Books published by Watson-Guptill Publications

What is the difference between a good picture and a great one? This title explains the art of composing images of enduring beauty. It shows readers how to make the most of digital technology, whether by choosing the right color space, understanding sensor size, or removing distracting elements in post-processing.

Suitable for children above 5 years, this title shows readers how to draw dozens of animals with a comprehensive, step-by-step approach. It shows children how to create a robin to a spaceship, Tyrannosaurus Rex to skyscrapers, and UFOs to racing cars.

Presents an array of the most adorable critters on earth - from a fluffy chick to sweet-faced kittens. This title shows you how to draw the cutest offspring in the animal kingdom with ease - from a fluffy chick and a shaky-legged fawn to playful puppies and sweet-faced kittens.

Features athletes from sports such as baseball, basketball, football, tennis and skiing. This title shows readers how to draw dozens of athletes with a comprehensive, step-by-step approach.

Features 50 inhabitants of the deep in step-by-step sketches, including 11 kinds of sharks and 13 animals of the whale family. This title shows readers how to draw dozens of sea creatures with an easy, step-by-step approach.

A guide to portraiture and figure painting in watercolour. Suitable for beginning to intermediate artists, it guides artists through the entire portrait and figure painting process, from selecting the right materials and tools to exhibiting the finished painting.

Comics icon Stan Lee, creator of the Mighty Marvel Universe, has set about to teach everything he knows about writing and creating comic book characters. In these pages, aspiring comics writers will learn everything they need to know about how to write their own comic book stories, complete with easy to understand instruction, tips of the trade, and invaluable advice even for more advance writers. From the secrets to creating concepts, plots, to writing the script, the man with no peer - Stan Lee-is your guide to the world of writing and creating comics.

Covers the popular genre of Chibis - wild, highly expressive characters and their faithful but volatile friends. With lessons on the body construction, expressions, and character types, as well as demonstrations that teach how to draw their critter friends, this book covers everything readers need to go from chibi fans to chibi artists.

Suitable for knitters of all ages and skill levels who lean towards an indie style and quirky humour and who enjoy creating handmade gifts, this collection of 50 knit hat designs, each created by the author for a family member, friend, or acquaintance, is both a how-to and an ode to knitting and the joys of a 'close-knit' community.

Starting with the basics of game creation and a look at the artistic skills necessary to get started, this title offers key roles for creators - from concept artists to character animators to marketing artists and beyond. It also features interviews with video game art professionals who've worked for top gaming companies.

Based on the author's successful courses and workshops, this title helps new painters find 'what works' while providing information on the necessary tools, tips and techniques they need to create a representational painting.

Shows aspiring beginners how to draw the most popular style and widely read genre of Japanese comics.

Provides a complete guide to the design, sculpting and marketing of pop culture action figures, statues and collectibles. This title begins by tracing the history of toy making and collectibles and then shows how figurative sculpture is created by today's top professional technicians and artists using modern-day tools, techniques and applications.

Suitable for sewers who want to use their basic skills to re-create and update their favourite skirts, blouses and handbags in new fabrics, this title reveals the secrets of the rub-off, a technique used by fashion and costume industry professionals, but is little known outside these industries, to create patterns from existing garments.

Deals with the art of botanical drawing. This book is suitable for both aspiring and more experienced artists seeking scientific accuracy and the illusion of 3-dimension in their botanical artwork. It places an emphasis on close observation of plants and their life cycle, so that readers can deepen their understanding of the natural world.

Furries, also known as anthros (for anthropomorphic creatures) are human-animal hybrids. This title introduces readers to the basic concepts of creating half-man/half-beast characters and to the variety of styles in which they are drawn.

Shows new parents how to capture the story of their baby's first year with 40 'photo recipes' anyone can do, with any camera. This book inspires new parents and grandparents with easy, step-by-step photo ideas for capturing developmental milestones and special moments, from tiny yawns to first smiles, learning to sit up and much more.

Lays out an easy-to-follow step-by-step method of blocking out the plane structure and anatomy of the posed figure. The author's approach utilises a geometric system consisting of blocks, simple shapes and guidelines, which instructs students in a new and instinctive sculptural style.

Including 25 jewellery projects, this title helps jewellery crafters learn about what inspires the author to create fresh, charming designs. It provides an overview of essential techniques, including wirework, polymer clay, metal clay, resin and image transfer, along with information on resin clay and an eco-friendly technique for etching copper.

Discusses the 'basic ingredients' and techniques used for polymer clay and jewellery-making. This book offers 20 'recipes' grouped by category: fruits, breakfast, lunch and dinner, sweets and snacks, and holiday foods.

Suitable for jazz fans who want an in-depth look at who and what is hot on the jazz scene, this book spotlights more than 150 artists, as well as covers venues, festivals, media and educational programs across America, so that fans can learn where and how they can see a live jazz concert, hear jazz on the radio, or learn about new artists.

Cartoon animals are the essential subject matter for the cartoonists and animation artists. This book presents the fuzzy world of creatures, and shows different exotic animals, which also make for wonderfully cute characters, such as the cuddliest dogs, cats, bunnies, ferrets, badgers, walruses, zebras, sea otters, ostriches, pelicans, and more.

Teaches how to draw cartoon people, fantasy characters, layouts and background design. This title features fantasy characters and even sections on cartoon costumes, character design and cartoon backgrounds and composition.

Features more than 300 images of nature, culture and travel. In this title, topics covered include: how to discover what your subject actually is, how to select the right camera and lens, when and why to choose between colour and black and white, and creative solutions for common pitfalls.