Abstract Art Painting
Abstract Art Painting

Author: Debora Stewart

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2015-05-06

Total Pages: 129

ISBN-13: 1440335842

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Would you love to take your art in a new direction? In Abstract Art Painting, you will enter a realm of tactile, intuitive excitement, combining pastel and acrylic to achieve results as unique as you are. You'll learn how to explore the use of color theory in abstraction and to use underpainting to bring structure and depth to your art. In addition you'll begin to understand how to work in a series and how this can help you develop your own personal style. A sampling of what you'll add to your creative toolbox: • Pastel and acrylic techniques to use to complete your own paintings • The benefits of expressing your ideas abstractly • How to loosen up by using your nondominant hand and drawing to music • Ways to express emotions through mark-making • Using color and symbolism for expression • Working with photos for inspiration • Tips for using color studies Step into your own abstract frame of mind today!

Pastel Innovations
Pastel Innovations

Author: Dawn Emerson

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2017-05-25

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 1440350469

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Pastel Painting Techniques That Are Revolutionary, Fun and Easy! Designed for beginners considering using pastel for the first time, for experienced artists who may feel uninspired, and for anyone in between, the skills you will gain with Pastel Innovations, will help you build confidence and open your world so you can paint what CAN BE, not just what you THINK is. Explore the unique joys of pastel painting with: • An exploration of the basics: You'll expand your artist's vocabulary learning to use the elements and fundamentals of design to create beautiful, balanced paintings. • 20 simple exercises build off each other and help you grow as an artist, little by little, building confidence. • 40+ innovative pastel painting techniques: Feel inspired as you learn new approaches to using pastel to build up and reveal layers, incorporate monotypes as underpaintings, create texture that cannot be duplicated by drawing or painting, and more. • Thoughtful self critique: Questions, approaches and checklists that will result in better art, while at the same time making you a better artist. Leave your expectations behind and engage in the process of pastel painting with a newfound freedom to play and explore!

Pastel Painting Step-by-step
Pastel Painting Step-by-step

Author: Margaret Evans

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781844488612

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A comprehensive guide to painting with pastels including easy instructions on how to master tone, colour blending, composition, perspective, and more.

Pastel Artist's Bible
Pastel Artist's Bible

Author: Claire Brown

Publisher: Chartwell

Published: 2009-09-04

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 0785820841

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This guide to pastel painting includes sections on materials, the principles of color, techniques, and a final section on subjects that is designed to help you learn by example.

The Big Book of Painting Nature in Pastel
The Big Book of Painting Nature in Pastel

Author: S. Allyn Schaeffer

Publisher:

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 9780823005048

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Introduces the tools, materials, and techniques of pastel drawing, and presents a series of demonstrations with photographs of the original scene for comparison

Artist's Drawing Techniques
Artist's Drawing Techniques

Author: DK

Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd

Published: 2017-08-03

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 0241428939

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Learn how to draw with charcoal, pen, and pastel with step-by-step workshops from professional artists. Artist's Drawing Techniques is your guide to every aspect of drawing, from choosing a subject to mounting your finished masterpiece. Follow the workshops that teach you more than 80 artist's techniques, including cross-hatching, stippling, blending, and masking using pencil, charcoal, coloured pencils, and pastels. Develop your artistic style by following step-by-step drawing tutorials through beginner, intermediate, and advanced projects. Explore new creative challenges with inspiring exercises and art projects to develop your skills, and study the stunning feature drawings that showcase every artistic technique and show you how that technique can be applied. Artist's Drawing Techniques will help you tap into your creative potential and unlock new talents.

Line & Wash
Line & Wash

Author: Wendy Jelbert

Publisher:

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780855328337

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Methods of merging soft luminous washes with sharp, crisp definite penwork are made easy with this book. Each stage of the painting process is illustrated in a highly practical way, using step-by-step photographs and a colourful selection of finished paintings.

Drawings and Paintings
Drawings and Paintings

Author: Adolph Menzel

Publisher: Courier Dover Publications

Published: 2016-07-19

Total Pages: 147

ISBN-13: 048681386X

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One of 19th-century Berlin's premier artists, Menzel exhibited tremendous powers of observation and technical perfection. This volume contains 98 black-and-white images of his work, plus 32 color plates.

The Art of Pastel Painting
The Art of Pastel Painting

Author: Alan Flattmann

Publisher: Pelican Publishing

Published: 2007-01-01

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 9781589804074

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Distinguished artist and teacher Alan Flattmann provides invaluable information about theory and technique as well as making crayons, designing proper studio lighting, and much more. Both amateur and professional artists will find this book informative and useful.Highlighted techniques include the painterly blended and the Impressionistic broken-color approaches. There are also illustrated discussions of concept and technique, mood and technique, mixed media, form and space, aerial perspective, modeling, and the importance of simplicity.