Radiant Oils

Glazing Techniques for Paintings that Glow Bring new life to your paintings using transparent glazing. Step by step and layer by layer, this book will show you how to use this classic approach to infuse your work with radiant color, exquisite texture and a breathtaking sense of light. • 5 simple studies focus on using glazes to evoke a wide variety of realistic still life textures—fruits, flowers, silver, glass and more • 5 full-length demonstrations show the creation of stunning still-life paintings from start to finish • Features expert instruction on everything from prepping painting surfaces and selecting colors, to artfully composing light and shadow • Plus an entire chapter devoted to painting strong complementary backgrounds for realistic, fluid compositions Radiant Oils is perfect for oil artists who want to explore the beauty of glazing, watercolor artists who want to try their hand at oils and any painter wishing to achieve stunningly realistic effects using classic, straightforward techniques inspired by the Old Masters.

In these pages, popular artist/instructor Susan Sarback puts aside abstract formulas and presents a different, immediate way to see and paint in color. Through this technique of full-color seeing, artists will expand their ability to see light and color in their environment, and to express this heightened visual awareness in their work.

"When essential oils are put in a lamp, inhaled, applied to the skin, placed in bathwater, or even taken orally, a person can feel relaxed, energized, or uplifted. In this beautifully illustrated book, a holistic practitioner describes the history and physiological basis of aromatherapy, tells how to extract and store the oils, and gives detailed information on 27 of the most important essential oils, including their dosages and beneficial effects."--Library Journal.

This book features selected papers from the 11th Asia-Oceania Symposium on Fire Science and Technology (AOSFST 2018), held in Taipei, Taiwan. Covering the entire spectrum of fire safety science, it focuses on research on fires, explosions, combustion science, heat transfer, fluid dynamics, risk analysis and structural engineering, as well as other topics. Presenting advanced scientific insights, the book introduces and advances new ideas in all areas of fire safety science. As such it is a valuable resource for academic researchers, fire safety engineers, and regulators of fire, construction and safety authorities. Further it provides new ideas for more efficient fire protection.

-- An eye dropper for measuring; -- Eight 100% pure natural essential oils are: Lavender for relieving depression and creating serenity; Eucalyptus for clear breathing and thinking; Mint for soothing; Orange for happiness and lightheartedness; Ylang-Ylang for reducing pain, creating erotic moods, and replacing anger with sensuality and inner trust; Juniper for replacing low energy and anxiety with strength and uplifted spirits; Cedarwood for warmth and spiritual strength; Pine for healing, endurance, and awakening the will to live.

Glazing Techniques for Paintings that Glow Bring new life to your paintings using transparent glazing. Step by step and layer by layer, this book will show you how to use this classic approach to infuse your work with radiant color, exquisite texture and a breathtaking sense of light. 5 simple studies focus on using glazes to evoke a wide variety of realistic still life textures—fruits, flowers, silver, glass and more 5 full-length demonstrations show the creation of stunning still-life paintings from start to finish Features expert instruction on everything from prepping painting surfaces and selecting colors, to artfully composing light and shadow Plus an entire chapter devoted to painting strong complementary backgrounds for realistic, fluid compositions Radiant Oils is perfect for oil artists who want to explore the beauty of glazing, watercolor artists who want to try their hand at oils and any painter wishing to achieve stunningly realistic effects using classic, straightforward techniques inspired by the Old Masters.

Learn how to use traditional watercolour techniques to produce beautiful, contemporary paintings that are full of light, colour and life. Packed with inspirational finished paintings and step-by-step projects, this engaging book teaches you how to use watercolours in their purest form, without the addition of any other media, to create art that has a radiancy and luminosity that cannot be achieved in any other way.