A soft touch of water is all you need to make dozens of beautiful and inspiring works of art.Just add water to your paintbrush and watch as the vibrant colors merge and mingle on the pages of this mag
Repainting the work of another into one’s own canvas is a deliberate and often highly fraught act of reuse. This book examines the creation, display, and reception of such images. Artists working in&n
This book encourages artists to experiment and play when painting, to enjoy the process of creating a painting, and to develop their own style as they render either a single stem or a full floral abst
From the 17th - 20th century, the "voyage to Rome" established itself as a source of infinite inspiration where prevails the connections to Antiquity artworks. The former capital of the Roman Empire e
Award-winning artist and author Marjorie Sarnat compiled this vast collection of prompts, ideas, and insights to provide a reading companion for students as well as amateur and professional visual art
Make creating portraits fun and easy with Playful Painting: People. You’ll sharpen your skills with 16 step-by-step projects that will have you creating beautiful portraits of women and men, ani
Enter the imaginary world of a most unusual artist Guiseppe Arcimboldo creates highly original portraits by placing objects such as fruits, vegetables, flowers, leaves, fish, and shells next to
With Folk Art Fusion, you will learn to paint folk art subjects in a distinct style that is vibrant and modern, while also homespun and simple.Folk Art Fusion shows you h
Take a fresh look at an up-and-coming art medium with Anywhere, Anytime Art: Gouache!Gouache paint has a long history, but it’s often associated with watercolor and multimedia art. Until now, that is! Trendy artists with large social-media followings are reinvigorating gouache, making this the ideal time to add this medium to your toolbox...or start your art journey with it! Like the other books in the Anywhere, Anytime Art series, Gouache explores this medium in a portable, approachable, and contemporary way. Basic painting topics, such as tools and materials, techniques, and color theory, are presented in an easy-to-read, visual style. The subsequent step-by-step projects focus on various subjects that artists can find anywhere, whether they’re home or out and about. Artists can learn to paint their favorite things, including plants, flowers, cats, patterns, and more. Anywhere, Anytime Art: Gouache is filled with vibrant, colorful artwork that’s sure to inspire any artist t
Find out how Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling frescoes and how Holbein hid secret images in his paintings. Join in Matisse's colorful dance. Look at the paintings of Bosch
Saturated with rhythm-generating patterns and inherently directional shapes, the work of British abstract painter Jeremy Moon (1934-1973) subverts the static quality of painting with its formations of
Abstract painting and abstraction can be a daunting and frustrating genre of art. How should you approach a surface? How can you use color effectively? How can you make better, more expressive paintin
Known for exploring and experimenting with the integration and reproduction of digital and analogue imagery, American artist Jeff Elrod combines digital design and printing techniques with traditional
Fans of Charles Wysocki, Mary Engelbreit, Grandma Moses, and folk art in general will fall in love with Folk Art Fusion: Americana. Featuring projects that instruct artists of all skill levels how to
This first complete English translation, including over 250 full-color images, is a longitudinal cultural history of how art came to be institutionalized in the history of western representational pra
Discover the essential tools, materials, and techniques needed to get started in painting.The Artist's Toolbox series provides easy-to-use reference guides for beginning and aspiring artists. Whil
Discover the key concepts of color theory for beginning artists.The Artist's Toolbox series provides easy-to-use reference guides for beginning and aspiring artists. While many instructional art b
In A Short Book About Painting, writer and broadcaster Andrew Marr tackles the subjects of inspiration, creativity, politics, beauty and form. How does the artist make good work? What constitutes "goo
