Artist Toolbox: Surfaces & Supports : A Practical Guide to Drawing and Painting Surfaces -- From Canvas and Paper to Textiles and Woods

Artist Toolbox: Surfaces & Supports explores a wide range of drawing and painting surfaces and the unique effects they have on a variety of media. The surface you draw or paint on impacts everything in your artwork, from its texture and brightness to color and durability. Artist Toolbox: Surfaces & Supports covers the drawing and painting surfaces and supports that all artists should know . With this art book, you'll learn the basics and finer points of working on: Canvas Paper Panels Textiles Metal Glass Stone You'll also learn useful tips and techniques for preparing supports to receive media, see how to work with different media on each support, and discover the most effective way to protect your finished artwork. Artist Toolbox: Surfaces & Supports is packed with visual examples, step-by-step tutorials, and demonstrations on the practical aspects of working with graphite and colored pencils; charcoal and pastel ; and watercolor, acrylic, and oil paints. With this reference guide that no artist's library should be without, you can also learn how each support will take a medium. The Artist Toolbox series presents practical reference guides designed for beginning artists interested in fully understanding the focus and function of essential art tools of the trade. Artist Toolbox: Color explains how color captures mood and helps communicate meaning, as well as how to use color to create personal, expressive works of art. In Artist Toolbox: Color, painters will learn how to create impactful work with an understanding of basic color theory. Topics include the color wheel, hue, saturation, value, temperature, relativity, color relationships, and color mixing. You will learn how color captures mood and to communicate meaning with nothing more than color as you create personal, expressive works of art. Step-by-step projects and accessible technique demonstrations show color theory in action, making this book a useful reference for any beginning artist's library. The Artist Toolbox series provides easy-to-use reference guides for beginning and aspiring artists. While many instructional art books gloss over important concepts, focusing instead on how to replicate a piece of art, the Artist Toolboxseries breaks down the whats, whens, whys, and hows of each relevant tool or technique, clearly demonstrating its purpose and how to employ it to achieve the desired effects. Artist Color explains how color captures mood and helps communicate meaning, as well as how to use color to create personal, expressive works of art. In Artist Color, painters will learn how to create impactful work with an understanding of basic color theory. Topics include the color wheel , hue , saturation , value , temperature , relativity , color relationships , and color mixing . You will learn how color captures mood and to communicate meaning with nothing more than color as youcreate personal, expressive works of art. Step-by-step projects and accessible technique demonstrations show color theory in action, making this book a useful reference for any beginning artist's library. The ArtistToolbox series provides easy-to-use reference guides for beginning and aspiring artists. While many instructional art books gloss over important concepts, focusing instead on how to replicate a piece of art, the ArtistToolbox series breaks down the whats, whens, whys, and hows of each relevant tool or technique, clearly demonstrating its purpose and how to employ it to achieve the desired effects. Discover The Key Concepts Of Color Theory For Beginning Artists. The Artist's Toolbox Series Provides Easy-to-use Reference Guides For Beginning And Aspiring Artists. While Many Instructional Art Books Gloss Over Important Concepts, Focusing Instead On How To Replicate A Piece Of Art, The Artist's Toolbox Series Breaks Down The Whats, Whens, Whys, And Hows Of Each Relevant Tool Or Technique, Clearly Demonstrating Its Purpose And How To Employ It To Achieve The Desired Effects. In Artist's Toolbox: Color, Painters Will Learn How To Create Impactful Work With An Understanding Of Basic Color Theory. Topics Include The Color Wheel, Hue, Saturation, Value, Temperature, Relativity, Color Relationships, And Color Mixing. Artists Will Learn How Color Captures Mood And Helps Communicate Meaning As Well As How To Use Color To Create Personal, Expressive Works Of Art. Step-by-step Projects And Accessible Technique Demonstrations Show Color Theory In Action, Making This Book A Useful Reference For Any Beginning Artist's Library. "Artist Toolbox: Surfaces & Supports explores a wide range of drawing and painting surfaces and the unique effects they have on a variety of media. [...] [This book] is packed with visual examples, step-by-step tutorials, and demonstrations on the practical aspects of working with graphite and colored pencils; charcoal and pastel; and watercolor, acrylic, and oilpaints. With this reference guide that no artist's library should be without, you can also learn how each support will take a medium."--From publisher's description Covers the drawing and painting substrates that all artists should know. Learn the basics of working on canvas, paper, panels, textiles, metal, wood, glass, stone, silk. You'll also learn useful tips and techniques for preparing your supports, working with different media on each support, and protecting your finished artwork ... Packed with visual examples, step-by-step tutorials, and demonstrations ..."--Supplied by publisher Painters will learn how to create impactful work with an understanding of basic colour theory. Topics include the colour wheel, hue, saturation, value, temperature, relativity, colour relationships, and colour mixing. Artists will learn how colour captures mood and helps communicate meaning as well as how to use colour to create personal, expressive works of art.