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1	I Ain't Gonna Paint No More! more books like this by Karen Beaumont add to wishlist In the rhythm of a familiar folk song, a child cannot resist adding one more dab of paint in surprising places. see all copies from £6.28! new only from £7.81!
2	Draw 50 Animals more books like this by Lee J Ames add to wishlist A title in the acclaimed "Draw 50" series, this volume teaches budding artists to draw both furry and feathered friends. Other titles in the series include "Draw 50 Airplanes, Aircraft and Spacecraft", "Draw 50 Boats, Ships, Trucks & Trains", "Draw 50 Cats", "Draw 50 Creepy Crawlies", "Draw 50 Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Animals", and "Draw 50 ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £6.93!
3	Painting the Impressionist Landscape: Lessons in Interpreting Light and Color more books like this by Lois Griffel add to wishlist Impressionism has inspired generations of artists and no one has done more for the cause than Charles Hawthorne, the founder of the Cape Cod School of Art. In "Painting the Impressionist Landscape", author and artist Lois Griffel explores Hawthorne's theories on colour and light, in depth. Griffel, the longtime director of the school Hawthorne ... see all copies from £8.26! new only from £12.63! \| first editions
4	Acrylic Revolution: New Tricks & Techniques for Working with the World's Most Versatile Medium more books like this by Nancy Reyner add to wishlist "Acrylic Revolution" will show readers everything they need to know to be successful in their acrylic painting projects. With over 101 of the most popular, interesting, and indispensable tricks for working with acrylic - each with its own step-by-step demonstration - there is literally page after age of acrylic instruction and inspiration for ... see all copies from £13.95! new only from £13.95!
5	Making Color Sing more books like this by Jeanne Dobie add to wishlist Through easy-to-follow exercises, this manual seeks to stimulate new ways to think about colour, generating responses that unlock personal creativity and allowing artists to express themselves with paint as never before. Readers are shown how the interplay of complementary hues can trigger vibrations; how the push and pull of warm and cool colours ... see all copies from £7.26! new only from £11.13! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Carlson's guide to landscape painting more books like this by John F Carlson add to wishlist The whys and hows of the various aspects of landscape painting: angles and consequent values, perspective, painting of trees, more. 34 black-and-white reproductions of paintings by Carlson. 58 explanatory diagrams. see all copies from £5.36! new only from £5.36!
7	The Art of Painting Animals on Rocks more books like this by Lin Wellford add to wishlist A step-by-step handbook on painting animals on rocks, which contains 11 projects including ladybirds, turtles, rabbits, kittens, foxes and owls. see all copies from £7.79! new only from £8.25! \| first editions
8	How to Make a Watercolor Paint Itself: Experimental Techniques for Achieving Realistic Effects more books like this by Nita Engle add to wishlist Award-winning artist Nita Engle's breakthrough approach to watercolour shows readers how to combine spontaneity and control to produce glowing, realistic paintings. Her method begins with action-filled exercises that demonstrate how to play with paint, following no rules. Subsequent step-by-step projects add planning to the mix, demonstrating how ... see all copies from £10.73! new only from £10.73! \| first editions
9	Complete guide to watercolor painting more books like this by Edgar A Whitney add to wishlist Comprehensive, popular guide by renowned artist and teacher presents a full course of watercolor painting, from basics to creating landscapes; painting portraits and figures; drawing; following design principles; and matting, framing, and selling completed works. Two full-color sections show how to create 7 of the author's watercolors. 37 color ... see all copies from £6.99! new only from £9.41! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	The Sistine Secrets: Michelangelo's Forbidden Messages in the Heart of the Vatican more books like this by Benjamin Blech, Rabbi, Roy Doliner add to wishlist Two top scholars reveal the secret messages of protest that Michelangelo had hidden in his Sistine Chapel masterpiece, encouraging travelers to challenge the repressive Roman Catholic Church of the time. 16-page color photo insert. see all copies from £6.06! new only from £6.24! \| first editions
11 view cover	The Forgery of Venus more books like this by Michael Gruber add to wishlist Chaz Wilmot's father is a famous illustration artist, in the vein of Norman Rockwell. Chaz has not only inherited his skill but has surpassed him and is in fact, an artistic genius. With a very ill son and an estranged wife whom he still loves but cannot provide for financially, Chaz accepts a commission to 'restore' an antique fresco in a ... see all copies from £1.52! new only from £5.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	Helen Van Wyk's Favorite Color Recipes more books like this by Helen Van Wyk add to wishlist Written in a clear style this detailed guide to mixing colour is full of recipes for getting just the right shade for all kinds of painting styles in oil based or acrylic media.' see all copies from £12.63! new only from £12.63! \| first editions
13 view cover	Creative Paint Workshop for Mixed-Media Artists: Experimental Techniques for Composition, Layering, Texture, Imagery, and Encaustic more books like this by Ann Baldwin add to wishlist A workshop-style book, oriented to the wide community of crafters and artists including those interested in paint, surface design, mixed media, and collage, which explores a wide variety of innovative and experimental paint techniques. Chapters cover composition, abstraction, texture, layering, using found objects, encaustic, integrating text, and ... see all copies from £23.71! new only from £23.71!
