an introduction to creative printmaking without a press
Desmet, Anne
2000
An introduction to printmaking that describes a variety of techniques, including potato prints, multi-color linecuts, wood engraving, and three-dimensional indented sculpture.
Captioned illustrations and simple text explain painting materials and equipment and basic techniques for oil paints, water colors, gouache and acrylics.
Examines the tools and techniques involved in batik, a process of waxing and dyeing used to create fabric art, and provides illustrated instructions for a variety of projects, including a wallhanging, shirts, and scarves.
Presents a step-by-step method for drawing cartoons, covering heads, expressions, bodies, costumes, hands and feet, animals, and other features and creatures; and includes information on the history of cartooning.
17 pastel projects, illustrated step by step with advice on materials and techniques
Roddon, Guy
1991
Provides information about the different types of pastels available; papers and other materials; explains the techniques of working with pastels through seventeen step-by-step demonstrations; and discusses picture composition and use of color.