Now every artist can learn directly from the modern masters. This book shows painters how to create great artwork through great composition
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Follow artist & art instructor Julie Askew's journey around our diverse planet through her beautiful sketches & paintings, depicted here along with notes from the artist herself. This stunning book features over 200 of her works, showing how she has used her extensive travels & her love of the natural world as her inspiration. From dramatic African landscapes, to India's magnificent wildlife, & on to portraits of Indonesian traditional dress, the range of subjects is immense. Her comments & remarks combine artistic tips & diary extracts charting her voyage, thus offering a rare insight into an artist's mind. This beautiful book is perfect for those wishing to see how Julie has tackled her vast range of themes, & who would like to benefit from her tips & experience. It's also great for those who are simply admirers of these gorgeous artworks. ...

Billy Showell is a well-respected contemporary artist whose watercolour flower portraits have earned her the respect of watercolour artists all over the world. Worked to the same degree of accuracy as traditional botanical paintings, Billy's compositions are given a more contemporary twist, combining her unique eye for design with her love of flowers. In this book, 40 flower portraits are presented, arranged in alphabetical order, each one accompanied by small studies, details, step-by-step instructions & the colour mixes used to accomplish the finished work. At the start of the book there are useful sections on the materials & equipment needed & the main techniques used, including wet-into-wet, colour blending, lifting out, layering glazes, dry brushing & colour mixing, & at the end of the book Billy gives her own unique slant on composition & discusses the importance of creating a sketchbook. Whether you love to paint, or simply love flowers, this book will delight & inspire you. About the Author Billy Showell graduated from St Martins School of Art with a B.A. in fashion design, but was irresistably drawn to painting & illustration. In 1993 she set course for a career as an artist & now paints, illustrates & teaches botanical painting at her studio & art clubs in the UK, USA & Australia. She lives in Tunbridge Wells, UK with her husband & two sons. Billy has been awarded five Certificates of Botanical Merit from the Society of Botanical Artists & her first book on watercolour flower portraits has been hugely successful in the UK & abroad. Billy's paintings are collected by her followers the world over & many are available as limited edition prints. Review from The Artist October 2010 Issue Lavishly & colourfully illustrated from start to finish, this book is a feast for the eyes. Its the third book by watercolour artist Billy Showell & in it she explains how she produces her detailed watercolour flower paintings with their unique, contemporary edge. Approaching her subjects with the same level of accuracy as botanical artists, Billys flowers are meticulous & realistic, but infused with her distinctive sense of design to give them a modern twist. She says that, for her, achieving the right design & composition are as important as attaining the true colours & shapes of every individual flower. The first part of this book gives information on materials & equipment needed, as well as clear instructions on the main techniques used, including wet-in-wet, laying glazes, dry brushing, lifting out, using body colour, masking & creating texture and pattern. There are details on colour mixing & on how to get the best out of brushes as well as insights into composition ideas & on keeping a sketchbook. Then, arranged in alphabetical order, are detailed step-by-step instructions showing how to paint 40 specific flower portraits, each accompanied by small studies, first drawing stages, methods of applying paint & a colour swatch illustrating the palette & paint mixes used for the finished work. If you are a Billy Showell fan
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- then you will need no further recommendation. If you are new to her work, you will be delighted at the clarity of instruction, the delicacy & vibrancy of the paintings, & the invaluable advice & inspiration this book offers. Susie Hodge

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Set of four 120ml tubes of high quality Chroma A2 student acrylic paints in attractive low gloss colours.

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Whether you want to purely abstract your ideas, thoughts & feelings into colour & mood, or whether you want to base your pictures on subjects that interest you, such as landscapes, flowers, or music, you will find much to guide & fascinate you here. Rolina van Vliet is an enthusiastic teacher, & she offers a brilliant insight into what makes good paintings, with 50 stunning projects, each accompanied by expert tips & a full palette of exciting & fun techniques. With help on what materials to use & how to use them, she

Includes:: many photographs illustrating different ways to create smooth, textured, collaged, vibrant, powerful & atmospheric abstract art. Beginners will love the way Rolina encourages experimentation
- there are no rules, & more experienced artists will find much here to inspire them.


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Painting Landscapes in Oils Realism in landscape painting is the goal of many fine artists & leisure-time painters. This book shows how to achieve that goal by using the right colours, values & textures to express near, middle & great distance. It

Includes:: demonstrations for all seasons: winter, spring, summer and autumn.

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This book looks at artists using acrylic's potential to create unique styles, addressing methods & techniques for finding your own voice in the medium. It presents a variety of successful acrylic painters, each using acrylic in unique ways to create their own original styles. By looking at how other artists find ideas along with the book's 29 step-by-step demonstrations, readers will be able to explore ways of personalising their own art. ...

Acrylic Landscapes in a Weekend will have you painting in no time, with eight cleverly-constructed projects that can each be completed in just one weekend. You can discover the unique versatility & accessibility of acrylic painting
- they can be used as watercolours on paper & as oil on canvas. Each of the projects features simple yet ingenious exercises to try on Saturday, & full step-by-step instructions for painting a finished picture on Sunday. It

Includes:: an insight into artist's materials, hot tips & gallery exercises to take things further. Versatile & inexpensive, acrylics are increasingly popular & " Acrylic Landscapes in a Weekend" is perfect for both beginners & improvers.


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Merle Rosen offers dozens of tips & techniques for artists who want to add layers & variety to their paintings in this DVD-version of the artistsnetwork.tv workshop. You'll learn how to create your own stamps using recycled materials, incorporate printmaking into your painting, mix different gels & paints for special effects, & use common household items for mark making. ...