14 view cover	Painting and Experience in Fifteenth-Century Italy: A Primer in the Social History of Pictorial Style more books like this by Professor Michael Baxandall add to wishlist An introduction to Italian painting in the 15th century, and the social history behind it. The book covers the structure of the picture trade and its economic basis through contracts, letters and accounts. The author also illustrates how art history can be used to give insights into social history, by showing how the visual skills and activities ... see all copies from £2.41! new only from £6.35! \| first editions
15 view cover	Painting on Rocks for Kids more books like this by Lin Wellford add to wishlist Lin Wellford, the original "rock artist" shows kids how to create amazing creatures, incredible toys and wild gifts for their friends and family. All it takes is some paint, a few rocks and a little imagination! Easy-to-follow pictures and instructions show kids how to turn stones into everything from racecars and lizards to teddy bears and ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £5.86! \| first editions
16 view cover	Painting Abstracts: Ideas, Projects and Techniques more books like this by Rolina Van Vliet add to wishlist Clear, challenging and inspiring, this book contains instructions for 65 abstract paintings that you can get to work on straightaway, with no previous experience.All the basic information relating to picture elements, composition, theme and design is provided at the start of the book, together with an exploration of the meaning of abstract ... see all copies from £9.74! new only from £9.74!
17 view cover	Concerning the Spiritual in Art more books like this by Wassily Kandinsky add to wishlist Pioneering work by the great modernist painter, considered by many to be the father of abstract art and a leader in the movement to free art from traditional bonds. 12 illustrations. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.99! \| first editions
18 view cover	The Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques: Fifth Edition, Revised and Updated more books like this by Ralph Mayer add to wishlist Since 1940, when it was originally published, The Artist's Handbook has become indispensable for thousands of practicing artists and art students. The book has remained continually in print through many editions and has sold more than a quarter of a million copies. A detailed index makes a wealth of information readily available. Charts and line ... see all copies from £16.36! new only from £18.38!
19 view cover	Master Disaster: Five Ways to Rescue Desperate Watercolors more books like this by Susan Webb Tregay add to wishlist In five simple, unique steps, Sue Tregay shows the reader how to change their mediocre paintings into spectacular works of art: lighten up, break it up, enrich it, and unify it. The book contains valuable advice on producing competition-quality art, what judges want and how to frame your work, which are things all artists need to know to turn ... see all copies from £5.64! new only from £6.58!
20 view cover	Michelangelo & the Pope's Ceiling more books like this by Ross King add to wishlist An acclaimed British novelist turns to real life in the Renaissance in this account of Michelangelo's frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. In realistic detail, King explains how Michelangelo executed his monumental work, exploring not only the difficult process itself but also the cast of characters surrounding the feat, from the pope ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £6.50! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	Renoir, My Father more books like this by Jean Renoir add to wishlist In this delightful memoir, Jean Renoir, the director of such masterpieces of the cinema as "Grand Illusion" and "The Rules of the Game," tells the life story of his father, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, the great Impressionist painter. Recounting Pierre-Auguste's extraordinary career, beginning as a painter of fans and porcelain, recording the rules of ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £6.47! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	Rethinking Acrylic: Radical Solutions for Exploiting the World's Most Versatile Medium more books like this by Patti Brady add to wishlist This book shows readers how to use acrylic in a variety of ways.Acrylic can mimic oil paint, watercolour, gouache, encaustic; it can be applied in subtle transparent washes, or troweled on in heavy thick impasto, it can be as transparent as glass or as dense and black as tar, with a tar-like consistency!This book takes the most popular techniques ... see all copies from £15.04! new only from £15.04!
23 view cover	Creating Textures in Pen & Ink with Watercolor more books like this by Claudia Nice add to wishlist Through pictures and handwritten instructions, Nice teaches artists how to use watercolor with pen and ink to create a wide range of exciting textures: from moss to metal to animal hair. see all copies from £7.79! new only from £12.00! \| first editions
24 view cover	How to work in stained glass more books like this by Anita Isenberg add to wishlist One of the bestselling book on stained glass ever written has been updated and revised with new chapters on lamp making, painting on glass, kiln firing, diachronic glass, and three-dimensional work. 550 photos, 50 in color. see all copies from £4.98! new only from £7.41! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	Donna Dewberry's One Stroke Painting Course more books like this by Donna S. Dewberry, Plaid Enterprises add to wishlist Fully illustrated throughout in colourand written by an expert craft author. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £9.97! \| first editions

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	Creating Textures in Watercolor: A Guide to Painting 83 Textures from Grass to Glass to Tree Bark to Fur by Cathy Ann Johnson see all from £8.16! new only from £12.59!
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