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You will love this painting book if You are looking for techniques to improve your painting skills You like to paint in oil andor acrylic You have limited time to work on improving your art In Minutes to Better Painting expert and author Craig Nelson will teach you the tips and tricks you need to know to achieve powerful painting results in oil and acrylic With ten stepbystep demonstrations each step timed to the minute youll discover how to focus your efforts on the essence of the subject rather than getting stuck on the tiny details Learn to rely on proven techniques to get the most out of your paintings and stop overthinking the process each step of the way With this book you will grow as an artist in the most efficient and effective way possible In Minutes to Better Painting you will learn to Overcome procrastination and explore new subjects Prioritize your painting effortssee basic shapes first thenthe fine details Render rough compositions before committing your idea to a larger canvas Explore composition color and light effects Draw mass and form not just the lines that make up your subject A Word from the Author How does one become a better painter This is perhaps the most commonly asked question by students of all levels The answer is just paint or brush mileage As simplistic as it sounds its the truth Studying basic principles and methods are helpful but there is nothing like experiencing the feel of it Granted there must be study and careful perception but the old line Practice makes perfect carries a lot of weight here Craig Nelson About the Author Craig Nelson Craig Nelson graduated with distinction from the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles California in He began teaching in and currently teaches painting and drawing three days a week at the Academy of Art College in San Francisco where he is Department Director of Fine Art.
About the Author
CRAIG NELSON is the author of Rocket Men, The First Heroes, Thomas Paine (winner of the 2007 Henry Adams Prize) , and Let's Get Lost (short-listed for W.H. Smith's Book of the Year) .
His writing has appeared in Vanity Fair, Salon, The New England Review, Reader's Digest, The New York Observer, Popular Science, and a host of other publications; he has been profiled in Variety, Interview, Publishers Weekly, and Time Out.
Besides working at a zoo, in Hollywood, and being an Eagle Scout and a Fuller Brush Man, he was a vice president and executive editor of Harper & Row, Hyperion, and Random House, where he oversaw the publishing of twenty New York Times' bestsellers.
He lives in Greenwich Village.
photo: Helvio Faria
