Download or read book 60 Minutes to Better Painting written by C. Nelson and published by North Light Books. This book was released on 2015-01-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "With ten step-by-step demonstrations, each step timed to the minute, you'll discover how to focus your efforts on the essence of the subject, rather than getting stuck on the tiny details. Learn to rely on proven techniques to get the most out of your paintings and stop overthinking the process each step of the way ... See basic shapes first, then the fine details. Render rough compositions before committing your idea to a larger canvas. Explore composition, color and light effects Draw mass and form, not just the lines that make up your subject. A Word from the Author 'How does one become a better painter? This is perhaps the most commonly asked question by students of all levels. The answer is just paint or brush mileage. As simplistic as it sounds, it's the truth. Studying basic principles and methods are helpful, but there is nothing like experiencing the feel of it. Granted, there must be study and careful perception, but the old line "Practice makes perfect" carries a lot of weight here.' "--Amazon.com.
Download or read book The Muralist written by B. A. Shapiro and published by Algonquin Books. This book was released on 2016-10-11 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Don't miss B. A. Shapiro's new novel, The Collector's Apprentice, available now! “Vibrant and suspenseful . . . Like The Art Forger, this new story takes us into the heart of what it means to be an artist.” —The Washington Post “B. A. Shapiro captivated us in 2012 with her ‘addictive’ novel The Art Forger. Now, she’s back with another thrilling tale from the art world.” —Entertainment Weekly When Alizée Benoit, an American painter working for the Works Progress Administration (WPA), vanishes in New York City in 1940, no one knows what happened to her. Not her Jewish family living in German-occupied France. Not her artistic patron and political compatriot, Eleanor Roosevelt. Not her close-knit group of friends, including Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock, and Lee Krasner. And, some seventy years later, not her great-niece, Danielle Abrams, who while working at Christie’s auction house uncovers enigmatic paintings hidden behind works by those now-famous Abstract Expressionist artists. Do they hold answers to the questions surrounding her missing aunt?
Download or read book Slow Looking written by Shari Tishman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-10-12 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Slow Looking provides a robust argument for the importance of slow looking in learning environments both general and specialized, formal and informal, and its connection to major concepts in teaching, learning, and knowledge. A museum-originated practice increasingly seen as holding wide educational benefits, slow looking contends that patient, immersive attention to content can produce active cognitive opportunities for meaning-making and critical thinking that may not be possible though high-speed means of information delivery. Addressing the multi-disciplinary applications of this purposeful behavioral practice, this book draws examples from the visual arts, literature, science, and everyday life, using original, real-world scenarios to illustrate the complexities and rewards of slow looking.
Download or read book Painting written by Nathan Johnson and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-03-25 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Painting - 7 Steps to Learning How to Create Amazing Paintings for Beginners in 60 Minutes or Less! Learn everything you need to know about beginner paintings. This book is for the art enthusiasts who are passionate and excited about painting and learning general information about art. This book was made for the beginner artists who are starting to build their art skills by learning the different techniques of producing creative paintings and artworks. It will also include information on other ways you could apply these techniques onto a single piece of art. You will learn the different tips on setting the creative mood to get better painting ideas. You will also learn about the necessary materials needed in painting, as well as information on the simple paintings that beginners like you could start practicing with. Moreover, you will also learn the different techniques on blending colors, proper strokes, and proper use of painting materials. By the time you finish reading this book you are going to be able to get more creative painting ideas, be more enthusiastic about creating simple paintings and works of art, and be able to properly use the painting materials that are best used for certain works. Furthermore, it is also expected that readers like you would be able to apply these painting techniques on other forms of artworks. Why You Must Have This Book! > In this book you will learn how to set the mind and the mood to reach a peak of passion for painting. > This book will teach you the steps of painting simple figures as subjects for the beginner painting project. > In this book you will learn how to choose the right brush or painting materials to make it compatible with how the subjects should be painted. > This book will guide you through the different techniques of mixing colors and making proper brush strokes. > This book will teach you the different ways of adding some twists to your paintings to make it more artsy. > In this book you will learn about the different areas on where you could apply learned techniques to create a more artistic work. What You'll Discover from the Book "Painting - 7 Steps to Learning How to Create Amazing Paintings for Beginners in 60 Minutes or Less!" ** Why you should set a creative mood to get the best artwork results. ** How to choose the proper painting materials for the project. ** Step by step instructions on how to create simple figures as painting subjects. **The importance of getting the proper mix of colors and brush strokes for painting. **What to do to add twist to the work. **How to apply techniques onto one piece of art. Let's Learn Together! Hurry! For a limited time you can download "Painting - 7 Steps to Learning How to Create Amazing Paintings for Beginners in 60 Minutes or Less!" for a special discounted price of only $2.99 Download Your Copy Right Now Before It's Too Late! Just Scroll to the top of the page and select the Buy Button. ----- TAGS: Painting - Painting Techniques - How to Paint - Painting for Beginners - Paintings - Art
Download or read book One Watercolor a Day written by Veronica Lawlor and published by . This book was released on 2013-12 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers forty-six daily watercolor exercises intended to stimulate imagination and help readers improve their skills.
