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1	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 $11.01! new only from $11.93! \| first editions \| SVS
2	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
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 $7.50! new only from $13.13! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	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 $20.61! new only from $20.61! \| SVS
5	Usborne Book of Face Painting more books like this by C. Caudron, C. Childs, Chris Chaisty add to wishlist Gives step-by-step instructions for face painting, focusing on useful tips and techniques and how to do the tricky bits. Illustrated throughout in full colour. Available in paperback priced 3.50, ISBN 0 7460 1445 7. see all copies from $3.95! new only from $3.95! \| SVS
6	Concerning the Spiritual in Art more books like this by Wassily Kandinsky add to wishlist Pioneering work by the great modernist painter, considered by many to be the father of abstract art and a leader in the movement to free art from traditional bonds. 12 illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.28! \| first editions \| SVS
7	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 $2.48! new only from $3.69! \| first editions \| SVS
8	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 $5.42! new only from $5.42! \| SVS
9	Fill Your Oil Paintings with Light & Color Fill Your Oil Paintings with Light & Color more books like this by Kevin D MacPherson add to wishlist For the beginner or experienced painter, this book provided inspiration and insight into the art of watercolour. Learn how the unusual techniques of pouring paint and masking give a glowing quality to the picture. Pouring causes the colour to tint rather than cover the paper while masking allows more freedom in applying colours. see all copies from $8.73! new only from $8.73! \| SVS
10	Confident Color: An Artist's Guide to Harmony, Contrast and Unity more books like this by Nita Leland add to wishlist This approach to color theory makes selecting colors easy and efficient. Readers will understand the importance of color schemes and color contrasts, and how learning to use them effectively can be advantageous when painting. Color Schemes unite paintings by creating harmony and dominance to achieve an expressive use of color. Color Contrasts ... see all copies from $17.98! new only from $17.99! \| SVS
11 view cover	I Ain't Gonna Paint No More! more books like this by Karen Beaumont add to wishlist In the rhythm of a familiar folk song, a child cannot resist adding one more dab of paint in surprising places. see all copies from $3.94! new only from $8.00! \| SVS
12 view cover	The Forgery of Venus more books like this by Michael Gruber add to wishlist Chaz Wilmot's father is a famous illustration artist, in the vein of Norman Rockwell. Chaz has not only inherited his skill but has surpassed him and is in fact, an artistic genius. With a very ill son and an estranged wife whom he still loves but cannot provide for financially, Chaz accepts a commission to 'restore' an antique fresco in a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	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 $5.40! new only from $9.71! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	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 $18.14! new only from $18.14! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The Big Book of Decorative Borders more books like this by Jodie Bushman add to wishlist To date, no single book has shown decorative artists how to design and paint beautiful decorative borders and ornamentation. Part of the problem is that decorative painters have trouble seeing that borders, just like any other design element such as a rose or a leaf, are "built" one brushstroke at a time in a repeating pattern. This one-of-a-kind ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.50!
16 view cover	Painting on Rocks for Kids more books like this by Lin Wellford add to wishlist Lin Wellford, the original "rock artist" shows kids how to create amazing creatures, incredible toys and wild gifts for their friends and family. All it takes is some paint, a few rocks and a little imagination! Easy-to-follow pictures and instructions show kids how to turn stones into everything from racecars and lizards to teddy bears and ... see all copies from $2.28! new only from $2.98! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	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 $19.45! new only from $19.45! \| SVS
18 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 $16.58! new only from $16.58! \| SVS
19 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 $3.52! new only from $3.56!
20 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 $21.00! new only from $22.50! \| SVS
21 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 $17.16! new only from $17.16!
22	Alla Prima: Everything I Know about Painting more books like this by Richard Schmid add to wishlist see all copies from $79.99! new only from $79.99! \| first editions
23 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
24 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 $13.99! new only from $14.08! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	American Impressionism more books like this by Dr. William H Gerdts add to wishlist This book has long satisfied the ever-growing passion for American Impressionism. It is the definitive study of the subject, filled with information and insight garnered through many years of far-ranging research. All the masterworks are here, from Childe Hassam's sun-drenched gardens to John Twachtman's snow-silenced landscapes, from Edmund ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.89! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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	Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture by Ross King see all from $1.99! new only from $6.30!
	Creating Textures in Watercolor: A Guide to Painting 83 Textures from Grass to Glass to Tree Bark to Fur by Cathy Ann Johnson see all from $14.00! new only from $18.73!
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	Hawthorne on Painting by Charles W Hawthorne see all from $1.99! new only from $3.28!
	Complete guide to watercolor painting by Edgar A Whitney see all from $5.20! new only from $9.69!
	Welcome to My Studio: Adventures in Oil Painting by Helen Van Wyk see all from $8.84! new only from $21.24!