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Many artists long to paint mountains - to capture their grandeur,
their character and perhaps their tranquility. This practical book
explains the key elements of portraying their magnificence and also
advises how to reproduce the magic of a scene. With step-by-step
instructions and clear, detailed advice throughout, it guides the
painter through the techniques so you can express your own vision
of the mountains and capture one of the greatest scenes of the
natural landscape. The author's deep understanding and love of the
mountains shines through the text and the paintings. There is
advice on choosing mediums, brushes and surfaces, and using a
limited colour palette both for en plein air and studio painting.
Incorporates different features of the mountainscape - crags,
slopes, rocks, lakes, woodland, cottages, animals and figures - to
add life and interest to a painting. The author captures the
transient and often dramatic effects of light on the mountain
landscape, including the special magic of sunsets. Injects mood
into a painting, from the excitement of a sublime storm to a sense
of peace and refuge. Specific advice on painting sky, water and
trees, and tips on using them in an effective composition. Finally,
step-by-step, illustrated and detailed exercises show how to work
down from the sky to the foreground, add detail, enrich hues, and
increase contrast between light and shade. It is a handy guide for
all artists and an inspiration to everyone who loves mountain
scenery.
Medical Art Therapy with Children is a ground-breaking book, the
first work to tackle this rapidly growing field. It will be an
essential resource for professionals, psychologists, counsellors,
play therapists and art therapists working with physically ill
children on a day-to-day basis. Medical art therapy is defined as
the use of drawings, art expression and imagery with individuals
who are physically ill or disabled, or are undergoing aggressive
medical treatment such as surgery or chemotherapy. Children in such
situations may find it easier to express their emotions, and their
fears, through art than through strictly verbal channels. Art
making may be a less threatening form of communication: it also
encourages the building of a trusting relationship with a
clinician. In order to use art therapy effectively with children,
clinicians must have practical resources to help them understand
the use of art expressions in treatment. Equally important is
information on how to choose art tasks for particular goals and on
how to help children express themselves through art expression.
This collection of contributions, by eminent art therapists, will
provide just such a resource. Drawing on case material from a
variety of situations, the book describes current research on
medical art therapy with children, and practical approaches to
using art activities with them. The writers examine art therapy
with young patients suffering from burns, cancer, asthma,
arthritis, eating disorders and HIV/AIDS.
Folk Art is a colouring book for adults that contains 30 amazing
art activities involving patterning, shading and colouring. Each
vibrantly detailed, charming and international folk illustration
offers an easy way to de-stress, while allowing you to unleash the
artist within.Thaneeya McArdle's transcendental art explores a
visual language of shape, form, line and colour, and can be easily
personalised with felt- tips, coloured pencils, crayons, gel pens,
or watercolours.Beautifully coloured finished examples are
provided, along with a handy guide to basic art techniques, from
patterning and combinations to shading and colour theory.Both
traditional and contemporary artworks are included, inspired by the
living cultures of indigenous people around the world.This
therapeutic colouring book is printed on high-quality, extra-thick
paper that won't bleed through, and all of the pages are perforated
for easy removal and display.
The innovative designs in silver jewelry made in Europe and North
America in the 20th century are fascinating and highly popular
today. This new book starts with the end of Victorian styles, just
before the turn of the twentieth century, and proceeds to display
and explain the relationships in Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau, Art
Deco, Mexican, Native American, Mid-century Realistic, and Modern
Abstract styles right up to the 1990s. Beautiful color photographs
clearly show the details, makers' marks, and fine workmanship that
make each piece of jewelry fascinating to so many collectors today.
A book of 25 floral sketches printed on lovely watercolor paper
invites artistic experimentation with only a brush and paint. Each
page is double-sided, offering the opportunity to paint the same
page in different ways. The author shares painting tips for each
sketch and advice for discovering the artist within. Also included
is a painting tutorial and handy color wheel. Each book is small
enough to carry anywhere and simple to use. Creativity is an
escape, and this book offers a delightful way to make art
regardless of skill level.
