This new book on art and creativity for children is a sequel to Karla Cikan ova's imaginative series of publications on painting and drawing. Focusing on activities suitable for eight- to twelve-year old children, Teaching Mix ed Media to Children deals with spatial creativity and demonstrates that ac tivities like drawing, painting and collage cannot really be separated. The author introduces children, through play, to the idea of shape - its surfa ce, construction and place in space. She then relates spatial creative thou ght to easily available materials for application in mixed media and p... View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Discusses the history of working in pastels, and provides information on equipment, techniques, still lifes, landscapes, flower illustrations, figure drawing, and conserving and framing the finished work. View More...
Artists Photo Reference Landscapes by Greene Features more than 400 outstanding photos of landscape elements in various seasons, times of day and perspectives. View More...
Artist's Color Manual: The Complete Guide to Working with Color by Simon Je nnings Developed by the same team that created Artist's Manual and Art Class, both top-selling art reference books, Artist's Color Manual is the ultimate guide to color for visual artists. Whether they work in oils, acrylics, watercolors, pastels, colored pencils, or inks, artists of all stripes will find information and ideas flowing from every profusely illustrated page. Renowned art instructor Simon Jennings begins with a basic introduction to color theory, the color wheel, and the art of mixing pigments. The heart ... View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Some of Leonardo da Vinci's thoughts on anatomy, motions and emotions, hist orical compositions, draperies, color, and landscapes are presented from hi s notebooks. Da Vinci's illustrations accompany text Everyone is an artist -- Art and the young artist -- Faces -- The body -- Children and Women -- Anatomy -- Man in motion -- Animals -- Motions and emotions -- Painting historical compositions -- Draperies -- Light and shadow -- Color -- Landscape -- ... View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Learn to letter beautifully with watercolor. In this stunning follow-up to her highly praised and influential first book , The Art of Brush Lettering, lettering expert and workshop instructor Kell y Klapstein (popular on Instagram as @kellycreates) shares her secrets for mastering the essential techniques for creating lovely modern lettering and calligraphy with watercolor. Start with the basics, from choosing paints, brushes, and other supplies to pr... View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Often the finest artists do not make the best teachers. Many frustrated col lege students of art know this all too well as they suffer through unstruct ured classes with inexperienced teachers or graduate student instructors. I n these situations, it is easy to blame the teachers. But the problem is la rgely institutional: most students graduating with MFAs from art schools re ceive little if any instruction in teaching art. If you find yourself in th... View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. This book explains theory and instructs on techniques for creating shadows and the illusion of depth in charcoal and other monochrome media, as well a s in color. Among the main subjects explored are light and shade in artwork s throughout history, methods of creating the effect of brightness, highlig hting, contrasting light and shade in chiaroscuro, and reproducing visual t extures created by light. Barron's Art Handbooks are pocket-size reference v... View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. 'Chinese Landscapes Made Easy' shows you how to paint stunning landscapes i n the classic Chinese style with a core material list of just six essential Chinese brushes. Starting with how to hold and control a Chinese brush, th e author builds your confidence by demonstrating simple techniques on paper , before tackling more complex marks in conjunction with a series of painti ng ?elessons?f, each dedicated to a different key element of Chinese landsc ... View More...
