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1	Fill Your Oil Paintings with Light & Color more books like this by Kevin D MacPherson Master painter Kevin Macpherson shares his bold, direct approach to capturing nature's glorious colors and luminosity in oils in complete step-by-step demonstrations. see all copies from £11.51! new only from £12.00! \| first editions
2	Squiggles: A Really Giant Drawing and Painting Book more books like this by Taro Gomi This is no ordinary coloring book Following the enormously successful "Scribbles" and "Doodles," Taro Gomi invites kids of all ages to not only color, but paint, draw, and imagine. Playful drawings and fun-to-follow instructions make this book easy to start but hard to put down. Artists young and old will be inspired to break out their brushes ... see all copies from £10.45! new only from £10.45!
3	The Great American Pin-Up more books like this by Dr. Charles G Martignette, Louis K Meisel This illustrated text tells the story of the American pin-up as a genre as utterly American as the paintings of Edward Hopper. It describes the genre's origins and development, showcasing the most important artists. see all copies from £19.77! new only from £19.81! \| first editions
4	Painting with Your Artist's Brain: Learn to Paint What You See - Not What You Think You See more books like this by Carl Purcell In order to effectively communicate the artist's spirit in our paintings, it is important that we listen carefully to what Carl Purcell calls our intuitive "visual brain". His decidedly clear and easy-to-understand illustrations bring out the visual aspects of painting immediately, but bring more pleasure into the painting process. His bulleted ... see all copies from £6.01! new only from £6.01! \| first editions
5	Hawthorne on Painting more books like this by Charles W. Hawthorne Collected from notes taken by students at famous Cape Cod School; hundreds of direct, personal apercus, ideas, suggestions. see all copies from £5.62! new only from £5.62! \| first editions
6	Zoltan Szabo's Color-By-Color Guide to Watercolor more books like this by Zoltan Szabo This easy-to-use reference guide is a must-have for artists of all skill levels. In it, they'll learn the keys to choosing the right color every time and solving a wide variety of color-mixing dilemmas. The special qualities and uses of most standard colors are also discussed individually. Analogous, complementary and triadic sample palettes are ... see all copies from £6.59! new only from £32.01! \| first editions
7	How to Draw and Paint Fairies: From Finding Inspiration to Capturing Diaphanous Detail, a Step-By-Step Guide to Fairy Art more books like this by Linda Ravenscroft Basic to advanced techniques on watercolor and mixed media are covered step-by-step, and finished images from leading fairy artists provide inspiration. This beautiful book will make every artist believe in fairies. see all copies from £9.47! new only from £10.60! \| first editions
8	Mechanika: Creating the Art of Science Fiction with Doug Chiang more books like this by Doug Chiang Readers will get the inside scoop with step-by-step science fiction art instruction that shows the processes, techniques and theories of an award-winning entertainment artist who has worked on many popular and sensational properties, including "Star Wars", "War of the Worlds", "Terminator" and "Back to the Future".Readers will learn to draw the ... see all copies from £13.59! new only from £13.59!
9	Wayne Thiebaud: A Paintings Retrospective more books like this by Steven A Nash, Adam Gopnik Wayne Thiebaud has long been recognized as one of America's most prominent modern artists. Probably best known for his straightforward, deadpan, still-life paintings of the 1960s, Thiebaud is identified by his brilliant palette, his luscious handling of paint, and the intensity of light that lends a particularly California flavour to his images. ... see all copies from £28.25! new only from £29.44! \| first editions
10	Painting Zoo Animals on Rocks more books like this by Lin Wellford Painting Zoo Animals on Rocks, their wishes have come true! Eleven projects feature exotic zoo animals, such as a lion, an elephant, a giraffe, a chimp and a toucan. Also included are favourite farmyard animals, including a pig, a lamb and a baby chick. Readers will receive the same detailed and reliable step-by-step instruction they have come to ... see all copies from £6.94! new only from £12.68!
11 view cover	Helen Van Wyk's Favorite Color Recipes more books like this by Helen Van Wyk Helen Van Wyk may well be considered the most popular oil painting instructor in recent times, and is best known for her long-running PBS series "Welcome to My Studio." Her unparalleled instructional books -- brimming with her insightful techniques and full-color images of her work -- continue to teach and inspire artists of all skill levels. see all copies from £12.88! new only from £15.81! \| first editions
12 view cover	Enchanting Fairies: How to Paint Charming Fairies and Flowers more books like this by Barbara Lanza Fantasy artists and decorative painters alike will love the charming fairies presented in this book. Readers will start off by learning how to draw children adolescents and adults then will add elements such as wings and pointy ears to create fairies with sweetness and mischief.Demos feature individual fairies and groups, from simple subjects ... see all copies from £5.97! new only from £6.35!
