The Artist's Handbook: A Step-By-Step Guide to Drawing, Watercolor, & Oil Painting

by Angela Gair

From simple first strokes to elaborate finished paintings, this complete guide leads the beginner through all the tricks and techniques an artist needs to know. The handbook features more than 250 pages of original, colorful, and simple projects. Novices will learn the underlying theory, master the basic principles, and benefit from helpful hints.

Genres: Art

256 pages, Hardcover

Published December 31, 2003

About the author

Angela Gair is a painter and writer. She studied fine art at Sheffield Polytechnic in England and then spent several years painting in Italy, Spain, France and Switzerland. An art teacher as well as a practising artist, she has also contributed to art education magazines and has written several instructional art books.

Reviews

[Dianne · Rating 4 out of 5]

A wonderful book to explore mediums and individual artistic prowess.
Step-by-step instruction ensures progress enabling artists to accomplish results that build confidence.

[Rodaina Al Sholah · Rating 5 out of 5]

wonderful for the beginners and advanced. Easy and beautiful paintings to draw. Simply love it.