Free eBooks

This is a library gallery of free ebooks and articles compiled for your enjoyment.  You'll be able to download these if you are a member of the Artist Daily website.

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11 Reasons for Drawing Models & Attending Life-Drawing...
9 Jan 2012 posted by Courtney Jordan
Life drawing is a consistently rewarding artistic experience because there's hardly a more inspiring—and...
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Shading Techniques Beyond Cross-Hatching: Artist Daily Pencil...
28 Sep 2011 posted by Courtney Jordan
Using a pencil feels so simple, doesn't it? I mean, it's the first thing we learn to write with when we...
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Pastel Painting Techniques with Artist Daily: Making Color...
13 Sep 2011 posted by Courtney Jordan
I'm also happy to report that I learned a boatload of pastel painting lessons from Frank Federico, an artist...
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Painting Flowers with Artist Daily: How to Paint Flowers...
28 Jul 2011 posted by Courtney Jordan
I certainly know there have been times when I wasn't as excited as I am now about painting flowers because...
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Pencil Drawing Lessons: 27 Ways to Use Values to Create...
13 Jun 2011 posted by Courtney Jordan
Artist and instructor Dan Gheno reaches for examples of amazing drawings, past and present, to illustrate what...
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How to Draw Perspective: Drawing Using Three-, Two, and...
29 Mar 2011 posted by Courtney Jordan
Free video tutorial, Perspective Drawing: How to Draw Using Three-, Two-, and One-Point Perspective . It’s...
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Plein Air Painting Techniques: 18 Tips for Outdoor Painting...
26 Jan 2011 posted by Courtney Jordan
Discover the tips and tricks to painting outdoors with success. From practical know-how from seasoned artists to...
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Pencil Sketch Drawing Lessons: 32 Sketching Techniques to...
13 Dec 2010 posted by Courtney Jordan
This eBook will give you a comprehensive approach to pencil sketch drawing with purpose.
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Learn How to Draw People: 40 Expert Tips on How to Draw...
15 Sep 2010 posted by Karyn
Learn How to Draw People: 40 Expert Tips on How to Draw a Person Artist Daily’s newest free eBook, Learn...
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Human Figure Drawing Tutorial from Artist Daily: 13 Gesture...
16 Aug 2010 posted by Courtney Jordan
Using a model as the stepping off point, Hannaway creates human figure drawings that emphasize pivotal moments...
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How to Paint a Portrait: 38 Portrait Painting Techniques...
2 Jun 2010 posted by Courtney Jordan
Learn the fundamentals of portraiture with our latest eBook, How to Paint a Portrait: 38 Portrait Painting Techniques...
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Artist Daily Beginner Painting Tips: Learn Acrylic Painting...
30 Mar 2010 posted by Courtney Jordan
The art lessons in our free eBook, Artist Daily Beginner Painting Tips: Learn Acrylic Painting in 7 Steps, cover...
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Landscape Painting Techniques: Painting Light and Shadow...
11 Jan 2010 posted by Karyn
Work on perfecting your landscape painting techniques with Chris McHenry and Joseph Bohler. Each discusses how...
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Watercolor Lessons on Depth and Luminosity: 10 Watercolor...
9 Dec 2009 posted by Karyn
Watercolor Lessons on Depth and Luminosity: 10 Watercolor Painting Techniques from Artist Daily is all about skin...
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Drawing Basics: 26 Free Beginner Drawing Techniques to...
16 Nov 2009 posted by Karyn
Have you always wanted to learn how to draw? Are you interested in brushing up on drawing basics? Whether you’re...
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Oil Painting Techniques from Artist Daily: 8 Expert Oil...
16 Nov 2009 posted by Karyn
Artist David A. Leffel strongly believes that the best oil-painting instruction lies in responding to the abstract...
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Creating a Powerful Still Life Painting: 25 Tips to Enhance...
6 Nov 2009 posted by Karyn
In our free eBook, Creating a Powerful Still Life Painting: 25 Tips to Enhance Your Still Life Art , two artists...
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Holiday Gift Guide
30 Oct 2009 posted by Karyn
We created a Holiday Gift Guide for the December American Artist issue for you that has a range of great gift ideas...
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Colored Pencil Techniques: Create Faster, Richer Effects
26 Aug 2009 posted by Karyn
Janie Gildow teaches techniques of layering colored pencil over watercolor washes and applying the wax-based pencils...
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New Papers for Printmaking, Drawing, and Watermedia Painting
14 Jul 2009 posted by Brian Riley
Several new lines of papers have recently been made available to artists who are finding that the colors, surfaces...
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How to Paint with Pastel: 6 Top Pastel Painters Share Materials...
2 Jun 2009 posted by Karyn
Pastel supplement from the June 2009 American Artist issue, with tips and techniques from 6 master pastel artists...
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