Artist Websites and Workshops ...
Elin Pendleton artist.
Original oil paintings. Original acrylic paintings. Instructional DVDs. Horses, animals, figures, still life, landscapes. Podcast.
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Joe Hush artist UK. Beautiful landscape paintings in acrylic, watercolour and oils of areas such as the Lake District and Scotland. Includes a painting of badgers foraging in a wooded area.
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Brian LaSaga artist. Realist artist. Newfoundland. Nature with animals and birds, including squirrels and woodpeckers, plus paintings of children enjoying the countryside and coastal paintings. Artist specializes on acrylic paintings on panel.
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Jan Blanch artist UK. Jan creates delicate watercolour paintings mainly with a floral theme. As well as workshops she organises painting parties for groups.
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Flower Painting Books to browseInside - a selection of books for the floral artist. |
Ann Morton artist. Classical realist artist. Still lifes, portrait painter, figure painter.
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Frank Webb artist. Colorful and vibrant watercolor paintings with a touch of the whimsical.
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Jason Morgan wildlife artist. Oil paintings of wildlife... from the big cats to elephants and gorillas.
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Robert J. O'Brian artist. Realist watercolor paintings with impressive lighting effects. Many paintings with a rural theme.
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Sterling Edwards artist. Contemporary watercolor paintings. Colorful artwork with a touch of the original.
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Gregory Conley artist. Colorful watercolor paintings. Themes include wildlife (mostly birds, including red cardinals and blue jays), landscapes, barns, woods, flowers and still life.
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Dale Chihuly artist. Glass, drawings, installations and video.
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John Callaghan airbrush artist UK. Airbrush art. Flash presentation of portfolio.
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Jeremy Lipking artist. Realist artist. Figure painting and landscapes.
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Hazel Soan artist. Watercolour paintings and TV art expert (Channel 4).
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Watercolor Painting Hazel Soan watercolor painting books |
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The Natural Way to Draw a Working Plan for Art Study
Sample pages include:
how to use this book ... contour and gesture (observation)
Drawing Naturally
Learn How to Draw Naturally
Figure Drawing
Art Study Book
Drawing Books
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How to Draw
Sample pages include:
Fundamentals of drawing ... Basic structure of objects.
DESCRIPTION
A best-seller for 35 years; A timeless classic that has taught generations of artists; and will teach generations more. When it was originally published in 1970, How to Draw What You See zoomed to the top of the publisher's best-seller list; and it has remained there ever since. 'I believe that you must be able to draw things as you see them; realistically,' wrote Rudy de Reyna in this introduction. Today, generations of artists have learned to draw what they see, to truly capture the world around them, using de Reyna's methods. How to Draw What You See shows artists how to recognize the basic shape to draw the object, no matter how much detail it contains.
Structure ... Form ... Perspective ... Light and Shade ... Composition ... Values ... Still Life ... Figure ... Hands and Feet ... Heads and Faces ... Children ... Charcoal ... Wash ... Opaque ... Acrylic ... Ink
BACK COVER
Everyone wishes that he could faithfully reproduce the world around him - wishes that he could draw what he sees. Here is a book that teaches you how.
Rudy de Reyna believes that there are only four basic shapes in nature - the cube, the cylinder, the cone, and the sphere. Every object is based on one of these geometric shapes, although the shape itself may be greatly modified. Once you can see the basic shape of an object, you can draw that object, no matter how much detail it may contain.
Part one discusses the fundamentals of drawing. There are clear; concise, and lavishly illustrated projects. Each project is arranged so that one is slightly more complex than the one before.
In part two, the author explains the use of media not usually described in a drawing book - wash, opaque, watercolor, and acrylic. He provides exercises to help the student gain proficiency in handling each of them.
CONTENTS
Part 1
Project 1: Basic Structure of Objects - drawing straight lines - drawing lines freehand - holding the pencil - angle and direction of lines.
Project 2: Eye Level: Foundation of Perspective - changing shapes and eye level - vanishing points - cube in perspective - judging size relationships - objects below eye level - practice exercies.
Project 3: Drawing Cubic Objects - cubic forms in everyday things - searching with lines - handling detail - refining with tracing paper.
Project 4: Drawing Cylindrical Objects - drawing curved lines - observing cylindrical forms - rendering cylindrical objects - ellipses and perspective.
Project 5: Drawing Spherical Objects - departures from the geometric sphere - depth and the sphere.
Project 6: Drawing Conical Objects - symmetry of the cone - drawing everything.
Project 7: Putting Basic Forms Together - basic forms and their relatiionships - drawing symmetrical objects - drawing and observation.
Project 8: The Horizontal Plane - relating objects - contours - creating a composition - selecting a viewpoint - prespective in a still life - working with actual objects - a brief summary.
Project 9: Light and Shade - observing light and shadow - light and dimension - tonal values - using the full tonal scale - cast shadows - shadow edges - angle of light - level of light.
Project 10: Translating Local Color to Black and White - using a middle tone - values and tones - tonal arrangement - rendering texture - tactile and visual textures.
