Painterly Days

Author: Kristy Rice
Publisher: Schiffer Craft
ISBN: 9780764350924
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A book of 25 floral sketches printed on lovely watercolor paper invites artistic experimentation with only a brush and paint. Each page is double-sided, offering the opportunity to paint the same page in different ways. The author shares painting tips for each sketch and advice for discovering the artist within. Also included is a painting tutorial and handy color wheel. Each book is small enough to carry anywhere and simple to use. Creativity is an escape, and this book offers a delightful way to make art regardless of skill level.

Painterly Days

Author: Kristy Rice
Publisher: Schiffer Craft
ISBN: 9780764350917
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
"Art for Joy's Sake" phenom Kristy Rice offers 25 floral drawings printed on lovely watercolor paper, plus painting tips and advice for discovering the artist within.

Butterflies and Flowers to Paint Or Color

Author: Ruth Soffer
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486444961
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52

Book Description
A tiger swallowtail, red admiral, coral hairstreak, and 20 other butterfly varieties nestled in flowers come vividly to life when colored with paints, pencils, or other media.

Beautiful Botanicals

Author: Deborah Kemball
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1607051672
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 142

Book Description
“A wonderful way to bring more beauty into your life . . . sophisticated floral appliqué projects, varying in size from pillows to quilts.” —The Professional Quilter Magazine Plant an indoor garden with a bounty of lyrical appliqué designs. All the project patterns are interchangeable, so you can create endless combinations of flowers and leaves. See how color-saturated cottons, vibrant silks, and tone-on-tone chintzes breathe new life into botanical appliqué. • 14 sophisticated floral appliqué projects include pillows, table runners, and small tapestry-style quilts and wall hangings • Full-size templates for 45 appliqué flowers, 2 butterflies, and 5 borders • Stitch up the projects as shown, or mix-and-match patterns to create your own masterpiece

Painterly Days

Author: Kristy Rice
Publisher: Schiffer Craft
ISBN: 9780764350931
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Paint Lab

Author: Deborah Forman
Publisher:
ISBN: 1592537820
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 137

Book Description
Paint Lab is packed with unique and experimental techniques and ideas in painting. Organized into 52 units, which may, but don't need to be explored on a weekly basis.

Oil Painting Techniques and Materials

Author: Harold Speed
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486132692
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 370

Book Description
Stimulating, informative guide by noted teacher covers painting technique, painting from life, materials — paints, varnishes, oils and mediums, grounds, etc. — a painter's training, more. 64 photos. 5 line drawings.

Pattern and Decoration

Author: Anne Swartz
Publisher: Hudson River Museum
ISBN: 9780943651354
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 124

Book Description

Day of the Artist

Author: Linda Patricia Cleary
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781320549431
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
One girl, one painting a day...can she do it? Linda Patricia Cleary decided to challenge herself with a year long project starting on January 1, 2014. Choose an artist a day and create a piece in tribute to them. It was a fun, challenging, stressful and psychological experience. She learned about technique, art history, different materials and embracing failure. Here are all 365 pieces. Enjoy!

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!