The DK Art School

Whether you have taken art classes or never held a brush before, DK Art School will show you exactly how to learn new techniques, improve rusty methods, or master painting skills. Carefully constructed courses ensure that you gain both the confidence and the know-how to create imaginative, beautiful works. The subjects included in this comprehensive volume are Drawing Figures, Watercolor Landscape, Watercolor Color, Watercolor Still Life, and Oil Painting Portraits. The easy-to-follow projects—shown as they were created—teach you all the essentials of each subject and inspire you to go on to more complex techniques. Close-up, step-by-step photographs show artworks being created before your eyes, revealing the secrets of how professional artists produce their work. Offers the widest choice of specific subjects—from mixing watercolors to block printmaking, from tonal drawing to oil painting in layers. Clear, authoritative text written by artists who specialize in each particular medium.