With their delicate textures and soft colours, theres no doubt about why watercolours are the most popular painting medium. But as any artist will tell you, getting started with painting isnt as simple as buying the right kit - there are techniques to practise, mistakes to make, and skills to perfect.
In The Compact Beginners Guide to Painting, well guide you through the basics of the most popular mediums, from watercolours to oil. Well explore the kit you need to give yourself a head start, and reveal the techniques you need to master to unleash your inner artist. So, what are you waiting for? Get painting!
Creating a piece of art is a rewarding, challenging and very personal endeavour - The Compact Guide to improving your Painting & Drawing is here to take you through that journey from start to finish. Whether you are interested in oil painting, watercolours, pencil sketching or pastel work, The Compact Guide to improving your Painting & Drawing has ......
Master the Secrets of Painting with Our Easy to Follow Steps
Theres more to painting than simply picking up a paintbrush and getting creative. Which medium should you use? What should you paint? Where do you begin? And how do you channel your creativity onto your canvas
Elisabetta Sirani of Bologna (1638-1665) was one of the most innovative and prolific artists of the Bolognese School. Not only a painter, she was also a printmaker and a teacher. Based on extensive archival documentation and primary sources - including inventories, sale catalogues and her work diary - Elisabetta Sirani provides an overview of the ......
Best of Paul Harvey Footy Stars celebrates a lifetime of immortalising the greats of AFL and VFL in caricature. A wide selection of Paul Harvey’s artwork is collected in this book including footy card, player caricatures, Brownlow Medal certificates and more.
In May 1949, the Scottish artist Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (1912-2004) visited the Grindelwald Glacier in Switzerland. It was a trip which would have a profound and lasting impact on her work. Charting the journey, the beautiful work it stimulated and wider questions around glacial landscapes, then and now, this publication provides insights that ......
From source to sea, artist Kurt Jackson's fascination with the rivers of the British Isles and beyond has endured throughout his life. This book explores, for the first time, Jackson's visual and written responses to the rivers that he has followed, from the continent of Africa to his home county of Cornwall. The diversity of the waterways that ......
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) accomplished many astounding works of art such as "Mona Lisa" and "The Last Supper". Featuring anatomical drawings, geometrical illustrations, as well as life of Leonardo, this book aims to serve as a primer for students interested in learning the craft of drawing and painting.