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Monacelli Studio, a Phaidon Company
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
335 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
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English
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"New Surrealism: The Uncanny in Contemporary Painting by Robert Zeller offers a sweeping exposition of both historical Surrealism and its legacy in the world of contemporary art. It demonstrates the many ways in which the most significant art movement of the last century continues to be relevant today, featuring an international selection of contemporary artists whose compositions and studio practice reveal its influence. There are many modalities...
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Learn to watercolor paint in 10 easy steps! Get inspired with gentle and serene watercolor painting as your next calming hobby. Learn the foundational skills of watercolor painting with various techniques that will leave you feeling confident in your skills. The watercolors explained in this book achieve two essential objectives: to immediately enjoy painting and acquiring a solid foundation. Master the basics through 10 gorgeous watercolor projects....
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English
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"Brushstrokes Through Time: Art in the Ancient World" takes readers on a captivating journey across civilizations and epochs, exploring the diverse artistic expressions of antiquity. From the earliest forms of art to the enduring legacy left by ancient cultures, the book paints a comprehensive portrait of the visual language that shaped the ancient world and continues to resonate in the canvas of human history.
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English
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Your guide to painting with acrylics Acrylic paints are versatile, water-based paints popular with professionals and beginners alike. You can learn to acrylic paint with this playful, exploratory guide to new techniques and ideas for working with stretched canvas. The 24 projects demonstrate the possibilities of acrylic paints and encourage experimenting to achieve various effects. Start with all the basics about acrylic painting, from paints and...
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Ann Blockley is a very successful artist, known for the innovative way in which she uses texture as a key element in her work. This book, in Collins Artist's Studio series, looks at how she achieves her stunning effects and provides essential guidelines for the intermediate painter wishing to develop this aspect of their own painting.
Creating texture in watercolour can be quite a challenge but this book provides a fresh approach to the subject....
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"Expat Zoe Barlow has settled well into her artist's life among the Lost Generation in 1920s Paris. When a too-tipsy guest at her weekly poker game breaks Zoe's favorite clock, she's off to a Montparnasse flea market to bargain with the vendor Laurette for a replacement. What Zoe didn't bargain for was the lost Chagall painting that's been used like a rag to wrap her purchases! Eager to learn whether Laurette has more Chagalls lying about like trash,...
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English
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Massive fire-breathing dragons can be terrifying or kind, evil or accomplices of the hero, but they're never supporting characters, and all expert fantasy artists know how to depict them. Now, for the first time ever, a master dragon drawer reveals his secrets for doing this, taking you along for the ride as he meets these breathtaking creatures face-to-face.
Inside you'll find:
• Easy to follow step-by-step instructions for creating realistic...
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English
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A complete guide on how to use various types of paint to complete your woodcarving projects! Author and professional woodcarver Betty Padden provides clear, detailed instruction for each paint type, acrylics, oil paints, latex paints, and thinned acrylics. Featuring step-by-step instructions, coordinating photography, material lists, and wood carving patterns, also included is insightful advice and expert tips on working with each type of paint on...
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English
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This is a unique, how-to art instruction book, taught by masterful artist Dan Carrel. Using Dan's original method of painting, readers with little or no painting experience will easily learn to create realistic renderings of any subject. Through a simple process of layering and learning how to create light and shadow with paint, a complex and sophisticated image emerges. What begins as chaotic color is transformed into an orderly, realistic finished...
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Français
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Découvrez la magie de la composition et de la perspective avec Shirish. Apprenez à dessiner des esquisses étonnamment amusantes en utilisant des techniques faciles à utiliser, mais puissantes, pour des compositions solides et une perspective précise. Apprenez les bases de la perspective comme l'horizon, le point de fuite et le plan de l'image. Apprenez à dessiner en utilisant la perspective à un, deux, trois et même cinq points de fuite! Apprenez...
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English
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Alwyn Crawshaw has a very loyal following among amateur painters, and this book is an ideal introduction to this popular medium.
Each title in the best-selling Learn to Paint series is written by a professional working artist and offers the leisure painter a personal course of art instruction. Here well-known and loved TV artist Alwyn Crawshaw clearly describes all the basic techniques of painting in watercolor, and provides many practical exercises...
14) Glowrushes
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Publisher
NYRB Kids, New York Review Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
124 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Artist Sakumat and eleven-year-old chronically ill Madurer forge a beautiful friendship as the painter brings landscapes to life in the boy's windowless rooms.
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English
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In this beautifully illustrated book in Collins Artist's Studio series well-known artist Hazel Soan reveals 9 key secrets of watercolour painting that will enable painters with some experience to develop greater confidence and a more professional attitude to their work. Successful watercolours require something more than simply good technique, important though this is. Often it is the artist's attitude to their work that can make the difference between...
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English
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Choose color combinations confidently every time! Expand your color confidence with a comprehensive dictionary of color combinations! Color combinations are made simple with this helpful reference that includes endless numbers of color palettes for artists to perfect their color selection every time. Every color you want to experiment with, from the colors of the rainbow to pastels, neons, metallics, and more are included in inspirational mood boards...
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Create your own beautiful fabric landscapes • Master 12 different fabric painting techniques with detailed, step-by-step photos • Build your own stunning stash of fabrics with painted landscapes, water scenes, and dreamy skies • Learn Mickey's "design strip" technique to make dynamic quilts using large, uncut sections of your fabrics • Suitable for all skill levels; 3 projects included With Mickey Lawler, the best-selling author of SKYDYES,...
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Envision yourself transforming blank paper into canvases of vibrant color and captivating scenes with the magic of watercolor painting.This ebook is your gateway to a world of effortless watercolor artistry, where creativity knows no bounds. Whether you're a seasoned artist or a curious beginner, this comprehensive guide will equip you with the skills and techniques to paint like a pro.Inside, you'll uncover:Essential watercolor knowledge: Learn the...
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From an Eisner award winning artist, a guide to creating fantasy figures for comics, graphic novels, sci-fi book covers and illustrations, and computer games.
Fantasy artists are unlikely to use models to draw from life but, to be successful, their creations must have a grounding in reality. This book teaches the artist the principles of anatomy, from musculature and skeletal structure through to movement. You can then develop your artistic style...
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Un stylo est plus puissant qu'une épée !Et deux livres de dessin réunis sont plus puissants qu'un seul livre. L'omnibus de l'esquisse au stylo est une combinaison de deux livres d'instruction artistique à succès :- À vos encres. esquissez!- Esquissez comme un patron!(Vous le recevrez sous forme d'un seul livre avec le contenu de deux livres passionnants) Ce livre contient tout ce dont vous avez besoin pour apprendre l'art de dessiner des esquisses...
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