175 pages : 24 cm, Whether your preferred medium is canvas or paper, wood or stone, this series of books for beginners demonstrates drawing, painting and design techniques for a variety of surfaces, materials and spaces. The titles in this practical series are suited to help readers become familiar with the most essential techniques of drawing, painting and design, Strokes and marks -- Initial layout -- Surfaces and mixed techniques -- Color ranges -- Layout and shading -- Blurred edges and outlines -- Background and motif -- Contrasts and colors -- Fixing paste -- Background effects -- Animals -- Landscape: skies -- Landscape: trees -- Urban landscape and perspective -- Still life -- Figure studies -- Coloring of the skin -- The way Degas painted -- The way Claude Monet painted -- The way Odilon Redon painted -- The way Joaquim Mir painted