The Art Box - How to Draw and Paint: A Box Set with Four Practical Books: Watercolours · Oils & Acrylics · Drawing · Pastels: A Box Set with Four Practical Books - Hardcover

Hazel Harrison

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0754830217 ISBN 13: 9780754830214

Publisher: Lorenz Books, 2016

Synopsis

SPECIAL PRICE REDUCTION! This book deals with watercolours, oils & acrylics, drawing, and pastels. It is about mastering the use of water paints, oils, acrylics, pencils and pastels, with step-by-step techniques and projects. It offers advice for the beginner on getting started, and inspiration for more experienced artists to expand their style. It includes a complete guide to materials, equipment and progressive painting and drawing techniques. It is packed with useful guidance on how to treat classical subjects, including landscapes, flowers, buildings, still lifes, animals, human figures and portraits. This magnificently illustrated box set explores the four most popular art mediums and techniques. How to Paint with Watercolours discusses brushwork, texturing, line and wash, and masking; How to Paint with Oils & Acrylics deals with mixing paints, knife painting, underpainting and glazing; How to Learn the Art of Drawing explains how to work in monochrome, how to draw with pencils, and the mechanics of drawing; and How to Draw with Pastels shows how to mix pastels, use charcoal, lay a textured ground, and how to create sgraffito effects. Together, the four volumes provide an invaluable practical reference for any amateur artist keen to improve their skills.

About this title

About the Author

Hazel Harrison is a highly experienced and respected figure in the world of practical art publishing. She is a practising artist, having studied at the Royal Academy School of Painting in London. She now divides her time between writing and painting.

Edition details

• Publisher: Lorenz Books
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0754830217
• ISBN 13: 9780754830214
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256