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Craft star ; cst21
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Walter Foster Pub
Pub. Date
2012.
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English
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Teaches how to make crafts by painting rocks, creating such designs as a pirate scene and a cemetery.
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"This accessible book is aimed at those who want to translate their love flowers into vivid and accurate illustration. By following the practical instructions, you can bring their gorgeous hues, structural beauty and graceful charm to life, in both pencil and watercolor. Packed with examples and step-by-step exercises across the full floral range, Drawing and Painting Flowers will help you capture the beauty of nature and produce delightful artwork."--...
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"Let your creativity bloom with Expressive Flower Painting! Flowers are one of the most common and beloved subjects for artists. And for new artists, it's almost always one of the first things someone tries to paint--center, petals, stem, voila! The painting exercises and the process shown in this book have a loose, free, contemporary style--one that is very popular with painters and is widely seen in galleries, in shops, and even on clothing and...
85) Paint, make, create: learn how to mix painting with other crafts to create 20 fun seasonal projects
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"Paint, Make, Create showcases seasonal, multi-craft projects all woven together by painting. Designed for all abilities, the 20 engaging activities will guide you through the seasons and include working with clay, printing, collaging, sewing and embroidery with a fun and modern painterly twist. Including a comprehensive guide to getting started with painting, Paint, Make and Create will help you develop an understanding of types of paints, surfaces,...
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Immerse yourself in the captivating world of Renaissance art with Bernard Berenson's authoritative and insightful book, "The Italian Painters of the Renaissance." Renowned as one of the foremost art historians of the 20th century, Berenson offers a profound and comprehensive analysis of the artists and masterpieces that defined this golden age of creativity and innovation.
In "The Italian Painters of the Renaissance," Berenson meticulously examines...
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"Prepare to get messy as you learn the fun, trendy paint pouring technique -- and teach your kids to do it too! Featuring step-by-step instructions for paint pouring -- also known as fluid art -- as well as for painting crafts, home decor, and more, this book will inspire you and your little ones to have tons of fun together. And you don't need a lot of stuff; paint pouring uses affordable tools, such as stir sticks, cups, string and more." --
91) Stars of fortune
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"To celebrate the rise of their new queen, three goddesses of the moon created three stars, one of fire, one of ice, one of water. But then they fell from the sky, putting the fate of all worlds in danger. And now three women and three men join forces to pick up the pieces... Sasha Riggs is a reclusive artist, haunted by dreams and nightmares that she turns into extraordinary paintings. Her visions lead her to the Greek island of Corfu, where five...
93) Watercolor your way: techniques, palettes, and projects to fit your skill level and creative goals
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"Presented in four chapters that each focus on a specific technique, palette, and set of projects, Watercolor Your Way meets artists at their current level so they can enjoy the process as they build skills"--
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Painting on ceramics is an art accessible to everyone. Whether you are a potter, painter, or hobbyist, you'll discover that free-hand creative painting on ceramics will add an extra dimension to your work. By making items aesthetic as well as functional, you'll personalize your environment and create one-of-a-kind gifts for family and friends. Clear, step-by-step instructions for the whole ceramic process are combined with suggestions for finding...
95) The painted word
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"The Painted Word charts the erratic course of the social history of Modern Art from it beginnings in revolution - a revolution against literary content in art - to its present state, in which it has become, quite unconsciously, a parody of itself, obsessedly devoted to the pronouncements of certain guru-critics, to the point of reductio ad absurdum, to the point where - turnabout being fair play - it has become as literary, as academic, as mannered,...
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Crowood Press
Pub. Date
2009.
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English
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Boats and coastal scenery have always inspired artists. This book celebrates that inspiration and explains many aspects of painting the coast, from creeks and tidal rivers to bustling beach scenes, boats and harbours, with a strong emphasis on capturing light, mood and atmosphere.
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Told with consummate skill by the writer of the bestselling, award-winning A Civil Action, The Lost Painting is a remarkable synthesis of history and detective story.
An Italian village on a hilltop near the Adriatic coast, a decaying palazzo facing the sea, and in the basement, cobwebbed and dusty, lit by a single bulb, an archive unknown to scholars. Here, a young graduate student from Rome, Francesca...
An Italian village on a hilltop near the Adriatic coast, a decaying palazzo facing the sea, and in the basement, cobwebbed and dusty, lit by a single bulb, an archive unknown to scholars. Here, a young graduate student from Rome, Francesca...
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Crowood
Pub. Date
2012.
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English
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Still life painting is an exciting genre, which allows the artist to explore colour, shape and form using as many or as few objects as they like. A still life can be quiet, tranquil and contemplative in mood, or be a celebration of pure colour and expression.
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WATERCOLOURS. Life has a way of throwing unexpected obstacles in our path. Your personal anxieties can build up and seem overwhelming. Help is at hand. Master artist Jean Haines leads you on a journey through paint, showing how you can wipe away your worries with the soothing and gentle movement of watercolour on paper. Meditative, peaceful and calming, watercolour painting offers relief and solace to everyone, with no judgement or goal beyond itself....
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"Annie McDee, 31 and not recovered from the end of her long-term relationship, is an assistant to film producer Carlo Spinetti and then to his chilling wife Rebecca Winkleman Spinetti whose father started Winkleman Fine Art in Curzon St. Annie has spent her meagre savings on a dusty painting from a junk shop to give to her new, unsuitable, boyfriend who never shows up for his birthday dinner. The painting now hers, talks, but only to us. Shrewd, spoiled,...
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