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B5053 Animal Generations features 4 fun painting lessons but the book includes so much more There are 20+ pages of brush and color mixing techniques that train you to paint faster and with more interest. Your painting technique makes all the difference How do you layer colors to increase depth? What type of edge should you give a color passage? How do you create different textures and where do you put them? What makes a portrait? How realistic do you make the subject? Learning to understand these decisions will make you look at all paintings differently. Painting Animal Generations changed David's perspective on painting and it can do the same for you too. It started with his desire to increase his ability to capture flowers and landscapes. He found that wildlife and animal artists use a completely different set of techniques than floral painters. Incorporating these methods added new life to his other painting styles. This book introduces new ways to visualize and capture subjects, no matter what that subject is. It is a great reference book for an artist's library. Join David as he starts a new series on painting animals with this unique take on compositions

Join David as he continues his popular series on artistic bird painting. David has been painting all varieties of styles of birds for over almost 40 years. With this book, he takes you on a journey through his favorite and most popular techniques as well as interesting pure acrylic methods that give the birds life. Learn new ways to use the Heritage acrylics to get dramatic effects. David shows you a variety of feathering and edge techniques to capture different effects. Rather than render each bird as a realistic impression, David demonstrates how to use the principle of art to turn the subject matter into a beautiful artistic painting. This book includes almost 400 step photos for the 7 lessons, plus additional steps about painting the flowers found in each design. Learn to draw an accurate representation, turning birds and placing multiple birds in pleasing arrangements. If you have ever wanted to learn how to artistically paint beautiful birds, this is the book for you.

Introduction to Paint It Simply Casual Flowers

Join David as he shows a new way to paint scrolls and roses. Learn composition, acrylic technique and decorating skills. Learn to use new colors in new ways to create beautiful decorator looks that will work in contemporary homes. These attractive designs are elegant yet maintain the roots of tradition. David uses new shear techniques to create the look of oils but with wonderful acrylics. Paint 6 beautiful pieces with limited brushes and colors. Learn design, placement and flow with simple technical lessons that will improve your painting skills. There is a new direction coming in the arts. Time for a change. Experience beautiful casual scrolls and the elegance they bring to any design. Learn simple and casual ways to paint them and add them to any of your designs. Learn how to incorporate roses and blossoms with those scrolls to enhance the elegance.

Here is another new concept in painting. With the 4 new lessons found in volume 3, we continue to explore a more casual brush style for painting birds and scrolls. David paints the fun little Cerulean Warbler with an Au Premiere Coup technique to add realism. Paint the Bay Breasted Warbler with beautiful roses and scrolls. The Pine Warbler is painted with open scrolls for a unique look. Tanager's Garden, featured on the cover, is a beautiful and colorful painting just right for today's contemporary looks. Along the way, you will learn new background treatments and how to incorporate them with stunning looks built from historically inspired styles. Love scrolls like we do? Love birds like we do? Let's continue our studies with volume 3 This book is written in a step by step manner so artists of all levels can feel comfortable with the lessons and paintings. Over 30 steps to each lesson will keep your brush moving

Continuing our studies in stroke flowers and tray decoration, Davide brings new looks and colors to these wonderful and historical floral styles. Stroke roses and flowers have always been the keystone of decorative painting. We hope to revitalize these beautiful styles of decoration. David will start with historical designs to give you a firm foundation to explore some new adaptations. New techniques and his new 3 step process to stroke roses makes them easier to accomplish for the beginning artist. Learn how to combine "strikes' of color with historical decorative strokes. Six beautiful designs building on the 3 step process fill this book with painting. Each lesson features 40 + step photos. Let's return to our heritage and enjoy the beauty of stroke roses while creating new and exciting looks

How many ways can you paint Valdres? Join us as we study the Valdres technique. From its historical past to contemporary colors, the Valdres look, enhances every home.

Gudbrandsdal's scrolls are mesmerizing They lead the eye around the design. It is a much fun to paint as it is to look out. Join us for the study of this wonderful style.

Telemark This is one of the most influential styles of Rosemaling. Join us as we study the root C, strokes and more. We will study the historical colors, rules of design and more. There are designs for different surface designs to fit most of your needs.

Join David in this beautiful study of artistic bird painting. David has been painting all varieties of styles of birds for over 35 years. Now, he will take you on a journey through some of his favorite and most popular techniques as well as some really interesting new techniques that give the birds even more life and realism while still keeping the beauty of a painting. Learn how to incorporate those techniques into your own style as he shows you a variety of painting options you can use to capture the image.David demonstrates feathering techniques as well and edge techniques to capture different effects. Rather than render each bird as a realistic impression, David will show you how to use the principle of art to not only paint an accurate rendition of the subject, but also how to turn the subject matter into a beautiful artistic painting using both old techniques from the masters as well as modern techniques from today's favorite styles.Almost 600 step photos for the 8 lessons. David also shows you how to sketch your subject, draw an accurate representation, turning birds and placing multiple birds in pleasing arrangements that you can then turn into a beautiful work of art with a variety of techniques. New lessons on color theory and mixing as well as multiple palette choices so you can develop your own particular style. If you have ever wanted to learn how to artistically paint beautiful birds, this is the book for you.

