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Drawing Secrets: Realistic Pets With Carrie Stuart Parks |
"In this workshop, Carrie provides all the best tools and methods needed to sketch and draw your favorite pets. Learn how to create accurate yet expressive drawings with a basic approach to materials, observation (learning to see), basic line work and hands-on exercises to improve your work."
Price: 24.99
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Encaustic Adventure With Bela Fidel (Part 3): Enriching Video Download |
"In this video (part 3 of her 3-step workshop), Bela shows you how to enhance your encaustics with stamps, stencils, collage and more. After a review of supplies, Bela shows you a variety of ways to add interest, dimension and texture to your encaustics for beautiful results. Once you have the techniques down, Bela takes you through the steps to a complete painting using layers of color and a variety of application techniques."
Price: 19.99
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Power To Paint Volume 10; Creating Rock Textures |
"This DVD covers all your burning questions about how to create detailed rock textures. Watch the creation of rock right before your eyes as Derek demonstrates the painting of surface textures, smooth rocks and how to create clusters of rocks in a few simple strokes!"
Price: 29.95
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Bead Embroidery The Complete Guide Ebook |
"This comprehensive guide helps you transform ordinary to extraordinary in a few easy steps! Bead Embroidery: The Complete Guide marries the popular crafts of embroidery and beading to create beautiful specialties. This portable and durable resource features 20 projects, complete with 750+ color illustrations that use bead embroidery stitches with a variety of materials. The selection of quick and easy embellishments and intensive endeavors include adding fringe to a pillow, creating a zippered notions case, coin purse, Christmas ornament, sachet pillow and more. A reference guide covers all the stitches described in the book, and a gallery with work by other award-winning bead artists provides additional inspiration! 200+ full-color photos and step-by-step illustrations easily guide embroiderers through projects A collection of 20 projects provide embroiderers with a variety of beautiful pieces Lay-flat spiral-bound format for easy use"
Price: 29.99
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Splash 12 The Best Of Watercolor Ebook |
"You’ll Love this Watercolor Art Anthology Book If: You're looking for new sources of watercolor inspiration You love hearing about the artistic process of watercolo artists You're developing your own artistic vision The Splash series has earned a reputation as one of the premier showcases of contemporary watercolor and Splash 12 is no exception. Year after year, artists and art enthusiasts look forward to the big, beautiful images, innovative approaches and insightful commentary. Splash 12th celebrates artistic vision—delivering a stunning diversity of ideas, inspiration, and breathtaking art. Everything fans of this series have come to expect, including the wonderfully unexpected. With a special focus on artistic vision, this edition explores how artists seize upon moments of beauty and wonder, inject emotional content and personal interpretation, and translate it all into brilliant, standout paintings. Check Out An Excerpt from Splash 12 As Laura Wilk "
Price: 35
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Video Download: Painting Watercolor Flowers: Water Lilies With Joyce |
"In this video workshop, follow along as Joyce and Guy each complete a finished painting step by step, sharing their secrets along the way. Joyce's painting focuses on a backlit lily, bud and surrounding deep water; while Guy focuses his painting on a central flower and dragonfly, with the lily pads serving as an almost abstract background. Enjoy the fun as you learn techniques for painting your own vibrant watercolors!"
