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Series
Publisher
Quarry Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Brilliant Inks offers beginners and beyond exciting techniques, lessons, and projects for painting, drawing, and lettering with vibrant colored inks. Apply these skills to eye-catching projects that include jewelry, accessories, dimensional artwork, and more"--
Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Did you know that the Egyptians created the first synthetic colour; or that the noblest purple comes from a predatory sea snail? Throughout history, artist pigments have been made from deadly metals, poisonous minerals, urine, cow dung, and even crushed insects. From grinding down beetles and burning animal bones to alchemy and serendipity, Chromatopia reveals the origin stories of over 50 of history's most extraordinary pigments.Spanning the ancient...
Author
Publisher
Quarry
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Explore and create expressive palettes and paintings with Colour Harmony for Artists. Watercolour author, artist, and teacher Ana Victoria Calderon guides you through choosing, mixing, and using colour with watercolour and mixed media to create the most expressive and appealing combinations and effects for a wide range of moods and subjects. You'll explore a variety of subjects and themes, including flowers, foliage, landscapes, skies, cities, figures,...
Author
Publisher
Search Press Limited
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Unravel the mysteries of color and learn how to be more confident with your watercolour choices. Many painters are confused by their watercolour palettes and lack the confidence to experiment with color mixing. This book demystifies color, and helps artists understand how color works in a highly visual way through the use of color charts accompanied by examples, practical exercises, and analyses of watercolour paintings. Many painters are confused...
Author
Series
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Choose the right colors and color combinations for your projects Color theory is the art and science of using color. Color Theory For Dummies explains, in simple terms, how colors relate to one another and how they can be combined to work together in an aesthetically pleasing way. An understanding of color theory can help you create art, decorate your home, design a beautiful wedding, and impress your friends at parties. With this book, you'll learn...
Author
Series
Publisher
Barron's Educational Series
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
This book demonstrates that the techniques for blending colors are easier to apply than you might think. With lessons that demonstrate how to relate the colors on the palette to those on the model, and help for resolving the different chromatic harmonies and color ranges, it will be an indispensable guide for helping the student learn to control the paint in an intuitive and spontaneous manner.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
From her imaginative childhood to her career as an illustrator, designer, and animator for Walt Disney Studios, Mary wouldn't play by the rules. At a time when studios wanted to hire men and think in black and white, Mary painted twinkling emerald skies, peach giraffes with tangerine spots, and magenta horses that could fly.
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