The artSparx Book Store - Painting Techniques

The Watercolor Flower Painter's A to Z: An Illustrated Directory of Techniques for Painting 50 Popular Flowers

This unique watercolor artist's guide offers easy to follow, plant specific information on how to paint over 50 of the most popular flower species. Along with step by step photographs, details and instructions for capturing the essence of each flower.
 

Watercolors: A Step-By-Step

This book consists of step-by-step projects that can either be replicated as a lesson in composition, or used as a study of technique for inspiration in painting individual projects.

Chinese Painting Techniques for Exquisite Watercolors

In 12 step-by-step demonstrations, Zhen shows you how to capture the essence of pheasants, egrets, peacocks, ducks, cranes, koi, goldfish, angelfish and more, as he helps you master new skills and envision new possibilities.

Watercolor School

Now anyone--even a beginner--can create beautiful watercolor works of art, by using the careful instructions, working on the learn-as-you-go exercises, and studying the annotated color examples found in this easy-to-learn, non-intimidating approach. Over 300 color illustrations.

Oil Painting Techniques

Ten top artists show how to master the art of mixing colors and brushstrokes; how to render complete landscapes and countrysides, seascapes. sharp focus still lifes and the most intriguing of all, the human portrait and figure.

An Introduction to Oil Painting

Whether you've taken art classes or never held a brush before, An Introduction to Oil Painting will show you everything you need to know about working in this challenging — but rewarding — medium.

Oil Painting for the Serious Beginner: Basic Lessons in Becoming a Good Painter

Even if you've never put brush to canvas before, but are committed to learning how, Oil Painting for the Serious Beginner will enable you to express yourself richly through this esteemed art medium.

Problem Solving for Oil Painters: Recognizing what's gone wrong and how to make it right

The first book aimed at solving the artist's most pressing problem: what's gone with a painting and how to make it right.
 

Acrylic Painting Techniques: How to Master the Medium of Our Age

Today, acrylics are being used by more painters - and with more dazzling results - than any other medium. Acrylic Painting Techniques shows you why, as it explores the full range of what you can achieve with these durable, inexpensive, easy-to-use, and fast-drying paints.
 

Acrylic Painting: A Step-By-jStep Art Instruction Book

The qualities of acrylic paint and its basic techniques are discussed. Covers opaque, transparent, scumbling, and drybrush plus how to combine them with acrylic techniques.

The Encyclopedia of Acrylic Techniques: A Comprehensive Visual Guide to Traditional and Contemporary Techniques

With this unique A-Z guide, painters will be inspired to practice blending, dry brush, glazing, masking, scraffito, spattering/stencilling, texturing, and much more. Mix acrylic with charcoal, ink, or watercolors. Choose the most suitable painting surfaces, and find out how to make collages.

Painting Floral Botanicals: 8 Step-by-Step Projects in Acrylic

Botanical prints are one of the most popular elements in home dιcor. This book teaches readers how to achieve the unique look of these paintings, using easy-to-find acrylic paints that can be thinned with water to give a layered, translucent watercolor effect.

Painting Murals Step by Step

In this extraordinary book, you'll learn from renowned artist Charles Grund how to paint gorgeous murals with confidence and control, even if you're a beginner! He starts with the basics, providing hundreds of full-color, step-by-step instructions throughout and moves you forward as you progress with your painting techniques.

Paint Magic

Jocasta Innes shows the reader how to get started and explains the pros and cons of all the latest products for walls, woodwork, floors and furniture. Includes information on creating fashionably textured walls, using shimmering metallic paints and varnishes, creating the latest Scandinavian look for floorboards, giving furniture an instant face-lift.
 

Projection Art for Kids: Murals & Painting Projects for Kids of All Ages

 Explores the tools and techniques of projection art, a way of turning nearly any printed image into a painting of any size.

Trompe L'oeil: Techniques & Projects

Very witty and highly original, trompe l'oeil really brightens up a home. With little more than household paint, a brush, and a sponge, it's possible to produce truly convincing fakes.

Marvelous Murals You Can Paint

15 projects are presented by the well-known home decorating expert Gary Lord. All projects are accessible to beginners and easily customized.