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Didn't Meet Expectations
I have to say that I was a bit disappointed in this one. For a book that is geared towards the beginner, there was surprisingly little information about actually getting started, with the main focus being on exercises and demonstrations. Speaking as a novice, if this had been the only book I had purchased, I would have been totally lost.
The Whole 12 Acrylics
Professionals tend to use no more than a dozen of the ACRYLIC PAINTING colors. Watercolor paper's slightly rough texture brings out the precisely fluid color of drybrushing a green pepper and the scrubby back-and-forth strokes of scumbling a peach. An Old Master technique monochromes lights and shadows before color glazing a kettle. The trick to painting glass or water is using the same mixtures as the background for patches of light and dark, but with more white for lights and middle tones. These are some of the tips that Wendon Blake shares as he follows artist Rudy De Reyna's demonstration paintings through covering shapes with flat tones, modeling lights and darks, and adding highlights, textures and details. The author also covers special techniques, such as cloth dabbing; correcting by darkening, lightening or repainting; impasto; paper crumpling; scratching; spattering; and sponging. He says good painting means working with cleanly stored supplies; chemically stable colors on acrylic gesso-coated hardboard, chemically pure 100% rag stock watercolor paper, or real artist's canvas; and museum-quality mat boards for taping with glue-coated cloths or homemade drawing paper strips with white water soluble paste. He has covered just about everything needed for going on to Earl Grenville Killeen's THE NORTH LIGHT BOOK OF ACRYLIC PAINTING TECHNIQUES, Barclay Sheaks' THE ACRYLICS BOOK, and Rachel Rubin Wolfe's THE ACRYLIC PAINTER'S BOOK OF STYLES AND TECHNIQUES. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Art    2. Art & Art Instruction    3. Polymer painting    4. Technique    5. Techniques - Acrylic Painting    6. Techniques - Watercolor Painting    7. Painting & paintings   

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Too Vague
Although the projects shown are lovely the instructions are general and vague. The how-to pictures are too few and far between. The book is small and the price is too high. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Collage    2. Crafts & Hobbies    3. Crafts / Hobbies    4. Fabric pictures    5. Flowers in art    6. Fusible materials in sewing    7. Hobbies/Crafts    8. Painting    9. Quilts    10. Quilts & Quilting    11. Sewing    12. Textile Arts - General    13. Gardening    14. Needlework & fabric crafts   

Editorial Review

Renowned textile artist Mickey Lawler's exquisite hand-painted fabrics are eagerly sought by quilters. Here she shares her amazing way with color and design, instructing readers of any skill level how to paint cottons to achieve remarkable scenic effects suggesting sunrises, sunsets, night skies, storms, seas, landscapes, and gardens. Most of all she exhorts us to have fun, to relax and develop a playful attitude toward our work, to enjoy the serendipitous results these techniques produce. Strewn throughout these vivid pages are gorgeous quilts by various artists utilizing Lawlor's hand-painted fabrics. Also included is one brief project for turning your own painted fabrics into a simple quilt. Read more

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Mickey Lawler's Skydyes
I am very happy with this book. I'm going to attend a workshop with Mickey Lawler in August so I was pleased at how fast the book arrived. It is everything I expected it to be.

Great Book!
An inspiring and well written book that takes the guess work and mystery out of creating your own fabrics.Mickey's style is user-friendly, approachable and encouraging.The illustrations are good and Mickey's own fabric creations will inspire the reader to try their hand at this art form.I highly recommend this book!

Sky Dyes Mickey Lawler
A must have reference book for fabric painting. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Crafts & Hobbies    2. Crafts / Hobbies    3. Dye    4. Hobbies/Crafts    5. Painting    6. Patchwork quilts    7. Skies in art    8. Textile Arts - General    9. Textile Fabric (Applied Arts)    10. Textile painting    11. Needlework & fabric crafts    12. Painting & paintings    13. Textile arts   

Subjects:  1. Borders, Ornamental (Decorativ    2. Borders, Ornamental (Decorative arts)    3. Crafts & Hobbies    4. Crafts / Hobbies    5. Decorating - Painting/Wallpapering    6. Decoration and ornament    7. Hobbies/Crafts    8. Painting    9. Technique   

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Great basics
This book is great for the beginner.Great presentation and tips.Easy to read. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Acrylic painting    2. Art    3. Art & Art Instruction    4. Technique    5. Techniques - Acrylic Painting    6. Techniques - Watercolor Painting    7. Art / Acrylic Painting    8. BG-GIFT - BG-GIFT   

