Learn how to paint using watercolorsMaster watercolor basics while creating your own frame-worthy art following the lessons in this watercoloring book for adults. Beautifully presented instructions and illustrations show you the fundamentals of watercolor for beginners. You will develop your skills in a series of projects, from a dramatic landscape to an abstract piece. Plus, each lesson is designed to take 30 minutes or less!Prepare to create—Learn how to choose and assemble your supplies, and how to paint using color theory and composition techniques.Practice watercolor techniques—Mix colors and try various brushstrokes and washes over the course of 5 different lessons.Paint! —Produce your own artwork in fifteen painting projects with step-by-step instructions on how to watercolor flowers, animals, and more.Start painting with 30-Minute Watercolor Painting for Beginners! Read more

The Landscape Painter’s Workbook is the definitive hands-on guide to the time-honored techniques and essential elements of landscape painting.Written by celebrated landscape artist, instructor, and author Mitchell Albala, this richly informative and beautifully illustrated volume leads you step by step through his approach to the genre, from establishing a composition using basic shapes to applying time-tested color strategies, with all-new lessons, practical exercises, and special topics, including:The Complete Color Strategy. What are the three aspects of color contrast that guide a painting’s strategy?Notan. Explore this special type of compositional study, which identifies the underlying shapes and patterns of a composition.Picture Formats. How does the picture format—horizontal, vertical, or square—affect the composition? What are the pros and cons of each?Color Grouping. A full chapter details this special practice, which helps maintain harmony by organizing colors into a limited number of groups.Composition. An in-depth review of variation, movement, and active negative space, with illustrations that diagram the action in each example.Workshop Exercises. Instead of demonstrations that show how the author paints, The Landscape Painter’s Workbook includes 10 skill-building workshop exercises to help you work through essential lessons on your own.With examples of work by 45 contemporary landscape painters—more than 80 paintings in all—​in oil, acrylic, pastel, and watercolor, the lessons are suitable for all mediums. Each painting is thoroughly analyzed in terms of shape, composition, or color, with supporting diagrams, thumbnails, and photographs.The Landscape Painter’s Workbook inspires and informs all artists, from aspiring to accomplished, on how to successfully portray the majesty and subtlety of the natural world. The For Artists series expertly guides and instructs artists at all skill levels who want to develop their classical drawing and painting skills and create realistic and representational art. Read more

Relax and unwind as you color these 46 stunning seashore scenes in Creative Haven® By the Sea Color by Number Coloring Book!   Colorists who love the sea will treasure this lavishly illustrated coloring book. Recapture the beauty of picturesque scenes of beaches, boats, harbors, lighthouses, palm trees, seabirds, rocky coastlines and shores. It's easy to create realistic effects with the help of lightly printed numbers that correspond to a simple color key. Specially designed for experienced colorists, Creative Haven® By the Sea Color by Number adult coloring book offers a challenging escape into a world of inspiration and artistic fulfillment. Unpack the stress of the day and find inner peace and tranquility by the seashore.     Each illustration is shown in color on the inside covers.You can duplicate these images by simply following the color guide, or choose your own colors for a more personal touch. The artwork is based on 24 colors.Because of the level of detail in the illustrations, hard color pencils are recommended, allowing for a thinner line.Perforated pages are printed on one side only for easy removal and display.Find your true colors with Creative Haven® and hundreds of other coloring books at Dover Publications.For over ten years, Creative Haven®, Dover's bestselling series of coloring books for adults, has offered highly detailed illustrations based on today's most popular and sophisticated themes. And according to CNN, FOX News, and The Huffington Post, coloring is a great way for adults to relax and beat stress. Plus, the American Art Therapy Association endorses the use of Dover coloring and activity books in a self-care regimen. You can choose from a variety of different editions, including 3-D, Black Backgrounds, Stained Glass, Draw and Color, Dot-to-Dot, and Color by Number. Coloring books also make excellent gifts for birthdays, holidays and any occasion.   Read more

