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Schmincke AKADEMIE
®Acryl color is
made from the best
artists' pigments in high
concentration. Due to the
high pigmentation the
colour brilliance,
intensity and opacity
have been improved.
Further advantages are
the long processing time
as well as the pleasant
odour. This set
contains 8 x 60ml tubes
in 111 Titanium White,
223 Cadmium Yellow, 342
Madder Carmine, 448
Phthalo Blue, 551
Phthalo Green, 661
Yellow Ochre, 669 Burnt
Umber and 771 Lamp
Black.
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Schmincke Akademie Acryl
Heavy Body acrylic paints
have a solid structure
after drying. These
acrylic paints are very
pasty and easy to work
with in different brush
and painting knife
techniques and are also
fast drying, lightfast
and nearly odourless and
give an even satin gloss
surface once
dry. Suitable for
painting onto Acryl
papers, canvas,
painting boards and wood
as well as any other kind
of grease-free
surfaces. This set
contains 8 60ml tubes in
Titanium White, Cadmium
Yellow, Carmine Red,
Ultramarine Blue,
Phthalo Green, Yellow
Ochre, Burnt Umber and
Lamp Black.
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Working with Schminckes
finest extra-soft pastels
contain only the purest
medium fine ground
artists pigments, which
are in the highest
possible concentration.
Contrastingly, the
binding agent content,
is kept to a minimum,
which ensures a stable
compound. In order to
guarantee the highest
quality it is nece ssary
to manufacture Schmincke
pastels using special
recipes which avoid the
use of machinery during
manufacture. Worm
extruders form the
pre-kneaded dough into
round skeins, which are
then detached by hand and
cut in a wire-strung
frame. The damp sticks
have to dry for around
eight days before they
can be labelled and
packed by hand. This is a
costly and time consuming
process, how ever it is
the only way Schmincke
can guarantee homogenous
quality and smoothness in
all the production
cycles, in order that
the artist can be assured
that his favourite colour
shade is consistant
throughout our range of
finest extra-soft artists
pastel colours. This
cardboard set contains 10
Schmincke Finest
Extra-Soft Artists
Pastels. This is an ideal
set for those who want to
start using this medium.
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Sculpting the Figure in
Clay is a comprehensive
instructional guide to
sculpting the human
figure in clay. This
all-inclusive volume lays
out an easy-to-follow
step-by-step method of
blocking out the plane
structure and anatomy of
the posed figure. The
author's unique approach
utilises a geometric
system consisting of
blocks, simple shapes
and guidelines, which
instructs students in a
new and instinctive
sculptural style. Lessons
in the book simulate the
classroom experience.
Sculptural concepts are
illustrated through a
sequence of dramatic
photographs of the model,
taken from every angle
of the model in a given
pose and the entire
sculpting process is
shown from start to
finish, with
accompanying text.
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This book offers a unique
combination of reference
material and practical
guidance for the painter
in any media. It is
divided into two parts:
the first is a directory
of all major painting
techniques, and gives
examples of their use,
and of the particular
media appropriate to
them. The second section
shows the applications of
these techniques to a
wide range of popular
painting subjects. With
step-by-step
demonstrations and
detailed close-up
photographs on how to do
everything from frottage
to scumbling, to
blending, backruns and
masking out, this is an
invaluable and inspiring
sourcebook for painters
of all abilities and
media.
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Take your paintings to a
whole new dimension! In
this workshop, Laurie
Humble shares five
essential techniques for
enhancing your focal
point and giving your art
a realistic,
three-dimensional
effect. Start by brushing
up on your composition
know-how, then follow
along with exercises on
layering, creating
contrast, hard-and-soft
edges and more, as you
paint a variety of
subjects. Inspirational
finished painting
examples throughout will
give you added insight
and enjoyment.
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Learn how to use what is
perhaps your most
powerful tool for
emphasizing your focal
pointthe unifying wash.
Artist Laurie Humble uses
exercises and finished
painting examples to
show you how to use
small- and large-scale
washes in your work. She
then demonstrates how
these washes can work
together to add a depth
to your paintings that
will immediately make
them more realistic and
lifelike.
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Whatever age or skill
level, even if you think
that you can't be taught,
you can learn how to
draw incredibly realistic
children in basic black
and white with
time-tested drawing
principles refined into a
foolproof program. This
title concentrates on the
basics of drawing
children in black
and white, with
available materials; a
pencil and paper.
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Carrie Stuart Parks'
first book, Secrets to
Drawing Realistic Faces,
gave readers all the
tools they needed to
render strikingly
realistic faces and
self-portraits. Now, she
and her husband Rick
bring their fun and easy
techniques to painting
with watercolours.
