The Practical Encyclopedia of Acrylics, Oils and Gouache

Author: Ian Sidaway
Publisher: Southwater
ISBN: 9781780193526
Category : Acrylic painting
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Learning to paint using oils, acrylics and gouache requires training in specific painting skills. This practical guide is an ideal introduction to all three media for beginners, as well as including exercises and projects to challenge more experienced artists. The introduction details the materials and equipment necessary before demonstrating key techniques such as wet into wet with gouache, impasto and scumbling with acrylics, and glazing with oils. There then follows 20 beautiful painting projects ranging from landscapes and portraits to still lifes and abstract canvases. Step-by-step photographs guide you through every stage, enabling you to paint with confidence.

Practical Encyclopedia of Acrylics, Oils and Gouache

Author: Ian Sidaway
Publisher: Lorenz Books
ISBN: 9780754814443
Category : Acrylic painting
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
An ideal introduction to all three skills for beginners and its comprehensive enough to include excerises and projects that will challenge a more experience artist.

The Practical Encyclopedia of Acrylics, Oils and Gouache

Author: Ian Sidaway
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Acrylic painting
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description
Learning to paint using oils, acrylics and gouache requires training in specific painting skills. This guide offers an introduction to all three media for beginners. It includes exercises and projects to challenge more experienced artists. It features 20 painting projects ranging from landscapes and portraits to still lifes and abstract canvases.

Information Resources in the Humanities and the Arts

Author: Anna H. Perrault Ph.D.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1610693272
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 482

Book Description
This familiar guide to information resources in the humanities and the arts, organized by subjects and emphasizing electronic resources, enables librarians, teachers, and students to quickly find the best resources for their diverse needs. Authoritative, trusted, and timely, Information Resources in the Humanities and the Arts: Sixth Edition introduces new librarians to the breadth of humanities collections, experienced librarians to the nature of humanities scholarship, and the scholars themselves to a wealth of information they might otherwise have missed. This new version of a classic resource—the first update in over a decade—has been refreshed to account for the myriad of digital resources that have rewritten the rules of the reference and research world, and been expanded to include significantly increased coverage of world literature and languages. This book is invaluable for a wide variety of users: librarians in academic, public, school, and special library settings; researchers in religion, philosophy, literature, and the performing and visual arts; graduate students in library and information science; and teachers and students in humanities, the arts, and interdisciplinary degree programs.

Mastering the Art of Oils, Acrylics and Gouache

Author: Ian Sidaway
Publisher: Lorenz Books
ISBN: 9780754834472
Category : Acrylic painting
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Practical instruction to painting techniques and mastering principles of composition and colour, with example projects.

Colour Mixing Bible

Author: Ian Sidaway
Publisher: Gardners Books
ISBN: 9780715318232
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 144

Book Description
This book helps artists understand how to mix colours in different mediums and how colour can help to develop their work. Artworks illustrate how to put theory into practice and it is suitable for beginners or professional artists.

Historical Painting Techniques, Materials, and Studio Practice

Author: Arie Wallert
Publisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 0892363223
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 241

Book Description
Bridging the fields of conservation, art history, and museum curating, this volume contains the principal papers from an international symposium titled "Historical Painting Techniques, Materials, and Studio Practice" at the University of Leiden in Amsterdam, Netherlands, from June 26 to 29, 1995. The symposium—designed for art historians, conservators, conservation scientists, and museum curators worldwide—was organized by the Department of Art History at the University of Leiden and the Art History Department of the Central Research Laboratory for Objects of Art and Science in Amsterdam. Twenty-five contributors representing museums and conservation institutions throughout the world provide recent research on historical painting techniques, including wall painting and polychrome sculpture. Topics cover the latest art historical research and scientific analyses of original techniques and materials, as well as historical sources, such as medieval treatises and descriptions of painting techniques in historical literature. Chapters include the painting methods of Rembrandt and Vermeer, Dutch 17th-century landscape painting, wall paintings in English churches, Chinese paintings on paper and canvas, and Tibetan thangkas. Color plates and black-and-white photographs illustrate works from the Middle Ages to the 20th century.

Art of Gouache

Author: Jeremy Ford
Publisher: SearchPress+ORM
ISBN: 1781264848
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 272

Book Description
'If you want to learn about gouache, this should keep you satisfied for a very long time.' Artbookreview.net If you love painting with watercolour and are ready to experiment with something different, then the versatile medium of gouache could be just the thing for you. Gouache is water-based, quick-drying and, can be painted light over dark as well as dark over light. Ideal for the beginner, it can be used thinly in a watercolour style, or more thickly as with oils or acrylics. This guide covers all the materials and tools required and has a comprehensive techniques section that includes overlaying colours, colour blending and troubleshooting. Experienced author Jeremy Ford takes you through three simple, step-by-step projects, each showcasing a unique style of painting with gouache. Numerous finished paintings are included to demonstrate the range of subjects, styles and techniques that you can achieve, and encourage you to develop your own style of painting using this exciting medium.

The Brushstroke Handbook

Author: Maureen Mcnaughton
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440321973
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 370

Book Description
Beautiful brushstrokes step by step! This is the one! The Brushstroke Handbook is your complete reference for mastering more than 50 fabulous strokes. Inside you'll find visual, step-by-step instruction divided into two sections that detail techniques for working with both round and flat brushes in acrylics. Flip through and find the stroke you want, featuring a range of comma strokes, pressure strokes, fan strokes, teardrop strokes, scroll strokes and much more. From the very basics of supplies and techniques to more in-depth guidance for creating unique compositions, this guide offers everything you need to build confidence, have fun and paint successfully--whether you're a beginner or a more experienced decorative painter. This comprehensive guide includes: • Quick-reference photos for finding the right stroke, fast. • Step-by-step stroke instructions that actually build a little painting with every lesson. • Easy-to-follow worksheets for combining strokes to make complete flowers, birds, butterflies, lace, ribbons and more. • 20 fresh and pretty borders painted with round and flat brushes. • Two sections highlighting common mistakes and how to fix them. Plus, this guide offers a bonus section that shows you how to create six gorgeous compositions that feature today's most popular colors and stroke styles. It's all here! The Brushstroke Handbook gives you everything you need to master every stroke and explore a range of decorative painting possibilities. It's the one reference you'll want to have handy for virtually every project.

How to Draw Plants

Author: Keith West
Publisher: A & C Black
ISBN: 9780713670059
Category : Botanical illustration
Languages : en
Pages : 152

Book Description
This comprehensive and authoritative handbook is for all those who want to portray plants and flowers with botanical accuracy. In it the author gives detailed advice on working in pencil, pen, scraper board, watercolour, acrylics and gouache; on building up a painting or drawing by stages; on taking measurements and understanding plant structure; on collecting, handling and preserving plant material.