Download or read book The Drawing Bible written by Craig Nelson and published by North Light Books. This book was released on 2011-06-06 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is your complete guide to drawing--packed with everything you need to know about materials, techniques and drawing styles. Learn the secrets of rendering any subject correctly and creatively in an amazing array of mediums from pencil to full color. Quickly find the answers to common problems and questions so you can get back to the drawing board. The Drawing Bible is a handy, one-stop reference that beginners and experience artists simply can't be without! Learn How To: Master essential line and tone techniques Use proper perspective and proportions Create everything from quick sketches to impressive finished drawings Draw graphite, charcoal, pen and ink, colored pencil, pastel, and more
Download or read book Seven Days in the Art World written by Sarah Thornton and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2008-11-17 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fly-on-the-wall account of the smart and strange subcultures that make, trade, curate, collect, and hype contemporary art. The art market has been booming. Museum attendance is surging. More people than ever call themselves artists. Contemporary art has become a mass entertainment, a luxury good, a job description, and, for some, a kind of alternative religion. In a series of beautifully paced narratives, Sarah Thornton investigates the drama of a Christie's auction, the workings in Takashi Murakami's studios, the elite at the Basel Art Fair, the eccentricities of Artforum magazine, the competition behind an important art prize, life in a notorious art-school seminar, and the wonderland of the Venice Biennale. She reveals the new dynamics of creativity, taste, status, money, and the search for meaning in life. A judicious and juicy account of the institutions that have the power to shape art history, based on hundreds of interviews with high-profile players, Thornton's entertaining ethnography will change the way you look at contemporary culture.
Download or read book Painting written by Dawn Underwood and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-04-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Painting - 3 Books in 1 BOX SET Learn everything you need to know about beginner paintings. This book is for the art enthusiasts who are passionate and excited about painting and learning general information about art. This book was made for the beginner artists who are starting to build their art skills by learning the different techniques of producing creative paintings and artworks. It will also include information on other ways you could apply these techniques onto a single piece of art. You will learn the different tips on setting the creative mood to get better painting ideas. You will also learn about the necessary materials needed in painting, as well as information on the simple paintings that beginners like you could start practicing with. Moreover, you will also learn the different techniques on blending colors, proper strokes, and proper use of painting materials. By the time you finish reading this book you are going to be able to get more creative painting ideas, be more enthusiastic about creating simple paintings and works of art, and be able to properly use the painting materials that are best used for certain works. Furthermore, it is also expected that readers like you would be able to apply these painting techniques on other forms of artworks. Why You Must Have This Book! > In this book you will learn how to set the mind and the mood to reach a peak of passion for painting. > This book will teach you the steps of painting simple figures as subjects for the beginner painting project. > In this book you will learn how to choose the right brush or painting materials to make it compatible with how the subjects should be painted. > This book will guide you through the different techniques of mixing colors and making proper brush strokes. > This book will teach you the different ways of adding some twists to your paintings to make it more artsy. > In this book you will learn about the different areas on where you could apply learned techniques to create a more artistic work. What You'll Discover from the Book "Painting - 7 Steps to Learning How to Create Amazing Paintings for Beginners in 60 Minutes or Less!" ** Why you should set a creative mood to get the best artwork results. ** How to choose the proper painting materials for the project. ** Step by step instructions on how to create simple figures as painting subjects. ** The importance of getting the proper mix of colors and brush strokes for painting. ** What to do to add twist to the work. ** How to apply techniques onto one piece of art. Let's Learn Together! Hurry! For a limited time you can download "Painting - 7 Steps to Learning How to Create Amazing Paintings for Beginners in 60 Minutes or Less!" for a special discounted price of only $2.99 Download Your Copy Right Now Before It's Too Late! Just Scroll to the top of the page and select the Buy Button. ----- TAGS: Painting - Painting Techniques - How to Paint - Painting for Beginners - Paintings - Art