Project 11: Drawing a Still Life - copying versus drawing from life - composition and construction - laying down correct tones.
Project 12: Drawing with Charcoal - vine and compressed charcoal - powdered charcoal - erasers and blenders - papers - toned papers - fixative - charcoal's versatility - ease of manipulation.
Project 13: Still Life in Charcoal - four drawing pronciples - hard and soft edges - working from "roughs" - composing a still life - practice versus theory.
Project 14: Drawing Outdoors - natural light - light at different times of day - observing the effects of light - reflected light - searching for basic forms - using a view finder - drawing on the spot.
Project 15: Drawing Outdoors with Charcoal - advantages and disadvantages of charcoal - capturing the moods of nature - rendering specific objects - rough charcoal sketches - finished drawings in charcoal.
Project 16: Drawing the Figure - basic body proportions - cylindrical human form - some body measurements - foreshortening - drawing from life - working over the whole figure - light and shadow on the figure.
Project 17: Drawing Hands and Feet - drawing feet - drawing hands - finding your niche.
Project 18: Drawing Heads and Faces - a general procedure - angles and planes of the head - facial guidelines - male and female features - drawing the head and face from life - drawing the nose - drawing ears - drawing eyes and eyebrows - drawing the mouth - life drawing from memory.
Project 19: Drawing Children - drawing the infant's head - drawing the teenager - male and female characteristics in children - capturing a child's character.
Part 2
Drawing in Various Media
Project 20: Wash Techniques - pigment and mixer - surfaces - brushes - additional equipment - properties of wash - flat wash - wet-in-wet technique - graded wash - drybrush - linear effects.
Project 21: Drawing with Wash - working drawings - realism first.
Project 22: A Still Life in Wash - arranging and lighting - using a graded wash - eliminating pencil lines - preparing tone.
Project 23: Outdoors with Wash - transporting your materials - suiting your medium to your subject.
Project 24: Opaque Techniques - characteristics of opaque - pigments - brushes and drawing surfaces - accessories - dry brush blending - wet blending - working toward craftsmanship.
Project 25: Still Lifes in Opaque - establishing the large shapes - balancing textures - using transfer paper - paint consistency - support for the hand - controlling opaque - suitability of opaque.
Project 26: Outdoors with Opaque - opaque watercolor and nature - materials to take along - choosing a subject.
Project 27: Acrylic Techniques - brushes, pigment, and surfaces - characteristics of acrylic - versatility of acrylic.
Project 28: Still Life in Acrylic - composition and movement - considering picture space.
Project 29: Outdoors with Ink and Mixed Media - ink and additional equipment - two ink techniques - outdoors with mixed media.
Project 30: Drawing Children in Various Media - nudes versus children - children in opaque ... A Parting Word ... Index
Artists Easels
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Wildlife Painting, Painting the Drama of Wildlife Step by Step, Paint with Acrylics
Sample pages include:
Capturing special moments in nature.
Camera ... film ... fieldwork ... various wildlife photos ... working with photos ... using other references ... planning a composition ... sketches of a bird at feeder ... picture of bird with flowers and fence.
DESCRIPTION
Featuring a foreword by the renowned artist Robert Bateman and brilliant reproductions of Terry Isaac's acclaimed work, this unique book offers artists a wealth of insight learned through years of experience.
Isaac's distinctive techniques for creating realistic wildlife paintings in acrylics are revealed in four start-to-finish painting demonstrations, featuring methods for creating depth, capturing unique lighting effects, and integrating the subject with the scene.
Isaac also provides practical advice on research and fieldwork, tips for pulling together reference materials, composition dos and dont's, suggested equipment and supplies, and 12 step-by-step mini-demos that show how to paint a variety of realistic textures including fur, feathers, grass, water and more.
CONTENTS
Capturing Special Moments in Nature ... planning a composition ... composition do's and don'ts ... balanxce and repetition ... getting started.
Creating Natures Textures Step by Step Demonstrations: ... fur / wet fur / patterned fur / white fur / wolf eye / feathers / leaves / grass / clouds / water / waterdrops / rocks and snow ... special effects ... gallery of textures.
Integrating the Subject With the Scene ... choosing the correct habitat and scale ... lighting ... overlapping the subject ... creating depth ... repeating color ... getting the correct pose.
Putting it all Together Step by Step ... working from general to specific ... making it work ... Demonstrations: ... Yosemite Dawn / Springtime Blues / After the Storm / Tyger! Tyger! ... creating your best painting / professional concerns.
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Pen and Ink Drawing, Painting Weathered Buildings in Pen, Ink, and Watercolor
Sample pages include:
materials and techniques ... paper ... pen ... ink ... paint ... brushes ... artists favorite brushes ... other useful tools ... three sketches of buildings showing stippling, scribble lines, crisscross lines, wavy lines ... detailed picture of a basic watercolor palette ... detailed complementary color mixing chart
Artist - Claudia Nice
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