Artists of all levels
will be able to create
true-to-life portraits of
their friends, family
and themselves with
proven exercises,
detailed step-by-step
photos, and the secrets
for painting realistic
eyes, noses, mouths and
hair. About the
Author Carrie Stuart
Parks has been a
professional artist since
1976 and a forensic
artist since 1981. In
1986, she attended an
FBI class and became a
composite artist, later
developing a
portrait-drawing course
for all ages. Rick Parks
spent thirteen years in
forensic art for the FBI
in Washington DC. He and
Carrie formed Stuart
Parks Forensic
Associates in 1988. Rick
and Carrie run a website
at www.stuartparks.com
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Reaping the joys of
drawing doesn't have to
be a long and painful
process. With Secrets to
Realistic Drawing, even
complete beginners can
get great results fast.
It's easy to create
lifelike sketches in no
time, with: Encouraging
instruction on all the
drawing basics Answers to
the beginning artist's
most frequently asked
questions, as well as
recommendations for
materials and supplies
Easy-to-follow advice for
fixing parts of a drawing
that don't look quite
right Techniques and
strategies for making a
drawing look real Five
detailed step-by-step
demonstrations The
authors' infectious,
you-can-do-it attitude is
sure to make budding
artists feel like they've
found a true
professional for their
creative dreams.
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These paints are easy to
use, spectacular and
even magical. This paint
can be used to decorate
fabrics in a very simple
way - using light! Simply
apply the colours to damp
fabric, lay shapes or
leaves onto the fabric,
expose to sunlight or a
lamp and the shape is
permanently printed onto
the fabric. Amazing!
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This title takes you
inside the creative
processes of 42 artists
through their personal
sketches, along with the
occasional related
finished piece and
'chatty' remarks on
inspiration and more -
edited as little as
possible to retain
individual voices. Each
artist shares intimate
details that let you look
inside their minds; some
insights on techniques;
and the risks, lessons,
mistakes and dreams that
lead them every day. The
art is selected to pack
the book with a lively,
interesting mix of images
from a wide variety of
artists that the reader
will enjoy looking in
on.
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Sketching and drawing
from life is fundamental
to artists, who have
always used it to record
observations,
experiences and ideas.
Artists also want to be
able to use their
sketchbooks to capture
the character of everyday
life in their drawings.
In "Sketching People",
readers will learn how to
develop the skills
necessary in order to add
life to their drawings.
Essential techniques are
emphasized, allowing the
reader to build
successfully from simple
to more complex
topics. About the
Author Jeff Mellem is a
senior editorial
production artist for
National Dragster
magazine and has designed
video games, created
sets for film and helped
design costumes for a
nationally traveling
circus. He earned his
Bachelor of Fine Arts
degree from California
State University and has
studied drawing
extensively at the
American Animation
Institute in North
Hollywood,
California. Click on the
tool below to view inside
the
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Sparkling Cake Designs
and A Cake for a
ChristeningThis is a
fantastic value two book
set from master cake
designer Karen Davies,
packed with cakes you
must try.Sparkling Cake
Designs - This book has
fifteen original
contemporary designs for
many different
celebrations including,
christening, wedding,
anniversary, Christmas
and birthdays. Magic
Sparkles - beautiful
edible flakes of glitter
have been used to enhance
the design of the cakes.
Full instructions on
their use are given.A
Cake for a Christening -
Very appealing
christening cakes for
every taste. There are
novelty cakes, sleeping
babies, cute animals and
more. Beautiful soft
colours enhance these
designs for a very
special day.
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A special offer pack
containing the Derwent
Inktense Blocks tin of
12, six Derwent block
grippers and a Grate 'N
Shake. Save £2 on
buying these
individually. Dry
Derwent Inktense delivers
pure vibrant colour but
when completely washed
out it is transformed
into a translucent
ink-like paint which,
when dry, can be worked
over. The blocks are
extremely versatile and
can be used for a wide
range of creative
effects. You can use them
like pans of paint. Dip
them in water and apply
colour directly to the
paper, use dry on their
side of apply directly to
wet paper for instant
intense colour. Grippers
keep your hands clean
when you are using
Inktense blocks! Made
from rubber these
grippers slide onto the
block keeping it secure
and more comfortable and
cleaner to use. They
also fit other Derwent
blocks such as Pastels,
Natural Graphite and
Compressed Charcoal. The
Grate 'N Shake allows you
to grate the Inktense
blocks and mix paint and
create your own colours.
Ideal for creating
translucent colour washes
or painting ink to cover
large areas. It can also
be used with Aquatone
Sticks.