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Create Better Compositions by DesignThe path to better painting begins with Mastering Composition. This effective guide blends clear, visual instruction with 5 step-by-step demonstrations to show you how to plan and paint your best work yet.Composition is the key, and here you'll learn to design paintings with new skill and confidence. It all begins with the armature or structure of the picture plane. Every great painting has one, and you'll see through several famous examples exactly how the Old Masters used armatures to create movement, narrative, harmony and fluidity. Based on these examples, you'll practice what you've learned following a series of hands-on demonstrations.Once you understand the basic principles of design, you'll be amazed at how quickly and effectively your compositions come together. Soon you will be painting more boldly and confidently than ever before with less reworking and overworking.Whether you're a beginner looking for basic instruction or a more advanced painter troubleshooting a specific problem, the proven methods in this book will work for you. Ideal for all mediums, Mastering Composition gives you the knowledge you need to create powerful paintings out of every subject. Read more

MASTERING WATERCOLOR LANDSCAPES: Learn how to paint water with this watercolor painting book featuring short, step-by-step exercises and 10 30-minute projects! Want to know how to paint water? Artist Terry Harrison shows you how, demystifying the watercolor techniques needed to capture water in all its varied moods, contexts, and forms.   Discover 2- or 3-step exercises for painting ripples, reflections, puddles, streams, breaking waves, choppy water, surf, bridges, riverbeds, boats, and much more. Then apply your learnings to 10 larger watercolor landscape paintings, which can be completed in a half hour.   Filled with expert advice and no-nonsense tips for painting water, this watercolor painting guide gives you everything you need to produce stunning watercolor landscapes—in just 30 minutes! Read more

Bring the soothing sounds of Bob Ross and The Joy of Painting into your home or office with the one and only mini Bob Ross Talking Bobblehead. Kit includes:4" bobblehead figure that plays 10 different wise and witty sayings from the art masterMini easel book featuring 30 of Ross's landscape works, which can be displayed alongside the bobblehead figure Read more

Celebrate Americana and color your way across the USA, from Maine to California. Forty-six scenes depict both ever-popular landmarks and American treasures off the beaten track. Printed numbers and a color key provide a guide to ideal shading and realistic effects. Pages are perforated and printed on one side only for easy removal and display. A relaxing way to tour the USA — without the stress and hassle of travel!   Read more

With Drawing: Landscapes, learn to render a variety of beautiful landscape subjects in graphite pencil.William F. Powell invites you into his artistic world to explore a number of basic drawing techniques and shows how to develop a drawing to its fullest through a series of step-by-step demonstrations. In this 10.25 × 13.75–inch book, Powell explains a number of drawing techniques and special effects and gives tips on how to design a well-balanced composition.Landscapes provides you with the necessary knowledge to create your own landscape drawings from preliminary sketch to the completed work. Discover different methods of shading, ways of manipulating drawing tools to produce specific textures, and a wealth of beautiful landscapes to both copy and admire, includes scenes from American national parks.Also included are simple techniques for developing common landscape elements—such as trees, clouds, rocks, and water—and how to apply a variety of methods to convey a sense of realism. Then, with a little practice, you will be able to apply your newfound skills and draw your own beautiful landscape masterpieces!Designed for beginners, the How to Draw & Paint series offers easy-to-follow guides that introduce artists to basic tools and materials and include simple step-by-step lessons for a variety of projects suitable for the aspiring artist. Drawing: Landscapes allows artists to develop drawing skills by demonstrating how to start with basic shapes and use pencil and shading techniques to create varied textures, values, and details for a realistic, completed landscape drawing. Read more

50 No-Sketch Projects That Bring the Ocean to Life Dana Fox, author of Watercolor with Me: In the Forest and founder of Wonder Forest, provides fifty new marine-themed projects in this beginner-friendly watercolor guide. Known for her whimsical art style and straightforward instruction, Dana leads you through three major watercolor techniques: wet-on-wet, wet-on-dry, and ink-and-wash. Best of all, there's no sketching required, so you can focus on each painting method. Bring adorable sea creatures like octopuses and otters to life on high-quality art paper. Start simple with shading in a monochromatic orca, experiment with adding depth to color with a bright bobbing seahorse and practice stylizing your subject in a charming lighthouse scene. With inspired art and step-by-step instruction, it's easy to pick up a paintbrush, break out your palette, and create something beautiful.Check out Watercolor with Me: in the Forest for more great projects! Read more

