Fine Art Collector - Spring 2010

New magazine which includes articles on artists and their work.

Artist Trading Card Workshop, Create, Collect, Swap

Techniques and Inspiration for Creating and Sharing Artist Trading Cards:
- First how-to book on the market, providing both instruction and ideas
- Topic speaks to a range of crafters, including memory artists, papercrafters, metal workers, quilters, and more
- Features contributions from top-name artists for star-power appeal.

Seascapes & Landscapes: Seascapes Oil (How to Draw and Paint)

Walter Foster's classic How to Draw and Paint series provides aspiring artists with an exceptional array of art instruction books featuring all subject areas and media. Each title includes easy step-by-step exercises as well as finished illustrations or paintings that will inspire artistic talent in anyone. Packed with practical information, helpful tips, and fundamental techniques, the How to Draw and Paint series offers a complete library of resources to which artists of all skill levels can refer again and again.

Cross Stitch in White and Blue

This work presents over three dozen cross-stitch projects based on a theme of blue and white. Projects include a floral sampler, a ginger jar, cornflowers, a thistle, quilt block houses, moon  stars, lilacs, and roses.
 With a few exceptions, stitchery designers toil away anonymously. Showcased here is the work of four cross-stitch professionals, all 37 of their projects executed in blue and white. In spite of the enforced two-color scheme, individual idiosyncrasies are apparent in choice of subject matter, use of style and mannerisms, and finishing touches.

Animal Anatomy for Artists

Designed for painters, sculptors, and illustrators who use animal imagery in their work, Animal Anatomy for Artists offers thorough, in-depth information about the most commonly depicted animals, presented in a logical and easily understood format for artists--whether beginner or accomplished professional. The book focuses on the forms created by muscles and bones, giving artists a crucial three-dimensional understanding of the final, complex outer surface of the animal. Goldfinger not only covers the anatomy of the more common animals