Price: 19.99
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Landscape In Pastel Dvd: Reflections Of Monet's Garden |
"Capture the mood of a moment with Craig Nelson's plein air oil painting techniques. In this oil DVD workshop, you'll learn to be observant and decisive enough to paint inviting landscapes within the time constraint of a shifting sun. In his oil painting lesson, Nelson pushes you beyond static green trees and boring blue water to find the variations and intriguing accent colors that make nature complex and beautiful. Nelson shows you what to look for and what to leave out, and you'll see inset shots of his view to help you follow his progress. He shows you how to paint layers of foliage to avoid a flat look and how to translate the nuances of water and reflections to your canvas. Nelson preaches patience with detail and constantly moves across the painting to keep his composition fresh. He takes the piece back to the studio for just enough touch-up to improve his design while maintaining the essence of his single-session plein air experience. Learn how to paint the world outside with Cr"
Price: 19.95
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Wetcanvas Live: Painting Foundations: Strategies To Improve Your Work |
"Paintings work for reasons paintings work heard frequently throughout Larry's painting workshops. Foundational principles routinely put to use lead to that enviable chapter in an artist's life- a time enjoying one's gut hunch and instincts to produce fine paintings. Such principles will be broken down; demonstrations, exercises, lessons and assignments will take the student beyond the comfort zoneÉstretched, experiencing genuine positive artistic growth. About Larry: Larry is one of the original long time staff and moderator of eight forums at WetCanvas.com. Larry graduated from UW-Green Bay with a double Art Major, Visual Arts & Communication in the Arts; licensed 550 (K-12 art instruction). Larry is a professional wildlife artist with agent and representation for 17 years, winning numerous state and regional contests & awards. He teaches plein air workshops. This course includes five lessons, Larry's study notes, as well the download of Larry's Last Light Impressions v"
Price: 39.99
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Creative Bloom Ebook |
"Prepare your own garden of self-expression with the creative fabric and wire projects inside Creative Bloom. The seeds of inspiration will be planted as you learn how to make a butterfly-adorned lamp, a sweet bird sculpture, an inspired canvas bag and a sparkling cloud cuff. Each project features innovative techniques that you can use again in your personal artwork. Creative Bloom features: 21 pretty projects for your art studio, home and wardrobe Vignettes and advice on gathering the right tools, forcing creative growth, finding inspiration in the seasons and staying motivated Step-by-step techniques that show you how sculpt wire, stitch fabric to wire, make fabric pages and more! Grab some wire and rummage through your fabric stash. It's time to unearth your creative potential!"
Price: 24.99
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Painterly Printmaking With Monotype |
"Discover the spontaneity and creative freedom of monotype with expert printmakers Julia and Gail Ayres. Hand printing at home is possible with the clean and simple methods you'll learn from this mother-daughter team. Their creative process encourages experimentation and imagination. You'll make artistic discoveries throughout the workshop as you create painterly prints with everything from brushes and brayers to Q-tips and fingertips. Julia and Gail combine bold inks in three-color prints and paint free-form shapes directly on the plate. You'll enhance leftover pigments to create additional prints from a single plate and add accents with stencils and stamps. The slow-drying ink gives you almost unlimited working time, and cleanup is quick and non-toxic. Best of all, you can print with hand tools — no press required! Akua Kolor inks permit extended working time and non-toxic clean up. The Ayres' press-free techniques and non-toxic materials make this accessible to first-time print"
Price: 29.95
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Photo Reference For Artists: Landscapes |
"Photo Reference for Artists: Landscapes contains more than 400 photographs of breathtaking vistas, from desert to ocean, mountain to meadow. Here, you'll find images that capture the magnificent colors of skies at sunrise and sunset, clouds, fog and rainbow to every kind of body of water you can think of: streams, rivers, lakes, waterfalls, and more."
Price: 19.99
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"Video Download: Metal Artist's Workbench, Learn To Use The Jeweler's" |
"In this video workshop, Thomas shares all you'll need to know his favorite tool—the jeweler's saw. Not only will he show you how to cut both metal and plastic, you'll learn proper sawing ergonomics, the best way to use the bench pin, how to know which kind of blade to use and much more."
Price: 19.99
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Jack's Linseed Studio Soap |
"This may be the world's best brush cleaner but it can also be used to clean your hands, floors, work surfaces, and just about anything else that needs cleaning. Safe non-toxic and low odor. Made from naturally refined linseed oil. Special blend of natural cleaners. Can clean dried acrylic from brushes. Available in a variety of sizes."
Price: 3.95
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Craftcycle Ebook |
"Inside Craftcycle, you will find a mix of over 100 ideas for crafts, recipes, sustainable living ideas and construction projects - all organized by season to offer year-round green living. Within each chapter, there are larger projects to build, quick crafts to complete using basic materials or recycled items, seasonally appropriate tips, and recipes using seasonal ingredients. Detailed diagrams accompany the larger-scale projects, while the basic crafts feature step-by-step photographs and illustrations, making them accessible for the entire family."