Explore creativity while learning how to draw lively, unique sketches of your favorite houses, shops, landmarks, and other buildings. Learning to sketch can be intimidating, especially when drawing subjects like architecture that seem to rely on perfect perspective, straight lines, and complex forms. In Housesketching, artist and instructor Albert Kiefer (Housesketcher) shares his signature techniques that will enable and empower you to abandon perfectionism and learn to sketch and express yourself creatively, like his tens of thousands of students have done. Whether you work in pen and ink and alcohol markers like Albert, or use your favorite medium, you will learn how to create amazingly expressive drawings. From his whimsical linework to his playful use of perspective to his energetic colorwork, Albert’s approach can be applied to any type or style of building—or any subject at all! Housesketching shows how to go beyond representation to create sketches that are evocative, vibrant, and completely unique.   With this encouraging guide, you will learn how to:   Find inspiration and choose subjects to sketch—either en plein air or from photos Compose your sketch with placement, contrast, techniques for guiding the eye, and balance Use perspective—but only as much as you need to know!—to create a convincing sketch Make a sketch your own through editing, exaggeration, point of view, and creating a back story Use color and details to finish and embellish your sketches Share your sketches online  Fifteen step-by-step projects take you through Albert’s process in detail, so you can sketch alongside him and learn what makes his drawings so dynamic. QR codes link to videos that provide further insight into essential techniques. Whether you’re completely new to sketching, interested in learning to sketch architecture, or looking to draw more expressively and creatively, Housesketching will give you all the tools, inspiration, and encouragement you need. Read more

Take your watercolor skills to the next level!Complete, inspiring guide to help you master the medium of watercolor and discover your own personal style32 watercolor challenges that slowly build your skills and cover a wide range of subjects, from nature and florals to landscapes, portraits, and moreTechnical and practical advice to take your first steps and then progress to understanding color and blending, controlling the water, playing with texture and contrast, and moreDetailed step-by-step instructions, photos, and exercises to guide you through the creative process and help you become more comfortable with the mediumAuthor Jennifer Lefevre is a self-taught watercolor artist and the owner of Jenny Illustrations where she provides technique tutorials, fun challenges, and moreA stunning and skill-building guide to watercolor painting techniques, this book has everything you need to express yourself through watercolor!Paintings made with watercolors are breathtakingly beautiful, but the medium can be difficult to master. Discovering Watercolor gently walks you through watercolor techniques with 32 lessons, starting with practical advice to take your first steps in the medium and then progress in your practice.First walking you through choosing your equipment (including brushes, paints, paper, and masking), finding palette ideas, creating a flower garden, and adding realism, this must-have guide then features more than 30 watercolor projects that slowly advance in difficulty and cover a wide range of subjects and techniques, from creating a watercolor value study and using the wet-on-wet technique for a landscape to painting a bird and finding your own style.You'll find exercises to help you understand color and create patterns, plus make floral compositions, nature landscapes, realistic portraits, and more. Discovering Watercolor provides step-by-step instructions to guide you through each challenge so you can grow in confidence while you discover your own personal style!Author Jennifer Lefèvre also solicits the talents of six watercolor artists to help you feel inspired as you build your skills by progressing through the book. Read interviews and Q&A from professional artists Sarah Diane of Sylvan Clayworks, Stephanie Ryan, Maria Smirnova, Valentine and Florence from Les Couleurs VF, Louise De Masi, and Sarah Van der Linden to further inspire and encourage your journey in the world of watercolor art.You might be a novice watercolor artist now, but you will finish this book knowing how to use intermediate and advanced tips and tricks to create elegant watercolor designs. Challenge yourself and get inspired to explore new avenues in watercolor, with Discovering Watercolor!"A well-written, beautifully illustrated book for amateur or more experienced painters wishing to learn more about becoming an accomplished watercolorist. Educational, informative, and inspiring."—Niki Browes, Editor, Artists & Illustrators"Jennifer's approach to watercolor art works so well, it will give you the confidence to create your own beautiful art. She guides you step-by-step through her process of observation from nature, experimentation, color combination, and blending. Her work is so beautiful that you'll want to learn to paint this way, bringing out your own creative spirit."—Sheryl Williams, Award-winning watercolor artist Read more

