Author: PalmerPublisher: Search Press Limited
ISBN: 180093047X
Category :
Languages : en
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Book Description
Watercolor 101
Author: Jeanette RobertsonPublisher: Sterling Publishing Company
ISBN: 9781402723520
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
An introduction to watercolor painting that discusses supplies and brush strokes and demonstrates techniques, showing what to do and what not to do; covers values, skies, still life, and painting on location.
The Absolute Beginner's Big Book of Drawing and Painting
Author: Mark WillenbrinkPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440337616
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 1150
Book Description
Everyone can draw and paint, including you! Even if you have never drawn or painted before, you can start creating your own beautiful artwork. Let the Willenbrinks show you how! Beginning with materials and basic techniques, these pages will teach you everything you need to know to get started in drawing, watercolors and oil painting. Follow along with 75+ demonstrations and mini-demonstrations as you learn how to draw and paint a wide variety of subjects: people, landscapes, buildings, still life and more. Every essential art topic is covered, from sketching and shading to composition and color. Simple step-by-step instruction and many enormously useful lessons and tips will have you making your own masterpieces in no time! You may be an absolute beginner, but great results are absolutely within reach!
Learn Watercolour Quickly
Author: Hazel SoanPublisher: Batsford Books
ISBN: 1849941971
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Bestselling artist and writer Hazel Soan has distilled her art teaching into the things that matter most and can be digested in a short period of time – in just one afternoon you can start painting. Learning to paint is one of the life-long aspirations of many of us, and these techniques can be picked up faster than you think. Hazel Soan's concise book, filled with easy-to-follow instructions and step-by-step exercises, is written in an accessible way for those completely new to painting. Chapters include: Getting Started (the materials you will need and those you can ignore in the art shop); Choice of Colours; Mixing Colours; What's the Subject?; What Surfaces to Paint on; Basic Painting Techniques; Brushstrokes and Composition (with details on how to design paintings with horizon, focus and balance, a hint of perspective and the light and shade of a subject). Packed with illustrations for guidance, this is the most comprehensive guide to learning watercolour very quickly.
Watercolour for Absolute Beginners
Author: Bill WhitsettPublisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 9780713488470
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
With a palette of just 6 colors, complete novices will achieve maximum success with minimum frustration as they learn the art of watercolor painting. Organized in a lesson-by-lesson approach, and generously illustrated with color photographs, each chapter focuses on one or two skills. Step by step, painters will learn how to work with color; master washes; and depict landscapes, fruits, flowers and other still life objects.
Pastels for the Absolute Beginner
Author: Rebecca de MendonçaPublisher: SearchPress+ORM
ISBN: 1781268347
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 515
Book Description
Discover the limitless possibilities of pastels with this beginner’s guide to creating modern, lively, and colorful pastel artwork. Artist and teacher Rebecca de Mendoça offers beginners a complete course in using pastels. Step-by-step exercises and longer projects help you to build the essential skills you need to paint a range of subjects, including landscapes, still life, portraits, and animals. Vital drawing techniques are explained and demonstrated, along with easy-to-follow explanations of color theory, composition, and the pastels themselves. This volume includes techniques for using both hard and soft pastels, eight skill-building projects, and a wealth of finished artwork to provide ideas and inspiration.
Author: CAROLE. MASSEYAcrylics for the Absolute Beginner
Author: Charles EvansPublisher: SearchPress+ORM
ISBN: 1781264155
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
A comprehensive, accessible course in landscape painting with acrylics from a seasoned artist and teacher. Author Charles Evans’s no-nonsense techniques and engaging writing style bring acrylic painting within the grasp of anyone keen to dive into this versatile and popular medium. The book begins with excellent advice for the beginner, including easy drawing for painting, composition, easy perspective, light and shade, color, and how to use acrylics with different painting styles. There are six full step-by-step painting projects ranging from simple skies to snowy landscapes with horses, each of which is supported by additional exercises and techniques. The step-by-step projects allow aspiring artists to put into practice their new-found skills, and produce six stunning paintings of their own, in a range of styles. A pull-out outline drawing is provided for every project, and Charles shows how to transfer these onto the painting surface. Charles’s irreverent style makes learning to paint with acrylics easy and fun.
Everyday Watercolor
Author: Jenna RaineyPublisher: Watson-Guptill
ISBN: 0399579737
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
A contemporary paint-every-day watercolor guide that explores foundational strokes and patterns and then builds new skills upon the foundations over the course of 30 days to create finished pieces. This beautifully illustrated and inspiring guided watercolor-a-day book is perfect for beginning watercolor artists, artists who want to improve their watercolor skills, and visual creatives. From strokes to shapes, this book covers the basics and helps painters gain confidence in themselves along with inspiration to develop their own style over the course of 30 days. Featuring colorful contemporary art from Mon Voir design agency founder and Instagram trendsetter Jenna Rainey, this book's fresh perspective paints watercolor in a whole new light.
Author: M. Palmer