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1. Painting Abstracts: Ideas, Projects and Techniques
2. Facial Expressions: A Visual Reference for Artists
3. How to Make a Watercolor Paint Itself: Experimental Techniques for Achieving Realistic Effects
4. Landscape Painting Inside and Out: Capture the Vitality of Outdoor Painting in Your Studio With Oils
5. The Watercolorist’s Essential Notebook
6. Charles Reid's Watercolor Solutions: Learn To Solve The Most Common Painting Problems
7. Color Mixing Recipes for Portraits: More than 500 Color Combinations for skin, eyes, lips & hair (Color Mixing Recipes)
8. The Oil Painting Course You've Always Wanted: Guided Lessons for Beginners and Experienced Artists
9. Dreamscapes: Creating Magical Angel, Faery & Mermaid Worlds In Watercolor
10. Watercolor Basics - Let’s Get Started (Watercolor Basics)
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A battle seen in all its ugly detail A view of the agonizing fight for Fallujah, from up and down the chain of command.
A midlife crisis in full bloom Bill Murray is as dour and droll as ever in "Broken Flowers," possibly director Jim Jarmusch's most accessible film to date.
New Advice Blog Takes the Guesswork Out of Soul Mate Relationships Dorothy Thompson, syndicated relationship columnist and editor/contributing author of "Romancing the Soul," announces the launch of her new soul mate advice blog, "Are You My Soul Mate?" found at www.soulmateadvice.blogspot.com, the first relationship blog of its kind from the soul mate perspective.
ARTIVIST FILM FESTIVAL (April 20-24)- ARTIVIST DAY DECLARED IN LOS ANGELES By Mayor James K. Hahn Artivist Film Festival is dedicated to addressing Human Rights, Children's Advocacy, Animal Rights and Environmental Preservation through film, visual arts and music - April 20th, 2005 Proclaimed "Artivist Day"
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Painting Abstracts: Ideas, Projects and Techniques
Authors: Rolina van Vliet. Paperback, 168 pagesPublisher: Search Press Publication Date: 2008-11-01 Reviews :
Full instructions for 65 abstract paintings are provided in this guide that urges beginners to plunge right in, learning about composition, theme, and design while they paint. The history of abstract painting and its importance as a means of self-expression are covered in the guide's beginning pages, and each of the paintings that follow conventional step-by-step instruction is replaced with information on composition, imagery, method, materials, and technique, allowing the painter to copy straight from the book—or make changes according to the flow of creativity. ...
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Facial Expressions: A Visual Reference for Artists
Authors: Mark Simon. Paperback, 256 pagesPublisher: Watson-Guptill Publication Date: 2005-06-01 Reviews :
All artists are tired of persuading their nearest and dearest to look sad…look glad…look mad…madder…no, even madder…okay, hold it. For those artists (and their long-suffering friends), here is the best book ever. Facial Expressions includes more than 2,500 photographs of 50 faces—men and women of a variety of ages, shapes, sizes, and ethnicities—each demonstrating a wide range of emotions and shown from multiple angles. Who can use this book? Oh, only every artist on the planet, including art students, illustrators, fine artists, animators, storyboarders, and comic book artists. But wait, there’s more! Additional photos focus on people wearing hats and couples kissing, while illustrations show skull anatomy and facial musculature. Still not enough? How about a one-of-a-kind series of photos of lips pronouncing the phonemes used in human speech? Animators will swoon—and artists will show a range of facial expressions from happy to happiest to ecstatic....
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How to Make a Watercolor Paint Itself: Experimental Techniques for Achieving Realistic Effects
Authors: Nita Engle. Paperback, 144 pagesPublisher: Watson-Guptill Publication Date: 2007-07-10 Reviews :
Award-winning artist Nita Engle’s breakthrough approach to watercolor shows readers how to combine spontaneity and control to produce glowing, realistic paintings. Her method begins with action-filled exercises that demonstrate how to play with paint, following no rules. Subsequent step-by-step projects add planning to the mix, demonstrating how to turn loose washes into light-filled watercolors with textural effects achieved by spraying, sprinkling, pouring, squirting, or stamping paint. Engle’s approach, and her results, are dramatic and dynamic; now watercolor artists can create their own exciting paintings with help from How to Make a Watercolor Paint Itself. ...
