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1	Painting the Impressionist Landscape: Lessons in Interpreting Light and Color more books like this by Lois Griffel add to wishlist Impressionism has inspired generations of artists and no one has done more for the cause than Charles Hawthorne, the founder of the Cape Cod School of Art. In "Painting the Impressionist Landscape", author and artist Lois Griffel explores Hawthorne's theories on colour and light, in depth. Griffel, the longtime director of the school Hawthorne ... see all copies from $16.09! new only from $16.09! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Acrylic Revolution: New Tricks & Techniques for Working with the World's Most Versatile Medium more books like this by Nancy Reyner add to wishlist "Acrylic Revolution" will show readers everything they need to know to be successful in their acrylic painting projects. With over 101 of the most popular, interesting, and indispensable tricks for working with acrylic - each with its own step-by-step demonstration - there is literally page after age of acrylic instruction and inspiration for ... see all copies from $19.19! new only from $19.19! \| SVS
3	Making Color Sing more books like this by Jeanne Dobie add to wishlist Through easy-to-follow exercises, this manual seeks to stimulate new ways to think about colour, generating responses that unlock personal creativity and allowing artists to express themselves with paint as never before. Readers are shown how the interplay of complementary hues can trigger vibrations; how the push and pull of warm and cool colours ... see all copies from $13.13! new only from $13.13! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Carlson's guide to landscape painting more books like this by John F Carlson add to wishlist The whys and hows of the various aspects of landscape painting: angles and consequent values, perspective, painting of trees, more. 34 black-and-white reproductions of paintings by Carlson. 58 explanatory diagrams. see all copies from $4.99! new only from $5.42! \| SVS
5	The Art of Painting Animals on Rocks more books like this by Lin Wellford add to wishlist A step-by-step handbook on painting animals on rocks, which contains 11 projects including ladybirds, turtles, rabbits, kittens, foxes and owls. see all copies from $9.00! new only from $9.93! \| first editions \| SVS
6	How to Make a Watercolor Paint Itself: Experimental Techniques for Achieving Realistic Effects more books like this by Nita Engle add to wishlist Award-winning artist Nita Engle's breakthrough approach to watercolour shows readers how to combine spontaneity and control to produce glowing, realistic paintings. Her method begins with action-filled exercises that demonstrate how to play with paint, following no rules. Subsequent step-by-step projects add planning to the mix, demonstrating how ... see all copies from $11.43! new only from $12.97! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Complete guide to watercolor painting more books like this by Edgar A Whitney add to wishlist Comprehensive, popular guide by renowned artist and teacher presents a full course of watercolor painting, from basics to creating landscapes; painting portraits and figures; drawing; following design principles; and matting, framing, and selling completed works. Two full-color sections show how to create 7 of the author's watercolors. 37 color ... see all copies from $6.01! new only from $9.69! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Sistine Secrets: Michelangelo's Forbidden Messages in the Heart of the Vatican more books like this by Benjamin Blech, Rabbi, Roy Doliner add to wishlist Two top scholars reveal the secret messages of protest that Michelangelo had hidden in his Sistine Chapel masterpiece, encouraging travelers to challenge the repressive Roman Catholic Church of the time. 16-page color photo insert. see all copies from $2.70! new only from $3.00! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Helen Van Wyk's Favorite Color Recipes more books like this by Helen Van Wyk add to wishlist Written in a clear style this detailed guide to mixing colour is full of recipes for getting just the right shade for all kinds of painting styles in oil based or acrylic media.' see all copies from $14.88! new only from $18.08! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Creative Paint Workshop for Mixed-Media Artists: Experimental Techniques for Composition, Layering, Texture, Imagery, and Encaustic more books like this by Ann Baldwin add to wishlist A workshop-style book, oriented to the wide community of crafters and artists including those interested in paint, surface design, mixed media, and collage, which explores a wide variety of innovative and experimental paint techniques. Chapters cover composition, abstraction, texture, layering, using found objects, encaustic, integrating text, and ... see all copies from $31.04! new only from $31.04!