Great Gift Idea - 25 Relaxing and Happy Images!Enjoy hours of therapeutic coloring with relaxing beach images that you will love! This book includes sand castles, beach swings, tropical drinks, cabanas, starfish, patterns, beach chairs, sunglasses, beautiful waves, surfers, beach chairs, boats, parasailing, seashells, lighthouses and much more! If you’re looking for a soothing way to relieve stress and lower anxiety, then this is the book for you!Our talented artists will leave you with breathtaking finished images on jumbo large print pages that you can color, tear out, include in an album, or hang up if you like.Why You will Love This Colour By Number BookGorgeous Illustrations. You will get 25 beautiful, unique hand drawn relaxing beach illustrations to enjoy in this book.Bonus Images. There are extra BONUS color by number puzzle pages from some of our other books to enjoy!Single Sided Images. Each image is printed on high-quality 8.5x11 paper and every drawing is followed by a sheet of paper without an image so you never have to worry about tearing individual images out of the book. Single sided pages are great for framing!Beautiful Mosaic Look. Mosaic images look like gorgeous stained glass or stencil drawing shapes when finishedUse Any Coloring Tool. You can use colored pencils, gel pens, markers, paint, ink, watercolor, crayon- any type of coloring tool you like!Simple Color Palette. You choose: Follow the easy numbered color tool provided at the back of the book, or get creative with your own color palette. There are 25 colors used in this book specially designed to match most marker and colored pencil sets!Great for All Skill Levels. Simple and fun coloring book for adults, kids, teens- perfect for all ages! Both beginners and advanced artists will love this style!Good For The Mind. Color-By-Numbers books are simple to color for beginners, seniors, people with Alzheimers, and elderly artists- they’re great brain games!Meditative and Relaxing. Color-By-Number patterns are easy coloring activities for mindfulness, meditation, color therapy and peaceFantastic Gift Idea. If you’re looking for a great gift for a beach lover in your life, this is the perfect book of relaxing beaches! Or buy this book for yourself!Coloring books make great gifts for any holiday or special occasion, such as a birthday gift, Christmas present or stocking stuffer, Valentines Day gift, Mothers Day or Fathers Day gift, Easter basket, Anniversary gift, Graduation gift, and much more! Treat your loved ones, or yourself!Scroll up to buy now and get your copy instantly! Read more

Painting with Bob Ross—with artwork created by Bob Ross himself using his specially formulated oil paints, brushes, basecoats, and other tools—introduces artists and Bob Ross fans to the basics of painting landscapes. Everyone will enjoy Painting with Bob Ross, as his “happy accidents” approach makes this challenging subject matter enjoyable for all ages, regardless of skill level and materials used. “All you need is the desire to make beautiful things happen on canvas…” —Bob Ross In 1982, The Joy of Painting  made its debut on public television. The unrehearsed, unedited show soon became a favorite among aspiring artists and painters. Almost 40 years and 403 episodes after his on-air debut, and decades after his untimely passing, Bob Ross still has enormous global popularity as a beloved painter, affable TV personality, and cultural icon. With this guide, you can learn to paint a happy tree in seconds, just like Bob Ross! Painting with Bob Ross introduces you to the tools and materials you need to paint beautiful landscapes, as well as basic painting techniques, such as how to load your brush and how to paint with a knife. Following the introduction are 16 painting projects, each with a complete list of tools and materials needed and instructions for preparing the canvas. Jump into painting with step one, then follow the full-color painting progressions and clearly written instructions until you’ve reached the final step—and your new, joyful work of art! This is the only Bob Ross book with all-color images. Even if you’re brand new to painting, remember that Bob said, “Talent is nothing more than a pursued interest. All you need to paint is a few tools, a little instruction, and a vision in your mind.” Throughout this book, Bob’s quotes encourage you to keep going. So grab your copy of Painting with Bob Ross, relax and unwind, and paint a Bob Ross-inspired landscape! You can paint graceful mountains, ocean waves crashing onto rocks, a winter cabin, a lakeside path, a deep forest river, and many more breathtaking views. And don’t forget to sign each of your masterpieces once you’ve completed the last step! Read more

Known for her techniques for painting light on water, Jenny Aitken delivers perfect guidance to the intermediate artist on how to paint light in plein air and much more.Learn how to successfully paint scenes that that capture magical effects of light from behind the subject. Good contre-jour – painting into the light – artworks cause the viewer to squint, with light seeming to glow from the canvas. They can look like a kind of magic, with their hazy light and colour singing out. This book demystifies lighting in oils, and provides a practical guide to the process, showing exactly how to create the illusion.Inside, you'll find a wealth of information on simplification, tonal control, capturing accurate color, working both indoors and outdoors, painting landscapes and still life, creating atmospheric depth, and even mastering the illusion of space. Through detailed step-by-step demonstrations and beautifully illustrated techniques, Jenny Aitken reveals how to infuse every painting with vibrant, lifelike light. A section on troubleshooting tricky paintings will show the reader every painting is salvageable, but with an understanding of light and colour, it’s much more likely that they’ll find success the first time round. Read more