oin David as he continues painting garden flowers This time he will show you a new approach to painting multi-petaled flowers. He will introduce you to some wonderful wildflowers, the Says Phoebe and talk about how to design interesting compositions. He will show you a new lesson called the "Bee and Wild Roses" where he will use new techniques to capture the background and move light through a composition. Vignetted paintings are really popular and David will show you how to plan and create those looks. David will also create a different way to approach some casual roses that will surely add some excitement to your painting

oin David in this beautiful study of artistic bird painting. In this volume Daivd will introduce you to some new fast painting techniques that capture what he calls the look of "bird portraits". These paintings make wonderful collections and displayed as groups of paintings in any home or studio.Volume 2 of our popular series features over 500 step photos for the 8 lessons. New larger photo layout means easier reading and painting. In this volume, David shows you how to sketch your subject, draw an accurate representation, turning birds and placing multiple birds in pleasing arrangements that you can then turn into a beautiful work of art with a variety of techniques. New lessons on color theory and mixing as well as multiple palette choices so you can develop your own particular style. If you have ever wanted to learn how to artistically paint beautiful birds, this is the book and video set for you.

The focus of this new series is to create a mechanism for you to paint beautiful freehand rose compositions. This 6 step process or mechanism will be shown in several lesson in the book as well as 3 painting lessons. The series will be several books and DVDs all working together to give you more techniques and a visual picture on how to develop your own style of painting artistic roses.Volume 1 is the cornerstone of this series. In volume 1 you will learn a 6 step process for visualizing roses and shown some concepts for developing light, shadows and deep in rose compositions. Volume 1 will focus on color usage, shapes, lost and found edges, arrangement, and gaze of roses. Volume 1 will show you how to establish some basic shapes that also leave the door open for various styles of petal decorations that will be presented in later volumes. Join us for this wonderful journey showing various ways to paint the queen of all flowers, the rose. BrushesThis series uses the Paint It Simply Intermediate Brush Kit. PaletteThis series uses the Paint It Simply Beginner Color Kit and the following colors;Pine GreenBurnt SiennaYellow OxideQuinacridone VioletDioxazine Purple

Here is another new concept in painting. With these new lessons, we will explore a more casual brush used for painting birds and scrolls. Along the way, you will learn some new background treatments and how to incorporate those new looks into stunning new looks built from historically inspired styles.This book will be showing several new techniques so it will be written in a step by step manner so artists of all levels can feel comfortable with the lessons and paintings. Over 30 steps to each lesson will keep your brush moving Try something very new and different They are incredibly fast and fun to create.New larger step photo format. 60 Pages of Instruction

When I first started Rosemaling in the 70's I was fortunate to take with a very gifted teacher. In his book written in 1974 he stated that "society is not static and Rosemaling should be either". Rosemaling needs to grow, change and try new things to keep it fresh and exciting. After many years of studying the history of the styles, I now turn some of my attention to creating new looks for this wonderful and creative style of painting.These lesson are very detailed. Showing you my process for creating this new look as well and my thoughts for developing the style. Inside you will find lesson on scroll painting, color theory, techniques and new ways to use the Heritage Acrylics to develop your version of this timeless painting style. Come join us on this new journey For Materials and Supplies visit us at JansenArtStore.com Heritage MultiMedia Acrylic Colors: Phthalo BlueHansa YellowYellow OxideBurnt SiennaPine GreenTitanium WhiteCarbon BlackNaphthol Red LightRed VioletBrushes: Fusion Filbert Size 8. Other sizes are optionalRaphael 16684 #3 Quill3/4 inch Fusion FlatSurfaces:20 inch Double Beaded Narrow Rim PlateOval TrayLarge Rectangle Plaque

Join David in our first ever wildlife landscape painting book. This book is presented in our "Art of Painting" format where we teach you more about being an artist. How to draw, sketch and capture the elements in the painting and render them correctly for color and shape. David has painted these beautiful paintings wildlife paintings for many years, but normally does them for commission and not for teaching purposes. Now, we will step inside the studio and take a close look at the techniques he uses to quickly capture some of his unique looks.Warm grisaille is a technique he will show you on 3 of the paintings in this book. This new technique allows you to quickly set the depth to the painting. David will show you how to warm the colors we have in our Grisaille Kit, to quickly add the colors and interest to the mountains and water. Then, learn how to use some unique palette knife techniques and a few fun large brushes to paint the rocks, trees and grassland. All the techniques are designed to create the atmosphere and artistic perspective that make these wildlife paintings collector's items. Join us in this 4, large painting lesson journey. Learn clouds, mountains, water, grass and trees. Learn how to "see" the objects and render them quickly and effectively keeping the overall goals of the painting in line.As an artist, David always says, if you want to paint roses, then learn how to paint clouds and water. Paint the sea. Being an artist is about learning to see. Once you can see how to render an object of nature, you can paint anything. Come join us on this artistic journey, The Art of Painting.For supplies, please visit us at JansenArtStore.comColors: Grisaille KitYellow OxidePine GreenPhthalo BlueNaphthol Red LightRed VioletHansa YellowBurnt Sienna Brushes: Various Sizes Fusion Flats Size- 2, 4, 6, 8Watercolor Fusion Round # 43/4 inch Watercolor FlatBristle Filbert Size 1, 41 inch bristle Flat# 5 Liquitex Palette Knife