This book and DVD set is a must have for artists who struggle to paint people!
Once you have begun putting figures into a painting, you won't be able to stop. Marilyn explains that figures are just blobs of light and dark and that with just a few simple brush strokes you can create a crowd of recognisable people.
The book has a variety of vibrant and colourful projects to choose from, each with step-by-step illustrations to help fire the imagination. Learn how to highlight the movement and energy of the scene and use colour and tone to your advantage.
With easy to follow instructions, the DVD shows Marilyn demonstrate how to create a simple composition, with the clever use of light and dark shadows the less detail, the better the results! Get to grips with painting people in 2008!
Book & DVD: Minster Press. Paperback. 50 pages. Colour throughout.
DVD: 68 mins
Please note this DVD title is only available in PAL format and therefore is unlikely to play in North America, Japan, South Korea and some of the Pacific Islands.
However, all DVDs will play on personal computers and laptops.
Author: Marilyn Allis
The ultimate guide to painting quick, loose, colourful animals that are full of energy!
This inspiring book and DVD set will capture your imagination and help you learn to paint animals in an imaginative way often from angles you wouldn't expect.
Popular artist Marilyn Allis shows you how to capture the character and movement of farm, domestic and wild animals, some with only a few simple brush strokes. She even reveals how to create simple yet affective backgrounds that will bring real atmosphere to your paintings.
The book is filled with vibrant step-by-step demonstrations for you to try in watercolour, but also using a number of other mediums including; pastel, gouache and acrylic inks.
In the DVD Marilyn shows you how to paint six stunning projects including; a cat, chickens, three pigs, a cow, an ostrich and a cockerel.
With a real mixture of animals to paint in a number of techniques and colours, this book is sure to brighten up those long winter nights!
DVD:
Please note this DVD title is only available in PAL format and therefore is unlikely to play in North America, Japan, South Korea and some of the Pacific Islands.
However, all DVDs will play on personal computers and laptops.
Author: Marilyn Allis