13 view cover	Color in Contemporary Painting: Integrating Practice and Theory more books like this by Charles Le Clair Explains how to make use of colour in oil, acrylic and watercolour painting. Colour theories are outlined, but the main emphasis is on the way contemporary artists actually use colour. The book's thesis is that once artists have become acquainted with fundamental colour principles, they can begin to have fun with colour and play with it ... see all copies from £11.12! new only from £17.87! \| first editions
14 view cover	Beautiful Botanicals more books like this by Bente Starcke King The book also covers such practical topics as cleaning, along with signing and framing one's artwork, and it includes interesting stories and facts about the flowers and plants presented. It's a must-have for any nature or art lover! see all copies from £13.21! new only from £48.89! \| first editions
15 view cover	My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken, and Me more books like this by Dr. Maya Angelou This lyrical text is accompanied by colour photographs to capture a look at a child's life in a remote African village. The tale centres around eight year old Thandi who lives with her family and her best friend - a chicken, to whom she confides all her secrets. see all copies from £3.94! new only from £6.49! \| first editions
16 view cover	Painting Garden Birds with Sherry C. Nelson more books like this by Sherry C Nelson In this unique guide, 11 different oil painting projects show decorative painters how to create bluebirds, cardinals, goldfinches, hummingbirds and more. Each project is explained in more than 20 steps and includes material lists.' see all copies from £9.20! new only from £13.85!
17 view cover	Watercolor Workbook more books like this by Bud Biggs, Lois Marshall Biggs and Marshall present 31 practical, inviting watercolor lessons, divided into four sections: color & value, space & shape, line & form, and texture. see all copies from £6.15! new only from £31.87! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	The Zen of Creative Painting: An Elegant Design for Revealing Your Muse more books like this by Jeanne Carbonetti Merging the best of Eastern philosophy with Western technique, this book is the second in a series that offers empowering advice for artists of all levels. see all copies from £9.13! new only from £12.24! \| first editions
19 view cover	Child's Book of Art more books like this by Lucy Micklethwait A unique and exciting introduction to art appreciation that grows with the young reader. More than 100 famous paintings are exquisitely reproduced in full color to illustrate a child's first words and concepts, such as numbers, shapes, and opposites. see all copies from £6.43! new only from £42.86!
20 view cover	Charlotte in Giverny more books like this by Joan MacPhail Knight, Melissa Sweet (Illustrator) It's 1892 and Charlotte is bound for Monet's famous artist colony in Giverny, France, where painters like her father are flocking to learn the new style of painting called Impressionism. In spite of missing her best friend, Charlotte becomes enchanted with France and records her colorful experiences in her journal. She makes new friends, plants a ... see all copies from £1.42! new only from £1.42! \| first editions
21 view cover	Painting Murals: Images, Ideas, and Techniques more books like this by Patricia Seligman Painting Murals demonstrates how to create your own murals, large or small, not only on walls and ceilings, but also on other surfaces, such as floors, shutters and screens. All the practical aspects of painting murals - materials, equipment, preparing the surface, choosing a subject and style and how to transfer your design - are covered in the ... see all copies from £3.46! new only from £17.44! \| first editions
22 view cover	Oxford First Book of Art more books like this by Gillian Wolfe The "Oxford First Book of Art" is a dazzling introduction to the joys of art, for young children. It represents a wonderfully varied collection of images - paintings, drawings, sculpture and textiles - from all around the world and down through the ages. Pictures are grouped by themes beginning with subjects close to home, such as 'Mother and ... see all copies from £2.08! new only from £4.67!
23	Tony Couch's Keys to Successful Painting more books like this by Tony Couch Composition is perhaps the most important subject a painter will ever master. Couch teaches artists how to use the principles of design to create powerful and unforgettable paintings -- in all mediums. see all copies from £23.98! signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	Impression: Painting Quickly in France, 1860-1890 more books like this by Dr. Richard R Brettell An investigation of the impressions, or painted sketches, that were actually done on the spot in France between 1860 and 1890. The book also surveys the various practices of individual artists in the making, signing, exhibiting and selling of impressions. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £1.41! \| first editions
25 view cover	Drawing and Painting the Undead: Create Gruesome Ghouls for Graphic Novels, Computer Games, and Animation more books like this by Keith Thompson Every technique that artists need to draw or paint a terrifying painted purgatory is presented in this how-to manual. Author Keith Thompson instructs on the creation of zombies, ghouls, assassins from alien planets, and many other hideous specters. see all copies from £12.04! new only from £12.04!

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