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Mindful Artist: Birds and Botanicals
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 130

Mindful Artist: Birds and Botanicals

  • Categories: Art

With Mindful Artist: Birds and Botanicals, artists of all skill levels can learn to use ink and zen brushwork to create elegant paintings of birds, flowers, plants, and more.

Special Subjects: Beginning Chinese Brush
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 43

Special Subjects: Beginning Chinese Brush

  • Categories: Art

From choosing brushes to painting techniques, composition, and development, Special Subjects: Beginning Chinese Brush is bursting with valuable skills and lessons to help beginning artists master Chinese brush painting.

Kirigami
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 250

Kirigami

Many people enjoy origami, the ancient Japanese art of paper folding, and delight in the variety of shapes that can be created. Kirigami adds a new dimension by combining folding and cutting. Within this book, you will find a brilliant and diverse range of projects that will show you the essentials of kirigami and build your skill in this fascinating art. From delicate snowflakes and dragonflies to decorative ornaments and attractive greetings cards, these beautiful items offer hours of pleasure in the making and are perfect presents for family and friends.

101 Top Techniques for Artists
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 499

101 Top Techniques for Artists

  • Author(s): SAA
  • Categories: Art

101 Top Techniques for Artists is a colourful compendium packed full of practical tips and techniques by 101 of today’s most popular leading artists. Each technique is presented in clear, simple step-by-step instructions that describe how to complete the project yourself, including a full list of materials and detailed images to guide you along the way. Divided into seven chapters that cover watercolours, acrylics, oils, pastels, drawing and mixed media, this handy book is bursting with some of the most popular styles and subjects, designed to showcase the very best of artistic abilities available to help develop your own creative streak. All contributors featured in this book are professional artists belonging to the SAA, who together with a global community of over 46,000 other members, make up the world’s largest and friendliest art society. Whether you’re a beginner, an improver or a professional, there’s something new to learn for everyone in this comprehensive collection.

Inspiring Zentangle Projects
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 438

Inspiring Zentangle Projects

  • Categories: Art

Zentangle is an accessible and creative artform that is immensely popular around the world. In this innovative book, certified Zentangle teacher Jane Marbaix presents a range of projects designed to free up creativity and improve tangling skills.

The Great Book of Drawing Zentangle
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 554

The Great Book of Drawing Zentangle

  • Categories: Art

Discover the mesmerizing world of Zentangle drawing and unlock their creative potential with this comprehensive guide, beautifully illustrated in full-colour. The art of Zentangle is a creative and mindful artform, using intricate patterns to make abstract and meditative compositions. In this practical book, renowned Zentangle teacher Jane Marbaix takes readers on a journey through creating their own tangles, offering step-by-step demonstrations of various designs. With clear instructions, beginners and experienced artists alike can follow along and create their own intricate masterpieces. It also serves as a sourcebook of inspiration, featuring a collection of Jane Marbaix's own artworks. Tanglers are encouraged to explore new possibilities and try something different as they immerse themselves in the art of Zentangle. Whether you seek stress relief, artistic fulfillment, or a path to mindfulness, The Great Book of Drawing Zentangle provides a rich and enlightening exploration of this captivating art form.

Strokes of Genius 4
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 273

Strokes of Genius 4

  • Categories: Art
  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2012-09-27
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  • Publisher: Penguin

Art, inspiration and insights from 100+ modern-day masters! Line is arguably the most fundamental and direct element in art, and also the most expressive--as personal as handwriting. Strokes of Genius 4 explores the artistic linework of more than 100 contemporary masters. These artists tell the stories of their varied subjects through strong verticals and sweeping diagonals, quick staccatos and loose, sensuous strokes. Captions share insights on how they use line to lead the eye, create movement, reveal character, and add depth, drama and texture. Inside you'll find: • Art and inspiration from more than 100 of today's best artists • 140 masterful pieces in charcoal, pencil, pastel, pen and more • Diverse subject matter: portraits, landscapes, still life, figures and animals • Styles ranging from minimalism to photorealism From quick sketches to full rendered artwork, Strokes of Genius 4 offers fresh ideas and unique perspectives to fuel artists in any medium.

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Origami Flowers Book
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 558

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Origami Flowers Book

  • Categories: Art

Create beautiful, ornate flowers with this instructive origami book, with sheets of origami paper included Japanese paper folding, or origami, is an ancient art form that continues to fascinate craft fans and anyone else with a creative streak. From the tulip to the amaryllis, each design has clear step-by-step instructions and accompanying photographs, as well as information on basic folding techniques and materials. The projects in this book are based on flowers held by the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, London. These gardens originally belonged to the British royal estate and now houses the largest and most diverse collection of botanical species in the world. Kew have contributed to the b...

The Diamond Painting Guide and Logbook
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 181

The Diamond Painting Guide and Logbook

The ultimate guide to the hottest new crafting trend! Colorful, creative, and totally addictive, diamond painting has taken the crafting world by storm. Now, with The Diamond Painting Guide and Logbook readers can get expert advice and inspiration on how to take their artwork to the next level.

Inspired by cross stitch and paint-by-number, diamond painting involves carefully placing colorful jeweled "diamond" resin pieces on a canvas to create gorgeous works of art. This book is the first ever guide to the best practices for making flawless, stunning paintings, including:

• Best tools and uses

• Easy tips, tricks, and techniques

• Designing customized paintings

• Finishing, framing, and displaying artwork

• Maximizing therapeutic benefits

• Logging pages for tracking favorite projects

And much, much more! Whether you’re a beginner interested in learning a fun new skill, or an experienced diamond painter ready to take your work to the next level, this book will give you everything you need to create show-stopping paintings.

Storyboarding Essentials
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 194

Storyboarding Essentials

  • Categories: Art

A comprehensive guide to visual storytelling from Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), one of the world's leaders in sequential arts instruction. Storyboarding is the process of graphically organizing a project--a motion picture, animation, motion graphic, or interactive media sequence--in order to translate artists' ideas from story to screen. Whether you're a filmmaker, animator, ad director, writer, or video-game artist--storyboarding is a skill that is absolutely critical. Storyboarding Essentials covers everything students and working professionals need to master the art of writing and formatting scripts, creating frames, and following visual logic to create a cohesive narrative.