Price: 22.99
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"Video Download: Watercolor Without Boundaries With Karlyn Holman, Part" |
"Expand your watercolor skills with in-depth instruction from Karlyn Holman. Based on the demonstrations from her Watercolor Boundaries book, Karlyn brings exciting watercolor lessons to life. In Watercolor Without Boundaries, Part 4, follow along with 7 lessons using unusual materials and techniques to create exciting paintings!"
Price: 19.99
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Wet Glazing Watercolor Portrait |
"Jean Pederson's gradual glazing process keeps portraits under control. You learn to build smooth facial contours with thin, deliberate layers of transparent paint. Jean's in-depth discussions of anatomy, lighting, and color provide all the tools you'll need to capture the nuances of the human face. You'll see short, intensive demos on map drawings, managing moisture, and layering values. Jean leads invaluable lessons on contour, facial proportions, and reflected light, and she applies every bit of theory in her final painting. Jean blends and lifts to create multiple values from a single glaze. She develops the entire face with each layer to maintain control of her values throughout the process. She rarely mixes on the palette, instead layering bright pigments to create organic neutrals on the paper. Jean caps the portrait with a contemporary opaque background."
Price: 39.95
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Plexi Class Ebook |
"Mixed-media artists and DIY crafters will be excited about all the endless possibilities of working with a variety of plastic materials such as acrylic sheeting (otherwise known as Plexiglas), clear vinyl and even shrink plastic. Plexi Class shows you the versatility of these various plastics, the ease of use and forgiveness plastic possesses, and how plastics can mimic glass in numerous applications. Tonia guides you through 25 step-by-step projects including popular DIY craft items such as necklaces, bracelets, earrings, a belt, purses, a tote bag, wind chimes, artist trading cards and more. Techniques for combining plastic with other mixed-media items such as fabric, beads, wire and paper are also covered. You'll appreciate Tonia's non-intimidating style and enjoy creating projects with plastic as the base foundation."
Price: 22.99
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Bold & Beautiful: Backyard Wildlife In Watercolor |
"Wildlife painter and print artist Susan Bourdet develops her painting from concept to signature. She demonstratestips on photographing wildlifehow to create luminous wet-into-wet backgroundsdry brush weathered woodknot holes and nailsuse of gouache to add sunlit sparklespatteringhow to achieve depth while maintaining the illusion of soft featheringand a cascade of delicate vibrant flowers.This DVD compresses an extended process into 75 information-packed minutes with short cuts, product tips and safe guards."
Price: 24.95
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Playing With Paper |
"Geometric prints, modern stripes, big florals and polka dots - patterned papers are so beautiful and hard to resist! But, oftentimes it can be a struggle to incorporate these patterns into your layouts. In Playing with Paper, Angelia Wiggington shows you how to make the process of using and combining patterned papers simple and easy. Through more than 135 layouts and 14 step-by-step techniques, Angelia shows how to combine various patterned papers (from two patterns to five or more!) in many different ways to ensure gorgeous pages."
Price: 22.99
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Dracopedia The Great Dragons |
"Dragon fans of all ages will enjoy this guide of 8 new types of fantastic dragons from talented artist William O’Connor. It is loaded with sketches, drawings, anatomical studies, detailed diagrams, natural history and step-by-step color art demonstrations for each animal that shows the process of making dragon images from start to finish, including some information on working digitally. Dracopedia The Great Dragons is a dragon field guide and history as well as an artist’s reference book. Readers will enjoy learning more about dragons and the process of their creation using the book as a guide while being encouraged on their quests to make dragons of their own."
Price: 26.99
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Photoshop Elements Basics And Color Craftable Download |
"Learn the tools and tips needed for nearly any Adobe Photoshop Elements project, plus a timeless color project! In this CraftAble by Susan Tuttle, excerpted from the book Digital Expressions, you'll learn the backbone of Photoshop Elements from the individual uses of tools, to all the tricks you should know for using the tools. Then taking all that background knowledge, there is one of the many projects found in Digital Expressions called The Jacks where you'll learn how to extract color from a photograph."
