North Light Books imprint: 463 books
Dramatic Color in the Landscape
Painting Land and Light in Oil and Pastel
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2014
Fill your paintings with spring light, winter scenes, autumn ambiance, summer sunsets, and more!
Dramatic Color in the Landscape will help you to discover ways to enliven your paintings with the brilliant color of your favorite seasons while exploring simple yet effective color concepts and ideas...
Radiant Oils
Glazing Techniques for Fruit and Flower Paintings That Glow
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2013
Glaze and glow...a layer-by-layer approach to realism!
Bring new life to your paintings using transparent glazing. Step by step and layer by layer, this book will show you how to use this classic approach to infuse your work with radiant color, exquisite texture and a breathtaking sense of...
Landscape Painting in Pastel
Techniques and Tips from a Lifetime of Painting
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2016
Capture the magic of nature in pastel!
From the first ferns unfurling in spring to the flaming red foliage of fall and the snow-blanketed quiet of winter, master pastel artist and teacher Elizabeth Mowry offers both beginners and seasoned artists alike a fresh approach to creating light-filled...
Strokes of Genius 2
Light and Shadow
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2009
Celebrate the beauty, diversity and expression of drawing with this second collection in the Strokes of Genius series - 140 examples of the finest drawing being done today. Fresh from the studios and sketchpads of 100 artists, these striking creations run the gamut from highly detailed, remarkably...
Acrylic Illuminations
Reflective and Luminous Acrylic Painting Techniques
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2013
50 dazzling techniques...for work that shines above the rest!
From the author of the best-selling books Acrylic Revolution and Acrylic Innovation, this book blazes new creative territory with 50 techniques that harness the artistic power of light. Ranging from subtle glazing on metal leaf, to pearly...
Fashion Geek
Clothes Accessories Tech
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2009
Fashion + Technology
You've seen it on the runway and the red carpet - clothing and accessories that combine the world of fashion with the modern sleekness of tech. And now, the know-how to create these fashions for your own wardrobe is at your fingertips with Fashion Geek.
Project Runway...
John Salminen - Master of the Urban Landscape
From realism to abstractions in watercolor
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2016
Take a Journey with the Master of the Urban Landscape!
John Salminen is one of the most accomplished watercolor artists working today, earning awards and recognition all over the world. Whether depicting the trees of Central Park, the architecture of San Francisco or the busy streets of Beijing,...
Splash 17
Inspiring Subjects
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2016
A revealing gesture, a brilliant quality of light, a particularly perfect bloom... This volume of Splash is dedicated to those glorious sparks of inspiration, and the stories of how 129 artists fanned them into some of today's greatest watercolor paintings. The emotional connection between subject...
Landscape Painting Inside and Out
Capture the Vitality of Outdoor Painting in Your Studio with Oils
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2006
Paint with passion, purpose and pleasure
What do you want your landscape painting to say about this place, this moment? How do you use the visual vocabulary - line, shape, value, color, edges - to say it? With this book, your conversation with nature will direct your brush. With an exhilarating,...
by Bev Brazelton
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2004
Give books new life filled with creative expression
Turn old books into personalized works of art with Altered Books Workshop. Altered books bring together a variety of mixed media and papercrafting techniques including collage, journaling, rubber stamping, embellishing and scrapbooking. The...
Book + Art
Handcrafting Artists' Books
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2009
Discover what happens when you add artmaking and bookbinding together.
With Book + Art, explore the basics of surfaces, images and words in order to create provocative works of art with layers of meaning. Whether you're altering a pre-made book or creating your own, here you'll find both the...
Art Journey America Landscapes
89 Painters' Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2011
Showcasing the work of more than 100 top contemporary American master artists of our day, this book features landscapes (a popular subject for art collectors and a tradition throughout American art history) from all across the country-east and west, north and south-rendered in watercolor, oil, acrylic,...
by Bert Dodson
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 1990
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 1990
If you can hold a pencil, you can learn to draw—start today with the lessons, illustrations, and exercises in this “long-popular guide” (Library Journal).
In this book, Bert Dodson shares his complete drawing system, explaining fifty-five keys that you can use to render any subject with...
Bible Journaling Made Simple
An Art-Filled Journey for Creative Worship
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2018
Draw closer to God and creatively unlock more of the Good Book!
Your relationship with God is unique. Shouldn't your Bible reflect and celebrate that bond? In this introduction to Bible journaling, you'll discover meaningful ways to combine art, heart and scripture--from backgrounds to hand-lettered...