Painting Books

A comprehensive course using acrylics for landscape paintings, Acrylics for the Absoloute Beginner Book is an ideal introduction to get into acrylic painting. 

Featuring no-nonsense techniques and versitilie mediums, Acrylics for the Absoloute Beginner teaches about drawing, perspective, composition, colour, light and shade, and different acrylic painting styles. 

Acrylics for the Absoloute Beginner Book's six step-by-step projects incudes working on different sceneries such as snowy landscapes, and extra techniques and exercises. It also includes a pull-out outline drawing for every project so you can simply get on with starting to paint using acrylics. 

Acrylics Unleashed by Glyn Macey is a complete guide to using acrylic paints creatively.

Learn dynamic and imaginative techniques on composition, colour mixing and how to find inspiration. 

Practice your techniques with the nine atmospheric step by step projects in this book! 

Learn acrylic painting and techniques from Love Acrylics. This book includes quick, expresive, relaxing and meditating paintings by author, Artist and teacher Courtney Burden sharing a variety of projects that will inspire you to start painting and playing with acrylic paint. 

ISBN 9781782217268

Painting Abstracts book contains instructions for 65 abstract paintings that you can get to work on straightaway, no experience necessary.

The book explores abstract paintings and the meaning of self- expression. It provides the basic information relating to picture elements, composition, theme and design.

It encourages you to explore your own creativity by providing information on method, materials, technique, composition, imagery and structure for each exercise rather than providing step-by-step instructions.

Great for those wanting to explore abstract art.

ISBN: 9781844483365

Making painting flowers simple and accessible, the Ready to Paint: Watercolour Flowers Book provides pull out tracing guides with step-by-step instructions on how to bring them to life using watercolour paint. Develop your painting skills with beautiful and easy to use guides. 

Start to Paint with Pastels is an inspiring and creative introduction to painting with soft chalk pastels.

It contains 5 easy step-by-step projects that cover a range of subjects from flowers to landscapes and coastal scenes.

Learn about creating atmosphere, colour, tone, composition and perspective which are designed to build on the basic skills covered in the earlier sections of the book.

ISBN: 9781782216216

The Art of Gouache provides a step-by-step guide to working with gouache.

It discussed materials and tools required for gi=ouache painting including a techniques section that includes overlaying colours, colour blending and troubleshooting.

ISBN: 9781782214540

Think Like an Artist Don't Act Like One by Koos De Wilt contains a selection of 75 amusing and inspiring life lessons from art history. Learn from the like of Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt, Vermeer, Picasso and more!

Watercolour for the Absolute Beginner book provides excellent advice for beginners, including easy drawing for painting, composition, easy perspective, light and shade, colour, and how to paint skies, tree, water and figures in watercolour.

It provides 6 step-by-step watercolour painting exercises, each exercise leads into a more developed project. Exercises includie painting a windmill, seascape, snow scene, mountains and lakes, bluebell stream and an all-rounder featuring a landscape with buildings and figures.

A must have book for those wanting to enter the world of watercolour.

ISBN: 9781844488254

Learn the basics of waercolour painting from illustrator Lena Yokota-Barth as she explains how to make brush strokes and mix colours effectively. Build and practice your skills with the Watercolour with Love Book that includes 50 motif designs. 

Watercolours Unleashed by Jane Betteridge inspires and invigorates watercolour artists with innovative techniques. Features 7 varied step-by-step projects.