The Standard Book of Quilt Making and Collecting (Dover Quilting) - Softcover

Ickis, Marguerite

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486205827 ISBN 13: 9780486205823

Publisher: Dover Publications Inc., 2003

Synopsis

Best available book on quiltmaking with full information, full-size patterns for making 46 traditional quilts, 150 other basic patterns for making your own designs, and over 480 helpful illustrations.

About this title

From the Back Cover

This expertly written, hands-on guide demonstrates something that more and more watercolorists are discovering for themselves--that acrylics can do everything watercolor paints can do, and much more!
Beginning painters will find in this clearly written, profusely illustrated text expert advice on painting and equipment, along with step-by-step coverage of papers and other painting surfaces, colors and mediums; and descriptions of all the basic watercolor techniques: washes, wet-in-wet, drybrush, scumbling, opaque painting, and more. Professionals unfamiliar with this medium will discover that acrylic paints introduce a new level of excitement, flexibility, and color to their work.
To demonstrate the extraordinary variety of watercolor techniques possible with acrylic paints, this book includes 75 paintings by leading American watercolorists. In addition, five special, step-by-step demonstrations reveal the rich potential of acrylic colors and color combinations, and show how they behave with various mediums. Altogether, "Acrylic Watercolor Painting "presents a comprehensive picture of the creative potential of these versatile paints and reveals how they can open new worlds to the serious artist working in watercolors.

Synopsis

Guides the beginner through the basic planning and techniques of quilting while providing designs and ideas for the experienced quilt maker.

Edition details

• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0486205827
• ISBN 13: 9780486205823
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 276