11 view cover	Painting and Experience in Fifteenth-Century Italy: A Primer in the Social History of Pictorial Style more books like this by Professor Michael Baxandall add to wishlist An introduction to Italian painting in the 15th century, and the social history behind it. The book covers the structure of the picture trade and its economic basis through contracts, letters and accounts. The author also illustrates how art history can be used to give insights into social history, by showing how the visual skills and activities ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.55! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Painting Abstracts: Ideas, Projects and Techniques more books like this by Rolina Van Vliet add to wishlist Clear, challenging and inspiring, this book contains instructions for 65 abstract paintings that you can get to work on straightaway, with no previous experience.All the basic information relating to picture elements, composition, theme and design is provided at the start of the book, together with an exploration of the meaning of abstract ... see all copies from $14.63! new only from $14.63! \| SVS
13 view cover	The Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques: Fifth Edition, Revised and Updated more books like this by Ralph Mayer add to wishlist Since 1940, when it was originally published, The Artist's Handbook has become indispensable for thousands of practicing artists and art students. The book has remained continually in print through many editions and has sold more than a quarter of a million copies. A detailed index makes a wealth of information readily available. Charts and line ... see all copies from $22.45! new only from $22.50! \| SVS
14 view cover	Master Disaster: Five Ways to Rescue Desperate Watercolors more books like this by Susan Webb Tregay add to wishlist In five simple, unique steps, Sue Tregay shows the reader how to change their mediocre paintings into spectacular works of art: lighten up, break it up, enrich it, and unify it. The book contains valuable advice on producing competition-quality art, what judges want and how to frame your work, which are things all artists need to know to turn ... see all copies from $2.04! new only from $3.56! \| SVS
15 view cover	Michelangelo & the Pope's Ceiling more books like this by Ross King add to wishlist An acclaimed British novelist turns to real life in the Renaissance in this account of Michelangelo's frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. In realistic detail, King explains how Michelangelo executed his monumental work, exploring not only the difficult process itself but also the cast of characters surrounding the feat, from the pope ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.85! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Renoir, My Father more books like this by Jean Renoir add to wishlist In this delightful memoir, Jean Renoir, the director of such masterpieces of the cinema as "Grand Illusion" and "The Rules of the Game," tells the life story of his father, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, the great Impressionist painter. Recounting Pierre-Auguste's extraordinary career, beginning as a painter of fans and porcelain, recording the rules of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.04! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Rethinking Acrylic: Radical Solutions for Exploiting the World's Most Versatile Medium more books like this by Patti Brady add to wishlist This book shows readers how to use acrylic in a variety of ways.Acrylic can mimic oil paint, watercolour, gouache, encaustic; it can be applied in subtle transparent washes, or troweled on in heavy thick impasto, it can be as transparent as glass or as dense and black as tar, with a tar-like consistency!This book takes the most popular techniques ... see all copies from $17.74! new only from $17.74! \| SVS
18 view cover	Creating Textures in Pen & Ink with Watercolor more books like this by Claudia Nice add to wishlist Through pictures and handwritten instructions, Nice teaches artists how to use watercolor with pen and ink to create a wide range of exciting textures: from moss to metal to animal hair. see all copies from $5.49! new only from $13.94! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The Elements of Color more books like this by Johannes Itten add to wishlist This useful simplification and condensed version of The Art of Color presents Itten's essential theories on color, and includes practical exercises. Illustrated. see all copies from $23.87! new only from $38.79! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	The Judgment of Paris: The Revolutionary Decade That Gave the World Impressionism more books like this by Ross King add to wishlist The acclaimed author of "Michaelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling" chronicles the decade between two famous exhibitions: the scandalous Salon des Refuss in 1863, and the first Impressionist showing in 1874, set against the dramatic rise and fall of Napoleon III and the Second Empire. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Charles Reid's Watercolor Solutions: Learn to Solve the Most Common Painting Problems more books like this by Charles Reid add to wishlist As one of the most sought after workshop instructors, Charles Reid possesses certain skills that set him apart from his students. In Charles Reid's Watercolor Solutions, he shares that knowledge with readers, teaching them how to become better watercolorists. Through before and after photos of various paintings, the author clearly identifies the ... see all copies from $18.37! new only from $21.82! \| SVS
22 view cover	Watercolor--The Spirit of Spontaneity: Thirty-Four Demonstrations Designed to Inspire the Adventurous Artist more books like this by Karlyn Holman add to wishlist Readers will celebrate the painting process by exploring the spontaneous spirit of watercolour. They will find deeper meaning to their artwork by experimenting with watercolour and exploring different design techniques.This hands-on approach will give the reader the tools they need to open their minds and use these ideas as a catalyst to help them ... see all copies from $14.50! new only from $14.50!
23 view cover	An atlas of animal anatomy for artists more books like this by Wilhelm Ellenberger add to wishlist Horses, dogs, cats, lions, cattle, deer, etc. Muscles, skeleton, surface features. The basic work. Enlarged edition. 288 illustrations. see all copies from $5.70! new only from $5.70! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Creating Textures in Watercolor: A Guide to Painting 83 Textures from Grass to Glass to Tree Bark to Fur more books like this by Cathy Ann Johnson add to wishlist Silken strands of hair. Water tumbling over rocks. Dazzling reflections in glass or metal. The textures of these elements make watercolour paintings come alive. They make the viewers feel as if they could "step right into" the scenes an artist has created. Here, expert Cathy Johnson shows them how to create these textures without creating a muddy ... see all copies from $5.98! new only from $16.48! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Watercolor Painting Outside the Lines: A Positive Approach to Negative Painting more books like this by Linda Kemp add to wishlist This is the only title on the market that gives readers a comprehensive look at negative painting. Linda Kemp shows beginning and advanced artists how to harness the power of these often overlooked areas around a painting's focal point. The book is brimming with easy-to-follow, interactive elements, including: step-by-step techniques, exercises ... see all copies from $13.93! new only from $14.61! \| first editions \| SVS

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