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A special offer pack
containing the Derwent
Inktense Blocks tin of
24, six Derwent block
grippers and a Grate 'N
Shake. Save £2 on
buying these
individually. Dry
Derwent Inktense delivers
pure vibrant colour but
when completely washed
out it is transformed
into a translucent
ink-like paint which,
when dry, can be worked
over. The blocks are
extremely versatile and
can be used for a wide
range of creative
effects. You can use them
like pans of paint. Dip
them in water and apply
colour directly to the
paper, use dry on their
side of apply directly to
wet paper for instant
intense colour. Grippers
keep your hands clean
when you are using
Inktense blocks! Made
from rubber these
grippers slide onto the
block keeping it secure
and more comfortable and
cleaner to use. They
also fit other Derwent
blocks such as Pastels,
Natural Graphite and
Compressed Charcoal. The
Grate 'N Shake allows you
to grate the Inktense
blocks and mix paint and
create your own colours.
Ideal for creating
translucent colour washes
or painting ink to cover
large areas. It can also
be used with Aquatone
Sticks.
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Splash 10 features nearly
140 paintings from over
100 artists. Submissions
by hundreds of
watercolorist and
water-media painters from
around the world
determine the content of
each Splash title -
every piece is selected
from painters invited to
submit their work for
consideration. Each
painting is accompanied
by a caption highlighting
a specific inspiration,
passion, tip or
technique that offers
instructive information
about how it influences
the painting. The theme
"Passionate Brushstrokes"
is both technical
(encompassing the
application of paint)
and emotional
(corresponding to the
dedication and love of
watercolor maintained by
the contributors of the
title).
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Fast and Fun Techniques
for Creating Beautiful
Art Shows how to use
ordinary sponges and
quick-drying acrylic
paints to create scenic
landscapes and colourful
flowers when using
brushes. This book also
shows how to load
different parts of the
sponge with paint to
achieve different
techniques, from broad
watercolor-esque washes
to fine lines
and details.
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Maureen Sullivan has
produced the perfect
handbook for helping you
to develop and create
your own original
calligraphic style, and
to enjoy the art of
'beautiful writing'.The
book begins with the
historical background to
calligraphy; the
materials and equipment
you need; and basic
techniques, including
ruling the paper, basic
strokes, pen angles and
basic letters. The book
then progresses through
the most common hands -
uncial, foundation,
gothic, italic,
sharpened italic and
copperplate. Every letter
of every hand is drawn
out in stroke order and
there is advice on letter
and word spacing, all
shown in clear,
step-by-step photographs.
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Celebrate creative
drawing with this third
volume of 140 diverse
pieces by today's best
artists in charcoal,
pencil, pastel, ink and
more that lets readers
look into the processes
behind them. This book
combines the appeal of a
showcase with how-to.
Over 100 artists share
more than 130 beautiful
drawings with insightful
comments about the
processes behind them.
Readers will enjoy many
pleasurable hours
browsing and discovering
new possibilities for
their own work. About
the Author Rachel Rubin
Wolf has edited and
authored over 30 North
Light Books, recently
Strokes of Genius 2 and
Splash 11.
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Watercolours are ideal
for creating light,
fresh and spontaneous
paintings, and this book
shows you how to maximise
the effects you can
achieve. Barry Herniman
helps you to fill your
paintings with light and
colour, using quick and
simple watercolour
techniques. Barry's
infectious enthusiasm
means that this book
brims over with dozens of
helpful hints, tips and
points of advice. Try out
your new skills in five
varied and inspirational
step-by-step projects,
including a glorious
sunset, a peaceful
bridge scene and a
romantic evening by the
church. About the
Author Barry Herniman
worked with the
Countryside Commission
and the Wildfowl and
Wetlands Trust before
becoming a full-time
student at the Gloucester
College of Art and
Technology where he
gained a Higher Diploma
in Information Design. He
became a member of the
Chartered Society of
Designers in 1986 and
formed his own graphics
company in 1988. He now
travels extensively
tutoring workshops and
demonstrations and has
had exhibitions in
England, Canada and the
USA. Barry won the Artist
of the Year Award for the
SAA in 2001 and the
Harper Collins Award
Patchings 2000.
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After initial hints in
his studio on colour
mixing, David heads out
to paint the English
countryside. As well as
showing how to tackle the
preponderance of summer
greens, he gives advice
on painting trees in
leaf, massed foliage and
hedgerow plants, using
colour to suggest
distance. Many other
aspects of painting the
landscape are covered and
he finishes with a
studio painting
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Ross Paterson is a
renowned Australian
painter who has a love of
the landscape and a
unique ability to
interpret the distinctive
character, light and
atmosphere of his
subject. Painting around
his home in northern
Victoria, he travels
into the Australian bush
to paint views of the
dry, hot countryside. He
also tackles a street
scene in the old mining
town of Rushworth as
well as a rickety wooden
bridge over a rapidly
drying out creek.
Finally, he paints a
further street scene from
a sketch, working in his
studio.
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