Subjects:  1. Acrylic painting    2. Art & Art Instruction    3. Crafts & Hobbies    4. Domestic animals in art    5. Hobbies/Crafts    6. Painting    7. Subjects & Themes - Plants & Animals    8. Technique    9. Techniques - Acrylic Painting    10. Techniques - Watercolor Painting    11. Acrylics    12. Animals depicted in art    13. Art techniques & principles   

Subjects:  1. Acrylic painting    2. Animals in art    3. Arts And Crafts    4. Crafts & Hobbies    5. Crafts / Hobbies    6. Decorating    7. Hobbies/Crafts    8. Nature Crafts    9. Painting    10. Stone painting    11. Crafts & Hobbies / Painting    12. JUVY-WORKBOOKS - JUV WORKBOOKS   

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Fantastic
I wish I had of read this book before spending 4 years at art school and not learning half of what is taught within its pages. This book is for anyone who paints, especially oil painters. It teaches you how paints are made, what makes a good paint and how to use them effectively.Having a knowledge of your materials is critical for successful painting. I found this book at the library but I am now going to buy it to have as a handy reference.

A must
No doubt a 5 stars.If you are ever interested in color, you must read and understand this book.

An Inside Look into Pigments and Paints
For anyone who has ever wondered how modern artists paints and the pigments and binders for various media are made this is an excellent book. The chapters and photos showing how various kinds of artists paint are made from start to finish is very enlightening. For example, I assumed acrylics were manufactured similarly to oils and watercolors. However, due to the nature of the acrylic polymer itself a different manufacturing process must be employed. Read more

Subjects:  1. Art & Art Instruction    2. Color    3. Color Theory    4. Crafts & Hobbies    5. Hobbies/Crafts    6. Painting    7. Pigments    8. Techniques - General    9. Techniques - Painting    10. Art techniques & principles    11. Reference works   

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Great Book for Beginners- Great Reference for Experienced
Very good reference book for brush strokes and techniques. The directions are very detailed and include full color examples. Great section on brushes, paints, and tools so you will know what you need to get started. Easy to follow with many illustrations. GOOD BOOK
This book allows anyone who is into any art recognize the spectacular use of the acrylic paint with its many illustrations.This book is good to read and to just browse through and look at its illustrations.

Sybil Edwards' book was easy to follow and understand.
The author did an excellent job at breaking down a somewhat intimidatingcraft medium (decorative painting) into simple steps & brush strokes. The reader gains a better understanding of the techniques and moreconfidence in applying them. (Hint:practice does indeed make perfect!) This book is the perfect starting point for beginning as well asexperienced decorative painters.Don't let the title ("AcrylicDecorative Painting...) fool you, the techniques shown in this book wouldapply to oil painting as well.Sybil Edwards' book shows how to paintdecorative backgrounds,floral motifs and other characters or"bold" painting.The decorative painting book by PriscillaHauser focuses solely on floral techniques (which she does very well). "Acrylic Decorative Painting Techniques" is a must-have book forany crafter's home library! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Acrylic painting    2. Art    3. Art & Art Instruction    4. Decorating    5. Design - Decorative    6. Oil Painting    7. Painting    8. Technique    9. Techniques - Acrylic Painting    10. Techniques - General    11. Watercolor   

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A good and bad body start!!!
This book is pretty good, except it as a huge part on girls but barely anything about boys. Don't get me wrong the girl part shows a lot of different poses and there really good. Its just if your looking only for boys you shouldnt by this book.
Liked it, Loved it!
I really liked this book a lot, the majority of this book is how to draw TONS of different poses! i didn't even think about drawing some poses that i do in everyday life.And she shows the difference between the anatomy of a human body, and the manga body! which i thought was a total plus! One of the only things i was dissapointed with was the facial expressions, it didn't show how to draw them at all, and thats what i really struggle with! It's a great book for learning all about different poses, anatomy and posture, but not a great book for expressions.

