Category: Techniques

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Watercolor

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Watson-Guptill : May 1992

Seller ID: 69425

ISBN-13: 9780823056491

A watercolor instruction guide for both beginners and experienced painters discusses materials and preparation, color theory, painting techniques, textures and special effects, perspective, and landscape and figure painting.
View More...

Hawthorne on Painting (Dover Art Instruction)

Price: $3.00

Publisher: Dover Publications : June 1960

Seller ID: 74859

ISBN-13: 9780486206530

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Look around and select a subject that you can see painted. That will paint itself. Do the obvious thing before you do the superhuman thing. It may have been accidental, but you knew enough to let this alone. The good painter is always making use of accidents. Never try to repeat a success. Swing a bigger brush -- you don't know what fun you are missing. For 31 years, Charles Hawthorne spoke in this manner to students of his famous Cape Cod School of Art. The essence of that instruction has been collected from students' notes and captured in this book, retaining the personal feeling and the sen...
View More...

Splash 2: Watercolor Breakthroughs

Price: $5.00

Publisher: North Light Books : January 1993

Seller ID: 74833

ISBN-13: 9780891345039

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

Painting Sumptuous Vegetables, Fruits & Flowers in Oil

By: Amett, Joe Anna,Arnett, Joe Anna

Price: $6.00

Publisher: North Light Books : January 1998

Seller ID: 77420

ISBN-13: 9780891347705

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

Arnett shows how to paint a broad range of popular objects in a romantic, realistic style.
View More...

Making Faces

By: Aucoin, Kevyn

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Little, Brown and Company : September 1999

Seller ID: 94394

ISBN-13: 9780316286855

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

The classic -- and gorgeous -- bestseller from one of the most influential makeup artist in history.

Kevin Aucoin shares his secrets, explaining not only the basics of makeup application and technique but also how to use the fundamentals to create a wide range of different looks.

View More...

Painting Light With Colored Pencil

By: Baird, Cecile

Price: $5.00

Publisher: North Light Books : March 2008

Seller ID: 96378

ISBN: 035313645181

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Celtic Hand Stroke by Stroke: Irish Half-Uncial from The Book of Kells

By: Baker, Arthur

Price: $4.00

Publisher: Dover Publications : April 1983

Seller ID: 73096

ISBN-13: 9780486243368

Binding: Thin and/or Small

Condition: Used - Good

Considered by many the most beautiful book ever created, Ireland's Book of Kells is renowned for its glorious handwritten script, developed by monks and scribes in the sixth and seventh centuries A.D. One of the most distinctive features of the script is the triangular serif at the top of the letters. For many years, the derivation of the triangular form was a mystery to calligraphers.Now, in this remarkable new manual, noted calligrapher Arthur Baker reveals how the ancient scribes produced the distinctive triangular serif, an effect that can be traced back to the magnificent capitals of firs...
View More...

Painting Landscapes With Watercolor

By: Ballestar, Vincenc,Sanmiguel, David

Price: $6.00

Publisher: Design Books : January 2001

Seller ID: 82453

ISBN-13: 9780966638363

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Teaches readers exactly how to use the transparent, free-flowing nature of watercolor to generate landscapes with great emotional appeal.
View More...

Painting the female figure

By: Bassford, Wallace

Price: $7.00

Publisher: Reinhold Book Corp. : January 1967

Seller ID: 73070

ISBN: B00005WK5K

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

Nature Printing: With Herbs, Fruits & Flowers

By: Bethmann, Laura Donnelly

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC : May 2001

Seller ID: 96365

ISBN-13: 9781580173766

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Nature printing, or recreating images from the natural world, is a direct, inexpensive process with possibilities as varied as nature itself. Apply ink or paint to leaves, flowers, herbs, or fruit and print life-sized images onto paper, fabric, and other surfaces to create captivating works of art. In full-color, simple instructions, NATURE PRINTING covers tools, techniques, and tips for dozens of beautiful projects, including printed fabric for curtains, pillows, linens, quilts, and clothing; stationery, cards, and invitations; nature journals; and more. The book includes instructions for dec...
View More...

