Kategoria BISAC: Art >> Techniques - Oil Painting

Those of us lucky enough to lay eyes on Joe Anna Arnett's paintings have been blessed with the opportunity to appreciate first-hand the rich and varied textures, bold colors, and dramatic lights and shadows that contribute to the striking beauty and realism of her still lifes. With this book, you too will learn to wield your brush and palette to create breath-taking artworks that vibrate with spirit and allure.

Joe Anna includes clear and engaging instructions for painting a wide array of still life subjects, including tulips, lilacs, onions, grapes, lemons, peonies and more ...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Much more than just another guide to artists' materials, The Painter's Handbook is an amazingly useful resource, with information on everything from the canvas up: the canvas itself, plus paper, sizes and grounds, pigments and binders, solvents and thinners, varnishes and preservatives. Dozens of step-by-step recipes for make-it-yourself paints, pastels, varnishes, gessoes, sizes, supports, and equipment take this indispensable guide way beyond the competition. Authoritatively written by Mark David Gottsegen, chair of the federal government's ASTM committee on artist's materials, the...

One of the best things about attending a workshop led by a skilled instructor is that you're a better artist by the end of the week. Don't expect anything less from this workshop-in-print. If you want to learn how to capture your subjects in an expressive and colorful style, this book is the next best thing to attending a Ted Goerschner workshop. Get the workshop experience in the comfort of your own studio, at whatever pace that is right for you

• Day 1: Ted shares his secrets to obtaining fresh, bright color
• Day 2: Find out how to build a perfect scene
• Day 3: Ted shows...

Finally back in print for the 21st Century, this edition of Joan Cornish Willies' Miniature Painting is the definitive guide to the techniques, materials, and mediums used in the elegant and ancient art of miniature painting. An internationally regarded master of miniature art, Joan Willies is qualified like no other to instruct you in this sophisticated and nuanced art form

Covering all aspects of the miniature painting process, Miniature Painting is well suited for both beginners striving to master the fundamentals and experienced painters who would like to refine...

A celebration of the life and work of the pop-culture icon who gently encouraged millions to explore their creativity.
Known for incorporating "happy little" clouds, mountains, and trees in paintings he would create in just twenty-six television minutes, Bob Ross had an encouraging and soothing demeanor that made his instructional television shows the most recognized and watched in television history.
Ross created nearly 30,000 paintings in his lifetime, most using the wet-on-wet method employed by Caravaggio, Cezanne, and Monet. This fully authorized collection of more than 300...

Charles Reid says you don't have to be a botanist to paint flowers beautifully. Rather than produce anatomical paintings, it's far more important to capture the quality, the feeling, and the spirit of the flowers. In this book, Reid turns his skillful eye and clear, helpful teaching methods to painting flowers in oil paints.

Beginning with a detailed discussion of materials and palettes, you will go on to learn a bit about flowers and flower parts in general, as well as brush techniques like drybrushing, scumbling, and pointillism. Then, with plenty of examples and guided...

Want 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 begins as students copy masterworks, then gradually progress to painting as their skills develop. The many artists at every level who learned from Classical Drawing Atelier have been clamoring for more of this sophisticated...

A landscape painting guide for oil painters that breaks landscapes down into component elements from nature, and showcases tools and techniques used by classic and modern oil painters for bringing these scenes to life.
Landscape painting is one of the most popular subjects for painters working in the medium of oils--from classic masters to contemporary artists. In The Elements of Landscape Oil Painting, established Watson-Guptill author and noted instructor/painter Suzanne Brooker presents the fundamentals necessary for mastering landscape oil painting, breaking landscapes...

Peter Paul Rubens gilt als einer der größten Meister des Barock - ein Visionär, der die Kunst seiner Zeit revolutionierte und Emotionen, Bewegung und Farbe in eine einzigartige Harmonie verwandelte. Mit einer beeindruckenden Fähigkeit, dramatische Geschichten auf die Leinwand zu bringen, entführt Rubens seine Betrachter in mythologische Welten, religiöse Szenen und historische Ereignisse voller Leben und Dynamik.Jan De Vries zeichnet in diesem Buch ein lebendiges Porträt des flämischen Genies. Von Rubens' frühen Jahren in Antwerpen bis zu seinen künstlerischen Höhepunkten in...

Tauchen Sie ein in die faszinierende Welt der großen Künstler vergangener Jahrhunderte! Angelo Guardi enthüllt in "Die verborgenen Rezepte der Alten Meister", wie die Maler der Renaissance und des Barock die Grenzen ihrer Kunst immer wieder neu definierten. Von der revolutionären Entdeckung der Perspektive über die brillante Verwendung exotischer Pigmente bis hin zu innovativen Maltechniken wie der Lasur: Dieses Buch ist ein Schatz an Wissen und Inspiration.Erfahren Sie, wie Meister wie Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo oder Tizian ihre Werke zum Leben erweckten und welche...

Im frühen 16. Jahrhundert, einer Epoche des kulturellen und intellektuellen Umbruchs, trafen zwei außergewöhnliche Persönlichkeiten aufeinander: der geniale Künstler und Wissenschaftler Leonardo da Vinci und der visionäre König Franz I. von Frankreich. Ihre ungewöhnliche Freundschaft ging weit über die Beziehung zwischen Patron und Künstler hinaus und prägte die Renaissance in Frankreich wie kaum ein anderes Bündnis.Antoine Vasseur erzählt die faszinierende Geschichte einer lebenslangen Verbindung, die Kunst, Wissenschaft und Macht vereinte. Er nimmt die Leser mit auf eine Reise...