Watercolours are ideal for creating light, fresh & spontaneous paintings, & this book shows you how to maximise the effects you can achieve. Barry Herniman helps you to fill your paintings with light & colour, using quick & simple watercolour techniques. Barry's infectious enthusiasm means that this book brims over with dozens of helpful hints, tips & points of advice. Try out your new skills in five varied & inspirational step-by-step projects, including a glorious sunset, a peaceful bridge scene & a romantic evening by the church. About the Author Barry Herniman worked with the Countryside Commission & the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust before becoming a full-time student at the Gloucester College of Art & Technology where he gained a Higher Diploma in Information Design. He became a member of the Chartered Society of Designers in 1986 & formed his own graphics company in 1988. He now travels extensively tutoring workshops & demonstrations & has had exhibitions in Engl&, Canada & the USA. Barry won the Artist of the Year Award for the SAA in 2001 & the Harper Collins Award Patchings 2000. ...

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 & hedgerow plants, using colour to suggest distance. Many other aspects of painting the landscape are covered & he finishes with a studio painting ...

Ross Paterson is a renowned Australian painter who has a love of the landscape & a unique ability to interpret the distinctive character, light & 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. ...

Schmincke Akademie Acryl Heavy Body acrylic paints have a solid structure after drying. These acrylic paints are very pasty & easy to work with in different brush & painting knife techniques & are also fast drying, lightfast & nearly odourless & give an even satin gloss surface once dry. Suitable for painting onto Acryl papers, canvas, painting boards & 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 & Lamp Black. ...

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 & cut in a wire-strung frame. The damp sticks have to dry for around eight days before they can be labelled & packed by h&. This is a costly & time consuming process, how ever it is the only way Schmincke can guarantee homogenous quality & 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. ...

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 & anatomy of the posed figure. The author's unique approach utilises a geometric system consisting of blocks, simple shapes & guidelines, which instructs students in a new & 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 & the entire sculpting process is shown from start to finish, with accompanying text. ...

This book offers a unique combination of reference material & practical guidance for the painter in any media. It is divided into two parts: the first is a directory of all major painting techniques, & gives examples of their use, & 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 & detailed close-up photographs on how to do everything from frottage to scumbling, to blending, backruns & masking out, this is an invaluable & inspiring sourcebook for painters of all abilities & media. ...

Take your paintings to a whole new dimension! In this workshop, Laurie Humble shares five essential techniques for enhancing your focal point & 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-&-soft edges & more, as you paint a variety of subjects. Inspirational finished painting examples throughout will give you added insight & enjoyment. ...