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“chris saper”

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  • Beautiful Portrait Painting in Oils

    Keys to Mastering Diverse Skin Tones and More

    by Chris Saper ...
    How to paint oil portraits like the Old MastersMona Lisa. Girl with a Pearl Earring. Madame X. The infinite variety and beauty of humankind--like the mysteries behind sparkling eyes, a sly smile or an averted gaze--has captivated artists since the beginning of time. This expanded edition of Chris Saper's best-selling guide, Classic Portrait Painting in Oils, reveals keys for mastering how to paint ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Painting Beautiful Skin Tones with Color & Light

    Oil, Pastel and Watercolor

    by Chris Saper ...
    **LEARNING HOW TO CAPTURE SUCH QUALITY HAS NEVER BEEN EASIER!**Inside you'll find guidelines for rendering accurate skin tones in a variety of media, including watercolor, oil and pastel. You'll begin with a review of the five essential painting elements (drawing, value, color, composition and edges), then learn how light and color influence the appearance of skin tones. Best-selling artist Chris ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Classic Portrait Painting in Oils

    Keys to Mastering Diverse Skin Tones

    by Chris Saper ...
    Discover a simple approach to capturing a world of beautiful skin tonesChris Saper takes the mystery and guesswork out of portrait painting while leaving its joy fully intact. Continuing the exploration started in the her first book, Painting Beautiful Skin Tones with Color & Light, this sequel offers step-by-step demonstrations that cover an even wider range of ethnic groups and ages. You'll get ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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  • Radiant Oils

    Glazing Techniques for Fruit and Flower Paintings That Glow

    by Arleta Pech ...
    Glazing Techniques for Paintings that GlowBring new life to your paintings using transparent glazing. Step by step and layer by layer, this book will show you how to use this classic approach to infuse your work with radiant color, exquisite texture and a breathtaking sense of light.• 5 simple studies focus on using glazes to evoke a wide variety of realistic still life textures-fruits, flowers, ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Portrait Painting in Oil: 10 Step by Step Guides from Old Masters: Learn to Paint Portraits via Detailed Oil Painting Demonstrations

    by Rachel Shirley ...
    Portraiture would seem an art form reserved for the most intrepid and experienced of artists.But this oil painting guidebook aims to break down this seemingly exacting subject matter into manageable pieces.Within you will find step-by-step instructions on completing 10 old master portraits in oil. Leaving no stone unturned, portrait painting would seem more possible.Each demonstration comprises an ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Landscape Painting In Oils: Twenty Step by Step Guides: Step by Step Art Projects on Oil Painting: Landscapes in Alla Prima, Impasto and More

    by Rachel Shirley ...
    How do I complete my first oil painting step by step?This book outlines 20 achievable oil painting demonstrations for the beginner featuring landscape art from the simple to the more challenging (taken from my hardback Oil Paintings from the Landscape published by GMC Publications 2003)Find subject matter including a stone circle, a church, a cornfield, a lake, a castle, a coast, plus more exotic ... Read more

    $3.50 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Skin Tones in Oil: 10 Step by Step Guides from Old Masters: Learn to Paint Figures and Portraits via Oil Painting Demonstrations

    by Rachel Shirley ...
    The colour of skin has a reputation of being a difficult colour to capture.But this oil painting guidebook aims to break down this seemingly difficult subject matter into manageable pieces.Now with large images for larger ereaders, find 10 step-by-step instructions on completing figure paintings in oil from old masters. Leaving no stone unturned, painting skin tones effectively would seem more ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Why do My Skin Tones Look Lifeless? Plus 25 Solutions to Other Portrait Painting Peeves: Tips and Techniques on Oil Painting Portraits, Mixing Skin Colours, Eyes, Hair and More

    by Rachel Shirley ...
    A troubleshooting guide for portraiture.Portraiture is often seen as the last frontier of representational art as every detail has huge consequences upon whether a portrait looks like the person depicted. The beginner need not venture far before encountering a possible minefield of problems. Common issues might be why a portrait painting looks childish, eyes look like marbles, hair looks like a ... Read more

    $4.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Jerry Yarnell's Landscape Painting Secrets

    by Jerry Yarnell ...
    Let Jerry teach you how to Master LandscapesYou can master landscape painting with the help of popular painter Jerry Yarnell. In Landscape Painting Secrets, Jerry explores the different areas of landscape painting that often create problems for beginning and intermediate artists. All of the major landscape elements are covered-from rocks, dirt roads and grass to still and moving water to ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Painting with Pastels

    Easy Techniques to Master the Medium

    by Maggie Price ...
    Come enjoy the art of pastel painting with beloved workshop instructor Maggie Price. In this step-by-step guide, she teaches you everything you need to know to make the most of this accessible art form. From selecting the right materials to learning the fundamentals of composition, Maggie starts with the basics and progresses to 21 complete pastel demonstrations that detail specific painting ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Oil Painting the Mona Lisa in Sfumato: a Portrait Painting Challenge in 48 Steps: A Step by Step Demonstration in Portraiture in Oils (after Leonardo Da Vinci)

    by Rachel Shirley ...
    This in depth painting demonstration explores a tailored approach in achieving sfumato effects when painting Leonardo da Vinci's the Mona Lisa in oils.To be included within my forthcoming book, Skin Tones in Oil: 10 Step by Step Guides from Old Masters, available soon, this painting project has proved to be complex and lengthy and therefore felt it warranted a book in its own right.The chief ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Artist’s Garden in Oils: Eighteen Step by Step Guides: Step by Step Art Projects on Oil Painting: Flowers, Figures and More

    by Rachel Shirley ...
    A step by step art book that explores the garden as a source of inspiration.A typical haven yields more than one may first expect, from allotments, deckchairs and swings to pets, hanging baskets and fishponds. The only other essential ingredient is sunlight.Taken from my art instruction book, Oil paintings from your Garden published by GMC Publications 2002, this book outlines eighteen oil ... Read more

    $3.50 USD or Free with Kobo Plus