Take your plein air artwork to the next level through easy-to-understand workshop-style lessons and skill-building exercises. In Plein Air Techniques for Artists, award-winning artist and respected workshop instructor Aimee Erickson demystifies how to capture a variety of light effects and guides you in strengthening your plein air skills through practice. This accessible book covers:   Materials and gear. Gain a basic knowledge of the possibilities so you can keep your options open and your plein air process fresh. Composition and value. Explore the impact of proportion, color, value, line, edges, shape, and texture. Color. Consider how knowledge and intention, your color palette, and what you see—your perspective—take turns being in charge of the color game, inventing rules and finding solutions. Light effects. Learn how conditions of the day—how much light there is, and whether it’s soft, diffuse, golden, harsh, pale, or dusky—affect everything we see and how we paint.  Design and the visual idea. Discover strategies for developing a visual idea, from creating serial studies to working with a camera to improvisation.  Featuring exceptional still lifes, figures, and landscapes by other noted artists working in a range of mediums, Plein Air Techniques for Artists gives artists at all levels of experience the guidance they need to grow as a plein air artist. The For Artists series expertly guides and instructs artists at all skill levels who want to develop their classical drawing and painting skills and create realistic and representational art. Read more

Discover 12 stunning, artistic landscape designs to color by numbers. Unwind, relax, and unleash your creativity—bringing more calm and mindfulness into your life.This book features 27 pages with 12 thoughtfully selected designs, each crafted to ensure the numbers are clear and the coloring experience is enjoyable.We recommend using colored pencils or fineliners, as they work best – but of course, you can also use other coloring tools. You have the option to either use colors you already have and love, or mix your own colors using the CMYK values under the color palette to get the right ratio. Either way, let yourself be inspired, try new things, and create your own artwork.Book Highlights:Themes: Landscapes, lakes, waterfalls, mountains, and meadow flowersEach design features numbered coloring areas that indicate the colors (16 colors per design)Includes CMYK values as a guide for mixing your colorsChoose your medium: colored pencils, markers, acrylics, or oil paintsLarge format: 8.5 x 8.5 inches Helpful pages with model images and color palettesEnjoy guaranteed fun with every creation! Read more

The Thomas Kinkade Studios 2025 Deluxe Wall Calendar features beautiful full-color artwork and plenty of room to add your events, appointments, and notes to each of the twelve monthly grids. This calendar comes packaged in a sturdy, matching, plastic-free envelope.Thomas Kinkade Studios carries on the artist's legacy of creating and sharing beautiful images that evoke a sense of peace, inspiration, and gratitude, reminding us of home, family, and the places and things that bring us joy. Each monthly spread of this calendar features an image such as Mountain Memories, Sunflower Fields, and Moonlight Over Manhattan.  Features include: Matching plastic-free envelope 13.5" x 12" (13.5" x 24" open) Printed on FSC certified paper with soy-based ink Planning spread for September–December 2024 Spans January–December 2025 Generous grid space to add appointment and reminders Lined area for notes each month Official major world holidays and observances Moon phases, based on Universal Time Images from paintings of scenic landscapes and cities by Thomas Kinkade Studios Read more

WATERCOLOR FOR BEGINNERS: 6 full-size, pre-drawn tracings help you paint lush watercolor landscapes with world renowned artist Matthew Palmer!Bestselling author, artist, and teacher Matthew Palmer guides beginners through their first steps in watercolor and reveals the power of this exciting medium. Build your watercolor painting skills with:• Step-by-step exercises, mini projects, and 6 longer projects• Demonstrations of essential drawing skills• Demonstrations of watercolor techniques like color mixing, scratch-out, and moreLearn to apply natural-looking foliage to trees and woodlands . . . Use dry-brush techniques to depict intricate detail, and refer to Palmer’s finished paintings for even more inspiration! Featuring tons of easy-to-follow advice, this watercolor painting guide will help beginners produce landscape paintings they’re proud of. Read more

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