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Bob Dylan: The Drawn Blank Series
Frank Zollner
Prestel USA, 2008
A Must Have and See for Any Dylan Fan
I was lucky enough to be in Germany during this exhibit and see it live. I also purchased the book there and have reviewed it several times. It includes the 170 works displayed at the Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz from October 2007 to March 2008 and three thoughtful essays ...
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Painting Abstracts: Ideas, Projects and Techniques
Rolina van Vliet
Search Press, 2008
Best Instructional Art Book Ever
I love this book. I would recommend it to anyone who wants some instruction in abstract art. Very easy to follow & all kinds of ways to use all sorts of media.
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Dreamscapes: Creating Magical Angel, Faery & Mermaid Worlds In Watercolor
Stephanie Pui-Mun Law
Impact, 2008
A magnificent book!
I received my copy of Dreamscapes and I am thrilled with it. What I like about her book apart from the beautiful artwork, is that she is very detailed about how to start the process of a watercolour painting. Little things are not overlooked and she assumes you ...
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Creating Textured Landscapes With Pen, Ink & Watercolor
Claudia Nice
North Light Books, 2007
All You Need
Yes, the title says for landscapes, ink, pen and watercolor, but really you could apply the techniques in this book to just about anything. It has a huge sampling of textures and how to achieve them. Since I am a beginner, I thought the techniques would be difficult to ...
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How to Make a Watercolor Paint Itself: Experimental Techniques for Achieving Realistic Effects
Nita Engle
Watson-Guptill, 2007
must have
This is the best book on water color technique around. Nita Engle is way ahead of the pack in her endless creativity and ways of applying watercolor to paper or illustration board. The results are always water media, not mixed media. Her palette is dated, but ...
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Watercolors by Winslow Homer: The Color of Light (Art Institute of Chicago)
Martha Tedeschi, Kristi Dahm
Art Institute of Chicago, 2008
Finally - A Glorious Reference Book on Homer!
For those of use who revere Homer as a great American artist and who particularly love his watercolors, this book is what we've waited for. I only wish some of the details and close-ups (which are stunning!) were larger.
One reviewer said that her watercolor teacher ...
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Watercolor in Motion: How to Create Powerful Paintings, Step by Step (Book & DVD)
Birgit Oconnor
North Light Books, 2008
moving colors
I am a painter of watercolors, mostly self-taught with the use of books. The appearance of this book is very striking, with an unusual and very interesting layout. The illustrations are excellent, and the text clearly describes each step in the fascinating art of ...
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The Watercolorist?s Essential Notebook
Gordon Mackenzie
North Light Books, 2000
2008 Review
-I last painted with watercolors when they were in paintbox form -40 years ago in high school art.This book has been a valuable tool in getting me up to speed on present day brushes,paints and techniques.I
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The Complete Guide To Painting Water
Bert N Petri
North Light Books, 2008
painting water scenes
At last I found a book to help me with my struggle to paint water scenes. I sure need a lot of practice but am now hopeful I can at least make some progress.
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Making Color Sing
Jeanne Dobie
Watson-Guptill, 2000
singing along with paint
i learned of the book making color sing in an art workshop. It is not a new publication, however 'still in print' and it gives many processes for use of color that i feel any artist would profit by having a copy for reference..and achieving special effects. great ...
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Watercolor The Spirit Of Spontaneity
Karlyn Holman
Karlyn Gallery, 2008
Fabulous!!!!
One of the best watercolor books I have used. Knowledgeable, well written. Great organization. Love the spiral bound format--you can keep it flat while you are working.
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Creating Textures in Watercolor
Cathy Johnson
North Light Books, 2003
Best reference book for watercolorists I have seen!
Cathy Johnson's book was recommended in a college level class. With full-color representations and concise directions one receives guides to painting virtually every texture ever needed. Choose the bound version that one can open flatt, for easy referencing, if ...
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Botanical Illustration Course: With the Eden Project
Meriel Thurstan, Rosie Martin
Batsford, 2006
Botanical illustration
This is an in depth clear book about the process of botanical illustration. Well written and great pictures. Recommend highly!
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Splash 10 Passionate Brushstrokes (Splash)
North Light Books, 2008
Another Big Splash
Rachel Rubin Wolf must be doing something right with now a tenth in the series. The Splash series is a collection of current watercolor artists and some of their most inspiring work.
This one is Passionate Brushstrokes. The colors, the ideas, the perspective of ...
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First Steps Painting Watercolors (First Step Series)
Cathy Johnson
North Light Books, 1995
Painting Watercolours
I have never really painted with watercolours until I read this book and it made the transition into this medium with ease. I heard constantly that is medium is difficult to control etc. The techniques described in this book broke that myth for me and I have been ...
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