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Top 10 Best "Painting" Books
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The Oil Painting Course You've Always WantedKathleen StaigerBooks |
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Art ClassSimon JenningsPainting |
Art Class From the team behind Chronicle Books' best-selling art reference book Artist's Manual comes the ultimate painting compendium, Art Class. The perfect complement to its predecessor, Art Class is _lled with page after page of beautiful paintings and expert teaching. It is packed with ideas and inspirations, tools and techniques, photos and illustrations, as well as detailed instructions on working with media ranging from watercolor to acrylic to oil. With an entire section devoted to step-by-step demonstrations by renowned artists-where they reveal their personal secrets, tips, and methods-Art Class is like having an instructor guiding each and every brush stroke. Learn how to paint an eye or a portrait, a tree or an entire landscape, by following the many artist-led descriptions and full-page color spreads that illustrate the most basic to the most advanced painting techniques. Whether they work in gouache or watercolor, oil or pastel, aspiring or seasoned artists will find that Art Class offers everything they need to create successful paintings. With 500 color photographs and feature... |
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Classical Painting AtelierJuliette AristidesBooks |
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Painting AbstractsRolina van VlietBooks |
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Acrylic RevolutionNancy ReynerBooks |
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Fill Your Oil Paintings with Light & ColorKevin MacphersonBooks |
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Portrait Painting Atelier Suzanne Brooker
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Oil Painting for the Serious BeginnerSteve AllrichBooks |
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The Oil Painting Course You've Always WantedKathleen StaigerBooks |
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Painting Do-It-Yourself For Dummies Katharine Kaye McMillan
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The Encyclopedia of Oil Painting Techniques A comprehensive guide to oil painting practice and technique, this reference offers an informative A-to-Z section of valuable skills such as how to build up a painting and how to make brushwork describe forms and textures—as well as a wealth of stimulating ideas for the canvas, including combining oil paints with other media, mixing paint with sand and sawdust, and applying it with such tools as knives, rags, or even the fingers. The second half of the book shows all the techniques in context. Illustrated with a gallery of paintings by well-known artists and full of detailed, step-by-step demonstrations, the guide shows how each artist applies knowledge of oil painting techniques to the interpretation of a subject, whether landscape, portrait, or still life. |
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The Encyclopedia of Oil Painting TechniquesJeremy GaltonPainting |
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1001 Paintings You Must See Before You DieStephen FarthingBooks |
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