Painter S Quick Reference Santas Snowmen

The perfect reference for painters! Fast instruction and inspiration is at your fingertips! Jam packed with a large collection of bright and colorful, fun-to-paint Santas and snowmen, you will get lots of quick, fresh and new ideas for your holiday gifts and decorations. The range and variety of designs is like no other book! This accessible guide provides over 350 color photos and step-by-step instructions with easy-to-use painting techniques. In addition, you'll find 24 projects - from whimsical and comical snow-people to traditional and charming Santas of all shapes and sizes. This invaluable combination of painting demonstrations and grab bag of ideas is guaranteed to bring you success in all of your work.

Presents a collection of Christmas ornaments and craft ideas with patterns and complete instructions for painting and decorating them.

Paint Your Way through the Year! Paint something happy and heartwarming for every holiday and season. Painting Heartwarming Holidays by Jamie Mills-Price gives you all the inspiration and guidance you need. From designs that celebrate every major holiday to lovely landscapes highlighting the beauty of each season, you'll delight in these 12 charming projects in acrylics. Whether you're a beginning painter or a more experienced artist looking for new challenges, you'll find this book has plenty to offer. Each design gives instruction that not only covers the simplest strokes in colorful detail, but also provides ideas and techniques for pushing your creative potential to new heights. You'll find: Whimsical designs for celebrating Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Independence Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas, plus all four seasons Traceable patterns, color mixing information and complete materials lists Instructions for preparing and painting on all kinds of surfaces, including wood, metal, ceramic bisque, glass and paper A special section on designing that shows you how to "build" your own unique compositions You can follow the step-by-step instructions to recreate Jamie's playful designs exactly as they're shown or change the colors and elements to match your own d?cor and creative spirit. Either way, you'll find Painting Heartwarming Holidays to be instantly gratifying. Why wait? Begin a yearlong celebration in painting today!

Tole painting refers to decorative floral designs applied to tinware, traditionally on trays, coffeepots, teapots, cups, mugs, canisters, document boxes, and match safes. In this book, acclaimed painter Pat Oxenford provides guidance on the tools and materials needed to get started, tips on preparing tin for painting, and techniques for pulling the basic strokes that are the foundation for creating designs. Step-by-step photographs and detailed directions are included for using the strokes to create a variety of folk-art flowers and then several complete projects. A gallery of painted tinware offers inspiration.

Through her media appearances and seminars, Priscilla Hauser has become the ambassador of decorative painting and a much sought-after teacher. If you don’t have five days to attend her class, do the book version of her “quick-fix” program at your convenience. Try Hauser’s unique approach to brush strokes and proper preparation of surfaces, and learn her distinctive pen-and-ink and fabric painting techniques. Then you’re ready for 14 projects that take just a few hours to complete, including Fish on a Tin Tub, Sunflowers Coat Rack, and Ladybug Garden Set. A Main Selection of the Crafter’s Choice Book Club.