Part of the acclaimed 'Documents of Contemporary Art' series of
anthologies . Intrinsically collaborative, the magazine is an
inherently `open' form, generating constantly evolving
relationships. This anthology contextualizes the artist's magazine,
surveying the art worlds it has by turns created and superseded;
the commercial media forms it has critically appropriated,
intervened in or subverted; the alternative, DIY cultures it has
brought into being; and the expanded fields of cultural production,
exchange and distribution it continues to engender. Surveying case
studies of transformational magazines from the early 1960s onwards,
this book also includes a wide-ranging archive of key editorial
statements, from eighteenth-century Weimar to twenty-first century
Bangkok, Cape Town and Delhi. Artists surveyed include: Can Altay,
Ei Arakawa, Julieta Aranda, Tania Bruguera, Maurizio Cattelan,
Eduardo Costa, Dexter Sinister, Rimma Gerlovina, Valeriy Gerlovin,
Robert Heinecken, John Holmstrom, John Knight, Silvia Kolbowski,
Lee Lozano, Josephine Meckseper, Clemente Padin, Raymond Pettibon,
Adrian Piper, Seth Price, Raqs Media Collective, Riot Grrrl, Martha
Rosler, Sanaa Seif, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Scott Treleaven, Triple
Canopy and Anton Vidokle. Writers include: Saul Anton, Stuart
Brand, Jack Burnham, Johanna Burton, Thomas Crow, Edit DeAk,
Kenneth Goldsmith, Jurgen Habermas, Martina Koeppel-Yang, Antje
Krause-Wahl, Lucy Lippard, Caolan Madden, Valentina Parisi,
Howardena Pindell, Georg Schoellhammer, Nancy Spector, Sally Stein,
Reiko Tomii, Jud Yalkut and Vivian Ziherl.
For beginners up, everything you need to know. Includes 28 teaching
videos to view online. This combined book and video-guide to
drawing manga will allow artists of ANY ability to master this
hugely popular drawing style. The 256 page book is packed with
step-by-step tutorials on every aspect of manga drawing, basing the
instructions around traditional sketching and colouring techniques,
and including digital tools for rendering and finishing artwork.
The author is highly accomplished professional artist Sonia Leong,
who is also creating 28 two-minute video demonstrations designed to
link specifically to the content of this book. These video clips
are hosted online, and accessed from the book's pages using QR
codes (or URLs), making this one of the most user-friendly manga
tutor books on the market. Readers will learn how to build up
characters from basic shapes and measurements, get the anatomy and
poses absolutely right, add crucial design elements to enhance
drawings and stories, render artwork in different styles and
mediums (including digital), and even start to create comic pages
and sequences- for publication in print or online.
Whether you re an aspiring artist or new to the medium, seasoned
instructor and accomplished artist Nathan Fowkes makes drawing
portraits in charcoal not only accessible, but also a real
pleasure! From stocking the best supplies to using them
effectively, and composing a portrait while avoiding common
mistakes, How to Draw Portraits in Charcoal by Nathan Fowkes will
place you firmly on the path to producing the charcoal portraits
you've dreamed of creating. His easy-to-follow tips, in-depth
tutorials, and valuable exercises make this guide your first step
toward building an understanding and appreciation for every face
you draw. This handy book will equip you with the skills to capture
them in beautiful charcoal fashion."
Paul F. Bolinger, one of America's preeminent woodcarvers, shows
you how to create some of the most collectible Santas in the United
States. Using a combination of over 185 color photographs and
easily followed instructions, Paul carefully guides the reader
through rough and detail carving techniques while his wife, Camille
J. Bolinger, demonstrates how to paint the carved Santas. Paul
further explains how to develop original designs of your own and
how to breathe life into them with positioning and a visual "hook."
Also included are patterns for five other Santas, a chapter
covering best selling designs, and a photo gallery featuring over
twenty humorous Santas sure to get the creative juices flowing.
Your finished Santas will be treasured by family and friends for
generations to come!
Over 20 simple watercolour projects for beginners, packed with
techniques and tips. Paint beautiful watercolours with ease, even
if you've never picked up a brush! With a fully illustrated
step-by-step introduction and a range of beautiful projects to
paint, you'll quickly go from painting novice to art aficionado.
The Getting Started section shows you everything you need to dive
into the beautiful world of watercolour. Learn to work with washes,
colour and tone and texture and effects as you move from still
lifes to landscapes and finally to figures. You'll be creating
amazing art in no time! Other titles in this series include: First
Sewing (9781909397170), First Cake Decorating (9781909397170),
First Beading (9781843406136), First Crochet (9781843406129), First
Card Making (9781843406143) and First Knits (9781843406112). Word
count: 20,000
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