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Landscape Painting Inside and Out: Capture the Vitality of Outdoor Painting in Your Studio With Oils
Authors: Kevin D. MacPherson. Hardcover, 176 pagesPublisher: North Light Books Publication Date: 2006-10-20 Reviews :
Offers down-to-earth advice on painting gorgeous outdoors scenes through 10 step-by-step demos Teaches painters how to master the art of observation Shows readers how to translate field notes and sketches into fully realized studio paintings The overwhelming beauty of the outdoors is one of the most inspiring - and elusive - subjects for painters. With Landscape Painting Inside and Out, Kevin Macphearson first shows readers how to see like an artist, then teaches them how to recreate their vision into stunningly realistic outdoors scenes. His insightful process encourages readers to focus on the small details to achieve big results....
$29.99
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The Watercolorist’s Essential Notebook
Authors: Gordon Mackenzie. Hardcover, 144 pagesPublisher: North Light Books Publication Date: 2000-03-01 Reviews :
This attractive, inspirational guide is full of sound techniques, advice and hands-on instruction for anyone looking to explore the magic of watercolor....
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The giant who shrank before our eyes Henry Ford was the very image of the America of his day: idealistic and far too self-assured.
Patriotic Songs: The G-Man Reveals Surprising Secrets About The Top Flag-Waving Tunes of All Time Some of America's best-loved music wasn't written in this country. Two different songs were considered to be the national anthem. One flag-waving tune took 20 years to compose. In an article available for use online and in print, Scott G (recording artist The G-Man) reveals some surprising facts.
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Charles Reid's Watercolor Solutions: Learn To Solve The Most Common Painting Problems
Authors: Charles Reid. Hardcover, 128 pagesPublisher: North Light Books Publication Date: 2008-07-30 Reviews :
As one of the most sought after workshop instructors, Charles Reid possesses certain skills that set him apart from his students. In Charles Reid's Watercolor Solutions, he shares that knowledge with readers, teaching them how to become better watercolorists. Through before and after photos of various paintings, the author clearly identifies the existing problems in the painting and provides a detailed action plan with solutions to rectify the issue. A variety of topics are covered such as still life, figures, landscapes and more. Readers will appreciate the clear step-by-step format, which makes the solutions easy to understand and implement....
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Color Mixing Recipes for Portraits: More than 500 Color Combinations for skin, eyes, lips & hair (Color Mixing Recipes)
Authors: William F. Powell. Spiral-bound, 48 pagesPublisher: Walter Foster Publication Date: 2006-11-01 Reviews :
From Caucasian to Latino and East Indian hues, this convenient book features master mixes for an arry of skin colors, plus recipes for hair, eye, and lip colors. The concealed wire-o bound book also includes a plastic color-mixing grid for measuring out paints, as well as a handy conversion chart for finding acrylic equivalents of oil paints and vice versa. ...
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The Oil Painting Course You've Always Wanted: Guided Lessons for Beginners and Experienced Artists
Authors: Kathleen Staiger. Paperback, 176 pagesPublisher: Watson-Guptill Publication Date: 2006-07-01 Reviews :
Did you ever wish you could go to a really good art school and learn how to paint in oil? Or perhaps you have painted for years and are still struggling with color mixing and wish you could find a good teacher to help. In the Oil Painting Course You’ve Always Wanted, author Kathleen Staiger gives you a complete painting course you can take at home. Crystal clear, step-by-step lessons build from learning about light and shadow, brush control, and foolproof color mixing, to still life painting, landscapes, and portraits—every topic is covered in clear text, diagrams, illustrations, and demonstrations, with guided projects in every lesson. Tips and extra help sections appear throughout the book to help with common problems. Staiger has taught oil painting for more than thirty-five years; many of her students are now exhibiting and selling their paintings. Every painter from beginning hobby painters to BFA graduates has questions. Here atlast are the answers!...
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Dreamscapes: Creating Magical Angel, Faery & Mermaid Worlds In Watercolor
Authors: Stephanie Pui-Mun Law. Paperback, 176 pagesPublisher: Impact Publication Date: 2008-02-15 Reviews :
Dreamscapes is a unique guide to painting beautiful watercolor angels, fairies and mermaids in their own worlds (celestial, woodland, garden, sea and castle scenes) step by step. Fantasy artist Stephanie Pui-Mun Law walks readers through her process, showing and describing her techniques for creating fantasy scenes full of wonder and mystery. Readers will begin by learning about essential materials, including brushes, paints, paper, then will move on to important techniques such as planning and sketching; figure proportions; specific characteristics of angels, faeries and mermaids (including clothing); developing backgrounds; and finishing techniques that add an air of magic....
$24.99
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Watercolor Basics - Let’s Get Started (Watercolor Basics)
Authors: Jack Reid.
Paperback, 128 pages
Publisher: North Light Books
Publication Date: 1998-10-15
Edition: 1st
$19.99
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Murphy Gordon's "Emy Moon" is a Hit! Now in its second printing, "Emy Moon" proves to be a success in the literary world.
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