster's All About Drawing Series and includes material from the following children's Learn to Draw titles: Learn to Draw Reptiles & Amphibians, Learn to Draw Rainforest & Jungle Animals, and Learn to Draw Insects. Children will enjoy immersing themselves in the animal kingdom, while learning to draw a variety of wild animals and exotic creatures that run the range from small and slow to fast and ferocious. This fun and educational instructional drawing book opens with a quick look at the materials young artists need to get started, as well as warm-up drawing exercises and art tips. Starting with a basic shape, such as a square, a circle, or an oval, children are invited to follow step-by-step instructions for completing each drawing project in simple stages, from initial shape to realistic finished drawing. Young artists will learn to draw some of their favorite wild animals and exotic creatures, including a toucan, galapagos tortoise, king cobra, bearded dragon, gorilla, jaguar, and many more! In addition, children will learn fascinating facts about the subjects as they learn to draw them, as well as useful drawing tips to help guide them along the way. With engaging text about each subject, All About Drawing: Wild Animals & Exotic Creatures educates and entertains children as they draw for an enjoyable, well-rounded artistic experience. Whether they're nature lovers or simply enjoy animals of all species, young artists will love learning to draw these wild animals and exotic creatures.

Fans of Angry Birds will enjoy learning how to draw their favorite birds and pigs step-by-step with this all-inclusive drawing book and kit.

With Learn to Draw Star Wars: Droids & Vehicles, you can learn how to re-create some of the most recognizable machines in the galaxy: the protocol droid C-3PO, the astromech droid BB-8, the Millennium Falcon, and more. Inside this 128-page drawing guide, you will find step-by-step instruction on how to draw Star Wars droids, spaceships, and land transport vehicles of all shapes and sizes. Lucasfilm collaborator and professional artist Russell Walks provides easy-to-follow instructions, insightful character notes, drawing tips, and memorable moments from the films. After a brief introduction to drawing tools and materials, basic pencil techniques, shading techniques, and how to depict different textures, the book jumps right into step-by-step drawing projects. See how each drawing lesson begins with basic shapes, with each new step building upon the last, eventually progressing to a finished fine art piece. Included in Learn to Draw Star Wars: Droids & Vehicles are drawing projects for K-2SO, C-3PO, R2-D2, Luke’s X-34 Landspeeder, the Millennium Falcon, an AT-AT walker, an Imperial Probe Droid, BB-8, a First Order TIE Fighter, and a Resistance T-70 X-Wing. You can also take a closer look along with Russell Walks at how to draw Star Wars technology, R2-D2’s different tools, details of the Millennium Falcon, and the different pilot’s helmets shown throughout the saga. So grab some paper and a pencil, and get ready for your artistic journey through the Star Wars universe!

Learn simple new ways to draw and color your favorite farm and forest animals, including a cow, a pig, a bald eagle, a grizzly bear, and many more.

This fun-packed I Love Horses! Activity Book equips kids with all the instruction and accessories they need for hours of creative, horse-filled fun! Kids can learn to draw their favorite steeds, show off their knowledge of horses with trivia cards, and saddle up to an assortment of horsey items, like door hangers, bookmarks, and stickers. With writing prompts, word searches, horse-inspired crafts, and more, this book is sure to satisfy every young equine lover!

I Love Sweet Treats! Activity Book is packed full of fun that will keep young sweet treat lovers entertained for hours. An introduction to sweet treats around the world starts the adventure, followed by step-by-step drawing projects that include a gumball machine,an ice cream sundae, and other tasty subjects. Other imaginative sweet-treat activities include word finders, puzzles, and mouth-watering recipes. Imaginations run wild thanks to a sweet-treats diary and sketchbook, while a cut-out doorhanger, bookmarks, postcards, and more than 100 stickers in this dessert-inspired activity book will make a sweet treat authority out of anybody.

