The essential reference for the practising artist. Acrylic is used by many well-known professional artists, but is rather less popular with amateurs. This is surprising, because acrylic is not only the most versatile of all the painting media, but is also highly forgiving. You can paint out mistakes as you work, even making major changes to the colour scheme & composition, so that each new painting can become a springboard for ideas. & the range of different effects you can achieve is vast
- if you try out some of the exciting techniques & projects in this book you may find yourself falling in love with the medium. - Learn to use & enjoy this wondergul but under-rated painting medium. - Contains complete information on materials & techniques, with full-colour photographs & step-by-step demonstrations. - Over 100 visual sequences give advice on how to paint tricky subjects, from skies & water to faces & figures. -

Includes:: advise on presenting your finished paintings & getting your work seen & exhibited. Book: Search Press. Hardback. 192 pages. Colour throughout Medium: 15 Author: Marylin Scott ISBN: 1844480925


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If you loved ' The Watercolour Wheel Book', then you'll love this new book by John Barber! ' The Acrylic Paint Colour Wheel Book' will help you learn to paint in acrylics & produce quality art in days. The book guides you from what materials & equipment to use, to the basic techniques of working in acrylics before taking you through eight step-by-step projects. The projects are great for getting you started & there's a real mixture to choose from; Eggplant with Peppers, French Farm Buildings, Fishing Boats, English Meadow, Breaking Wave, Bunch of Flowers, Cellist & Raccoon. Grow in confidence as you paint...and soon you'll be able to produce exciting & successful acrylic art every time! Book: Search Press. Paperback. 160 pages. Colour throughout Author: John Barber ISBN: 9781844484218 ...

This is your chance to own the very best Art Course ever made! Join Richard Taylor & some of your favourite artists as they present the ultimate in art instruction programmes, covering everything you need to know about painting with a wide variety of subjects with a wide range of mediums. & with the thirteen lessons on six DVDs priced at just £33.15 to members, learning to paint has never been such good value for money! You are bound to enjoy this course which covers a huge range of techniques & subjects including landscapes, portraits, trees, skies, weather, buildings, water, reflections, gardens & figures. You will work in a wide range of media & materials, & learn from leading teaching artists. You will also cover colour mixing, perspective, light, atmosphere & composition, in fact everything you need to develop into an accomplished artist. By the end of the course, you will have attended your own personal art class
- this is truly an Art School in Your Home! Just some of the things The Art Course covers: - The basic techniques - Composition - Creating form & texture - Shading techniques - Colour - Reflections - Painting from photographs - Layering - Materials & equipment - Sketching & drawing - Distance, middle distance & foreground - Masking fluid & other mediums - Proportion and lots more! Richard Taylor presents The Art Course with these top artists: - Jackie Simmonds - Hazel Soan - Charles Evans - Margaret Evans - Alan Oliver - Nick Ashton - Trevor Waugh DVD: 13 x 45 minute lessons on six DVDs (Total: 585 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: Various Various Tape Length: 585 mins
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THE ART OF OIL PAINTING with Charles Evans Give your oil painting a new dynamic! Charles Evans injects an energetic vitality & freshness into his painting, blowing away any preconceived ideas about painting in oils, with an innocent, almost childlike irreverence & sense of fun! The results are bright, breezy & guaranteed to inspire you. His 56 page, full colour book ' The Art of Oil Painting' gives an invaluable insight into colour mixing, brush techniques, perspectives, light, atmosphere & composition. Covering 7 painting exercises, exploring country landscapes, cityscapes, water scenes, nudes & figure drawing, all delivered in Charles' easy, 'no nonsense' style, it makes learning an exciting & fulfilling experience. Book: Ward Philipson. Paperback. 56 pages. Colour throughout Author: Charles Evans ...

Give your oil painting a new dynamic! Charles Evans injects an energetic vitality & freshness into his painting, blowing away any preconceived ideas about painting in oils, with an innocent, almost childlike irreverence & sense of fun! The results are bright, breezy & guaranteed to inspire you. The 2 well structured, step by step lessons on DVD, covering a seascape & a country landscape, give you an invaluable insight into colour mixing, brush techniques, perspectives, light, atmosphere & composition
- all delivered in Charles' easy, 'no nonsense' style, it makes learning an exciting & fulfilling experience. 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: Charles Evans Tape Length: 67 mins
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Every artist dreams of drawing people with the skill of an Old Master. With this beautifully illustrated book, award winning professional artist, Joy Thomas reveals classical drawing secrets & takes you, step-by-step, through the different stages of portrait drawing, teaching foolproof composition skills for a structured beginning. Easy to read
- & wonderful to look at
- each page is filled with practical advice, demonstrating the techniques you need to improve your confidence & enable you to create a realistic likeness. Covering: Composition. Proportion. Systems for measurement. Negative space. Contour drawing. Massing techniques that establish form with a minimal use of line. Natural poses. Working with colour
- & much more! While this uniquely inspirational book is a 'must have' for portrait painters, it contains a wealth of valuable information for all artists of all genres. Northlight
- Hardback
- 144 Pages
- Part Colour Author: Joy Thomas ISBN: 9781581807127





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Every artist dreams of drawing people with the skill of an Old Master. In this DVD & book, professional artist Joy Thomas reveals classical drawing secrets while teaching foolproof composition skills for a structured beginning. Working your way through a portrait study from life, you will learn a number of techniques to improve your confidence & enable you to create a realistic likeness using massing techniques that establish form with a minimal use of line. Develop your own skills as you watch this award winning portrait artist explain & demonstrate comparative measuring, simplified shape-maps, the use of plumb lines & how to identify & correct mistakes. While this unique drawing demonstration is a "must see" for portrait painters, it contains a wealth of valuable information for all artists of all genres. DVD: 75mins 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: Joy Thomas Tape Length: 75mins ...

Every artist dreams of drawing people with the skill of an Old Master. In this DVD, professional artist Joy Thomas reveals classical drawing secrets while teaching foolproof composition skills for a structured beginning. Working your way through a portrait study from life, you will learn a number of techniques to improve your confidence & enable you to create a realistic likeness using massing techniques that establish form with a minimal use of line. Develop your own skills as you watch this award winning portrait artist explain & demonstrate comparative measuring, simplified shape-maps, the use of plumb lines & how to identify & correct mistakes. While this unique drawing demonstration is a "must see" for portrait painters, it contains a wealth of valuable information for all artists of all genres. DVD: 75 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: Joy Thomas Tape Length: 75 mins ...

A comprehensive look at materials & brush strokes, starting with the absolute basics. Lavishly illustrated with step-by-step paintings. You will easily complete each of the six projects. Book: Paperback. 56 pages. Colour throughout Author: Charles Evans ISBN: 0953422429 ...