Your Artist's Brain : Use the Right Side of Your Brain to Draw and Paint What You See - Not What You T Hink You See

Overcome the obstacles to your artistic expression Improving your artwork can be as simple as learning how to trust your eyes. Your Artist's Brain shows you how to portray even the most complex subjects by focusing on what you really see - not what you think you see. Expert art instructor Carl Purcell shows you how to overcome dependency on the intellectual brain" and listen carefully to the more observant "artist's brain." With Your Artist's Brain , you'll learn visual skills and artistic techniques that will instantly make you a better artist, no matter what your medium. 22 step-by-step demonstrations on key relationships between shapes, spaces, subjects, backgrounds, angles, sizes, values and more Easy examples and fun exercises teaching you how to "see" and design great compositions "Points to Remember" sidebars that allow you to quickly grasp each concept Maximize the power of your artist's brain today and embark on the path to creating better art." Everything You Need To Know To Make Magic With Watercolor! Features 80+ Lessons, Exercises And Demonstrations, Including Live Instruction On The Enclosed Dvd Watercolor Moves Like No Other Medium. Just Add Water, And The Pigment Takes On A Life Of Its Own. This Book Makes Learning To Paint Equally Dynamic, With Page After Page Of Step-by-step Demonstrations, Plus More Than 40 Lessons On The Companion Dvd. Get Off To A Happy Start With Basics Such As Laying A Wash, Applying A Glaze And Keeping Whites White. Expand Your Skills And Discover New Ways To Express Yourself With Advanced Techniques, Including Special Effects Using Salt, Rubber Cement And Foil. From Selecting And Caring For Your Brushes To Secrets For Painting Big, Bold, Beautiful Shadows, Watercolor Essentials Contains Everything You Need To Paint With Confidence. • 33 Exercises, From Foundational Skills To Advanced Techniques For Painting Clouds, Rock Textures, Moonlit Water And More • 7 Start-to-finish Demonstrations Take You Through The Process Of Painting A Variety Of Subjects, Including Atmospheric Landscapes, Waterscapes And Flowers • 70-minute Dvd Puts It All Into Action, So You Can See How The Paint Is Applied And Reacts On The Paper Annotation Overcome the obstacles to your artistic expressionImproving your artwork can be as simple as learning how to trust your eyes. Your Artist's Brainshows you how to portray even the most complex subjects by focusing on what you really see - not what you think you see. Expert art instructor Carl Purcell shows you how to overcome dependency on the "intellectual brain" and listen carefully to the more observant "artist's brain."WithYour Artist's Brain, you'll learn visual skills and artistic techniques that will instantly make you a better artist, no matter what your medium.22 step-by-step demonstrations on key relationships between shapes, spaces, subjects, backgrounds, angles, sizes, values and moreEasy examples and fun exercises teaching you how to "see" and design great compositions"Points to Remember" sidebars that allow you to quickly grasp each conceptMaximize the power of your artist's brain today and embark on the path to creating better art Art Workshops ? On Demand!Experience immediate success creating realistic colored pencil paintings with Gary Greene. You?ll learn the two main colored pencil techniques: layering and burnishing, and how to apply them. In no time, you?ll experience for yourself how easy it is to create beautiful artwork. Follow along with the artist as he demonstrates his techniques step by step52 minutes of premiere art instruction Suitable for artists, this book offers instruction (primarily graphite, coloured pencil and watercolour) on overcoming the 'intellectual brain' and focusing on the observant 'artist's brain'. Introduction Ch. 1. Materials Ch. 2. Color Ch. 3. Value Ch. 4. Techniques Ch. 5. Applying the techniques Index.