Filmed on location at her studio in Africa, Hazel invites you to join her on an artistic safari. With the aid of sketches & photographs from her African travels, deft brushstrokes, & a limited palette she shows you how anyone can master the art of painting swiftly & succinctly. While the beautiful images of elephants, flamingos, sunsets & trees & a host of other animals emerge before your eyes you realise how few marks you need make in watercolour to say so much & that it is timing as much as technique that makes watercolours sing. DVD: 62 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. Subject: 16 Author: Hazel Soan Tape Length: 62 mins Medium: 1 ...

A host of leading teaching artists reveal some of their best tips, hints & techniques to help you develop as a landscape artist using water
Colour: * Watch Margaret Evans apply correction fluid to her pen & wash, adding dramatic highlights to a painting. * Allow Keith Fenwick to demonstrate how to use a knife & masking fluid in your painting, allowing extra

Dimensions to your picture. * Observe as Ray Campbell-Smith applies a basic wash, the beginning of any good painting. * Use a sharpened stick as a tool in your watercolour with Ian King, & find out how best to use photography in your art. - Let Frank Halliday reveal his techniques with masking tape. - Learn how to paint trees & water with Terry Harrison, a well-known & inspiring artist. - Shape out boats with the enthusiastic Ben Manchipp. - Watch Joe Dowden explore the splattering technique to great effect. - Use the spotlight effect as demonstrated by Paul-Talbot Greaves, creating a great focal point. - Create texture through the use of a razor blade with Arnold Lowery - Embark on reflections in water with the charismatic Geoff Kersey 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. Subject: 2 Medium: 1 Author: Various Various Tape Length: 60 mins


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Popular artist Matthew Palmer shares his expertise in this brilliant DVD packed full of essential top tips for watercolour artists. This cleverly structured DVD shows Matthew working his way through various chapters, including, ?five-minute skies?, featuring a cloudy sky, a sunset sky & a night time sky, ingeniously using a coin to create a crisp moon. Moving on, Matthew moves onto a chapter on ?five-minute trees?. Including distant trees, the effects of the seasons & how to create life-like silver birch bark, this chapter gives you the skill to add realistic foliage to your work. He then covers painting water scenes & incorporating shadows to your work to add a sense of realism. So if you struggle with your technique or would simply like to master how to compose a watercolour painting, interpret photographs or learn the importance of shadows, then this is a must have for your collection! 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: Matthew Palmer ...

By starting from an image that's already two-dimensional, Lee Hammond shows you how to concentrate on the process of drawing, rather than trying to master perspective while you're still struggling with the basics. Although this is a book largely aimed at the beginner, it progresses from simple principles through all the facial details
- hair, eyes, ears, nose, mouth
- in a series of fully-illustrated step-by-step demonstrations that will enable you to become proficient in capturing a genuine likeness. To do this in just 160 pages is quite an achievement & Lee also

Includes:: a good variety of facial types, male & female as well as children. This edition also

Includes:: a 24 minute DVD featuring Lee's pencil blending technique. Book & DVD: North Light. Paperback. 160 pages. Black & White throughout Author: Lee Hammond ISBN: 9781600619700





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Create your own abstracts in mixed media with this exciting book! Learn what materials & equipment to use as you learn the basics of mixed media, then build up your abstract painting skills using simple & effective methods & techniques. After learning the basics, there are three modern & vibrant step-by-step projects for you to try. Each focuses on style, colour & texture...resulting in three striking paintings of your very own! Book: Search Press. Paperback. 64 pages. Colour throughout Author: Dani Humberstone ISBN: 9781844482900 ...

Learn how to paint some breathtaking natural landscapes in acrylic! Professional artist Peter Jay demonstrates how simple it is to paint with acrylics. He will guide you from learning how to prepare the surface to drawing the scene before building up the painting layer-upon-layer & adding the final details. Peter explains composition & perspective before revealing how easy it is to paint four atmospheric scenes in the book's step-by-step demonstrations; On the Rocks, Winter Sheep, Track Through Hills & Poppies in a Daisy Field. Book: Search Press. 64 pages. Paperback. Colour throughout Author: Peter Jay ISBN: 9781844482955 ...

The highly anticipated first DVD from popular artist Jean Haines! In this exciting DVD Jean will show you how to create a whole new watercolour world filled with colour & light. Jean will show you how to paint in her unique loose & expressive style in this exciting DVD. It captures Jean's enthusiasm & passion for art as she guides you through a variety of exciting projects, from a delicate study of a Fuschia & some colourful Honesty seed heads to a colourful project of a herb picker. DVD: 45 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: Jean Haines Tape Length: 45mins ...

The highly anticipated first book from popular artist Jean Haines! In this exciting book Jean will show you how to create a whole new watercolour world filled with colour & light. Jean will show you how to paint in her unique loose & expressive style in this exciting book. It covers a huge range of subjects & each page is packed full of ideas, tips & expert advice. The book

Includes:: three stunning step-by-step projects which will get you well on your way to creating stunning paintings that exude colour. Book: Search Press. Paperback. 64 pages. Colour throughout Author: Jean Haines ISBN: 9781844484881

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