Colour Wheel Books
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The world's first truly interactive art instruction book, The Watercolour Wheel Book will help anyone who wants to paint in watercolour to produce quality art in days. It begins with a look at the equipment you will need to get started and then describes the basic principles of colour mixing and applying colour.
The book presents a series of eight step-by-step projects designed to teach you the most rewarding watercolour techniques, such as laying flat and graduated washes, working wet-in-wet and wet-in-dry, masking out, lifting off, and sponging, all applied to subjects from still lifes to landscapes, and from buildings to woodland. By working through the projects, you will increase your knowledge and confidence and will be able to produce satisfying watercolour art.
Each project also introduces and illustrates the most important technique for the project and gives at-a-glance advice on colour mixing. The colour wheel on the jacket allows mixes to be immediately visible, for successful paintings every time.
The world's first truly interactive art instruction book, The Acrylic Paint Colour Wheel Book will help anyone who wants to paint in acrylics produce quality art in days. It begins with a look at the equipment you'll need to get started and then describes the basic principles of colour mixing and applying colour.
The book presents a series of eight step-by-step projects designed to teach you the most rewarding acrylics techniques, such as painting alla prima, glazing, painting with a palette knife, using tone, and building up colour; all applied to subjects from still lifes to landscapes, and from people to the natural world. By working through the projects you'll increase your knowledge and confidence and will be able to produce satisfying acrylic art.
Each project also introduces and illustrates the most important technique for the project and gives at-a-glance advice on colour mixing. The colour wheel on the jacket allows mixes to be immediately visible, for successful paintings every time.
This book will help anyone who wants to paint in pastels produce quality art in days. It begins with a look at the equipment you will need to get started and then describes the basic principles of colour mixing and applying colour.
A series of eight step-by-step projects is designed to teach the most rewarding pastel techniques, such as blending with a torchon, working dark to light, lifting off, and creating highlights and shadows, all applied to subjects from still lifes to landscapes, and from buildings to woodland. Each project also introduces and illustrates the most important technique for the project and gives at-a-glance advice on colour mixing. The colour wheel on the jacket allows mixes to be immediately visible for successful paintings every time.
The Oil Paint Colour Wheel Book will help anyone who want to paint in oils produce quality art in days. It begins with a look at the equipment you'll need to get started and then describes the basic principles of colour mixing applying colour.
The book presents a series of eight step-by-step projects designed to teach you the most rewarding oil painting techniques, such as colour blending, lifting out, working dark to light, glazing, and painting with a palette knife, all applied to subjects from still lifes to landscapes, and from buildings to woodlands. By working through the projects, you'll increase your knowledge and confidence and will be able to produce satisfying oil paintings.
Each project also introduces and illustrates the most important technique for the project and gives at-a-glance advice on colour mixing. The colour wheel on the jacket allows mixes to be immediately visible, for successful paintings every time.