This is *not* a collection of facial expressions
This was my first purchase outside of the official How To Draw Manga collection, and I chose this book because of the promise of emotions and facial expressions.But despite the official description and even the text on the book cover, this book did not live up to that implied promise.
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Subjects:  1. Art    2. Art & Art Instruction    3. Fiction - General    4. General    5. Painting    6. Techniques - Cartooning    7. Techniques - Drawing    8. Comics & Graphic Novels / General    9. Graphic novels   

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Dynamic book showcasing ideas for a do it yourself decorator
This book is so colorful and graphic in its presentation.I am a graphic designer and I found the easy to follow step by step photos enabled me to succesfully complete many of the techniques in this book on pieces offunriture in my own home.Although I have some art background this bookhelped me in areas I was unfamilar with- painting technique, faux finishes, brush loading and finishing.I would recommend this book to any creativeor non-creative person.You are sure to have success with this book I knowI did!You will love it! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Cabinetwork    2. Crafts & Hobbies    3. Crafts / Hobbies    4. Decorating    5. Furniture painting    6. Hobbies/Crafts    7. Painting    8. Texture painting    9. Handicrafts    10. Home furnishing & decoration   

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Inspiration and instruction
This book has inspired me to be more adventurous when it comes to painting my furniture.I have a hard time imagining what I want in a room, so this book is just what I needed because it provides the inspiration as well as step-by-step instructions.There are plenty of examples from funky to formal, which will help you make your room lively and personal.

Helpful for ideas on complete rooms
Categorized into rooms,(aka living, bedroom, dining) this book starts off demonstrating how the painting of existing furniture can accentuate a room. In some photos, everything is monochromatic, in others - brightly decorated with bold colors and patterns. All photos are color, and show the entire room. Complete instructions for each project are in the back, along with some stencil patterns used.Read more

Subjects:  1. Amateurs' manuals    2. Decorating    3. Decorating - General    4. Furniture    5. Furniture finishing    6. Furniture painting    7. Home Improvement / Construction    8. House & Home    9. Interior decoration    10. Painting    11. Stencil work    12. House & Home / Decorating    13. House maintenance    14. paint   

Subjects:  1. Crafts & Hobbies    2. Crafts / Hobbies    3. Decorating    4. Design - Decorative    5. Hobbies/Crafts    6. Painting    7. Art techniques & principles    8. Decorative arts & crafts    9. Home furnishing & decoration    10. Painting & paintings   

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A complete guide to Silk painting
It was better than I expected "it's contents" and what can I say you are the best AMAZON no complaints at all great delivery
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Subjects:  1. Art & Art Instruction    2. Crafts & Hobbies    3. Dye    4. Hobbies/Crafts    5. Painting    6. Techniques - Painting    7. Art techniques & materials    8. Painting & paintings    9. Textile arts   

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Traditional Finishing Techniques : The New Best of Fine Woodworking (New Best of Fine Woodworking Series) (Paperback)
Very informative... ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Crafts & Hobbies    2. Crafts / Hobbies    3. Hobbies/Crafts    4. Painting    5. Wood finishing    6. Woodfinishing    7. Woodwork - General    8. Woodworking    9. Crafts & Hobbies / Woodwork    10. House & Home / Woodworking   

Subjects:  1. Art    2. Asia    3. Care & Restoration    4. Conservation and restoration    5. Crafts / Hobbies    6. Design - Furniture    7. Japanning    8. Lacquer and lacquering    9. Painting    10. Technique    11. Antiques & Collectibles / Care & Restoration    12. Conservation, restoration & care of artworks    13. Lacquerwork    14. Museums & Museology   

Subjects:  1. Crafts & Hobbies    2. Crafts / Hobbies    3. Furniture finishing    4. Furniture painting    5. Hobbies/Crafts    6. Painting    7. Woodwork - Furniture/Cabinetry    8. Decorative finishes & surfaces    9. Home furnishing & decoration   

Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. Crafts & Hobbies    3. Crafts / Hobbies    4. Dye    5. General    6. History    7. Hobbies/Crafts    8. Painting    9. Philosophy    10. Textile Arts    11. Textile Fabric (Applied Arts)    12. Textile design    13. Textile designers    14. Textile fabrics   

Subjects:  1. Crafts & Hobbies    2. Crafts / Hobbies    3. Folk art    4. Hobbies/Crafts    5. Painting    6. Tole painting    7. Decorative arts & crafts    8. Handicrafts   

Subjects:  1. Activities    2. Artists' materials    3. Crafts & Hobbies    4. Crafts for Children    5. Dough    6. Education / Teaching    7. Equipment and supplies    8. Family / Parenting / Childbirth    9. Formulae    10. General    11. Handicraft    12. Hobbies/Crafts    13. Painting    14. Parenting - Child Rearing    15. Preschool & Kindergarten    16. Family & Relationships / Child Care