Download or read book Painting Florals with Gouache written by Vidhi Khandelwal and published by Page Street Publishing. This book was released on 2020-11-03 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn the Art of Gouache with Easy-to-Paint, Stunning Floral Designs Let your creativity bloom with this inspiring step-by-step guide to painting lush roses, delicate daisies, blossoming cacti and more. Gouache makes it easy to create rich, bright colors for an impressive impact in just a few strokes. This forgiving medium is great for beginners, as well as watercolor artists looking for a bold, new way to create stunning artwork that pops. Vidhi Khandelwal, founder of The Ink Bucket art and stationery brand, guides you each step of the way through simple techniques to recreate her signature florals. Use your new skills to begin a daily art habit, create stunning compositions to brighten up your home and add a personal touch to homemade cards and gifts. With a trove of traceable flower sketches right in the book, you can focus on your painting journey without worrying about how to draw every line. Along with the essential strokes, you’ll learn simple shading methods for realistic petals, and lovely layering techniques to add fullness and texture in each blossom. Bring your project to life with fun details like veined leaves and colorful backgrounds, and even venture into floral hand lettering. Whether you’re looking to boost your painting skills or enjoy a relaxing new hobby, this book provides a refreshing creative escape.
Download or read book Painting with Numbers written by Randall Bolten and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-02-13 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to communicate better with numbers Whether you are distributing a report or giving a presentation, you have a lot of numbers to present and only a few minutes to get your point across. Your audience is busy and has a short attention span. Don't let an amateur presentation bog you down, confuse your audience, and damage your credibility. Instead, learn how to present numerical information effectively—in the same way you learned how to speak or write. With Painting with Numbers, you'll discover how to present numbers clearly and effectively so your ideas and your presentation shine. Use the Arabic numeral system to your advantage master the use of layout and visual effects to communicate powerfully Understand how audiences process your information and how that affects your "personal brand image" Learn how to be perceived as a professional who truly understands the business concepts and issues underlying your numbers Use software tools, including Excel, PowerPoint, and graphs, efficiently and to drive home your point Author Randall Bolten shares his decades of experience as a senior finance executive distilling complicated information into clear presentations, to help you make your numerical information more comprehensible, meaningful, and accessible. Painting with Numbers is brimming with hands-on advice, techniques, tools, rules, and guidelines for producing clear, attractive, and effective quantation (the word the author has coined for the skill of presenting numbers).
Download or read book The Myth of Wu Tao tzu written by Sven Lindqvist and published by Granta Books. This book was released on 2012-08-02 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'During the Tang dynasty, the Chinese artist Wu Tao-tzu was one day standing looking at a mural he had just completed. Suddenly, he clapped his hands and the temple gate opened. He went into his work and the gates closed behind him.' Thus begins Sven Lindqvist's profound meditation on art and its relationship with life, first published in 1967, and a classic in his home country - it has never been out of print. As a young man, Sven Lindqvist was fascinated by the myth of Wu Tao-tzu, and by the possibility of entering a work of art and making it a way of life. He was drawn to artists and writers who shared this vision, especially Hermann Hesse, in his novel Glass Bead Game. Partly inspired by Hesse's work, Lindqvist lived in China for two years, learning classical calligraphy from a master teacher. There he was drawn deeper into the idea of a life of artistic perfectionism and retreat from the world. But when he left China for India and then Afghanistan, and saw the grotesque effects of poverty and extreme inequality, Lindqvist suffered a crisis of confidence and started to question his ideas about complete immersion in art at the expense of a proper engagement with life. The Myth of Wu Tao-tzu takes us on a fascinating journey through a young man's moral awakening and his grappling with profound questions of aesthetics. It contains the bracing moral anger, and poetic, intensely atmospheric travel writing Lindqvist's readers have come to love.
