Orchids are the most varied of all the flower species, with an almost infinite variety of colours & shapes to tempt & challenge the artist. Ann describes them in her introduction as "exotic, sensual & mysterious" & this perfectly sums up their appeal. In former times, people risked (and lost) their lives to collect specimens, but today we can adopt a safer approach & examples can be seen in most collections & even domestically. Ann demonstrates several varieties including the Miltonia & the Slipper. Each is, as usual with the Ready to Paint series, accompanied by an outline tracing & up to 30 individual steps showing you how to build up the painting & to place & blend the colour & get the shading just right. This is a beautifully illustrated & easy to follow guide to an intriguing subject that will also help you develop your general flower painting skills in an enjoyable way. Book: Search Press. 48 Pages. Paperback. Colour Throughout. Author: Ann Mortimer ISBN: 9781844488216 ...

Explore the intricate beauty of Paris with professional artist Geoff Kersey as your personal guide! In his latest book, Geoff takes you on a whistle-stop tour of one of the world's most famous cities. The book features five of the most well-known sites in Paris, including Notre Dame Cathedral & perhaps the most iconic landmark of them all
- the Eiffel Tower. With the clear step-by-step instructions & five free outline tracings, you will be able to capture these beautiful places without relying on your drawing skills. With Geoff's easy-to-follow instructions, you'll find it easy to capture the spirit of this magical city forever! Book: Search Press. Paperback. 48 Pages. Colour throughout Author: Geoff Kersey ISBN: 9781844485352
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Janet Whittle is one of the most popular flower painters around today & it's not hard to see why. Her work focuses on the flowers themselves, but always in context so that she falls outside the rather technical area of botanical illustration, while still providing clearly identifiable subjects. Using pre-drawn tracings that take care of the structure of the work, the Ready to Paint guide means that you can concentrate on brushwork & colour & here, by sticking to one flower type, Janet means that you can develop these skills in a simplified context. There are five projects, each of which has its own outline & a particularly detailed step-by-step demonstration. Each concentrates on a single colour so that you have pink, yellow, red, maigold & white blooms, all of them in simple, yet attractive, arrangements. As a way of learning flower painting, this is as good a way to start as any & positive results should encourage you to persevere. Search Press. Paperback. 48 pages. Colour throughout Author: Janet Whittle ISBN: 9781844486359 ...

Bridge Over a Pond of Water Lillies with Noel Gregory. Watch & learn as Noel reveals some great techniques for capturing the true essence of this classic painting. Monet's inspiring impressionist art is now within your reach thanks to professional artist Noel Gregory! If you've ever admired the work of world-renowned artist Monet, you'll delight in this DVD. Noel takes readers & viewers through a number of Monet's most famous masterpieces, showing how to capture every brush stroke in acrylic with ease! Whether you're an absolute beginner or a professional, this set is the perfect introduction to the world of impressionist painting! 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. Tape Length: 45mins Author: Noel Gregory ...

Monet's inspiring impressionist art is now within your reach thanks to professional artist Noel Gregory! If you've ever admired the work of world-renowned artist Monet, you'll delight in this book & double DVD set. Noel takes readers & viewers through a number of Monet's most famous masterpieces, showing how to capture every brush stroke in acrylic with ease! Noel will also offer a variety of superb insights into the life & work of Monet. The book & each DVD are also available separately. Whether you're an absolute beginner or a professional, this set is the perfect introduction to the world of impressionist painting! Book: Paperback. 64 pages. Colour throughout DVD: 2 x 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: Noel Gregory Tape Length: 37mins ...

One of the reasons for the continuing popularity of the Impressionists is their sheer painterliness: just looking at a Renoir or a Monet is guaranteed to get those brush fingers itching! In this remarkably informative & instructional book, Noel Gregory re-creates five classic Renoirs
- Lady With Parasol, Portrait of Jeanne Samary, After the Bath, Mediterranean Fruits, & The Seine at Chatou
- providing a study predominantly in blues, portraiture, figure work, still life & landscape. The whole gamut of art, in fact. Re-creations often fail to work because copying seems to induce stiffness, but there's looseness & flow to these demonstrations (with their associated tracings) that perfectly capture the spirit of the originals. If you want to paint in the same manner as the Impressionists, as opposed to just copy their work, this rather good little book should put you in the right frame of mind. Book: Search Press. Paperback. 64 pages. Colour throughout Author: Noel Gregory ISBN: 9781844485789 Medium: 1

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Water Lillies In Blue with Noel Gregory. Learn how to capture the delicate blues & greens of one of Monet's most renowned paintings. Monet's inspiring impressionist art is now within your reach thanks to professional artist Noel Gregory! If you've ever admired the work of world-renowned artist Monet, you'll delight in this DVD. Noel takes readers & viewers through a number of Monet's most famous masterpieces, showing how to capture every brush stroke in acrylic with ease! Whether you're an absolute beginner or a professional, this set is the perfect introduction to the world of impressionist painting! DVD: 45mins 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: Noel Gregory Tape Length: 45mins ...

Paul C?zanne's work bridges the gap between Impressionism & modern painting & he has a painterly style that's worth getting to grips with. Michael's book features five detailed step-by-step demonstrations with pre-drawn outlines for you to trace onto your own paper, canvas or board, making sure that the initial outline is right first time After a concise but thorough introduction to C?zanne's work & his place in history, Michael features three of the artist's best known paintings: Vase of Tulips, The Card Players & Mountains in Provence. In addition, he has also taken several of C?zanne's favourite themes & motifs & incorporated them into two original works of his own, Lakeside Houses & Still Life: Jug & Fruit. Book: Search Press. Paperback. 64 pages. Colour throughout Author: Michael Sanders ISBN: 9781844485758 ...

Celebrate the intricate work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh with professional artist Fiona Peart! In this stunning book, ...

J M W Turner, 'the painter of light', is one of the best known & widely renowned of English painters & pioneered a style that, in many ways, anticipated Impressionism. Working in the contemporary medium of acrylics, Noel Gregory provides five detailed step-by-step demonstrations: The Fighting Temeraire, Snowstorm, Stonehenge, Peace
- Burial at Sea & Valley of the Washburne, which explore Turner's compositional & working methods. Six reusable tracings are includedt, freeing you from the need to get the drawing details just right before you can start work proper. Turner is an inspirational artist whose methods have much to teach today's artists & this is a fine introduction to his style & techniques. Book: Search Press. Paperback. 64 pages. Colour throughout Author: Noel Gregory ISBN: 9781844485796
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