Basic Watercolor Techniques (Art instruction)
by Greg Albert and Rachel Wolf
Intended for beginners, this book offers suggestions on equipment and techniques for creating different textures, and gives tips on how to actually see what is being painted.
From soft, atmospheric effects to powerful images, this guide provides artists with the insight and instruction they need to illuminate their paintings with the magic of light. Utilizing 7 complete painting demonstrations, artists will learn how light behaves, where and how to find the best light and how to use the personality of light to express the feeling and character of a subject. In-depth guidance features specific instruction for capturing light effects on glass, metal, water, landscapes...
The Urban Sketching Handbook Understanding Perspective
by Stephanie Bower
Painting Nature's Peaceful Places
by Robert Reynolds and Patrick Seslar
Watercolorists who love the tranquility of nature can apply the insightful and inspiring instruction provided in this book's nine step-by-step painting demonstrations.
Dan Burt's paintings vibrate with pure, vivid color-exactly the look that so many watercolor artists strive for. The good news for them is that Burt can explain and illuminate his approach to creating such joyous paintings. Although they look loose and spontaneous, each painting is actually well-planned and thoughtfully conceived. Burt teaches his straightforward and enjoyable approach with the same enthusiasm he applies to his painting. Readers will learn how to paint with pigment puddles, work...
Seven Keys to Great Paintings puts the fun back into painting with lighthearted, down-to-earth instruction that also reveals the core elements of painting design. Each of the seven chapters begins with a poem verse to help readers remember the message behind the concepts; The emphasis on watercolour will appeal to painting's largest audience, as well as general painters; Creative, game-like instructions; Full-page charts and 8 well-illustrated step-by-step demos make the concepts easy to underst...
Biography of Fauja Singh, b. 1911, Indian marathon runner.
Explore the deserts, mountains and souks of the Middle East, with best-selling author and artist David Bellamy. The book is divided into chapters according to region: South Arabia and the Swahili Coast; Egypt; Jordan; Lebanon, Dubai, and Oman. Like Arctic Light, the book will provide an intriguing and entertaining insight into the region as a whole - its history, culture, customs, geography and way of life - all written from the perspective of an artist and filled with personal anecdotes and sp...
Frans Floris de Vriendt radically transformed Netherlandish art. His monumental mythologies introduced a new appreciation for the heroic nude to the Low Countries and his religious art challenged standards of decorum. Born into a family of sculptors and architects, Floris refashioned his art through travel, first studying with the humanist painter Lambert Lombard in Liege and then continuing on to Italy. These experiences defined the hybridizing novelty of his art, forged by juxtaposing antique...
Anyone interested in traditional Chinese painting will find these four volumes useful for self-study. Each of the four volumes teach amateur brush painters to execute the intricacies of Chinese brush painting. Beginning with the separate parts and then progressing to the composition, these volumes feature exquisite illustrations that will enable the learner to pick up the basics as if in a classroom setting.
Anyone interested in traditional Chinese painting will find these four volumes useful for self-study. Each of the four volumes teach amateur brush painters to execute the intricacies of Chinese brush painting. Beginning with the separate parts and then progressing to the composition, these volumes feature exquisite illustrations that will enable the learner to pick up the basics as if in a classroom setting.
The Dictionary of British Watercolour Artists Up to 1920
The second volume in a highly acclaimed series. Comments added to many illustrations which provide information about the artist, his style, his strengths and weaknessess.
Animals are an intrinsic part of the human experience. Artistically, as a major genre in Chinese painting, they also provide abundant inspirations. With clear instructions and illustrations in beautiful colors, The Beginner's Guide to Chinese Painting-Farm Animals and Pets introduces the techniques needed to paint cats, dogs, rabbits, roosters, ducks, pigs, goats, cattle and horses. This book is an easy-to-use guide for the newcomers who are interested in animal painting in Chinese tradition. Wi...