Price: 5.99
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Painting Nature's Textures In Acrylics |
"Join David N. Kitler and learn to take your wildlife paintings to the peak of photo-realism. David shows you how to use acrylic paint and texture painting techniques to create realistic feathers and tree bark. David's advanced art techniques center around the transparent qualities of acrylic paint. He uses that transparency to create luminous feathers and intriguing eyes. David's approach to acrylic painting combines watercolor techniques with the strengths of opaques. You take advantage of quick drying time and protective coats of gloss medium as you layer brilliant, transparent washes over a base of whites. David covers a variety of topics. He walks you through short acrylic painting tutorials that cover grass and bark. He teaches you to think about how you use your materials to do most of the heavy lifting for your painting. Next David delves into a longer painting demonstration for feathers and animal eyes. Watch up close as David lays down layer after layer of transparent acrylic"
Price: 39.95
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Found Object Stationery Set Craftable Download |
"Rummage through your garage, kitchen junk drawer or recycling bin, and you're sure to find a treasure trove of materials you can use to create meaningful and unique mixed-media pieces. From discarded envelopes to paper clothing tags, nothing is off limits. In this CraftAble, excerpted from The Elemental Journal by Tammy Kushnir, you'll learn how to use leftover scrapbooking papers, office supplies, found objects and trinkets to create a box for storing your most treasured secrets and memories. Nearly every material used to create this stationery set—from the box and decorative paper to the notions, metal findings, ribbon and other oddities within—has a repurposed component to it. As you gather your own materials, think about what you might use that has outlived its usefulness in one form, but could still be used in your piece. Aged or antique objects, such as tarnished metal pieces, vintage pearl head pins or frayed velvet ribbon, lend charm and quirkiness to mixed-medi"
Price: 5.99
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Watercolor For Beginners (Episode 10): Funky Fish With Jan Fabian |
"In this video workshop, Jan uses her easy-to-follow steps to help you paint an underwater scene with a focus on special effects and non-traditional painting techniques. Follow along with this demonstration as Jan shows you how to create texture with cheesecloth, alcohol and wet-in-wet washes, for a painting filled with fun!"
Price: 19.99
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Video Download: Easy Mixed Media Techniques For The Art Journal |
"In this video workshop, Seth show you his favorite ways for making highly textured layers and eye-catching graphic elements on your journal pages."
Price: 19.99
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"Pastel Journal, April 2012 Digital Download" |
"Highlights The Pastel 100 Prizewinning Pastels Artist's Test Kitchen Picking a Winner Features Pastel Journal Grand Prize By Anne Hevener Terri Ford's quietly confident portrayal of a bit of picturesque California countryside wins her the Grand Prize. Pastel Journal Gold By Sarah A. Strickley Theresa Emmett Allison's imaginative composition landed her soaring still life right in the winner's circle. Pastel Journal Silver By Jessica Canterbury Known for isolated landscapes and nocturnes, Don Williams' latest triumph is an intriguing and intricate still life assemblage. Pastel Journal Bronze By Meredith E. Lewis A poetic rendering of a landscape between seasons captures the Bronze Award for artist Brian Sauerland. Ruth Richeson | Unison Pastels By Christine Proskow Artist Teresa DeSeve takes a top prize with a poignant portrait of a special subject: her son. Picking a Winner By Anne Hevener This year's Pastel 100 jurors—Richard McKinley, Margaret Dyer, Peter "
Price: 7.99
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Watercolor From Within |
"Drawing technique is important, but sometimes you just want to paint. If you've ever wished you could skip the thumbnails and dive head first into watercolor than join Barbara Nechis and paint Watercolor from Within. This watercolor painting DVD focuses on building your confidence with your paint. In her DVD painting lessons, Nechis instructs students how to fully use the watercolor painting technique wet-into-wet to create a stunning floral scene. Without a reference photo, physical subject, or sketched outline, Nechis demonstrates how to paint from within using a single spot of magenta paint placed confidently in the center of the page. Using memory and emotion as her only inspirations, Nechis works outward from this center. She uses the flowing paint as her guide for what should come next. During Barbara's art lessons, students will learn how to make composition decisions quickly and confidently. Nechis emphasizes the importance of balancing repetition and variety. She shows studen"
Price: 39.95
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