The man behind the paintings: the extraordinary life of J. M. W Turner, one of Britain's most admired, misunderstood and celebrated artists J. M. W. Turner is Britain's most famous landscape painter. Yet beyond his artistic achievements, little is known of the man himself and the events of his life: the tragic committal of his mother to a lunatic asylum, the personal sacrifices he made to effect his stratospheric rise, and the bizarre double life he chose to lead in the last years of his life. A near mythical figure in his own lifetime, Franny Moyle tells the story of the man who was considered visionary at best and ludicrous at worst. A resolute adventurer, he found new ways of revealing Britain to the British, astounding his audience with his invention and intelligence. Set against the backdrop of the finest homes in Britain, the French Revolution and the Industrial Revolution, this is an astonishing portrait of one of the most important figures in Western art and a vivid evocation of Britain and Europe in flux.

The book is about generating architectural watercolor rendering using step-by-step processes from obtaining the watercolor textures through searching the Internet to digitally assembling projects in Photoshop and Google SketchUp. The book has seven chapters, with each illustrating one or two style techniques to achieve different renderings, from simple exterior elevations to complex interior perspectives. This book is structured with one intention: to familiarize readers with the rendering process pattern. Words and phrases in the manual are intentionally repeated across sections and topics. Readers will encounter the same sentences and instructions again and again across different chapters. Therefore, the book will train readers to adopt the repetitive process and structure to make learning easy and effective.

Judy H. Taylor is an old woman who believed she could not paint. One day life presented her with a new viewpoint. These past 30 years she has been sharing tips on how to paint using watercolors with her grandchildren and friends. Students have been asking: What do you mean you had to learn to "see" before you could paint? How can you enlarge a small drawing and not use math to figure out where things go? What are lift-able and what are staining paints? How does one know the difference? How do you know what a color will look like when you mix two different colors together? When composing a picture does it make any difference where things are located in the painting? What is the Golden Ratio or Divine Proportion? How long has it been used? These and other questions will be answered in Creative Art for Generations. Maybe this book is just what you are looking for - to get started.

Learn how to paint a beautiful, detailed rose with the simple, step-by-step instructions. Paint along with the artist, all references are provided.

Step-by-step, learn how to create a beautiful still life in watercolor from initial concept to the finished painting.