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An inspiring, direct guide to painting beautiful portraitsalla prima.

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In this detailed and practical book, Simon Davis opens up his studio and explains his approach. As one of the country's leading portrait painters, he gives a unique insight into how to render a sympathetic portrait in oils, which avoids sentimentality and captures the essence of a child, in oils.

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Focusing on watercolour - one of the most direct of mediums - this practical book explains how to paint a river and capture its life, light, movement, colour and interest.

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Gouache is an exciting, forgiving and versatile fine art medium. It has a long history going back many centuries, but for some time it has been seen as a medium for illustrators and designers. This book explores its attributes and explains how it can be used to exciting and stunning effect when painting still life.

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This book guides you from the beginning stages of painting a single object to more challenging and complex groups, and finally to a range of approaches to abstract painting.

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An inspiring and accessible guide to painting beautiful snow scenes using easy-to-master techniques.

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This is a book for all landscape artists whatever their skill levels, and anyone who wants to learn more about painting trees whether they are magnificent in their winter habitat, gloriously bedecked in spring foliage, splendid in their summer raiment or stunning when their leaves turn to russet reds and spun golds.

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Acrylics are a versatile and exciting medium, but how can you get the most from these paints This book shows you how. With step-by-step examples, it explains the core brush skills for a beginner.

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The perfect introduction to digital painting for artists, Matthew Palmer's clear and simple approach will allow you to produce beautiful landscapes on your tablet within minutes.

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Take your first steps with pastels and learn how to produce modern, lively and colourful artwork with this exciting medium.

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Pens - advises on the range of pens available
Watercolours - looks at their unpredictable nature and how to use them dynamically
Sketchbooks - encourages their use to capture observations and develop ideas
Techniques - explains composition, perspective and white space
Step by step demonstrations of pen and wash techniques

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A playful, quirky, doodly exploration of the humble pen, full of practical ways to make amazing art using markers, ink pens, quills and even ballpoints.

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A practical and inspirational guide to painting outdoors with oil paints.

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The 21 projects in Print, Paint & Ink are perfect for anyone interested in learning to make their own stamps, prints and painted goods. From the easy and adorable Teeny Tiny Eraser Stamps to the stylish Furoshiki Wrap to the modem and minimalist Nesting Poplar Boxes and so much more, there's something in here for every skill level.

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A tour-de-force in the use of watercolour in its purest form. If you have ever wanted to produce watercolour paintings filled with light and radiance, this inspirational and easy-to-follow guide will show you how.

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An ideal beginner's guide to painting animals and birds in watercolour for artists who are short on time.

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Learn to paint watercolour flowers in 35 easy-to-follow 30-minute exercises.

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Learn to paint the landscape in 33 easy-to-follow exercises. Includes all required tracing papers

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'I was impressed how much you could get done in half an hour and have a lovely picture at the end. It is a great way of learning to paint and I look forward to seeing further titles in this series. Search Press does it again!' www.myshelf.com

Learn to paint trees and woodlands in thirty half-hour lessons with master artist Geoff Kersey.

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Learn to paint pocket-sized woodland watercolour scenes in 15 half-hour lessons with best-selling author and trusted watercolour teacher Geoff Kersey.

Fast, fun results, with full-size templates!

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Revolutionize your work with acrylics! Get ready for the creative ride of your life! Tradition is out, experimentation is in with this cutting-edge how-to sampler of techniques to use with acrylic, the worlds most versatile medium.

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Materials and equipment Using paper stencils and filler stencils Monoprinting through the screen Making positives for photo exposure by hand or by using the computer Making high-contrast positives and posterizations Interpreting photographs in print Special sections on using bitmaps, halftones and making colour separations

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20 step by step demonstrations help readers draw fabulous shojo manga characters and their cool clothes.

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Examines the sight-size portrait method, in which the artist stands back at a distance to view the picture and sitter side by side and to scale. This book demonstrates the technique in the projects that culminate in portrait painting. It includes sections on the history of sight-size, early treatises on portraiture, and the 'philosophy' of seeing.