The Essential Painting Guide
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Book Overview
A comprehensive art workshop from "pencil to palette." A step-by-step guide to projects in various media. Each project has a tutorial, "tricks of the trade," and instructions on how to work through... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1856486532
ISBN13:9781856486538
Release Date:January 2001
Publisher:PRC Publishing LTD
Length:448 Pages
Weight:4.10 lbs.
Customer Reviews
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Highly recommended, especially for the beginner
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
This well-structured, informative book is an excellent introduction to painting with watercolors, oils, acrylics, and pastels, each of which is given its own section. Taggart begins each section by detailing the basic necessities of the medium before launching into a series of lessons to introduce the reader to a variety of techniques. The approach is balanced and honest, never narrow-minded or preachy. The many "do's and don'ts" (my words, not the author's) are practical in nature, meant to help the beginner (or experienced artist) avoid or correct specific problems. Everything -- materials, techniques, and all -- is well-documented with words and illustrations...
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