The combination of the boldness of pen & ink, the subtle qualities of watercolour & the creation of texture are only as limited as your imagination. Part 1 Follow Claudia as she expertly demonstrates a range of textural techniques such as contour lines in a smooth onion, a manor house in the background with parallel lines, jagged & smooth rocks with cross-hatching, a velvety African violet with stippling & hot chilly peppers with a scribbly line. You'll understand the bold contrast of light against dark tones, before the entire pen & ink skills are brought together in a dramatic seascape with watercolour. Part 2 You'll add even more great textural techniques to your existing knowledge. You'll learn how to create criss-cross lines for soft fur, wavy lines that imitate wood grain, how sand can be added to paint to help create rust & even how a kitchen sponge can be used to make a pebbly beach. Brush techniques are introduced, such as dancing a brush over the sky to create clouds & for a grand finale, Claudia combines all of the techniques learnt in the two videos into a beautiful painting of a soft & gentle cat. The techniques are simple, but it does take time to create texture. You'll need plenty of practice, patience & perseverance, but the results are definitely worth it! DVD: 143 mins Please note this DVD title is only available in PAL format & therefore is unlikely to play in North America, Japan, South Korea & some of the Pacific Islands. However, all DVDs will play on personal computers & laptops. Medium: 14 Author: Claudia Nice Tape Length: 143 mins ...

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Capture nature's beauty as you never have before. Beloved artist & teacher Claudia Nice leads you on an inspired journey through the great outdoors. With paints in h&, she shares with you her best techniques for creating landscapes that come alive with richness, depth & textural detail. Open this guide & start painting right away. As you follow engaging, step by step demonstrations & excercises, you'll learn to recreate the textural elements of a range of terrains & landscapes. Chapters inlcude: - Creative Clouds & Skies - Majestic Mountains, Hills & Mesas - Texturing Trees, Trunks & Foliage - Rugged Rocks & Gritty Gravel - Transparent Textiles for Rivers, Falls & Lakes - Flowers of the Field In a special section, Claudia covers basic texturing techniques with mini demos using lines, dots bruising, scribbling, spattering, blotting, printing, stamping & more. From paints & pens to sponges, leaves & facial tissue, you'll explore all kinds of fun & inventive ways to create amazing textures. To help you put it all together, Claudia

Includes:: her masterful advice for creating compositions using reference photos, field sketches & your own creative license. Each demonstration features a large image of the completed landscape, so you can see exactly how Claudia's methods work- from start to finish. North Light
- Hardback
- 144 Pages
- Colour Throughout Author: Claudia Nice ISBN: 9781581809275




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Pencil is a remarkably versatile & rewarding medium. This handy guide shows you how to bring depth & detail to your work. The book takes the form of single-page demonstrations of a wide variety of subjects. Each is simply explained & illustrated & it's easy to find what you want. After an introduction to materials, tools & basic drawing techniques, its chapters explore natural & man-made textures. Each chapter is further subdivided so you get all the flowers together, for example. There's also useful information on capturing water, people & animals. The chapter on man-made textures covers glass, paper, rust & brickwork. Books on texture usually treat it as a subject in its own right. But this one strikes a nice balance: it lets you concentrate on texture as a detail. It's easy to read & a delight. Book: Northlight. Paperback. 120 pages ISBN: 9781440308505 Author: Gary Greene ...

Try this inspirational guide to acrylics & you will be creating masterpieces in no time at all! Using innovative acrylic techniques such as adding texture, splattering & using painting knives, Wendy looks at landscape shapes, tone, composition, basic techniques, foreground & distance, painting skies & variations on theme. Wendy will then take you through six step-by-step demonstrations, showing you how to bring each inspirational project to life. You will be able to transport yourself to beautiful locations all from the comfort of your own home, & paint stunning projects such as a gorgeous Colarado pine forest with hills sweeping down to the water's edge, lakeside houses reflecting into the twinkling waters of Lake Garda or dramatic Tuscan Sunflowers with their magnificent beaming heads. For something a bit closer to home the Cows by a River scene, Golden Woodland & Constantine Bay are sure to please. Book: Search Press. Paperback. 96 pages. Colour throughout Author: Wendy Jelbert ISBN: 9781844481712 ...

Express your abstract side with professional artist Brian Ryder! This comprehensive title explores a wide range of creative & abstract paintings & techniques, giving you the skills you need to infuse your paintings with a new sense of a life! Brian Ryder will take you on an artistic journey encouraging you to introduce a more free style to your work; teaching you how to express feelings & emotions rather than simply what meets the eye. Even if you have never tried abstract painting, why not give it a try? The book is ideal for beginners & advanced painters alike. PLEASE NOTE: This title has the same content as the Brian Rider Book ' Beyond Realism'. Search Press. Paperback. 128 pages. Colour throughout Author: Brian Ryder ISBN: 9780715338179 ...

Take your coloured pencils out of the box! Explore a new world of artistic possibilities with this wonderful clearly illustrated book. Accomplished artists, Carlynne Hershberger & Kelli Money Huff display insightful instruction on how to create various different ways to use coloured pencils. Following clear, step-by-step demonstrations try your hand at a range of exciting new techniques showing you the versatility of coloured pencils & how to work them with a wide range of dynamic mediums, including: watercolour, gouache, acrylics, ink, graphite, oil pastels & metal leaf! This book has over 25 enjoyable subjects to choose from, showing you how to use each medium effectively to produce either highly realistic works of art to abstract representations. A great book choice for those wanting to try something different! North Light
- Hardback
- 144 Pages
- Colour Throughout Author: Carlynne Hershberger ISBN: 9781581808186


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Wendy Jelbert shows you how to cross the boundaries of mixed media using watercolour as a base. Wendy's expert advice explains how to combine watercolours & mixed media to create a painting with atmosphere & life. Wendy introduces pastels, pencils, ink & pens to her paintings, demonstrating how a picture can be transformed. Working from photographs Wendy paints a countryside scene, dandelions & a coup, amongst other demonstrations. By the end of the DVD you will be reaching for your brush! DVD: 60 mins Please note this DVD title is only available in PAL format & therefore is unlikely to play in North America, Japan, South Korea & some of the Pacific Islands. However, all DVDs will play on personal computers & laptops. Author: Wendy Jelbert Medium: 1 Tape Length: 60 mins Subject: 2 Subject: 8 Subject: 12 Subject: 1 ...