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Painting Nature
Peggy Harris 128 pages
This book uses acrylic paints and shows how to portray the detail of nature. There are no complete scenes, just all the 'bits'. It features close focus on insects, flowers, fungi, animals and fish. Each item is presented in a step-by-step format and is beautifully painted. Peggy Harris has put her heart and soul into this book and portrays each natural form with photographic clarity. The images are achievable and can be used as practice exercises or to pop into your own compositions.
Quick & Clever Watercolour Landscapes
Charles Evans 124 pages.
This book has a number of step-by-step watercolour projects. The finished paintings are really lovely. This is a basic guide that could be a good way to get started if you are teaching yourself or want to extend your skills. The step-by-step photos are particularly beneficial to explain the processes involved in creating these fresh and simple scenes.

 

 

Watercolour Made Simple
Claudia Nice 128 pages
If you are staring out in watercolour you cannot go wrong with this basic guide to watercolour paint, tools, technique and colour. The second half of the book presents a myriad of projects and designs to try. If you are teaching yourself watercolour skills this book has so much to offer. It is a complete course in watercolour painting.

 

 

Paintings from a Country Garden
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Capturing Colour
Jerry Yarnell
Eight beautiful landscapes with well presented and clearly explained step-by-step instructions. It is so interesting to see how the various landscapes are constructed - Jerry makes it look achievable. Excellent basic information on colour coordination. Uses oils but could adapt to acrylics.
Painting Perspectives
Jerry Yarnell

In this fun and easy guide, Jerry provides tips and tricks for mastering one and two point perspective - the keys to adding realistic buildings and other man-made objects to your paintings. You'll also find step-by-step instructions for painting seven idyllic landscapes.

 

Paintings from a Country Garden
Fiona Hayward

Full-sized patterns along with photographs, sketches and complete instructions. An abundance of rose sprays, cottage posies, poppies, sunflowers, cornflowers and summer fruit, which lend balance and fullness to the designs.

 

 
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Watercolours, Oils, Acrylics & Gouache
Wendy Jelbert & Ian Sidaway
512 pages. This book is packed with step-by-step colour projects in a huge variety of mediums and themes. The complete pictures are immensely appealing. Detailed instructions accompany the photographs and are easy to follow with introductory product information for each section. This is an amazing book with something for everyone.
Altered Art
Linda Locke
Something different with texture paste, crackling, stencilling, sponging, transfers, box frames and decoupage all used to create amazing washed out fresco effects..... quite a lot of fruit but also still life and trompe L'Oreal designs. Lots of fun. Jo Sonja colours.

 

 

The Encyclopaedia of Flower Painting Techniques
Sue Burton
A unique shape-by-shape directory to painting beautiful, realistic flowers.

 

 

 

 

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The Artist's Bible
Ed. H. Douglas-Cooper
Whether you work in pastel, watercolour, oil or acrylic, are an experienced artist or just starting out, this book, with its themed sections, provides tips, trade secrets and time and money saving advice.

 

Trompe L'Oreal Bible
Christopher Westall
An indispensable guide to creating trompe L'Oreal designs, from preparing the surface and mixing paints to understanding scale and working out perspective. Over 200 painted designs, complete with practical hints and tips. Classical details and country views, seaside and water themes.
With Brush in Hand
Loew Cornell
An Excellent guide to brush types and what the various brushes can do. Suited to any level of painter. Lots of ideas. 47 pages.

 

 

 
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Painted Pastures
Louise De Masi
Country designs, beautifully painted. Chickens, ducks, vegetables, fruit, cows garden swags. Jo Sonja paints.

 

Watercolour Fairies
David Riche & Anna Franklin
Graded watercolour techniques focusing on fairies. Textured effects, drawing, composition and perspective. A wonderful variety of fairies and ideas. Watercolours, pastels, pen & ink.
Convert It!
Ballantine & Davis
This book allows you to use your favourite brand of paint to accurately mix to another brand. Convert between Americana, Jo Sonja Chroma, Ceramcoat, Jansen Art Traditions, Plaid & Matisse.
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Shabby but Chic
Ginger Edwards

A lovely book featuring beautiful roses and pansies. Ginger uses soft background effects with distressed 'shabby' techniques and colours. Everything looks aged and much loved.
Part acrylic, part oils.
Shabby Chic 2
B.J. Fleetham

More ideas on how to achieve interesting shabby chic effects. Lots of new ideas and great finishes. Jo Sonja paints

 

Country Reflections
Dorothy Dent
Landscapes and still life in oil paint. Careful instructions with each project. Designed for oils but the designs may be painted successfully in acrylics.

 

 
 
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Over the Garden Wall vol 2
Fiona Hayward
More garden favourites

 

 

Over the Garden Wall vol 3
Fiona Hayward

 

 

 

 

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