Learn to Draw Star Wars: Villains will teach you to draw your favorite villains from the Star Wars galaxy—from the lowly stormtrooper and the notorious bounty hunter Boba Fett to the infamous crime lord Jabba the Hutt and the terrifying Sith Lord Darth Vader. In this 128-page drawing guide, Lucasfilm collaborator and professional artist Russell Walks shows artists of all skill levels how to render their favoriteStar Wars villains as detailed pencil portraits. After a brief introduction to drawing tools and materials, basic pencil techniques, shading techniques, and how to depict different textures, the book dives right into step-by-step drawing projects. See how each drawing lesson begins with basic shapes, with each new step building upon the last, eventually progressing to a finished fine art piece. Experience this legendary series from a whole new perspective as you develop your drawing skills with the easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions, insightful character notes, and drawing tips. Included in Learn to Draw Star Wars: Villains are drawing projects for Darth Maul, General Grievous, Count Dooku, Emperor Palpatine (Darth Sidious), Darth Vader, Bib Fortuna, Jabba the Hutt, Boba Fett, Kylo Ren, Captain Phasma, and Supreme Leader Snoke. Russell Walks also shows how to best depict a villainous character, four ways to draw lightsabers, a comparison of Darth Vader and Kylo Ren’s masks, the differences between Jango Fett and his clone Boba, how to draw different types of stormtrooper helmets, and more. So grab your drawing pencils, and use the Force—or join the Dark Side—on your artistic journey through the Star Wars galaxy!

Whether you call yourself a tangler, a doodler, or just someone who likes to draw, these 1000 patterns and instructions will sharpen your skills.

Watch Me Draw Thomas & Friends features Thomas the Tank Engine, Sir Topham Hatt, and many other endearing characters from the Island of Sodor. Children can join Thomas, Percy, James, and Emily as they seek adventure on the tracks, help others, and learn valuable life lessons. Based on the beloved books written by Reverend W. Awdry and the long-cherished PBS series, Thomas & Friends, this drawing book is a must-have for all young Thomas & Friends fans.

Get stuck on numbers with this learning adventure. Lay the foundation for mastering mathematics by learning counting and basic addition. Appealing to every type of learning style--using colors, shapes, word searches, and interactive play--My Learning Adventures: 123 is a must-have for preschoolers. My Learning Adventures: 123 is a great way to get stuck on learning about numbers and mathematics.

How to Draw & Paint Fashion & Costume Design, the third book in the Walter Foster Collectibles series, contains yet another extraordinary collection of vintage Walter Foster titles from the 1940s through the 1960s, including Female Fashion, How to Draw and Paint Today's Fashions, How to Draw and Paint Fashions, and the Art of Costume Design. In addition to providing an overview of basic drawing and painting techniques, artists will learn how to capture figures in various poses, as well as the dynamics of facial features and expressions, and other elements of drawing. Additionally, this colorful 128-page book features easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions for rendering a range of early 20th-century fashions and theatrical costumes. From casual wear and formal gowns to textures, hats, and shoes, artists who are fond of vintage fashion and eras gone by will appreciate the book for both its instructional qualities and aesthetic and collectible values.

My Wonderful World of Drawing provides an unparalleled introduction to art for young children who want to learn to draw just about everything. This innovative book contains drawing lessons for more than 150 unique subjects in multiple categories, including land mammals, sea creatures, methods of transportation, outer space, and much more! Budding artists will learn to draw each subject in 4 or 6 simple steps, including a color final. The book also features beautifully illustrated "complete-the-scene" and “create-a-scene” pages and corresponding stickers. Finally, this comprehensive learn-to-draw experience is rounded out by engaging snippets of lively, educational text.

Presents step-by-step instructions for drawing favorite characters from Nickelodeon television shows.

Challenge your colouring skills with Colour-by-Number: Flowers, an exciting new way to colour by number. Take your love for colouring to the next level, while you relax, unwind, and stretch your artistic skills in a variety of mediums, including coloured pencils, markers, and crayons. You'll start your colouring journey with a short introduction detailing a basic colour-by-number guide with tips and examples of each medium and then you'll delve into over 30 unique, colour-by-number templates that will allow and encourage you to colour and create your own masterpieces. As designs become more complex, you'll have less numbers, which will provide you with an additional challenge and encourage you to choose your own colours and patterns to complete the design. Need some ideas to spark your creativity? This book is also includes a full-colour reference gallery. With more than 30 colour-by-number templates to colour, beginners and intermediate artists of all ages will be mesmerized by this unique spin on the traditional colour-by-number activity book.