Painting Accessible Abstracts

Author : Laura Reiter
Publisher : Batsford
ISBN 13 : 9781906388560
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Painting Accessible Abstracts written by Laura Reiter and published by Batsford. This book was released on 2010-03-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Painting Accessible Abstracts is an inspirational but practical book that will help artists to paint in a less figurative way. Laura Reiter demonstrates different ways to approach an abstract painting from ‘just a little bit abstract’ to ‘completely abstract’. She does this by focussing on ideas and themes as starting points, looking at the creative processes involved and more unusual techniques. Laura Reiter also covers how to use materials creatively – watercolour, acrylics, mixed media and collage – and how to experiment with colour and composition. Several projects are included, and, in addition to Laura’s vibrant, colourful paintings, the work of several other contemporary abstract artists is featured.

Author : Laura Reiter
Publisher : Batsford
ISBN 13 : 9781849941525
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Beginner's Guide to Abstract Art written by Laura Reiter and published by Batsford. This book was released on 2014-06-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Beginner's Guide to Abstract Art is an inspirational but practical book that will help artists to paint in a less figurative way. Laura Reiter demonstrates different ways to approach an abstract painting from ‘just a little bit abstract’ to ‘completely abstract’. She does this by focussing on ideas and themes as starting points, looking at the creative processes involved and more unusual techniques. Laura Reiter also covers how to use materials creatively – watercolour, acrylics, mixed media and collage – and how to experiment with colour and composition. There is also details on texture, simple printing, mark making, colour and its meaning, and sources of inspiration. Several projects are included, and, in addition to Laura’s vibrant, colourful paintings, the work of several other contemporary abstract artists is featured. Previously published in hardback as Painting Accessible Abstracts.

Author : Dani Humberstone
Publisher : Ready to Paint
ISBN 13 : 9781844484898
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Abstracts in Acrylics written by Dani Humberstone and published by Ready to Paint. This book was released on 2011-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ready to Paint series provides six tracings for readers to pull out and transfer on to paper. There is one for each of the five step-by-step demonstrations, plus a bonus tracing of the inspirational painting in tonhe Introduction secti. Dani Humberstone is a successful abstract artist who uses the tracings in innovative, imaginative way. Follow here in-depth step-by-step instrcutions to produce your own wonderful piece of abstract art.

Author : Anita Horskens
Publisher : Search Press Limited
ISBN 13 : 1781268029
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Expressive Abstracts in Acrylic written by Anita Horskens and published by Search Press Limited. This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Petra Tholken
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1782219579
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Abstract Painting written by Petra Tholken and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2021-07-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Create 20 beautiful abstract works of art in acrylic and mixed media using exciting new techniques and materials. Petra Thölken's practical and inspiring book includes 20 beautiful abstract works of art explained step by step, including variations and tips for readers' own designs. For some of the projects, there are links to her popular video instructions, showing readers how she created the individual painting. All the basics for the perfect introduction to painting with acrylic and mixed media are here, with colour theory, techniques and materials presented in an understandable and concise manner. Petra uses exciting new techniques and materials and encourages readers to familiarize themselves with getting to know the paints and the mixing of shades. Get your ideas flowing with Petra's inspirational advice and find out how to approach your paintings in different ways.

Author : Gabriel Martín i Roig
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780764164552
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Paint Abstracts written by Gabriel Martín i Roig and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning artists who wish to explore the satisfactions of abstract painting will find the systematic and structured direction they need in this book. This Pocket Art Guide gives students a solid introduction to abstract painting with practical explanations, useful suggestions, instructive exercises, and enlightening color illustrations.

Author : Kees Aalst
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1844485609
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Realistic Abstracts written by Kees Aalst and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2011-03-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces the concept of realistic abstract painting - a loosely impressionistic form of painting that leaves much to the imagination of the viewer. The subject, though recognisable, is executed with freedom and fluidity, resulting in a painting that is far from photographic. It has been described as the 'grey' area between figurative and abstract painting, yet there is nothing dull about this style, as the numerous colourful examples in this book show. Aimed at those with some experience of painting, all the examples in this book use various forms of water-based media, including gouache, acrylics and watercolours. Designed to inspire, this book will stimulate your imagination; encourage you to try out the various methods described; and help you develop your own way of painting in this exciting style.

Author : Kirk Varnedoe
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691252963
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pictures of Nothing written by Kirk Varnedoe and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2023-10-17 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illuminating exploration of the meaning of abstract art by acclaimed art historian Kirk Varnedoe "What is abstract art good for? What's the use—for us as individuals, or for any society—of pictures of nothing, of paintings and sculptures or prints or drawings that do not seem to show anything except themselves?" In this invigorating account of abstract art since Jackson Pollock, eminent art historian Kirk Varnedoe, the former chief curator of painting and sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art, asks these and other questions as he frankly confronts the uncertainties we may have about the nonrepresentational art produced in the past five decades. He makes a compelling argument for its history and value, much as E. H. Gombrich tackled representation fifty years ago in Art and Illusion, another landmark A. W. Mellon Lectures volume. Realizing that these lectures might be his final work, Varnedoe conceived of them as a statement of his faith in modern art and as the culminating example of his lucidly pragmatic and philosophical approach to art history. He delivered the lectures, edited and reproduced here with their illustrations, to overflowing crowds at the National Gallery of Art in Washington in the spring of 2003, just months before his death. With brilliance, passion, and humor, Varnedoe addresses the skeptical attitudes and misunderstandings that we often bring to our experience of abstract art. Resisting grand generalizations, he makes a deliberate and scholarly case for abstraction—showing us that more than just pure looking is necessary to understand the self-made symbolic language of abstract art. Proceeding decade by decade, he brings alive the history and biography that inform the art while also challenging the received wisdom about distinctions between abstraction and representation, modernism and postmodernism, and minimalism and pop. The result is a fascinating and ultimately moving tour through a half century of abstract art, concluding with an unforgettable description of one of Varnedoe's favorite works. Please note: All images in this ebook are presented in black and white and have been reduced in size.

Author : Rolina van Vliet
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781844484270
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Art of Abstract Painting written by Rolina van Vliet and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Filled with inspired instruction, this detailed guide shows how to compose dramatic, beautiful, thought-provoking, and evocative abstract paintings. While focusing on the goal of developing the creativity and self-expression inherent in each individual, the approach is unique in that there are no step-by-step instructions.

Author : Dean Nimmer
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 144033546X
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Creating Abstract Art written by Dean Nimmer and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-09-03 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrate your own nonconformist place in the world of art. Going far beyond standard notions of developing an abstract "style" or particular "look," Creating Abstract Art unleashes the numerous possibilities that abound in your creative subconscious. Familiar obstacles such as "I don't know what to paint" or "How do I know if this is good?" are easily set aside as you explore fun exercises such as connecting dots, automatic drawing, shadow hunting, working with haiku poetry paintings and much more. So turn off the noise in your head, follow your own instincts and delight in what emerges! • 40 exercises exploring original ideas and inventive techniques for making abstract art. • Projects can be done in any order and with nearly any materials--start working right away on any project that grabs your attention! • 50 contemporary artists share diverse work and viewpoints on the process of working abstractly. Write your own artistic license and start Creating Abstract Artyour way, today!