All soft pastel painting enthusiasts will benefit from this in-depth instruction manual from three respected and well-loved pastel artists. Starting with advice on materials, it moves on to pastel basics such as color mixing, adding water to pastels, blending, adding tone, and using a limited palette. There are sections that include landscape painting with advice on composition and painting tre…
Designers in The Americas - including North, South and Central America - are as diverse as the cultures within which they work. In fact, it is difficult to talk about them as one cohesive group; their passions, design strategies, and formal outcomes cannot be summed up in a simple mission statement, nor should they be. This book presents 61 projects from the Young Designers Americas to celebrat…
This comprehensive guide to painting landscapes in watercolor features the expert tuition of six renowned artists and includes a wide variety of techniques and styles. Easy to follow instructions show how to paint trees, water, seas, skies and buildings as well as mood and atmosphere, and each section is accompanied by beautiful, inspirational paintings. With nine demonstrations and over 300 st…
In 101 Mixed Media Techniques, artists of all backgrounds and skill levels will learn and explore myriad fun, cutting-edge techniques in the exceedingly popular genre of mixed media art. Mixed media enthusiasts will enjoy learning the essential concepts for creating their own mixed media art-whether they are experienced in its approaches or just starting out. 101 Mixed Media Techniques features…
de Bono believes that rock logic thinking cannot provide the constructive energies that we are going to need in order to solve problems. Instead of rock logic he proposes the water logic of perception. Drawing on our understanding of the brain as a self-
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