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Acrylic Basics for Beginners
F+W Media 2011; US$ 5.99Lee Hammond helps you get your acrylic paintings past that initial ?awkward stage? with great tips and tricks for achieving realistic results. more...
Acrylic Innovation
F+W Media 2010; US$ 29.99Acrylic is often used as a substitute for oil paint or watercolor, but the real gold mine is in allowing the medium freedom to do what it does best. This book shows how today's artists are doing exactly that. It's loaded with original artwork and valuable insight from 64 artists, incredibly diverse in styles and subjects, each using acrylic in unique... more...
Acrylic Painting For Dummies
Wiley 2009; US$ 24.99Create gorgeous paintings with this fun and easy guide to acrylics! Always wanted to paint with acrylics? This easy-to-follow, full color guide gives you expert instruction and simple exercises in acrylic painting techniques and styles. The step-by-step projects let you practice your skill and stir your imagination — and give you the foundation... more...
Acrylic Painting With Lee Hammond
F+W Media 2006; US$ 19.99Instruction for Beginners - Results Like a Pro! You can learn to paint with skill and confidence. Lee Hammond makes painting with acrylics accessible and fun with sound guidance, practical tips and encouraging advice. As Lee explains, the magic of acrylic painting is in the layers. Painting in layers makes it easy to block out shapes, add... more...
The Alchemy of Paint
Marion Boyars 2009; US$ 17.49Spike Bucklow sets out to unravel the myths behind the pigments, like dragonsblood, which is said to be a mixture of elephant and dragon blood. Examining both the medieval palette and the often cloak-and-dagger science that created it, he uncovers the secret recipes behind the luxurious colours we are familiar with today. Driven by an overriding... more...
Beautiful Brushstrokes Step by Step
F+W Media 2003; US$ 24.99Learn the brushstrokes that will bring your paintings to life! With Maureen McNaughton as your coach, you can learn how to paint an amazing array of fabulous flowers. She provides start-to-finish instructions and hundreds of step-by-step photos, plus all the information and advice you need to create gorgeous works of art. It's easier than you think!... more...
Black Velvet Art
University Press of Mississippi 2011; US$ 35.00Jesus, matadors, panthers, bandits, Indians, movie stars, waifs, and, of course, Elvis are recognized icons of the oft-despised, uber-kitsch art form of black velvet painting. In Black Velvet Art author Eric A. Eliason and photographer Scott Squire present a comprehensive overview of this covertly-loved and overtly-reviled tradition. In cooperation... more...
The Brushstroke Handbook
F+W Media 2006; US$ 26.99There's no other book on the market completely dedicated to mastering individual brushstrokes--the essential building blocks of any successful decorative painting project. A must-have reference for painters at every level, The Brushstroke Book: Builds confidence by teaching one stroke at a time through close-up action photos Shows readers how to... more...
Chromophobia
Reaktion Books 2000; US$ 23.95The central argument of Chromophobia is that a chromophobic impulse - a fear of corruption or contamination through color - lurks within much Western cultural and intellectual thought. more...
Classical Painting Atelier
Crown Publishing Group 2011; US$ 35.00Want to paint more like Manet and less like Jackson Pollock? Students of art hailed Classical Drawing Atelier , Juliette Aristides?s first book, as a dynamic return to the atelier educational model. Ateliers, popular in the nineteenth century, teach emerging artists by pairing them with a master artist over a period of years. The educational process... more...









