Painting

Offering simplified, inspirational step-by-step guidance, she explores all the techniques required to create beautiful, translucent flowers - from laying initial loose misty background washes to building up colours and adding highlights. She then shows how to paint a honeysuckle spray, wild roses an... More

These How to Draw and Paint Series books show amateur artists how to re-create a variety of inspiring paintings in Watercolor, from the initial sketches to the final details. Each book features a specific subject and explains a number of watercolor techniques, special effects, and art concepts. And ... More

This volume reinstates a large number of passages omitted from earlier editions of Van Gogh's letters and includes, whenever possible, the wonderful pen-and-ink sketches Van Gogh added to his written messages. Ronald de Leeuw's notes provide informative links between the letters. 49 sketches. 4 facs... More

- In the Step-by-Step Leisure Arts series- Watercolour is the most popular medium- Ray Campbell Smith has a high profile- In the Step-by-Step Leisure Arts series- Watercolour is the most popular medium- Ray Campbell Smith has a high profile... More

Newly independent in 1585, the increasingly prosperous and politically powerful Dutch Republic experienced a tremendous rise in the production of artwork that was unparalleled in quantity, variety, and beauty. Now back in print, this classic book (originally published in 1996) examines the country's... More

The first painter's manual to cover such a wide variety of maritime subjects, this book by a noted artist and teacher offers invaluable instruction on portraying everything from docks and fishing villages to ships and a rocky coastline. Useful tips on perspective and reflections. 127 black-and-white... More

For almost five hundred years the central goal of European painting was the imitation of nature. Many artist and theorists, believing that imitation must be based on scientific principles, found inspiration or guidance in two branches of optics--the geometrical science of perspective and the physica... More

Influenced by his contemporaries Michelangelo and Leonardo, Raphael Santi (1483-1520) became, in his own right, one of the most important artists of the High Renaissance. Though Raphael painted many important works in his Florence period, including his famous Madonnas, it was his mature work in Rome... More

This splendid work was first published in 1953 and remains a classic of the literature on Michelangelo. It continues to be the only volume that contains illustrations of all the master's work excluding his drawings. Michelangelo is designed to serve both the student and the art lover; the fine quali... More

From refined portraits of resplendent maharajas to earthy depictions of divine rogues cavorting with milkmaids, Indian miniature paintings depict the world as it should be: radiant, plentiful and passionate. These manuscript illustrations combine vibrant color with exquisite delicacy, offering immed... More

(back cover) Painting with OIL Barron's "Beginner Art Guides" instruct you in techniques for mastering a variety of art media. "Painting with Oil" shows you how to take full advantage of the medium that has been used down through the centuries by many of the world's greatest artists. You will find ... More

Travelers in Kansas in search of fine art needn't restrict themselves to the state's many excellent museums. They need look no further than the walls of their own communities to discover a remarkable array of murals--artistic creations that are striking, democratic, and easily accessible. Depicting ... More

The unique teaching method in this lovely book makes it easy for all artists to create richly colored paintings in classic Chinese style. A wisteria petal created with a single brush stroke. A hydrangea composed of an arrangement of "dots" and "long dots." Rebecca Yue conveys the essence of Chinese ... More

For years, architects have enjoyed the challenge of incorporating lightweight structures -- fabrics, tents, canopies, membranes, and so on -- into their designs.Such materials are a welcome boon to architectural creativity, allowing designers to envision spaces that take innovative shapes and intera... More

14 high quality prints suitable for framing; each with a brief description14 high quality prints suitable for framing; each with a brief description... More

William F. Powell assists Walter T. Foster in showing you how to render a variety of different animals in pencil, with additional tips on adding touches with charcoal, crayon, and brush and ink. In "Animals," youAEll learn a number of drawing techniques and special effects as well as Walter FosterAE... More

Produce beautiful trees quickly and easily with Terry Harrison's simple watercolour techniques. He paints many of his favourite trees, including cypress, conifers, willow, horse chestnut, oak, birch and trees with blossom. With clear step-bystep instruction and inspirational paintings, this book wil... More

Over 80 step-by-step photographs take you through all the basics with helpful demonstrations which clearly illustrate how to paint skies, landscapes, flowers and animals. You will learn about the materials you need, how to start, using a limited palette, using photographs as inspiration, and creatin... More

YouAEll never look at an ordinary wooden spoon in quite the same way after browsing this book of fun loving, whimsical, and wacky designs for anything and everything you can do with wooden spoons.Here youAEll find ideas for transforming a wooden spoon into a mobile for having above an infantAEs crib... More