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This book will guide you through the process of painting one of Sydney's most iconic scenes - Palm Beach viewed from the Bible Garden. Bible Park is a tiny park on Mitchell Road, above the South end of Palm Beach. This is not a prescriptive method, but rather a series of processes which enable...

This book will guide you through the process of painting Poppy Field near Argenteuil, 1873 by Claude Monet. Your painting won't look exactly like this one. That doesn't matter! It will most likely look better. My method of teaching enables you to express your own taste and feelings about what...

This book is about a very simple method of colour matching of pigments used in painting. The text, has been expanded to include some practical aspects of colour use in picture painting. It was developed by Pir Tareen some years ago and has been thoroughly tested by him and the many students to whom...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Table of ContentsIntroductionOil PaintsA Short IntroductionMaterials Needed for Oil PaintingHow to paint birds in oilLesson 1Lesson 2Lesson 3Lesson 4Lesson 5ConclusionArtist BioPublisher Introduction“The starting point of all achievement is desire!” Yes, that is one thing...

Walter Pach was an artist, critic, lecturer, art adviser, and art historian who wrote extensively about modern art and championed the cause of modern art. Through his numerous books, articles, and translations of European art texts Pach brought the emerging modernist viewpoint to the American public....

Would you like to nail design the mysterious girl with the blue dress? Are you tired of painting flowers, leaves, abstract and various classic nail art decorations? It's time to get creative. We are not designing just the face like most face nail art decorations, but a girl with full body features...

This book will guide you through the process of painting one of Sydney's most iconic scenes - Barrenjoey Head at Palm Beach. You will learn about abstraction, tonal sketching, brush technique and colour mixing while you increase your painting repertoire.This is not a prescriptive method, but rather a series of processes which enable your self expression. Go for it! Have fun!

In On No Account Ride Donkeys, Ada Clark takes the reader with her on painting trips to the Greek Islands. She recalls encounters with a Greek shepherd, negotiating heavy painting gear up the steep steps of Greek ferries, and other fascinating adventures. Her stories give an insight into how the pictures in this book are created.

Seminar paper from the year 2011 in the subject Art - Painting, grade: 90/100, Lindenwood University (-), language: English, abstract: The final test of a painting, theirs, mine, any other, is: does the painter's emotions come across? - Franz Kline For many years, I have been fascinated by modern...

Finally, a portrait drawing book that's "head-and-shoulders" above the rest! Paint People in Acrylic With Lee Hammond You are this close to buying the perfect book for first-time people painters! This fantastic book combines the easy-to-use medium of acrylic paints with beginner-friendly...

"Modern Cuban Art: Themes and Variations" is an updated version in English of "Pintura cubana: temas y variaciones" (Cuban Painting: Themes and variations). This is an excellent book of modern Cuban art, encompassing the analysis from the social and artistic Cuban avant-garde of the 20s and 30s up...

This book is for anyone who’s looking for a little inspiration in order to kick-start their rock painting. Whether you are an aspiring Etsy seller, or just someone who wants to have fun making beautiful things, you’ll be able to find something to tickle your painter’s muse. You’ve got the skills. Make these rocks your own. Ready? Get set… rock!

This volume of Figure Painting and Drawing Series contain 80 works from Adriaen van de Velde, Albrecht Durer, Alexey Venetsianov, Anne-Louis Girodet, Annibale Carracci, Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, Edgar Degas, Eugene Delacroix, Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller, Francesco Hayez, Gustave Courbet, Henri...