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Author
Publisher
Quarry Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (144 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour)
Language
English
Description
With Creative Portraits in Watercolor, you'll learn creative techniques for capturing a unique and stunning likeness using watercolor and other art mediums.
Author
Language
English
Description
In the tradition of the eminently practical, top-selling guides such as How to Make a Watercolor Paint Itself, The Oil Painting Course You've Always Wanted, and Problem Solving for Oil Painters, this straightforward handbook offers a fresh approach to watercolor mastery that bridges the gap between theory and practice. Through thoughtful discussion, expert instruction, and in-depth step-by-step demonstrations, Leslie Frontz shows readers how to eliminate...
Author
Publisher
Quarry Books
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 online resource (128 pages) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
Adopt a spontaneous, bold, and fearless approach to painting as a process of discovery one that results in lush and colorful finished works that will beg to be displayed. This inspiring and encouraging book for both novice and experienced painters teaches how to create colorful, exciting, expressive paintings through a variety of techniques, combining basic, practical painting principles with innovative personal self-expression. Flora S. Bowley's...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"In Killing Commendatore, a thirty-something portrait painter in Tokyo is abandoned by his wife and finds himself holed up in the mountain home of a famous artist, Tomohiko Amada. When he discovers a previously unseen painting in the attic, he unintentionally opens a circle of mysterious circumstances. To close it, he must complete a journey that involves a mysterious ringing bell, a two-foot-high physical manifestation of an Idea, a dapper businessman...
Author
Publisher
Walter Foster
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
[First edition].
Physical Desc
1 online resource (128 pages) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
Take a modern approach to oil and acrylic painting with Palette Knife Painting: Deep Impasto, a book that highlights impasto techniques created with a palette knife.
Publisher
Walter Foster Publishing
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
This compilation of projects from some of our most popular How to Draw and Paint and Artist's Library series titles provides inspiration and instruction on every aspect of oil painting. From the fundamentals to advanced techniques, The Art of Oil Painting is filled with information that artists of all skill levels will find useful. The contributing artists are all acclaimed for their particular styles and approaches to oil painting, so there are countless...
Author
Publisher
Walter Foster
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
1st edition.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (128 pages)
Language
English
Description
Paint Every Little Thing teaches you how to use watercolor, gouache, and mixed media to paint your favorite everyday items from your home, garden, community, and more.
Author
Publisher
Quarry Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (128 pages)
Language
English
Description
In Oil Painting Every Day you'll learn a fun, modern approach to oil painting that allows you to build a solid foundation of skills and techniques for painting contemporary landscapes, seascapes, florals, still lifes, portraits, and more.
Author
Series
Publisher
Quarry Books
Language
English
Description
"Paint Lab is packed with unique and experimental techniques and ideas in painting. This hands-on book is organized into 52 units, which may, but don't need to be explored on a weekly basis. The labs can be worked on in any order, so that you can flip around to learn a new mixed-media technique or be inspired by a particular painting theme or application. The underlying message of this book is that, as an artist, you should learn and gain expertise...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"After inheriting her uncle's Red River Gorge homestead in Eastern Kentucky--smack dab in the middle of the Daniel Boone National Forest--Miranda comes up with a perfect business plan for summer tourists: pairing outdoor painting classes with sips of local moonshine, followed by a mouthwatering sampler of the best in southern cooking. To Miranda's delight, Paint & Shine is a total success--until someone kills the cook. As the town's outsider, suspicion...
18) Emerald windows
Author
Language
English
Description
Ten years ago, devastated by an ugly scandal, Brooke Martin fled the small town of Hayden to pursue a career as a stained glass artist. Now Brooke has returned on business to discover that some things never change. Her spotted reputation remains. Tongues still wag. And that makes what should be her dream assignment tough.Brooke has been hired to design new stained glass windows at Hayden Bible Church. The job is a career windfall. But Nick Marcello...
Author
Publisher
Quarry Books
Language
English
Description
This book is not only for "painters" but for all types of creative individuals who want to experience and play with watercolor, whether their background is mixed-media, textile art, journaling, or paper craft. Unlike the typical watercolor text books, this unique, beautiful volume is a field book of inspiration, creative ideas, how to's, and projects, all from an artist's perspective. Each creative exercise features a technique, shows step-by-step...
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