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Abstract Explorations in Acrylic Painting
Fun, Creative and Innovative Techniques
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2016
Discover abstract painting with acrylics!
"If you approach your art with a playful attitude you will be more apt to keep making art, and the more art you make, the better your art will be." --pg. 10
Like a diving board for creativity, Abstract Explorations in Acrylic Painting...
Finger Painting Weekend Workshop
A Beginner's Guide to Creating Brush-Free Works of Art
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2015
Working with rich oil colors, Iris Scott will show you how to create a simple, brush-free impressionist painting just using your fingers! Leave your brushes behind! Iris Scott's revolutionary finger-painting courses are designed for everyone, especially beginners. Watch your paintings flourish with...
The Elements of Landscape Oil Painting
Techniques for Rendering Sky, Terrain, Trees, and Water
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2015
A landscape painting guide for oil painters that breaks landscapes down into component elements from nature, and showcases tools and techniques used by classic and modern oil painters for bringing these scenes to life.
Landscape painting is one of the most popular subjects for painters working in...
The Art of Oil Painting
Discover all the techniques you need to know to create beautiful oil paintings
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2003
This compilation of projects from some of our most popular How to Draw and Paint and Artist’s Library series titles provides inspiration and instruction on every aspect of oil painting. From the fundamentals to advanced techniques, The Art of Oil Painting is filled with information that artists...
Acrylic Painting with Passion
Explorations for Creating Art that Nourishes the Soul
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2014
Get your creative spirit up and running!
Acrylic Painting With Passion easily answers the question: What should I paint now? Tesia Blackburn comes to the rescue by introducing exercises and techniques that make the painting process fun and every bit as cherished as the finished works of art. Finding...
by Adele Wagstaff
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2015
Still life painting is an exciting genre, which allows the artist to explore colour, shape and form using as many or as few objects as they like. A still life can be quiet, tranquil and contemplative in mood, or be a celebration of pure colour and expression. This book introduces the genre using the...
Painting Party
Acrylic Painting for Beginners
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2016
Shiny happy paintings you can complete in an evening!
Simply follow the steps to fun, beautiful paintings!
Anna Bartlett has led hundreds of enthusiastic new painters through paint-alongs in her studio. It's a fun, stress-free way to experience the joy of painting while completing an...
Portrait Painting Atelier
Old Master Techniques and Contemporary Applications
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2011
The art of portraiture approached its apex during the sixteenth century in Europe with the discovery of oil painting when the old masters developed and refined techniques that remain unsurpassed to this day. The ascendance of nonrepresentational art in the middle of the twentieth century displaced...
Getting The Best Paintings
This Superb Guide To Buying Outstanding Paintings Will Surely Bring You Excellent Ideas On Abstract Paintings, Jewish Paintings, Minimalist Art, Modern Oil Painting, Cubist Paintings And So Much More
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2012
Buying folk art paintings has become a passion of mine. I’ve been looking for them everywhere it seems. I found a bunch of folk art paintings recently and I am having trouble deciding which one to buy.
There was a folk art painting by Rev. Howard Finster that is titled Howard...
Sumi-e
The Art of Japanese Ink Painting (Downloadable Material)
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2014
In this Japanese ink painting book renowned Japanese master Shozo Sato offers his own personal teaching on the beautiful art of sumi-e painting.
Sumi-e: The Art of Japanese Ink Painting provides step-by-step, photo-by-photo instructions to guide learners in the correct form, motions and techniques...
Japanese Ink Painting
Lessons in Suiboku Techniques
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2012
Japanese Ink Painting: Lessons in Suiboku Technique teaches beginners the fundamental techniques of suiboku, a form of Japanese ink painting.
Suiboku is considered to be a type of Japanese painting known as sumi-e. It adds water to emphasize the shading of black into gray in one brush-stroke....
by Leonardo Da Vinci
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
This classic book contains John Francis Rigaud's translation of Leonardo da Vinci's 'A Treatise on Painting'. A Treatise on Painting is a collection of Leonardo da Vinci's writings entered in his notebooks under the general heading "On Painting". The manuscripts were gathered together by...
by Marilyn Tucker
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2017
This book offers several beginning techniques for the acrylic painter. It features 11 of some of the most popular techniques used by both professional and beginning painters. These techniques have been used by renowned painters for the past half of century and continued to be used to create an effect...
by Henry P. Bowie
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2016
This vintage book contains a detailed introduction to Japanese art, with historical information, directions for using materials, details on influential artists and pieces, and much more. “On The Laws Of Japanese Painting” constitutes a must-read for those with a practical interest in Japanese...