Impressionism has captured the imagination of people the world over since its first exhibition in Paris in 1874. People have long sought to understand how and why the Impressionists created their paintings and how their techniques might be replicated. Susie Hodge reveals the answers to these questio[...]

From Sarah Hall, the acclaimed, award-winning author of Daughters of the North and The Electric Michelangelo comes the Harper Perennial paperback original novel How to Paint a Dead Man, a daringly imaginative tale in which multiple lives are woven together through the prism of a still life painting.[...]

In 1960s Italy, a dying artist - a recluse, and an enigma to strangers and loved ones alike - begins his last painting. In Cumbria thirty years later, a landscape artist - and admirer of the Italian painter - finds himself trapped in the extreme terrain that has made him famous.[...]

Most boatowners will find themselves with paintbrush in hand at least once during a season but with the vast range of products now available, how do you know which to select for the job? This book answers all the DIY boatowner's questions, and provides practical advice on painting every type of mate[...]

Mastering the use of water paints with step-by-step techniques and projects, in over 200 photographs. Features: a step-by-step course in a popular painting medium; advice for the beginner on getting started with water paints, and inspiration for more experienced artists to expand their style. You ca[...]

How to Paint Your Car reveals the techniques, tricks, and technology behind automotive painting through 400 colour photos, clear captions, detailed text, and step-by-step how-to sequences. You'll learn the latest information about paint chemistry, waterborne paints, spray guns, body fillers, surface[...]

Books in Barron's "Pocket Art Guides" series offer practical advice and instruction to art students and amateur painters. Each of these books focuses on a specific aspect of painting or drawing, and includes many tips that even experienced professionals will find new and helpful. All titles have man[...]

This is a glorious 25th anniversary reissue of this classic book. Illuminating & fascinating, it covers the classic art techniques perfected by 16th and 17th century masters. These include Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Titian & Reuben, all enhanced with full-colour demonstrations.This illuminating and fasc[...]

Learn the painting techniques painter Derek Van Derven uses to create a realistic mystical forest on canvas in acrylic paint. Derek has 30 years experience in painting, and has a BFA degree from Rutgers University. However, Derek considers himself largely self taught. More information is available b[...]

In this workshop, you will learn how to create a wide variety of skin tones for realistic, expressive portrait paintings. Using six models in the studio, Chris helps you create color recipes for each skin tone in oil, showing, step by step, how to mix a wide range of colors in both light and shadow,[...]

Every artist strives to achieve the kind of painting that commands attention from across the room and delights the eye up close.[...]