Synopsis: Watercolor can yield brilliant, gem-like colors - or it can make mud. The difference is knowing how color works, how different pigments behave and how to see color with an artist's eyes. In this book, you'll find the keys to great color - from the importance of hue, value and intensity to how to capture the illusion of sunlight and luminous darks. Everything's explained in simple language with hands-on exercises, easy-to-follow demonstrations…

Synopsis: Create Space and Depth in your Watercolors!&break;&break;Psst! If you want to learn the secrets to creating depth and realism in your watercolor paintings, take a look in this book! You'll find easy tricks for fooling the eye into seeing your paintings in three dimensions - from the basic rules of linear perspective to size and space variations, overlapping, aerial perspective and other techniques. Everything's explained in simple language with…

Synopsis: Ninety-two fantastic, unique and easy-to-make projects kids will love to do! Teachers, parents and kids will love this book. It will help young artists develop their creativity, imaginations and talents. Features fun-filled, colorful step-by-step craft adventures with projects that can be made from materials found around the house. 600+ color illus.

Synopsis: Whitney's now-famous students share the lessons they learned from the watercolor legend.Edgar Whitney was one of art's most admired teachers and artists, especially renowned for his mastery of design. This one-of-a-kind book compiles teachings and paintings by Whitney and 15 of his students.-- features students including Frank Webb, Tony Couch, Betty Lou Schlemm, Tony van Hasselt and Judi Wagner-- offers comprehensive instruction-including…

Synopsis: Written by Mark Topham, an accomplished watercolor artist, it unlocks the secrets of watercolor painting for the beginner. Everything the budding artist needs is here: how to create washes that convey mood and atmosphere; how to paint complicated shapes; mastering wet-on-dry techniques; building up colors in layers; tricks for painting wet-in-wet; using sponges, old toothbrushes, different strokes to create convincing textures and other effects.…

Synopsis: Seven painters reveal their techniques in step-by-step demonstrations of tips and tricks to painting with acrylic paints

Synopsis: You need only look at a field of sunlit daisies or the elegance of a single rosebud to know why flowers have always been a favorite subject of artists. This book will show you how 24 water color painters capture their subjects' brilliant colors, subtle shadings, graceful shapes and delicate textures. Assembled from some of the best teaching available, this comprehensive, step-by-step instruction will help you create your own, breathtaking…

Synopsis: Contains samples of watercolor paintings and analyzes and critiques these works by looking at concept, technique, composition, value, color, texture and pattern, style, light, mood, and creativity.

Synopsis: Michael Rocco's methods are simple - gentle blends, delicate washes, drybrush, stippling, glazing, scrubbing away. But the results are incredible...lifelike textures that he uses to translate everyday objects and scenes into remarkably realistic paintings. In this book, Rocco will show you how to create textures and effects that will add depth, weight and "realness" to your art. Step by step, you'll learn how to achieve: natural textures...…

Synopsis: Twenty-four case studies of professional artists, and 15 "Idea Starters" to help artists fan their individual creative flame.

Synopsis: How to create expressive paintings of historic buildings, village scenes, private residences and vanishing architectural treasures. Rear cover "Have you always wanted to include buildings in your watercolor paintings, but have been afraid to - maybe because of the perspective or simply because you thought you couldn't paint them well enough? Here you'll learn how to paint structures of all types realistically, yet expressively. Master…

Synopsis: Book by Woolwich, Madlyn-Ann C.

Synopsis: Photos and step-by-step instructions for eleven sculpture projects for children aged six to eleven to make using clay, papier-mãachâe, and household materials.

Synopsis: Using over four hundred illustrations, every major arylic technique is demonstrated and each steep is shown in color, with detailed instructions on executing every painting operation

Synopsis: Biggs and Marshall present 31 practical, inviting watercolor lessons, divided into four sections: color & value, space & shape, line & form, and texture.

Synopsis: Demonstrates how to create a full range of effects with pastel, how to blend in the colour, create texture and produce highlights. The projects in the book, together with a lively and readable text, should make this a stimulating and appealing guide to painting with pastels.

Synopsis: 204 illustrations in full color. 142 B/W illustrations. 507p. Covers 8 landmark Impressionist shows. Contributors include Stéphane Mallarmé, Richard Shiff, Paul Tucker, Richard R. Bretetell and others. Accompanied exhibition at exhibit at the National Gallery and San Francisco's Fine Arts Museum.

Synopsis: The documents in this book -- letters and recorded comments by the artists themselves, as well as selections by notable contemporaries including Baudelaire, Zola, Valery, Mallarme, Huysman, Laforgue and Proust -- show how artists and critics during and in the aftermath of Impressionism did describe themselves: how they responded to tradition, to each other and to the kaleidoscope of the contemporary scene. The ever-expanding interpretation of…

Synopsis: The bible of modern ceramics, in a new, completely revised editionSusan Peterson's The Craft and Art of Clay--a sell-out success in two editions--has long set the standard for both instructional and inspirational books in the area of ceramics. This third edition of her book has been redesigned and is even more comprehensive, with more pages, more illustrations, more color, and new information on practical and artistic topics.The color charts of…

Synopsis: Text: English, Dutch (translation)