Have you ever experienced the peace of walking through the woods or the excitement of a storm gathering on a beach? Artwork provides the ability for us to capture those moments and share them with others. Drawing Nature for the Absolute Beginner offers a great beginner’s course on drawing nature. In their fun and friendly teaching style, Mark …
Painting Beautiful Watercolor Landscapes: Transform Ordinary Places into Extraordinary Scenes
Learn the Art of Seeing and tap into the beauty of the everyday!The scenes around you don’t have to be perfect to inspire beautiful watercolor paintings. In Painting Beautiful Watercolor Landscapes, Joyce Hicks shows you how to transform ordinary landscapes into gorgeous, lush works of art.First you’ll learn to look differently at the world around you by slowing …
The Brushstroke Handbook: The ultimate guide to decorative painting brushstrokes
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 …
Create Better Compositions by Design The path to better painting begins with Mastering Composition. This effective guide blends clear, visual instruction with 5 step-by-step demonstrations to show you how to plan and paint your best work yet. Composition is the key, and here you’ll learn to design paintings with new skill and confidence. It all begins with …
Fresh new ways to create fabulous paintings with mixed media techniques!Acrylic Solutions provides the “hows” behind a multitude of effects you’ve admired in other artists’ works–and then some! Based on the popular online teaching collaboration of Chris Cozen and Julie Prichard, this book illustrates a wealth of layering methods and techniques. Mix and match to achieve countless variations, …
Alternative Art Surfaces: Mixed-Media Techniques for Painting on More Than 35 Different Surfaces
Indulge your creative curiosity and take your art off the canvas, off the board, and into the brave new world of Alternative Art Surfaces!Mixed-media powerhouse duo Darlene Olivia McElroy and Sandra Duran Wilson, authors of the best-selling books Image Transfer Workshop, Surface Treatment Workshop and Mixed Media Revolution, blaze new creative territory with more than 100 techniques for …
Oil Painting with the Masters: Essential Techniques from Today’s Top Artists
Enjoy producing better oil paintings, and getting professional-looking results by studying the methods of today’s great masters. Kevin Macpherson, Laurie Kersey, Richard McKinley, Camille Przewodek, Phil Starke, George Gallo, Marc Hanson, Susan Lyon, Jeffrey Watts, and Robert Johnson – all offer expert art instruction by providing step-by-step painting demonstrations that include landscapes, portraits, and still lifes.The book also …
Acrylic Revolution: New Tricks and Techniques for Working with the World’s Most Versatile Medium
Liberate Your Creativity with Acrylic Paints!Acrylic Revolution is your essential, all-in-one guide for acrylic painting techniques and more. It features over 101 ways to break through the boundaries of conventional painting and re-define the creative potential of this all-purpose medium.Every page provides insight on how to use acrylic paint in ways you never thought possible to create stunning …
You can transform a blank canvas into a spectacular landscape even if you’ve never painted before. Jerry Yarnell—the master of popular painting—will show you how with his successful step-by-step painting techniques. You’ll learn to create beautiful art, building your skills and having fun every time you approach the canvas. The lessons inside will enable you to produce 10 …
Master the Essentials of Realistic DrawingsWith Lee Hammond’s Big Book of Drawing, your art will spring to life! From laughing children and frolicking tigers to fruit so vivid it makes your mouth water, you’ll discover how to realistically draw your favorite subjects and how to draw them well! Learn to:Use easy-to-master graphing and shaping techniques to better portray …