North Light Books imprint: 463 books
Painting Sunlight and Shadow with Pastels
Essential Techniques for Brilliant Effects
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2011
Infuse your paintings with light and life!
Whether you work outdoors or indoors, understanding the effects of light and shadow is key to making your art lifelike and engaging. Rather than providing a one-size-fits-all recipe for painting light, this book shows you how to capture the particular ambient...
Painting Brilliant Skies & Water in Pastel
Secrets to Bringing Light and Life to Your Landscapes
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2013
From skies above to water below, discover the secrets to glorious landscapes!
No two elements of the landscape bring the artist greater inspiration--or greater challenge--than sky and water. Get them right and you have magic. Get them wrong and your whole painting is off. In this book, popular pastel...
The Landscape Paintings of Richard McKinley
Selected Works in Oil and Pastel
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2015
The Landscape Paintings of Richard McKinley invites you to experience the artist's life work and lessons learned. In this impressive yet intimate collection of 100 breathtaking pastel and oil landscape paintings, McKinley takes you along as he tackles his favorite subjects--the the vistas of the Pacific...
Watercolor Techniques
Painting Light and Color in Landscapes and Cityscapes
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2016
"No other medium is as magical and enjoyable as watercolor."
So says artist and author Michael Reardon. In Watercolor Techniques: Painting Light and Color in Landscapes and Cityscapes, Reardon covers it all, from answers to beginners' most vexing problems (What is the proper ratio...
Adventures in Mixed Media Art
Inspiration, Techniques and Projects for Painting, Collage and More
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2014
Are you inspired by mixed-media art but don't know where to start?
Adventures in Mixed Media Art is the ultimate guidebook for embarking on your own creative adventure! Featuring 20 favorite mixed-media projects from the bestselling North Light backlist, this "best of the best" collection...
by Mark Willenbrink
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
"This eBook contains 9 detailed step-by-step demonstrations on composition, texture, perspective and storytelling and includes a glossary of common art terms. It is based on Drawing for the Absolute Beginner (North Light 2006) by Mark and Mary Willenbrink "
Collage Crafts Gone Wild
Mixed-Media Projects and Techniques
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2013
Collage projects beyond your wildest dreams!
Express your unique self in wonderful and fascinating ways--with Collage Crafts Gone Wild, you will take your art to a whole new level, experimenting with new techniques and combining materials and objects in more ways than you can imagine!
With...
Delight in the Art of Collage
Mixed-media Collage and Assemblage Techniques and Projects
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2014
Delight in the Details!
Add a bit of vintage detail to your collage work! In Delight in the Art Collage, Lisa M. Pace shares an abundance of mixed-media techniques and leads you step-by-step through 40 vintage-inspired projects!
Inside, you'll find projects that focus on textiles, metal,...
Earring Chic
35 Hand-Selected Projects
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2011
Hoops? Dangles? Chandeliers? Yes, yes, and yes!
Earring Chic has them all (and more!) and will dazzle you with projects from all of your favorite North Light designers. Heidi Boyd makes great earrings for day, while Margot Potter injects her incomparable whimsy into her pieces and Fernando...
Painting Vibrant Watercolors
Discover the Magic of Light, Color and Contrast
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2009
Paint Watercolors that Shine!
Make the most of watercolor's fresh, vibrant nature through light, color and contrast. In the first few chapters, artist Soon Y. Warren helps you lay the groundwork - everything from choosing and lighting subjects to color theory and perspective. Then, follow along...
Classic Portrait Painting in Oils
Keys to Mastering Diverse Skin Tones
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2012
Discover a simple approach to capturing a world of beautiful skin tones
Chris Saper takes the mystery and guesswork out of portrait painting while leaving its joy fully intact. Continuing the exploration started in the her first book, Painting Beautiful Skin Tones with Color & Light, this sequel...
by Jan Kunz
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2011
A celebration of light Light has the power to make an ordinary flower extraordinary. Inside, Jan Kunz shares simple, step-by-step techniques for capturing that celebrated “glow” in watercolor. A classic approach to a timeless subject, this encore publication of Kunz’s best-selling book covers...
Strokes of Genius 7
Depth, Dimension and Space
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2015
There is something almost magical about looking at a two-dimensional surface and experiencing a visceral sense of depth and dimension. In this 7th edition of the celebrated Strokes of Genius series, 120 of today's best artists share successful approaches to creating that wondrous illusion of space--from...
Expressive Oil Painting
An Open Air Approach to Creative Landscapes
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2009
Become a Landscape Painter
There's a world of difference between painting what you see and conveying what you feel. Expressive Oil Painting shows you how to create engaging landscapes that capture a sense of light, depth, movement and above all, your own unique impressions of the world around...