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The Complete Painting and Drawing Handbook
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| NZ$ 65.00 each |
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| Author: Glynis Barnes-Mellish, Lucy Watson , Aggy Boshoff & Phyllis McDowell |
| Published by: Dorling Kindersley |
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This title provides everything you need to know to develop your painting and drawing skills in easy steps. Whether you are interested in learning to draw, work with watercolours, acrylics or oils, this step-by-step guide is for you. Starting with materials and techniques, warm-up exercises encourage you to build your drawing and painting expertise and confidence. Easy-to-follow step-by-step projects designed to train your eye and develop your skills show you what to do, and demonstrate key techniques. Clear explanations of the principles of drawing and painting will encourage you to tackle different subjects from simple landscapes to portraits, while 'building the image' illustrations provide at-a-glance overviews of projects. Galleries of contemporary artwork demonstrate how successful artists approach different topics from still lifes, to panoramas and figures, with tips helping you to develop your personal style. This title offers a
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Experimental Drawing : Creative Exercises Illustrated by Old and New Masters (30th anniversary edition)
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| NZ$ 65.00 each |
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| Author: Robert Kaupelis |
| Published by: Watson-Guptill Publications |
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Creative exercises illustrated by old and modern masters including da Vinci, Michelangelo, Durer, Degas, Picasso, de Kooning, Dine, and Rauschenberg.
Table of Contents:
- Chapter One: A Few Words
- Chapter Two: Some Basics--Contour, Gesture, and Modeled Drawing
- Chapter Three: Organization/Structure--Making Things "Work Together"
- Chapter Four: Using Light and Dark
- Chapter Five: Photographs, Grids, and Projected Images
- Chapter Six: Probing a Single Form-Idea
- Chapter Seven: Old and Modern Masters--Appreciated and Exploited
- Chapter Eight: Drawing Extended
- Chapter Nine: Now to Begin...
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The Oil Painting Course You've Always Wanted : Guided lessons for beginners and experienced artists
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| NZ$ 70.00 each |
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| Author: Kathleen Staiger |
| Published by: Watson-Guptill Publications Inc.,U.S. |
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Many an art student and BFA graduate arrive at the sorry state that despite all their classes and books on painting, they still don't understand the rudiments of oil painting - the basics of colour mixing and creating the illusion of form. That's where "The Oil Painting Course You've Always Wanted" comes in, an invaluable primer on oil painting that sets itself apart from other books on this subject. First, this book is a course - a composite of lessons that the author, Kathleen Staiger, has developed over many years of teaching. Structured so that each detailed lesson builds on the previous one, the book reinforces the learning process with fully explained diagrams, illustrations, exercises, and demonstrations. Second, there is a logical, workable method of sure-fire colour mixing. Third, the book is tailored to the insecurity of the beginner; skills are built slowly, with precise guidance and logical explanations. Staiger has been
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