Books by William F. Powell

1,500 Color Mixing Recipes for Oil, Acrylic & Watercolor is a comprehensive color-mixing resource for painters of all skill levels.

Packed with practical advice, helpful tips, and step-by-step drawing techniques, The Art of Basic Drawing provides a perfect introduction to drawing for beginning artists.

With Drawing: Flowers, learn to create detailed, realistic flowers in graphite pencil from basic shapes.   It’s no wonder we’re naturally attracted to flowers. Their fascinating and varied forms, colors, and textures provide a never-ending source of artistic inspiration. This book shows the step-by-step process of rendering various types of flowers—from their basic shapes to their completed forms. It begins with tools and materials needed to get started, as well as the shading techniques that bring flower drawings to life. Among the flowers you'll learn to draw:TulipsRegal LilyDaffodilCarnationPoppyPansyHibiscusFuchsiaPeonyFoxgloveChrysanthemumsBearded IrisAnd more!In this large-format, 40-page reference guide, William F. Powell teaches you how to render a variety of beautiful flowers in graphite pencil, with tips on choosing materials, building with basic shapes, and shading to develop form and realism. With a wealth of detailed step-by-step projects to both re-create and admire, Drawing: Flowers shows artists how to develop a flower drawing to its fullest.   The How to Draw & 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. Drawing: Flowers allows artists to develop their drawing skills, demonstrating how to start with basic shapes and use pencil and shading techniques to create varied textures, values, and details for a realistic, completed drawing.

Learn to mix virtually any color using watercolor paints with the recipes and watercolor mixing grid in Color Mixing Recipes for Watercolor.

With drawing tips, techniques, and step-by-step projects, Landscapes is the perfect resource for artists ready to enhance their drawing skills.

Discover how to draw majestic trees in realistic detail, step by easy step, with Drawing: Trees with William Powell.   The qualities we most admire in trees are also what we value in ourselves or other people—strength, dignity, and perseverance. Perhaps this is why we’re naturally drawn to them as artistic subjects. From basic shapes to final details, this book teaches the step-by-step process of drawing a wide variety of trees. With just a little practice, you can create many different types of trees, each with its own unique qualities and elegance. With tips on drawing root patterns, branches, fallen trees, and bark and simple techniques for rendering cast shadows and ground foliage, Drawing: Trees with William F. Powell teaches artists how to draw a wide variety of trees in graphite pencil, from basic shapes to final details. Learn about basic tree shapes and leaf types, as well as the fundamentals of shading, composition, and perspective. Some of the step-by-step lessons included in this book are:Tree TrunksBranches & BoughsRoot PatternsFoliage TexturesFallen TreesMajestic OakSierra PinesSycamore LaneThe How to Draw & 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. Drawing: Trees with William F. Powell allows artists to develop their drawing skills, demonstrating how to start with basic shapes and use pencil and shading techniques to create varied textures, values, and details for a realistic, completed drawing.