Archive for the ‘North Light’ Category

Drawing Lifelike Portraits with Lee Hammond DVD

Drawing Lifelike Portraits with Lee Hammond DVD, published by North Light in the USA. Available in the UK, price 16.99 from www.davidandcharles.co.uk
This is a very useful DVD. Having done an art course at my local college, I knew little more, if anything, than when I started. I had so wanted to get to grips with tone. [...]

Radiant Oils by Arleta Pech

Radiant Oils by Arleta Pech, hardback published by North Light in the USA. Available in the UK, ISBN 978-1-60061-178-6, price 19.99 from www.davidandcharles.co.uk
Arleta has the credentials to paint and paint she does. In this book she looks at glazing, and this is the best book I have seen on this subject. It is filled with [...]

Color Harmonies by Rose Edin and Dee Jepsen

Color Harmonies by Rose Edin and Dee Jepsen, softback published by North Light Books in the USA. Available in the UK, ISBN 978-1-60061-192-6, price 18.99 from www.davidandcharles.co.uk
If ever there was a book that exemplified the reasons for painting watercolour – this is it. Here is watercolour in all its glory. Rich colour, entrancing light, exploiting [...]

Brushwork Essentials by Mark Christopher Weber

Brushwork Essentials by Mark Christopher Weber, softback published by North Light books in the USA. ISBN 978-1-4403-0674-7, price 16.99 in the UK from www.davidandcharles.co.uk
Learn how to mix and apply paint to achieve the effects you want This book includes many techniques and nine demonstrations to teach you how to use oil paints. At last I [...]

Knitting Brioche by Nancy Marchant

Knitting Brioche by Nancy Marchant, softback published by North Light books in the USA. Available in the UK, ISBN 978-1-60061-301-2, price 19.99 from www.davidandcharles.co.uk
This unique book covers the topic of brioche stitch. It comes complete with techniques, patterns and stitches to devise your own patterns. Good instructions and clear patterns. On the downside this book [...]