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Take your art in a bold new direction-go gouache! In Creative
Gouache, artist Ruth Wilshaw shares her step-by-step techniques for
creating brilliantly vibrant effects with this easy-to-master
medium, a perfect companion for transparent watercolor. In this
comprehensive guide to gouache, you'll: Get an overview of
essential materials and surfaces. Learn basic handling and
coloring-mixing techniques, including layering, creating blends,
and adjusting opacity, plus troubleshooting tips for common
challenges, such as dealing with shifts in color and value from wet
to dry. Explore how to paint fun, simple motifs, flowers,
butterflies, landscapes, and lettering. Discover fun gouache
techniques, such as adding texture and painting gradients and
blends. Learn how to incorporate other mediums with gouache,
including paint pens, colored pencil, and watercolor. Use what you
learn to create inspiring projects such as dimensional artwork,
clay decor pieces, and cheerful banners. See what you can create
with gorgeous, wall-to-wall color with Creative Gouache! Perfect
for creative beginners, the books in the Art for Modern Makers
series take a fun, practical approach to learning about and working
with paints and other art mediums to create beautiful DIY projects
and crafts.
ENTER THE ALLURING, MAGICAL, MYTHICAL WORLD OF THE FURRY KINGDOM
What Is A Furry?
A furry is an anthropomorphic being--an animal with human
characteristics. Furries have fascinated artists going back
thousands of years and as seen in the influx of animal/human
characters into popular culture, interest today is at an all time
high. And now for the first time all in one volume, you'll be able
to take the next step to the outer limits of your imagination with
the ultimate guide to drawing your own furries--Christopher Hart's
"Drawing Fantastic Furries." After a basic lesson in the
fundamentals of comparative human and animal anatomies, you'll
learn how to draw an entire menagerie of furry species, ranging
from the adorable and charming super-cute furries to the seductive
and super-popular glamorous furries to the warriors, wizards,
vampires, and demons of the furry occult and fantasy realms.
Soothe Yourself With These Creative Drawing Pages and Coloring
Pages for AdultsNeed some time to unwind? These mandala art
activities provide a relaxing mindfulness for beginners experience
for calming adult fun! Mindfulness activities for the stressed
adult. Each page has wonderful designs with relaxing patterns to
boost your mindfulness throughout the day. Soothe yourself and get
creative with these step by step mandala drawing pages. Part
drawing book and part coloring book, this anxiety-reducing
restorative art therapy experience is the perfect drawing book for
adults who can't draw! Art therapy in a drawing book. Get relaxed
and mindful with these mandala coloring pages packed with
mindfulness activities for all artistic levels. Drawing and
Coloring for Calm is a fun, creative, and approachable mindfulness
art book for everyone. Beginners to drawing need no training or
skills. The step by step process is easy and accessible to all-if
you can hold a pencil, you can draw! Inside, you'll find:
Step-by-step mandala drawing instructions for mandala art creations
A design library to spark creativity in how you approach adult fun
Cute coloring pages to encourage creativity, relaxation, and
mindfulness activities If you're looking for fun gifts for adults
or enjoyed coloring books like Mandalas, or Mindful Mandalas,
you'll love Drawing and Coloring for Calm.
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