Paint Books

i didn't really know what to expect from this dvd, but the amount of info is staggering. it's easy step by step tuition makes it ideal for beginners or experienced hobbyists like myself. the narration by david rivers is clear and to the point...i highly reccomend this because i have not found anything that can compare on price and content

Of all the pastel books out there, this is the keeper!I cannot believe it is out of print! Elizabeth Mowry is well known in the Pastel world and in this manificently detailed and illustrated book, she demonstrates why. This lady writes well,and unlike most artists who write books, has no vague generalities concerning what to use and how to use it to achieve the results that she demonstrates. Elizabeth Mowry's talents are in the use of pastels in the landscape and her work is stunning!As a professional portrait artist, I have utilized her pallet and techniques in combination with my portrait work and would recommend ANY of her books to any level of artist!

I loved it. It is a great way for young children to learn some about the haulocaust. READ IT.

Paint the Sea in Oils Using Special Effects

This is the hardcover edition of the above book. (See more reviews for this book on that other listing).

This book is well worth buying just for the spectacular artwork of E. John Robinson, but the lessons are fantastic, and unlike any I've seen in other books on painting the sea. Even someone who doesn't paint in oils could thoroughly enjoy this book for the knowledge John Robinson shares about his meticulous observations of waves and how they move and how the sunlight plays on the water, etc.. It will make you enjoy the ocean a lot more when you're there, with the deeper understanding of it that John Robinson so graciously shares with us.

John Robinson has spent many hours taking videos of ocean waves, then going home to watch them in slow motion to understand their anatomy as an artist would. He will show you about everything you need to know about painting the ocean and it's many moods, along with rock painting as well, of course. Along with teaching how to paint the sea, Robinson has a very gentle way of teaching which is relaxing and often philosophical. This is a fantastic book that you really will want to keep for quite a while. Robinson's paintings are breathtaking. It's amazing how many different ways there are to paint the sea.

I will give a brief outline of the topics taught, as indicated in his contents page:
Section I: Beginnings
Chapter I Sketching on site
outdoor watercolor equipment, at the site, thumbnail
sketches, stepbystep demonstration in watercolors, outdoor
oil equipment, stepbystep deomonstration in oils
Chapter 2: From sketch to painting
studio equipment and supplies, composition from the sketch,
step by step demonstration
Section II Ingredients for Successful Seascapes
Chapter 3: The Anatomy of Waves
how waves are created from energy, anatomy of swells,
ripples on swells, swells with foam, swell t breaker, the
breaker, translucent water, step by step painting
translucent water, wave scud,
Chapter 4: Sunlight, shadows, and atmosphere
light and shadows: side lightting, front lighting, back
lighting, down lighting, spot lighting, cloud shadowns,
bluff shadows
Atmosphere: moisture in the air, clear weather, cloudy
weather, foggy weather,
Reflecting light and atmosphere:
waves and troughs, wet rocks, ripples on clear water,
reflections on a foamy surface, the mirror effect, sparkle,
glare.

Chapter 5: Rocks, headlands,and beaches
Rocks: rounded rocks, angular rocks, vertical rocks, rocks
in clear water, rocks underwater, rocks in foamy
water, overwash, water spills, trickles, color
exchange, defiant rock, overwhelmed rock
Headlands: Staging for distance, dark headlands, light
headlands, the bluff
Beaches: water's edge, wet sand, beach outlets, driftwood

Chapter 6: Foam and Spray
whitecaps, lace curtains, the roll, foam over a rock,
collapsed wave, foreground surf, blanket foam, surface
ripples, surface contours, holes for direction, patterns on
the wave, slhouette patterns, patterns over clear water,
patterns for directions, anatomy of foam holes, spray and
mist, surf spray, the burst, mist over a rock, overall mist.
Chapter 7: Color for Seascapes
the transparent color wheel, alternate color wheel,
comparing blues, comparing greens, earth colors,
neutrals, subject colors, wave colros, rock colors,
skies with cerulean blue, skies with ultramarine blue,
interplay of warm and cool colros, complementary colors,
triads, glow
Chapter 8: Composition for Seascapes
lines: ouline and implied lines, tranquil lines, opposing
lines, moving lines, buoyant lines, downward lines,
direct and indirect lines

values: three values, three areas, spacing areas,
combining areas and values, light composition,
middle value composition, dark composition focal
points: focal point with contrast, focal point
with color, forcal point with detail.

Section 3: demonstrations
Chapter 9: Rising tide
Chapter 10: Quiet moments
Chapter 11: Passing Storm,
Chapter 12: evening reflections
Chapter 13: Moving shoreward.
Section 4: Gallery
gallery paintings, conclusion, about the artist.

Even if you don't paint in oils, this book is fascinating and mesmerizing. It will make you see the ocean in a whole new dimension.

Paint The Sky And Dance: Women And The New Myths reveals the spiritual path to personal growth and evolution for men as well as for women. Author and clinical psychologist Jeri Castronova utilizes rewritten myths and parables to convey effective means for overcoming immense psychological roadblocks. Paint The Sky And Dance is a warmly recommended and inspirational resource for anyone seeking to improve their spiritual and emotional well-being in the world today.

Jeri Castronova's Paint The Sky And Dance: Women And The New Myths Wookbook is a workbook companion to Paint The Sky And Dance: Women And The New Myths. Presented to aid women in the exploration of their personal myths, this consumable resource offers questions to ponder and write about, in the voyage to understand one's spirit guides and guardian angels, how to transform oneself for the better, be the Hero in one's own life, and harness the power of personal myths to set and pursue positive goals. For example, the first step suggested to free one's Inner Child is "Give your imagination permission to express itself by imagining your Inner Child coming out. What feelings and sensations do you feel?" Paint The Sky And Dance is an excellent and recommended self-discovery tool.

This is a great book for an art lover to read. It is not only because the author Mr. Dong has a tremendus reputation in the watercolor world but also his beautiful art works with familiar city scenes. Reading this book makes you feel that you have been traveling with this great artist as a long time friend, bringing you into his life. from a young boy who like to paint the Yellow Tiger until he becomes a famous artist. Whether this book serve as an autobiography or a story book, the author put most of his art skills and philosophy into it. Such as, all his human figures are facing the same direction and think the same things, He always seems to put the oriental Yin-Yan rule into his painting. I also enjoy his soft color, the balance of shape and light and the composition for which he has become so famous.

Finally, a management book that is ensightful, very useful, and very easy to read. I wish one of my college professors would have incorporated this book into the class. I learned more from this book than from all the classes I took for my undergrad and grad degrees. I give it a very strong recommendation.

"Successful paintings express feelings. I think paintings without emotion content aren't worth the paper. Clever technique alone has little lasting value. Superficial dash and sparkle fade pretty rapidly in interest." That's what the artist states and is ever so true, true to the feelings and true to his faith to art. I am always inspired by this artist, through what he says, through his paintings and how he started his watercolour painting at his fifty! The light, the emotions, the people, and the whole feel of the picture... the painting itself tells!! I have read this book for many times and every time I read like is the first time. If you love watercolour painting, you should not miss this book!

I am an artist and I love this book, another one of my favorites and I have used some of the techniques in her to make my own paintins. well worth the coat. Great books never go out of style.