books by Wendon Blake

books by Wendon Blake

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Wendon Blake

Acrylic Watercolor Painting
Wendon Blake

Dover Publications, 1997

Demonstrates how acrylic paints not only lend themselves to all basic watercolor techniques. Step-by-step coverage of painting surfaces, colors, and mediums as well as basic techniques: washes, wet-in-wet, drybrush, scumbling, opaque, and more. Includes 75 paintings by leading American watercolorists demonstrating extraordinary variety of ...

Watercolor Painting Techniques

Watson - Guptill, 1983

Generously illustrated in color throughout, WATERCOLOR PAINTING TECHNIQUES covers everything from your basic palette to capturing even subtle textures in watercolor. For both the beginning and intermediate watercolor artist, WATERCOLOR PAINTING TECHNIQUES shows you the methods of top professionals and how you can use them to create your own ...

Landscape Drawing Step by Step

Wendon Blake

Dover Publications, 1998

Great Step by Step Landscape Book
I really enjoy his style of drawing. The step by step approach is perfect for this left brain person who is trying to learn how to draw landscapes. I was very pleased with the outcome of my pictures after following the steps. Also encourage you to look at Janet ...

Portrait and Figure Painting Book : A Comprehensive Guide to Painting Male and Female Portraits with over 250 ...

Wendon Blake

Watson-Guptill Pubns, 1980

Good for a beginning or intermediate portrait or figure artist
This book is billed as a comprehensive guide to painting male and female portraits, children's portraits, and the nude figure in oil. It contains 400 illustrations with over 250 color plates and includes 30 step-by-step demonstrations in full color. The paintings are ...

Watercolor Landscapes Step by Step

Wendon Blake

Dover Publications, 1998

Great book
Just got this book today. I'm starting in painting with watercolors and this is a great guide if your just getting started. It shows step by step techniques and complete pictures of landscape watercolors, great for beginner or intermediate.

Figure Painting Step by Step

Wendon Blake

Dover Publications, 2000

A good start.
This book is good for beginners in oil figure painting. It is thorough and instructional. As you may see in the preview pages, it covers materials and basic techniques in the rendition of female figures in oil. It is also well-written, very readable, and full of ...

Creative Color for the Oil Painter (Artist's Painting Library)

Wendon Blake

Watson-Guptill Pubns, 1983

Excellent example illustrations and clear instruction
This book is a little like two books in one. Between every two pages of text (instructions and theory about mixing colors with b/w illustrations), come two color full-color paintings, reproduced in two sizes -- one to fit the whole image on the page, and another ...

Starting to Draw (Artist's Painting Library)

Wendon Blake, Ferdinand Petrie

Watson-Guptill, 1981

Great Book to Start Drawing
I have been through alot of books trying to discipline myself to learn to draw better.The basis for all art! This book has step by step great examples For teaching you draw ! You cannot beat the price for what you get!!Worth every penny and MORE!!

Oil Portraits Step by Step

Wendon Blake

Dover Publications, 1998

Oil Portraits Step by Step
Easy to follow, showing the same steps for different types of people ie redhead, blond male and female, different lighting. I found the book useful for basics.

Portrait Drawing: A Step-by-Step Art Instruction Book (Artist's Painting Library)

Wendon Blake, John Lawn

Watson-Guptill, 2006

Excellant book. A great way for ameature artists to learn.
I recieved a copy of your book through my art teacher, Mr. David Autry, at Fort Myers High School. Normally I only work with clay, but last year I drew a picture of an evil looking skull with three swords going through the top of its head. The color drawing of ...

Getting Started in Drawing
Wendon Blake

North Light Books, 1991

The ability to draw what you see is one of life's delightful accomplishments. And it's a simple skill to learn. With 19 detailed, step-by-step demonstrations, you can learn how to draw Still Lifes (flowers, fruits, vegetables), Landscapes (that create a feeling of space), Portraits (capturing the essence of an individual), Water (a quiet lake or ...

Acrylic Painting: A Step-by-Step Instruction Book (His the Artist's Painting Library)

Wendon Blake, Rudy Reyna

Watson-Guptill, 1979

The Whole 12 Acrylics
Professionals tend to use no more than a dozen of the ACRYLIC PAINTING colors. Watercolor paper's slightly rough texture brings out the precisely fluid color of drybrushing a green pepper and the scrubby back-and-forth strokes of scumbling a peach. An Old Master ...

Figure Drawing Step by Step

Wendon Blake

Dover Publications, 1998

figure drawing step by step
this artist also did THE FEMALE FIGURE and was one of my best reference drawing books when I designing clothing or wanted to remodel a dress. I used to own it and have been trying to get another. Uldis Klavins the author acrylics and oils step by step. this and the ...

The Color Book

Wendon Blake

Watson-Guptill Pubns, 1981

A pleasant surprise
The Color Book is touted as a Comprehensive Guide to Color in Oil, Watercolor, and Acrylic Painting with over 450 Illustrations, 270 Color Plates, 180 B&W plates, and including 30 Step-by-Step Demonstrations in Full Color. As an oil painter I purchased this book ...

The Complete Watercolor Book

Wendon Blake, Claude Croney

North Light Books, 1989

A Good, Older, Watercolor Technique Book, but not my favorite
I gave this book 3 stars, because I have some other books that I find more captivating and easier to follow in terms of learning how to paint in watercolors. It is still an excellent book, however. It begins with the usual materials and washes, wet in wet, drybrush, ...