John Gutcher teaches the basics of drawing and painting favourite Christmas themes. The author shows how to decorate a wide range of Christmas items and decorations using acrylics and oils.
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John Gutcher is one of the most popular and beloved artists and teachers in the decorative painting field. He has appeared as a guest artists on the TV series "Home Decorating Workshop" and on the PBS series "Perfect Palette." He was a featured artist in Best of Decorative Painting and has been published in all the decorative painting magazines, including Decorative Artist's Workbook.
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John Gutcher was a greatly talented artist. He refers to his Santa paintings as "portraits" because of the intense quality. These step by step projects will greatly improve an intermediate oil painter's ability. The grasille Santa in the back of the book is an excellent study into the finer aspects of portrait painting. John Gutcher's graisille methods are applicable to all styles of oil painting, providing a lasting museum quality to your canvas. There is much to learn from this book. Project 7, Busy Elves, is a bit dated in terms of background and color scheme, but can easily be modernized by using current colors. Each project in this book offers much information in terms of painting skin, hair, eyes, fur, clothing, etc. High quality book, excellent step-by-step instructions. Probably one of the better instructional books on the market today.
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The projects in this book are painted in a rather loose style of painting that could be referred to as "painterly" in comparison to the usual smooth decorative painting style. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
varnish with matte, gray transfer paper, blending gel, white transfer paper, script liner, filbert brush, accent shadows, photocopied for personal use, wood sealer, straight color, liner brush, darker values, toy bag, lighter values, round brush, center vein, gloss varnish, add shadows Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Titanium White, Red Light, Pure Black, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, Raw Sienna, Burnt Umber, Cerulean Blue, Ivory Black, Alizarin Crimson, Yellow Light, Raw Umber, Napthol Crimson, Hauser Green Medium, Paynes Gray, Phthalo Green, Hauser Green Dark, Additional Supplies, Cadmium Yellow Medium, Pure Gold Metallic, Right-Step Clear Matte, Pigment Acrylics, Sap Green, True Burgundy, Blending Gel Medium New!
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The projects in this book are painted in a rather loose style of painting that could be referred to as "painterly" in comparison to the usual smooth decorative painting style. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
varnish with matte, gray transfer paper, blending gel, white transfer paper, script liner, filbert brush, accent shadows, photocopied for personal use, wood sealer, straight color, liner brush, darker values, toy bag, lighter values, round brush, center vein, gloss varnish, add shadows Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Titanium White, Red Light, Pure Black, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, Raw Sienna, Burnt Umber, Cerulean Blue, Ivory Black, Alizarin Crimson, Yellow Light, Raw Umber, Napthol Crimson, Hauser Green Medium, Paynes Gray, Phthalo Green, Hauser Green Dark, Additional Supplies, Cadmium Yellow Medium, Pure Gold Metallic, Right-Step Clear Matte, Pigment Acrylics, Sap Green, True Burgundy, Blending Gel Medium New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Santa Claus by Rod Green in Front Matter
- The Best of Decorative Painting by Greg Albert in Back Matter
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