Author: Debra N. Mancoff
Publisher: White Lion Publishing
ISBN: 0711248745
Category : ART
Languages : en
Pages : 242
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Book Description
Discover the secrets, mysteries, hidden meanings and stories behind famous works of art. A book full of surprises, discoveries, forgotten treasures and lost tales, The Secrets of Art takes us on a journey through the art world’s mysteries to reveal that works of art are not always what they seem. A long-lost medieval masterpiece unearthed in the Tower of London. A secret message that only an elite few can read encoded in a painting. A glimpse of a ghostly image beneath the surface of a portrait. The intriguing stories of these works, and many more, are brought to life by author, historian and art detective Debra N. Mancoff, as she reveals secret symbols used by Leonardo da Vinci, Vermeer and Caravaggio, uncovers layers of meaning in paintings by Van Gogh, Picasso and Dali, and provides insight into works by Frida Kahlo, Kara Walker and Marina Abramović. Drawing upon the findings of advanced technology, new research, scientific analysis and old-fashioned curiosity, The Secrets of Art unveils the layers of meaning beneath the surfaces of great works of art in a collection of tales that are fully based in fact but are as fascinating as fiction.
Author: James Gurney
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 1606601008
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 200
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Book Description
Professor Denison and Bix, his dinosaur companion, are summoned to the forbidden empire of Chandara but, having lost their invitation, must travel penniless and in disguise through spectacular sights and memorable scenes. Includes a new afterword by the author.
Author: Thomas S. Buechner
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
ISBN: 9780810941533
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Book Description
Painter/museum director Thomas S. Buechner combines clear how-to instruction with striking insights to help us look at pictures in a wholly new way. Subsidiary rights: Selected by North Light Book Club.
Author: Jerry Yarnell
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 144032199X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 286
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Book Description
Let Jerry teach you how to Master Landscapes You can master landscape painting with the help of popular painter Jerry Yarnell. In Landscape Painting Secrets, Jerry explores the different areas of landscape painting that often create problems for beginning and intermediate artists. All of the major landscape elements are covered—from rocks, dirt roads and grass to still and moving water to atmospheric conditions like rainbows, falling snow, storm clouds and lightning. Dozens of thumbnail studies break each element down step by step with clear instructions and photographs so no stroke is uncertain. These individual studies let you practice and explore new techniques without the worry of ruining a complete painting. Once you've mastered the techniques, Jerry will help you apply what you've learned in three complete landscape scenes that include detailed instructions and photographs. Grab your paints and brushes and get started today!
Author: Linda Cateura
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
ISBN: 9780823032792
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 146
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Book Description
Some of the most popular art instruction books ever written have been based on student notes culled over the years from actual workshop sessions, with all their power and immediacy - and with practical, on-to-one contact between student and teacher. This is such a book. For more than two years, Linda Cateura has pursued teacher / artist David A. Leffel, notebook in hand, as he critiqued the work of students. Linda Cateura's succinct notes capture his insights, philosophy, painting hints, and general comments. Leffel's classic, painterly, twentieth-century old master style, much in the manner of Rembrandt or Chardin, affords ample illustration of the ideas expressed - through his many paintings, details, demonstrations, and diagrams, almost all in color. No matter what your level of ability, there is something here to apply to your own work, ideas that will cause you to rething your own ways of painting, hints to save you effort, or solutions to persistent painting problems.
Author: Gill Barron
Publisher: Reader's Digest Association
ISBN: 9781606523452
Category : Acrylic painting
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Book Description
Learn the secrets of painting with acrylics from a lifelong master.
Author: Brian Santos
Publisher: Meredith Books
ISBN: 9780696217593
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 182
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Book Description
Interior decorating.
Author: Douglas Purdon
Publisher: Northlight
ISBN: 9780891348313
Category : Color in art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Book Description
"Learn how to achieve luminous oil and alkyd paintings using toned grounds and color pooling."--Cover.
Author: Shirley Trevena
Publisher: Rizzoli Publications
ISBN: 1906388830
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Book Description
Shirley Trevena is a well-known and successful watercolourist, with a huge international fan base. Throughout her career she has pushed the boundaries of watercolour and is regarded as one of Britain's most innovative artists in that medium. Shirley's watercolours are visually inspiring, vibrant in colour and strong in composition This, her third book, shows how she achieves her stunning results by pushing the medium to its limits. Shirley takes the reader through 10 paintings in great detail and shares all her professional tips and painting secrets. In addition, each painting has large close-up details so the reader can really see all the brushstrokes. Shirley breaks the conventional rules of watercolour in many different ways: through her compositions, strange perspectives, fascinating textures and, above all, the strength and vibrancy of her colour combinations. In Breaking the Rules of Watercolour, Shirley explains all her painting decisions and demonstrates her techniques at every stage. In this way, she encourages all watercolourists, whatever their level, to experiment with the medium and produce exciting and challenging work of their own.
Author: Alex Kedzierski
Publisher: Northlight
ISBN: 9780891349259
Category : Color in art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Book Description
Learn a basic approach to controlling tonal values at the start of your painting.
