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Ann Blockley is a very successful artist, known for the innovative way in which she uses texture as a key element in her work. This book, in Collins Artist's Studio series, looks at how she achieves her stunning effects and provides essential guidelines for the intermediate painter wishing to develop this aspect of their own painting.
Creating texture in watercolour can be quite a challenge but this book provides a fresh approach to the subject....
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Achieve incredible results in your seascapes with this exciting, informative book. Dave White shows how to paint stunning dramatic marine scenes with beautiful and realistic skies. Simple techniques like spattering, blending and finger painting, and expert advice on the anatomy of waves, cloud types and beach perspective will revolutionise your seascapes. Three projects show step by step how to paint a beach panorama, a spectacular sunset and waves...
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Go beyond the color wheel and unlock the potential of your oil painting palette with this unique and informative guide by an award-winning painter.
More than any other single tool at your artistic disposal, color has the potential to command the eye, quicken the pulse and elicit a response from your viewer. In this engaging and unique color workshop, Vicki McMurry offers insight for artists of every level. McMurry starts with basic principles, from...
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Learn to paint gorgeous colorful lettering and art with this easy-to-follow guide.
Watercolor artwork is the perfect embellishment to take your brush pen lettering to the next level. This comprehensive how-to guide includes step-by-step instructions for basic and advanced watercolor techniques, expert tips to improve your lettering, and inspiring DIY project ideas to practice pulling it all together. With this book you will:
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Perfect for cat lovers and watercolor artists of all skill levels, from absolute beginner to more experienced, Painting Cats teaches you how to go from blob of paint to a beautiful portrait of your fluffy friends. Drawing on art therapy techniques that emphasize fun and freedom in creativity over technical perfection, Runyan guides you step by step through the process of adding details to loosely painted shapes to create your own unique and distinct...
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Learn to paint the varied and dramatic coastlines of the world, with expert author David Bellamy. Renowned watercolourist David Bellamy shares his passion for painting seas and shorelines in this inspiring and practical book. There is advice on finding subjects and painting the different moods of the sea; rocks, crags and cliffs; adding figures and animals into your artworks; as well as an in-depth look at the painting and sketching techniques required....
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"Super fun and super simple, glass painting doesn't require any artistic skills or experience, making this craft perfect for everyone of all ages! A relaxing creative outlet, Beginner's Guide to Glass Painting includes helpful introductory overviews on how to glass paint and all the basic painting techniques, tools, and supplies, followed by 15 step-by-step projects with full-size templates that start easy and slowly progress in difficulty. From vibrant...
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"Brush up on your painting skills with this indispensable artist's manual. Whether you're trying your hand at painting for the first time or honing your artistic skills, Artist's Painting Techniques is for you. Develop your talent with every page and grow as a painter with step-by-step workshops from professional artists and inspiring projects to try at home. From choosing a subject to completing your first masterpiece, this all-encompassing guide...
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WATERCOLOURS. Life has a way of throwing unexpected obstacles in our path. Your personal anxieties can build up and seem overwhelming. Help is at hand. Master artist Jean Haines leads you on a journey through paint, showing how you can wipe away your worries with the soothing and gentle movement of watercolour on paper. Meditative, peaceful and calming, watercolour painting offers relief and solace to everyone, with no judgement or goal beyond itself....
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"Creative designs for one-of-a-kind, colorful projects using versatile and affordable alcohol inks. Features over 30 step-by-step tutorials and 200 full-color photos, Crafting with Alcohol Inks offers you an incredible variety of decorative projects that add a splash of color to any surface--glass, ceramic, and even metal! From fashionable accessories to personalized furniture and holiday decor, this book's 30 hands-on projects teaches you everything...
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"August, 1943. Fourteen-year-old Massimo is all alone. Newly orphaned and fleeing from Rome after surviving the American bombing raid that killed his parents, Massimo is attacked by thugs and finds himself bloodied at the base of the Montecassino. It is there in the Benedictine abbey's shadow that a charismatic and cryptic man calling himself Pietro Houdini, the self-proclaimed 'Master Artist and confidante of the Vatican,' rescues Massimo and brings...
15) Painting abstract nature on canvas: a guide to creating vibrant art with watercolour and mixed media
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This exciting new title from best-selling author and artist Jane Betteridge explores how to create stunning abstract watercolor and mixed media art on canvas. The book contains short practical projects along with a comprehensive techniques section, three step-by-step projects, and is dotted throughout with Jane's sumptuous and inspirational finished artworks. The book encourages an experimental, semi-abstract approach to painting the natural landscape,...
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Beginning and advanced artists alike have experienced "artist's block" at some point in their endeavors. Now artists can turn to this book in their time of need. Artist's Block Cured! provides a stimulating array of ideas for beating blank canvas syndrome and conquering other creative ailments. Broken down into four color-coded categories, beginners will find activities, lessons, quizzes, and inspiration from the Masters to help jumpstart creativity....
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"Brushstrokes Through Time: Art in the Ancient World" takes readers on a captivating journey across civilizations and epochs, exploring the diverse artistic expressions of antiquity. From the earliest forms of art to the enduring legacy left by ancient cultures, the book paints a comprehensive portrait of the visual language that shaped the ancient world and continues to resonate in the canvas of human history.
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The Toronto Ink Company was founded in 2014 by designer and artist Jason Logan as a citizen science experiment to make eco-friendly, urban ink from street-harvested pigments. In Make Ink, Logan delves into the history of inkmaking and the science of distilling pigment from the natural world. Readers will learn how to forage for materials such as soot, rust, cigarette butts, peach pits, and black walnut, then how to mix, test, and transform these ingredients...
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Take a fresh look at an up-and-coming art medium with “Anywhere, Anytime Art: Gouache!”
Gouache paint has a long history, but it's often associated with watercolor and multimedia art. Until now, that is! Trendy artists with large social-media followings are reinvigorating gouache, making this the ideal time to add this medium to your toolbox...or start your art journey with it!
Like the other books in this series, Gouache explores this medium...
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