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1	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
2	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
3	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
4	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
5	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
6	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 $18.81! new only from $18.81!
7	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
8	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
9	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 $14.04! \| first editions \| SVS
10	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
11 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!
12 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
13 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 $14.59! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	The Acrylic Painter's Book of Styles & Techniques more books like this by Rachel Rubin Wolf (Editor), Rachel Rubin Wolf add to wishlist New techniques from the masters of the medium show artists how to experiment with acrylics and create better paintings. Famous for their versatility, acrylics can be used right from the tube to look like oils, be thinned with water and used like traditional watercolors, and enhanced with unique techniques for dramatic results. Readers will benefit ... see all copies from $6.12! new only from $15.20! \| 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	Oil Painting Book: Materials and Techniques for Today's Artist more books like this by Bill Creevy add to wishlist This reference to painting with oils compares leading brands of paints. It describes mediums, solvents and varnishes; illustrates brushes, pallettes and other tools; and shows both traditional and unconventional techniques. see all copies from $9.99! new only from $11.93! \| first editions
17 view cover	Charles Reid's Watercolor Secrets: An Intimate Look at the Discoveries from a Lifetime of Painting more books like this by Charles Reid add to wishlist Art Teacher and mentor, Charles Reid, shares art from his personal sketchbooks he has kept over the years. It's a revelation of the simple techniques that has made Reid beloved for his watercolors. see all copies from $7.97! new only from $7.97! \| SVS
18 view cover	How to Draw and Paint Fairies: From Finding Inspiration to Capturing Diaphanous Detail, a Step-By-Step Guide to Fairy Art more books like this by Linda Ravenscroft add to wishlist Basic to advanced techniques on watercolor and mixed media are covered step-by-step, and finished images from leading fairy artists provide inspiration. This beautiful book will make every artist believe in fairies. see all copies from $8.85! new only from $11.93! \| SVS
19 view cover	Dynamic Light and Shade more books like this by Burne Hogarth add to wishlist This book, illustrated with drawings in pencil, charcoal, pen and ink, and brush and ink, shows how to interpret subjects in terms of light and shade. Hogarth demonstrates how a dark silhouette on white paper can communicate form and space. He then shows how the silhouette is transformed into three dimensions with the addition of highlights. There ... see all copies from $7.58! new only from $13.13! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Watercolor more books like this by Marian Appelhof, Marian Appellof (Editor) add to wishlist A watercolor instruction guide for both beginners and experienced painters discusses materials and preparation, color theory, painting techniques, textures and special effects, perspective, and landscape and figure painting. see all copies from $7.19! new only from $18.39! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Classical Painting Atelier: A Contemporary Guide to Traditional Studio Practice more books like this by Juliette Aristides add to wishlist In "Classical Painting Atelier", Aristides, a leader in the atelier movement, takes students step-by-step through the finest works of Old Masters and today's most respected realist artists; revealing the principles of creating full-colour realist still-life works, portraits and figure paintings. Rich in tradition, yet practical for today's artists ... see all copies from $21.90! new only from $21.90! \| SVS
22 view cover	Painting with Your Artist's Brain: Learn to Paint What You See - Not What You Think You See more books like this by Carl Purcell add to wishlist In order to effectively communicate the artist's spirit in our paintings, it is important that we listen carefully to what Carl Purcell calls our intuitive "visual brain". His decidedly clear and easy-to-understand illustrations bring out the visual aspects of painting immediately, but bring more pleasure into the painting process. His bulleted ... see all copies from $5.76! new only from $6.98! \| first editions
23 view cover	Painting Beautiful Skin Tones with Color & Light: In Oil, Pastel and Watercolor more books like this by Chris Saper add to wishlist Color-mixing recipes and step-by-step demos in oil, watercolor and pastel teach artists how to effectively capture the realistic, glowing skin tones of various ethnic groups. see all copies from $20.61! new only from $20.61! \| SVS
24 view cover	Color Choices: Making Color Sense Out of Color Theory more books like this by Stephen Quiller add to wishlist INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED ARTIST and best selling author Stephen Quiller shows readers how to discover their own personal "colour sense" in Color Choices, a book that offers readers a fresh perspective on perfecting their own colour styles. With the help of his own "Quiller Wheel," a special foldout wheel featuring 68 precisely placed colours, the ... see all copies from $13.07! new only from $13.65! \| SVS
25 view cover	Oil Painting Secrets from a Master: 25th Anniversary Edition more books like this by Linda Cateura add to wishlist This guide to painting in oils examines such topics as massing values, chiaroscuro and light value, handling edges and other topics. see all copies from $14.90! new only from $14.90! \| SVS

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