Regardless of previous experience, readers are instructed in the ways to create sensitive, impressionistic paintings almost immediately, by using Hagan's placement theory and simple colour system. The book offers eight demonstrations and advice on pulling elements together from references.

Longtime quilter Terry White shares all the tips and tricks she has gleaned over the years for using thread to add texture and excitement to quilts. White's encouragement will have quilters jumping into the wonderful world of machine thread painting.

Painting is about responding to the world around you, engaging with light and form, feeling the moment as well as placing lines of colour on a canvas; it can be fun, relaxing and rewarding. How to Paint Made Easy is packed with case studies and examples, will show you how to think about your subject, what materials to use, how to layer paint and construct a great piece of art, in watercolours, oils, acrylics or digitally on a computer. With inspirational contemporary artwork, tips and advice from real artists, traditional and digital techniques and a wide range of genres, this book will show you many different ways of painting, with a variety of methods and materials you can try, to see which works best for you.

Lavishly illustrated with the author's inspiring and delightful paintings, Watercolor Made Easy serves as an authoritative guide for the novice and as an essential reference for more experienced watercolorists.

Priscilla Hauser, the queen of decorative painting, and Boris Grafov, a Russian-born painter whose native village is world-renowned for its art, have produced a luminous follow-up to their Russian Folk Art Painting. This radiant new volume features bright arrangements of flowers, fruits, and leaves, bordered in gold or silver filigree, and set off by a black lacquered surface. It’s a style with a timeless appeal, and Hauser and Grafov provide comprehensive instructions for creating ten beautiful patterns on furniture and other objects. All the necessary skills are explained, with plenty of advice on preparing the surface, wielding the brush, and mixing colors. Start by painting the intricate borders of wreath and linked motifs, then, make the designs more luscious with every colorful layer.

Starting from the premise that we all want to make marks to record the world around us, this book aims to give basic guidelines that will help anyone to express themselves through different media but especially watercolours, oils and pastels. Professional artist Mike Chaplin demonstrates that anyone can draw and paint if they are taught the necessary techniques in a simple and structured way.