Painting Books

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! 

The Oil Painting Step-by-Step book is a comprehensive guide to painting with oils. Easy to follow instructions show how to master methods such as wet on wet and a variety of styles and techniques. With over 300 step-by-step photographs, Oil Painting Step by Step is an excellent reference book for beginners and experienced artists.

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

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

Watercolour Plant Art is the perfect introduction to botanical watercolour painting. It discussed materials, methods, techniques, composition, colour and brushwork to wet-on-wet, masking and glazing.

It contains 20 detachable printed images on watercolour paper with step-by-step instructions for you to complete from the techniques and methods discussed in the book.

ISBN: 9781782217183

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

Julian Bell's What is Painting provides reader with an introduction to the theories of painting as well as the situation of painting in contemporary culture.