How to Paint Made Easy

Author:
Publisher: Flame Tree Illustrated
ISBN: 9781786641960
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Painting is about responding to the world around you, engaging with light and form, feeling the moment as well as placing lines of colour on a canvas; it can be fun, relaxing and rewarding. How to Paint Made Easy is packed with case studies and examples, will show you how to think about your subject, what materials to use, how to layer paint and construct a great piece of art, in watercolours, oils, acrylics or digitally on a computer. With inspirational contemporary artwork, tips and advice from real artists, traditional and digital techniques and a wide range of genres, this book will show you many different ways of painting, with a variety of methods and materials you can try, to see which works best for you.

Romantic Oil Painting Made Easy

Author: Robert Hagan
Publisher: International Artist Publishing
ISBN: 9781929834297
Category : Painting
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Regardless of previous experience, readers are instructed in the ways to create sensitive, impressionistic paintings almost immediately, by using Hagan's placement theory and simple colour system. The book offers eight demonstrations and advice on pulling elements together from references.

Line & Wash

Author: Wendy Jelbert
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780855328337
Category : Brush drawing
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Methods of merging soft luminous washes with sharp, crisp definite penwork are made easy with this book. Each stage of the painting process is illustrated in a highly practical way, using step-by-step photographs and a colourful selection of finished paintings.

Watercolour Painting Made Simple

Author: Steven Cronin
Publisher: Blurb
ISBN: 9780368168444
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 146

Book Description
With over 8 million views, Steven Cronin's Watercolour Workshop YouTube channel has helped budding artists around the world learn the basics of watercolour painting in a loose and free style whilst avoiding fuss and excess detail. His work ethic of practise, practise, practise has challenged his viewers to break barriers and find success in a medium thought of as difficult and arduous. 'Watercolour Painting Made Simple' highlights his channel's premise that watercolour doesn't have to be complicated and is available to anyone with the desire and passion to learn. The exercises in this book are broken down into a series of step by step guides to help build your confidence and gain success. So grab your brushes and give it a go. It's not as difficult as you think. Happy painting!

Getting Started

Author: Patti Mollica
Publisher: Walter Foster Publishing
ISBN: 9781600583605
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Acrylic Made Easy is a new dynamic technique and project-driven series devoted to introducing beginning and intermediate artists to the fun and engaging world of acrylic painting. With a fresh and simple approach, this debut title, Getting Started, teaches artists everything they need to know about working with acrylic paint. Beginning with an overview on a variety of tools and materials, artists will learn how to select the right brushes, palettes, paints, paper, and surfaces for their work. This introductory guide also covers various acrylic gels and mediums and how to use them with acrylic paint to achieve various effects. Getting Started also provides artists with an overview of basic color theory and how to mix colors effectively, plan a composition, and achieve proper perspective. Additionally, fine artists will learn a range of basic painting techniques, such as creating washes, drybrushing, stippling, scumbling, and more. Expert artist Patti Mollica provides tips and techniques for creating an array of textures, building up layers, and adding details. Through a collection of approachable step-by-step projects artists will be able to put their newfound acrylic skills to use, starting with initial sketches and culminating in final works of art. Subject matter ranges from landscapes, to still life, to portraits, and more. Covering a wide range of content, subject matter, and techniques, for beginning and intermediate artists alike will find Getting Started a valuable resource for their art library. With inspiration, instruction, and professional tips and tricks on virtually every page, this full-color book is the perfect resource for acrylic artists.

Blood & Honey

Author: Shelby Mahurin
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062878107
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 464

Book Description
The stakes are higher. The witches are deadlier. And the romance is red-hot. The eagerly anticipated sequel to the New York Times and Indiebound bestseller Serpent & Dove is perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and is an instant New York Times bestseller! Lou, Reid, Coco, and Ansel are on the run from coven, kingdom, and church—fugitives with nowhere to hide. To survive, they need allies. Strong ones. But as Lou becomes increasingly desperate to save those she loves, she turns to a darker side of magic that may cost Reid the one thing he can’t bear to lose. Bound to her always, his vows were clear: where Lou goes, he will go; and where she stays, he will stay. Until death do they part. Don't miss Gods & Monsters, the spellbinding conclusion of this epic trilogy!

Russian Decorative Painting

Author: Priscilla Hauser
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
ISBN: 9781402714740
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 146

Book Description
Priscilla Hauser, the queen of decorative painting, and Boris Grafov, a Russian-born painter whose native village is world-renowned for its art, have produced a luminous follow-up to their Russian Folk Art Painting. This radiant new volume features bright arrangements of flowers, fruits, and leaves, bordered in gold or silver filigree, and set off by a black lacquered surface. It’s a style with a timeless appeal, and Hauser and Grafov provide comprehensive instructions for creating ten beautiful patterns on furniture and other objects. All the necessary skills are explained, with plenty of advice on preparing the surface, wielding the brush, and mixing colors. Start by painting the intricate borders of wreath and linked motifs, then, make the designs more luscious with every colorful layer.

Van Gogh Starry Night

Author: Vincent van Gogh
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780764158070
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This title is one in a series presenting four masterpieces by four immortal nineteenth-century French painters. Each miniature book faithfully reproduces its title painting on the front cover, and is packaged in a handsome slipcase that doubles as a picture frame. The frame can stand up on a desk or tabletop or be hung on the wall to display the book cover's striking painting. Each book's interior discusses its title painting, describing the artist's approach to his work, analyzing the picture's fine points, and showing close-up details from the painting. A final two-page spread presents a timeline capsule biography that lists significant events in the painter's life. Van Gogh--Starry Night shows and discusses Vincent Van Gogh's masterpiece, which is a mystically glowing nighttime landscape, and ranks today as one of the artist's most popular and beloved paintings.

How to Paint Fast, Loose and Bold

Author: Patti Mollica
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440342148
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 129

Book Description
Bold Exciting Powerful A new level of artistic expression! Every artist strives to achieve the kind of painting that commands attention from across the room and delights the eye up close. In this book, artist and workshop teacher Patti Mollica walks you through surprisingly simple and efficient strategies for achieving that kind of powerful composition, whatever your subject. Complete with timed exercises and start-to-finish painting demonstrations, this book is for any artist who feels overwhelmed by where to start or daunted by the urge to paint everything in sight. Patti Mollica's mindful approach will lead you to better, bolder results, as well as greater confidence and joy in the process. So load your palette with ample paint, grab some fat brushes and get ready to paint fast, paint loose, paint bold. • Start with a strong, simple value statement • Get expressive with color • Be brave with your brushwork • 5 technique exercises • 5 start-to-finish painting demonstrations Paint fearlessly!

Natural Watercolours

Author: Richard S. Taylor
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780715306994
Category : Nature (Aesthetics)
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Translate nature's wonders -- fruits, flowers, gardens, and landscapes -- into shimmering watercolors with these comprehensive exercises. Finished examples are broken down into constituent shapes, shadings, and techniques, so you'll understand how painters analyze their subjects and develop artistic skills and compositional acuity. Paint indoor and outdoor images from flowers and fruits to woodlands, gardens, and open sea and sky.