Download or read book Painting the Elements written by Pam Wissman and published by North Light Books. This book was released on 2006-10-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Come rain or come shine ... with this expert, all-weather advice, any day is a perfect day for painting! There is more to life (and landscape painting!) than a perfect, sunny day. In this book, 8 "seasoned" artists share their favorite tips for capturing the look and feel of the elements in oil, acrylic and watercolor. You'll learn to paint sunrise to sunset, rain or shine, summer through winter ... and every type of atmospheric condition in between. Get expert advice for evoking a thrilling range of moods, including: clear, sunny days • morning fogs • cloudy skies • snowy scenes • sunrises • sunsets • sultry summer days • morning light • autumn days • overcast days • thunderstorms • rain • twilight • moonlight • mountain mist • morning light • dappled sunlight with lively shadows • sunlight streaming through clouds or foliage • and more! A series of 18 step-by-step demonstrations show you how to use color, the principals of design, the power of light, and other artistic tools to dramatize and harmonize the feeling of weather throughout your entire scene. Learn how to paint skies that set the mood. Tune in to key differences between the light at different times of the day, and throughout the various seasons. Discover special techniques that allow the magic of a summer day or the bite of a winter's eve to shine forth. Many inspiring examples of landscape art illustrate how—through the eyes of an artist—every face of nature presents exciting expressive opportunities. Don't just brave the elements, embrace them!
Download or read book Mastering Atmosphere and Mood in Watercolor written by Joseph Zbukvic and published by International Artist Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The watercolor clock shows artists how to manipulate watercolor materials for dazzling, atmospheric effects.
Download or read book Trace The Embroidered Art of Michele Carragher written by Michele Carragher and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2021-10-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sumptuous exploration of the work of renowned costume embroiderer, Michele Carragher. Staggeringly detailed and sumptuously worked, Michele Carragher's embroidered art is breathtaking to behold. This rich and detailed insight into her work guides you from her initial ideas, right through to the finished, astonishing pieces of work. Rich in symbolism and drawing inspiration from throughout history, the book contains three created, embroidered artifacts: a lavish glove, jeweled bodice and Japanese-style hair pin. From these she extracts a narrative which becomes the basis for three embroidered artworks, exploring themes of human duality and our behavioral effects on society and the planet. The book begins with an immersive, exquisitely photographed gallery tour of all the pieces, showcasing Michele's work in incredible detail. Following on from this, each artifact and artwork is discussed in detail, giving insight into the working process, creative choices and techniques used. Michele has worked for many years in the film and TV industry, including as Costume Embroiderer for HBO's Game of Thrones, and HBO's 2005 costume Emmy award winning production of Elizabeth 1. The last chapter of the book will feature a selection of images from her inspiring catalog of work.
Download or read book Make Good Art written by Neil Gaiman and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-05-14 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THIS BOOK IS FOR EVERYONE LOOKING AROUND AND THINKING, "NOW WHAT?” Neil Gaiman’s acclaimed commencement address, "Make Good Art," thoughtfully and aesthetically designed by renowned graphic artist Chip Kidd. This keepsake volume is the perfect gift for graduates, aspiring creators, or anyone who needs a reminder to run toward what gives them joy. When Neil Gaiman delivered his "Make Good Art" commencement address at Philadelphia’s University of the Arts, he shared his thoughts about creativity, bravery, and strength. He encouraged the fledgling painters, musicians, writers, and dreamers to break rules and think outside the box. Most of all, he encouraged them to make good art. The speech resonated far beyond that art school audience and immediately went viral on YouTube and has now been viewed more than a million times. Acclaimed designer Chip Kidd brings his unique sensibility to this seminal address in this gorgeous edition that commemorates Gaiman's inspiring message.
Download or read book The Last Lecture written by Randy Pausch and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family.
Download or read book The Artist s Source Book written by Walter Foster Publishing and published by Walter Foster Publishing. This book was released on 2006-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every artist faces the challenge of finding subjects to paint, as it's not always easy to find suitable references, but this title offers the perfect solution for acrylic painters by providing 80 colorful and inspiring paintings to re-create. Each image is accompanied by useful close-ups or color mixes to help artists along the way; as an added bonus, the book includes two sheets of transfer paper and 60 templates so artists can easily transfer the basic line drawings onto their painting surfaces.
