This book helps artists understand how to mix colours in different mediums and how colour can help to develop their work. Artworks illustrate how to put theory into practice and it is suitable for beginners or professional artists.
Includes drawing with pencils, pens and pastels, observing & measuring, perspective, shading, line drawing, sketching, texture, using negative spaces, and composition.
Ideal for aspiring artists, this guide provides a comprehensive introduction to painting with oils, acrylics, and gouache. It covers essential artists' materials, detailing various canvases, papers, paints, brushes, and additives. Additionally, it explores the use of gels, pastes, supports, varnishes, and easels, making it a valuable resource for anyone looking to enhance their painting skills and knowledge.
Mixing paint, brush strokes, gouache, masking out, glazing, wet into wet, drybrush painting, washes, using resists, sponging, light to dark, sgraffito.
How to Draw teaches aspiring artists an essential skill that represents the first step into all other visual arts. Even absolute beginners will be amazed at what they can achieve by working through this book and learning from the tips, tricks and know-how of experienced artists.
A Step-by-step Course Complete with Techniques, Materials and Projects
Learn how to create beautiful works of art using acrylics with this comprehensive and easy-to-follow guide book.
Mixing Paint, Brushstrokes, Blending, Underpainting, Working Alla Prima Glazing, Scumbling, Painting with Knives, Impasto Work, Drybrush Work
Discover the pleasure of painting in acrylic, oil and gouache with this comprehensive, fully illustrated step-by-step guide to three popular painting techniques. Includes a complete guide to artist's materials, including paint, brushes, additives, gels, pastes, supports, varnish, easels and much more.
Quickly master all the practical aspects of watercolor painting with this comprehensive practical encyclopedia.
Offering a hands-on approach for novices, this guide provides clear, step-by-step techniques complemented by 250 detailed photographs. It serves as an accessible resource for those looking to develop their skills, making complex concepts easier to understand and apply. Ideal for beginners, it emphasizes practical learning and visual aids to enhance the educational experience.
A how-to introduction to all aspects of painting with oils, acrylics and gouache, from beginners to intermediates, with full technical instruction and learning projects, shown with 750 images.