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Beginner’s Guide to Life Drawing by Eddie Armer "Life drawing is not only about learning to draw the body accurately; it also teaches you to translate our complex three-dimensional world... to the confines of a sheet of paper." Eddie Armer Improve your drawing skills and learn how to observe the human form with this simple practical course. By applying a few basic rules, the shape of a body can be…

NEW Beginners Guide to Linocut by Susan Yeates is a wonder way to learn to create beautiful and practical linocut prints at home with this contemporary guide to a well-loved traditional art form. Linocut and screenprinting have undergone a resurgence in recent years. This book teaches the basic techniques for learning to make your own prints under the guidance and tutelage of expert teacher and ar…

Beginner's Guide to Painting with Oil Pastels Projects, techniques and inspiration to get you started by Tim Fisher 96 pages - 500 illustrations 'If you thought oil pastels were just something for children, prepare to think again.' The Artist '...look on in wonder as Tim shows you how you can use this neglected but simple medium to create real works of art...Just open this book at random and you'l…

Bird Art, Drawing Birds using Graphite & Coloured Pencils by Alan Woollett 144 Pages, 250 Illustrations A complete masterwork in drawing realistic birds with graphite and coloured pencils. Few creatures symbolise the beauty of the natural world better than birds. Their delicacy, poise and power combine to create an irresistible subject for the artist. In this his first book, award-winning artist A…

Learn to make lino blocks and create unique relief prints by Elise Young Size: 222x296 mm Illustrations: 0 Pages: 144 Book Description - Block Print for Beginners delivers a contemporary approach for working with traditional tools and media to create custom lino prints for unique works of art. Aspiring artists will first learn how to design and carve their prints using traditional tools and techni…

Botanical Drawing A Step-by-Step Guide to Drawing Flowers, Vegetables, Fruit and other Plant Life by Penny Brown Book Description A definitive artist's guide to drawing detailed and accurate plants, flowers and other vegetation in pencil. This book provides a thorough and expert guide to the subject of botanical drawing, through detailed text, examples of the authors own studies, short exercises a…

Botanical Illustration from Life A visual guide to observing, drawing and painting plants by Işik Güner Observe, draw, paint, explore and master the art of botanical illustration. Award-winning botanical artist Isik Guner shares her passion for drawing and painting living plants from around the world. Her work is both artistically accomplished and scientifically accurate, and will inspire you to m…

Botanical Painting in Watercolour by Billy Showell - Hardback Size: 228x250 mm Illustrations: 500 Pages: 192 In this beautiful book, Billy Showell provides a fascinating and invaluable insight into the materials, methods and techniques she uses to produce stunning botanical paintings in watercolour. Billy Showell is a well-respected botanical watercolour artist, and her exceptional eye for detail…

Terry Harrison's Complete Brush with Watercolour Designed to both inspire and instruct artists of all abilities, this book provides a wealth of practical guidance and projects on how to paint watercolour landscapes the easy way. In this comprehensive guide to painting watercolour landscapes, two of Terry Harrison's best-selling books, Painting Watercolour Landscapes The Easy Way and Brush With Wat…

Charles Evans’ Pocket Book for Watercolour Artists Over 100 essential tips to improve your painting by Charles Evans A new pocket-book edition of the bestselling watercolour tip book by renowned artist Charles Evans. Discover 100 top tips for painting in watercolour that will take the mystery out painting, covering topics from creating depth, introducing harmony, how to deal with light and shade a…

Traditional & Contemporary Chinese Brush Painting by Cheng Yan Using step-by-step demonstrations and his own evocative and inspirational pictures, Cheng Yan shows you how to capture the beauty and freshness of this exquisite style of painting. With enthusiasm and energy, he guides the artist through all the traditional techniques, illustrating how to create atmosphere and light in landscapes, focu…

Colour & Light in Watercolour New Edition by Jean Haines In this new and extended edition of her best-selling book in the 'How to Paint' series: 'Colour and Light in Watercolour' (first published 2010), Jean Haines has produced a book even more inspirational than the first. With 40 per cent new material in the form of new hands-on demonstrations, examples of her work and extended text, Jean provid…

A complete guide to mixing and using watercolours by Julie Collins Size: 216x280 mm Illustrations: 300 Pages: 160 Book Description Colour Demystified will banish the all-too-common confusion over the watercolour palette and give painters the confidence to experiment with colour mixing. This book demystifies colour, and helps artists understand how colour works in a highly visual way through the us…

Colour Mixing Guide: Acrylics by Julie Collins Everything the acrylic artist needs to know from colour theory to complementary, warm and cool colours, colour tone, using a limited palette, dull and bright colours and local colour. There follows an array of essential colour mixes using widely available Winsor & Newton colours. Clear, practical and beautifully presented advice. This pocket-sized, pr…

Colour Mixing Guide in Oils by Julie Collins A wonderful comprehensive aid for the oil painter getting to grips with colour mixing. Everything the artist needs to know from colour theory to complementary, warm and cool colours, colour tone, using a limited palette, dull and bright colours and local colour. There follows an array of essential colour mixes for oils using widely available Winsor & Ne…

Complete Guide to Acrylics, All the essential techniques and skills you need by Lorena Kloosterboer 320 Pages, 350 Illustrations EVERY painting technique explained and demonstrated, plus everything you need to know about paints, additives, brushes, papers, canvases, colour palettes, colour mixing, composition, and more. This comprehensive and accessible reference guide provides an in-depth explora…