Watercolor Let's Think About It

By: Betts, Judi

Price: $6.00

Publisher: Aquarelle Pr : January 1984

Seller ID: 82781

ISBN-13: 9780961667900

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

The Colored Pencil: Key Concepts for Handling the Medium

By: Borgeson, Bet

Price: $6.00

Publisher: Watson-Guptill : May 1993

Seller ID: 79185

ISBN-13: 9780823007486

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

No one who works in colored pencil--or wants to--can afford to be without this book, which is the most complete resource on the medium. The revised edition provides the latest information on colored pencils while retaining the best feature of the original: Bogeson's beautiful artwork; authoritative information about materials; clearcut lessons on color mixing and specific techniques; and demonstrations of various methods for creating works in colored pencils. Two new chapters introduce revolutionary techniques: applying frisket film to lift colored pencil pigment from paper, and using ordinary...
View More...

The Winning Ways of Watercolor: Basic Techniques and Methods of Transparent Watercolor in Twenty Lessons

By: Brandt, Rex

Price: $16.00

Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co : January 1973

Seller ID: 90088

ISBN-13: 9780442214043

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

Watercolor technique in 15 lessons

By: Brandt, Rex

Price: $21.00

Publisher: Reinhold Pub. Corp : January 1963

Seller ID: 73081

ISBN: B0006AYOTM

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

Drawing With Children: A Creative Method for Adult Beginners, Too

By: Brookes, Mona

Price: $6.00

Publisher: J P Tarcher : June 1996

Seller ID: 95159

ISBN-13: 9780874778274

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Now in a revised and expanded edition, this perennial best-seller is the definitive guide for parents and teachers on how to encourage drawing. Mona Brookes' easy-to-follow, lesson-by-lesson approach to drawing has yielded astounding results with children of all ages and beginning adults. Her unique drawing program has created a revolution in the field of education and a sense of delight and pride among the thousands of students who have learned to draw through her Monart Method. This revised edition includes the following new materials: Information on multiple intelligence and the seven ways ...
View More...

String Figures and How to Make Them, A study of Cat's-Cradle in Many Lands

By: Caroline Furness Jayne

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Dover Publications, Inc. : republication of 1962 version

Seller ID: 53092

ISBN: 281DES1001504

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

Seeing the Light: An Artist's Guide

By: Carr, Betty

Price: $7.00

Publisher: North Light Books : September 2003

Seller ID: 79181

ISBN-13: 9781581803426

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

Artists of all levels will master light with:
- Exercises in watercolor and oils
- 12 complete step-by-step demonstrations
- Close-up painting details
- Keys for "seeing" light and true color
View More...

Great Design Using Non-Traditional Materials

By: Clark, Sheree

Price: $7.00

Publisher: Adams Media : January 1996

Seller ID: 87033

ISBN-13: 9780891346562

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

Here's an original look at how 55 designers have used unusual materials -- from pizza boxes to drywall -- to turn typical projects into memorable pieces.
View More...

Imaging Essentials (Professional Studio Techniques)

By: Cohen, Luanne Seymour,Brown, Russell,Wendling, Tanya

Price: $7.00

Publisher: Adobe Pr : September 1993

Seller ID: 63513

ISBN-13: 9781568300511

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Sequel to Design Essentials, this book covers Adobe's entire line of imaging software. The book also provides 60 proven and Adobe-tested techniques to boost design productivity.
View More...

Techniques of the Modern Artists

By: Collins, Judith

Price: $6.00

Publisher: Book Sales : January 1997

Seller ID: 92687

ISBN-13: 9780785808411

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

A detailed analysis of key paintings from each period, featuring works by artists such as Picasso, Matisse, Pollock, Hockney, Kadinsky and Rauschenberg. Each of these is supported not just by the technical analysis, but also by a background essay on the artist, explaining why the example chosen is seminal to an understanding of his work and how it influenced others.
View More...

Art, Inc.: The Essential Guide for Building Your Career as an Artist (Art Books, Gifts for Artists, Learn The Artist's Way of Thinking)

By: Congdon, Lisa

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Chronicle Books : August 2014

Seller ID: 93170

ISBN-13: 9781452128269

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

You don't have to starve to be an artist. Build a career doing what you love. In this practical guide, professional artist Lisa Congdon reveals the many ways you can earn a living by making art--through illustration, licensing, fine art sales, print sales, teaching, and beyond. Including industry advice from such successful art-world pros as Nikki McClure, Mark Hearld, Paula Scher, and more, Art, Inc. will equip you with the tools--and the confidence--to turn your passion into a profitable business.LEARN HOW TO: - Set actionable goals - Diversify your income - Manage your bookkeeping - Copyrig...
View More...

