Light is the essence of everything we see, yet its intangible qualities make it uniquely challenging to paint. In life, light appears as reflection, glow & atmosphere. In painting, success hinges on your ability to capture light's subtleties, whether bright & bold or soft & shadowed. Dramatic Light, the book, demystifies this difficult aspect of painting with 25 step by step demonstrations in both watercolour & oil that show you how to see & paint light in its many forms. In the DVD, Patrick starts very simply with just one watercolor & one brush, he takes you through the different stages, explaining how to turn the white of your paper into sunlight. He will also show you how to achieve the different qualities of light, & how to achieve contours & shapes & gradations of tone that give an object that 3D lifelike feel. He culminates in a step-by-step demonstration of an intensely rich & vibrant oil painting of a street-scene, with the black of night lit up by the glow of street lamps & shop windows. Patrick's easy, informal teaching is a pleasure to watch & perfect for both beginners & those seeking to improve their painting techniques. Book: North Light. Hardback. 128 pages. Colour throughout. DVD: 67 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: Patrick Howe Tape Length: 67 mins ...

There's nothing more beautiful or more desirable to an artist than being able to capture qualities of light in a painting. The blush of an early morning sunrise revealing a diffused glaze of mist & fog, the radiance of intense midday sunlight, the warm glow of late afternoon or the intense, concentrated light of street lamps at night. These are the qualities that infuse a painting with life
- lifting it out of the flat, two dimensional forms & into a lifelike image that pleases the eye. Working in both watercolor & oil, Patrick Howe teaches you how to create the sensitive, dramatic & illuminating effects in all your paintings in easy to follow steps. Starting very simply with just one watercolor & one brush, he takes you through the different stages, explaining how to turn the white of your paper into sunlight. He will also show you how to achieve the different qualities of light, & how to achieve contours & shapes & gradations of tone that give an object that 3D lifelike feel. He culminates in a step-by-step demonstration of an intensely rich & vibrant oil painting of a street-scene, with the black of night lit up by the glow of street lamps & shop windows. Patrick's easy, informal teaching is a pleasure to watch & perfect for both beginners & those seeking to improve their painting techniques. DVD: 67 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: Patrick Howe Tape Length: 67 mins
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Whether you're a dog person or a cat person, you'll love Colin Bradley's DVD course! This superb two DVD set will show you ...

Colin Bradley shows how to get a perfect likeness of a chimp, a panda & a tiger, working from reference photographs. Get the dark hair of the chimp, the off white fur of the panda & the markings of the tiger just right as well as getting realistic facial features & expressions on all three. Learn how to successfully draw & colour a lioness, a wolf & an elephant using pastel pencils, & find out how to add backgrounds to your work to complete the picture. After learning all of Colin's techniques, have a go at creating your own wild animal pastel pencil portraits! DVD: 179 Minutes 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: Colin Bradley Tape Length: 179 mins ...

Lee Hammond's sensitive pencil drawings burst with life & she'll show you how you too can get incredible effects quickly & easily. Lee's comprehensive instructions include information on shape & structure as well as detail work & features, & she'll also show you a wide variety of techniques including shading, blending & the use of grids. As well as many different types of animals, including big cats, apes, birds & reptiles, Lee also covers the environments in which they live
- landscapes, trees & leaves & water as well as skies, sunsets & grasses. This is a comprehensive guide to drawing the natural world that both inspires & informs on every page. Author: Lee Hammond ISBN: 9781440312915
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In this " Best of the Best" guide, ten popular artists, including Claudia Nice & Lian Quan Zhen share their favourite tips for painting wildlife. This beautiful book illustrates some stunning paintings in either pastel, acrylic, coloured pencil, watercolour & charcoal, including some wonderful subjects such as pets, farmyard animals & large mammals, to name but a few. It is a must have if you would like to capture realistic fur, feather textures, expressions & the many distinguishing details that make your paintings lifelike. There are over 30 step-by-step demonstrations providing key lessons that make painting these subjects less intimidating & much more fun & the book also covers materials, mediums & just some of the basics, including composition, colour & much more. Whether you find inspiration curled up next to you on the couch or deep in the wilds of Africa then this is the guide for you! Northlight
- Paperback
- 192 pages
- Colour Throughout Author: Jeffrey Blocksidge ISBN: 9781600611100


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Part 1 In-depth look at the head & face. John explores & explains the relationship of the face to the head & the positioning of our features. After learning to master the eyes, ears, nose & mouth, you'll be shown how to bring them all together in a head & shoulders portrait. To make your drawing really look like the subject though, you'll need to capture their expression & character, & John doesn't leave this to chance as he describes the principles you need to follow. Part 2 John demonstrates seated, reclining & standing portraits by drawing form life. Part 3 John demonstrates varied tones of skin & hair will help you to capture the natural look Double DVD: 195 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: 12 Subject: 15 Subject: 7 Author: John Raynes Medium: 1 Tape Length: 195 mins Medium: 14 Medium: 2 ...

In this beautifully & copiously illustrated new book, Claudia draws on her ability with textures to demonstrate ways of painting trees that are part of a landscape composition rather than just as subjects in their own right. Although the cover proclaims, ' More than 70 species of tree', this is not really its point &, indeed, locating all the varieties is something of a challenge
- which is exactly as it should be in this context. You will, however, see how to portray both deciduous trees & evergreens & many different crown & leaf shapes in all the seasons, as well as details of roots, trunks & bark. Except where it's necessary for the purpose of detail work, all of the examples here are shown in the context of a larger composition & Claudia does exactly what the title tells you she's going to. Claudia begins with basic drawing techniques in pen & ink before progressing to foliage & structure. The remaining chapters introduce specific varieties of tree before concluding with the colours & shapes of autumn & winter. Don't worry that the book has an American pedigree. Although some of the individual species may be unfamiliar, this is a book about colours & shapes, all of which will be instantly recognisable. Book: Northlight
- Hardback
- 160 pages Author: Claudia Nice ISBN: 9781440305375


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Few of us get the chance to paint iconic wild animals in their natural environment. In this exciting new book, BBC Wildlife Artist of The Year 2012 Finalist & Endangered Species Category Winner, Vic Bearcroft will show you how to capture these magnificent creatures closer to home, either from photographs or by visiting one of the many wildlife parks around the country. The book is progressively structured & Vic will lead you in if you're new to the subject, discussing materials for drawing & painting in watercolour, acrylic & pastel, & then moving on to tone & colour as well as simple shapes & sketches. The bulk of the book is divided up by animal types, including big cats, bears, apes & the dog family. Each of these sections

Includes:: detailed notes on the basic structure & features such as eyes, noses & skin or fur, & is completed by a full step-by-step demonstration of one of the classics of the group
- a tiger, a panda, a chimpanzee & so on. This is one of the best, most thorough & most easy to follow books on animal painting there has been in a long time. In the accompanying DVD, Vic will show you, in 3 full demonstrations, how he completes his stunning paintings. Author: Vic Bearcroft ISBN: 9781844486946


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