Watercolor Techniques

By: Couch, Tony

Price: $4.00

Publisher: North Light Books : January 1991

Seller ID: 96362

ISBN-13: 9780891343899

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Ten easy-to-follow, do-it-yourself projects teach watercolor painters how to master the important elements of landscapes.
View More...

Collage With Color: Create Unique, Expressive Collages in Vibrant Color

By: Davies, Jane,Polak, John

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Watson-Guptill : October 2005

Seller ID: 74201

ISBN-13: 9780823007974

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Collage is a favourite activity for many crafters. This book shows crafters how to create coloured collages by decorating papers with acrylics, watercolours, and watercolour dyes. It explains colour theory in straightforward terms to ease the reader into working with the full spectrum without hesitation.
View More...

Capturing Light & Color With Pastel

By: Dawson, Doug

Price: $5.00

Publisher: North Light Books : January 1995

Seller ID: 93178

ISBN-13: 9780891346784

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

This fascinating exploration of color, shape, value and line shows artists how to use the concepts of good painting to create beautiful pastels.
View More...

Making Color Sing

By: Dobie, Jeanne

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Watson-Guptill : April 2000

Seller ID: 96372

ISBN-13: 9780823029921

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Through easy-to-follow exercises, this manual seeks to stimulate new ways to think about colour, generating responses that unlock personal creativity and allowing artists to express themselves with paint as never before. Readers are shown how the interplay of complementary hues can trigger vibrations; how the push and pull of warm and cool colours can create a feeling of space; how to disguise one colour in a scene to accent another; and many more tips.
View More...

Conversations in Paint: A Notebook of Fundamentals

By: Dunn, Charles

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Workman Publishing Company : January 1995

Seller ID: 80352

ISBN-13: 9781563056642

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

A fresh introduction to the fundamentals, conversations in paint (previously titled The Principles of Painting) is part painter's sketchbook, part philosopher's journal, part instructor's primer. If you paint, it will give new insight into your work. If you don't paint, it will inspire you.It is also a unique object in its own right, a book as work of art. Developed as a sketchbook, the pages are crammed with watercolor sketches that look as if they've been painted right on the page, plus diagrams, charts, and reproductions of old masters and contemporary artists. Quotations from Cezanne to su...
View More...

Experiential Drawing

By: Dvorak, Robert R.

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Crisp Learning : July 1991

Seller ID: 91946

ISBN-13: 9781560520658

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

This spontaneous and creative approach to the drawing process focuses on careful observation and personal discovery rather than rules, increasing visual perception in simple steps.
View More...

Flowers (Drawing Masterclass)

By: Eggleton, Margaret

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Search Press : August 2012

Seller ID: 96371

ISBN-13: 9781844487240

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Margaret Eggleton shares her passion for drawing flowers in this inspiring and practical guide. She demonstrates drawing techniques in easy to follow stages, giving advice on looking at the flower- not the paper- while drawing, as well as shading, petal shapes, leaves, stems and more. She shows step by step how to draw a fantastic selection of popular flowers including hollyhocks, lilies, sunflowers, tulips, gladioli and clematis, in a wide variety of media. She also demonstrates drawing flowers in the landscape and in containers. Suitable for beginners wanting to build up their confidence and...
View More...

More Alive with Color: Personal Colors - Personal Style (Capital Lifestyles)

By: Eiseman, Leatrice

Price: $26.00

Publisher: Capital Books : May 2007

Seller ID: 62024

ISBN-13: 9781933102412

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

What is the best thing you can do when you don't have a thing to wear? What's the secret ingredient that can instantly improve the way you look and feel? It's simple--discover your personal colors America's color guru Leatrice Eiseman will show you how in her fun and practical new book, More Alive with Color Here Lee will introduce you to her original, easy-to-follow "Color Clock" system-- the quick way to find and use the colors that reflect your personal style and transform the way you look. Based on the colors of your eyes, hair and skin and your psyche--discover your personal range of be...
View More...

100 Keys to Great Pastel Painting

By: Fellows, Miranda

Price: $4.00

Publisher: North Light Books : January 1994

Seller ID: 79208

ISBN-13: 9780891345640

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

Brightly-illustrated and pocket-sized, this valuable resource is packed with advice from choosing pastels to mastering different techniques.
View More...

$0.00 (0 Items)

Category: Techniques