Techniques of the World's Great Painters (A QED Book)3 reviews Waldemar Januszczak Book Sales, 1993 Review of painters' secrets from Giotto to David Hockney. + Must be reprinted + TechniquesOfThe World'sGreatPainters Positively eye opening! As a watercolorist making the transition to oil, I received many wonderful insights that helped me confirm the direction I want to take with this difficult yet rewarding medium. Great for anyone starting in oils or who has painted for years and just wants to see "how the ...             Rene Magritte 1898-1967: Thoughts Rendered Visible (Basic Art) (Basic Art)5 reviews Marcel Paquet Taschen, 2000 A Great Book For Anyone + Good insight to the artist + ONE OF THE MASTERS OF SURREALISM + those apples look delicious + A Great Book For Anyone             Problem Solving for Oil Painters: Recognizing What's Gone Wrong and How to Make It Right38 reviews Gregg Kreutz Watson-Guptill, 1997 Problem solving for oil painters + Mostly good + For serious beginners or intermediate painters An excellent clearly written informative book. Will be much referred to and treasured for many years. Thankyou Mr. Kreutz             The Encyclopedia Of Oil Painting Techniques: A Comprehensive Visual Guide to Traditional and Contemporary ...3 reviews Jeremy Galton Sterling, 2002 This book is very thorough, and well illustrated. + Just what I had hoped it would be! + Very Helpful This book is a very complete introduction to painting and the many various ways paint can be applied to a surface. The thing I liked best about this book is that it uses more then one artist to illustrate the different painting applications. I have had this book for years and it is my favorite ...             Gustave Courbet: 1819-1877 (Taschen Basic Art)1 review Fabrice Masanes Taschen, 2006 Great value! A great overview, especially for 10$. The reproductions were of a high quality and the text was pretty good too. The only thing lacking was close-ups of the work so you could see the painting technique which I'd have really liked.             Drawing and Painting Animals: How to Capture the Essence of Wildlife in Your Art7 reviews Edward Aldrich, Bonnie Iris Watson-Guptill, 2001 A really great book + ANIMAL ART + Drawing and Painting Animals + BLOWN AWAY             Renoir's Women1 review Ann Dumas, John Collins Merrell, 2005 what a beautiful book! i purchased this book after viewing this exhibition and i must say it includes alot of paintings that were not in the exhibit and all that were. the reproductions are beautiful, the text is very informative, however, i wish some of the images were larger. nonetheless, definately a incredible ...             Giotto to Durer: Early Renaissance Painting in the National Gallery (National Gallery London Publications)3 reviews Jill Dunkerton, Susan Foister, ... Yale University Press, 1994 superb introduction to renaissance painting + Great review of Renaissance painting + Wonderful book with necessarily limited scope We are used to looking at "old Master" painting as if it were just a matter of style, but the truth is that Renaissance art was in important respects the product of a revolution in the use of binding media (water and egg yolk for tempera; oils) for pigments, and in the prepared surfaces (wood ...             The Cat in Art4 reviews Stefano Zuffi Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2007 FOR CAT LOVERS AND ART AFICIONADOS + Great gift for a cat lover! + Outstanding and well written + An illustrated portrait of the cat in society             Rembrandt: The Painter at Work13 reviews Ernst van de Wetering University of California Press, 2000 Absolutely Essential + Wonderful book + Rembrandt is the great master + Brilliant             British Portrait Miniatures (Fitzwilliam Museum Handbooks)1 review Graham Reynolds Cambridge University Press, 1998 British Portrait Minitures This book is a review of the images and techniques of miniature painters, limners, from the 1500's to 1900's. I found it to be full of interesting bits of technical information as well historic and antidotal information as well. it has beautiful color images of the miniatures and was very ...             Mary Cassatt: Oils and Pastels (Watson-Guptill Famous Artists)2 reviews E. John Bullard Watson-Guptill, 2000 A collection of the work of a trailblazing female artist Mary Cassatt was truly a pioneer in the art world, paving the way for women to branch out beyond the "female domain." Her art career began in 1872, when her first painting was exhibited in Paris. During her career, she was deeply appreciated in France, but largely ignored in her native United ...             Late Titian and the Sensuality of Painting1 review Sylvia Ferino-Pagden, Giovanna Nepi Scire Marsilio, 2008 A Visual Feast I had a chance to see this show in Vienna, but had to cancel for health reasons. The only bad thing about this book is that it reminds me of what a great exhbition I missed. Text runs the gamut from biographical essays to very detailed considerations of technique. The illustrations are large and ...             Thomas Gainsborough2 reviews Harry N. Abrams, 2003 To remember past emotions... + A Great Artist This catalogue contains beautiful reproductions of all the drawings and paintings from the last great Gainsborough's exhibition. It helps to remember the emotions I've felt in front of the true works. Every notice is sensitive and informative. And all texts are from eminent specialists. I just ...             Oil Painting Secrets from a Master: 25th Anniversary Edition34 reviews Linda Cateura Watson-Guptill, 1995 Great Book! + good tips and tricks + Outstanding book for intermediate or advanced painters + Great Companion             Classical Painting Atelier: A Contemporary Guide to Traditional Studio Practice9 reviews Juliette Aristides Watson-Guptill, 2008 Oh . . . My . . . God . . . + A good general book + A book of essential advice for any painter + greatness + Seminal and essential!             Traditional Oil Painting: Advanced Techniques and Concepts from the Renaissance to the Present17 reviews Virgil Elliott Watson-Guptill, 2007 Excellent Reference Book + must have book + Traditional Oil Painting: A Wonderful Book + A Very Profound,,Teaching book on Oil painting             1000 Masterpieces of European Painting: From 1300 to 1850 (Art & Architecture)2 reviews Christiane Stukenbrock, Barbara Topper Konemann, 2000 Wonderful! A really well designed book + Great book for great minds! What is great about this book is that many of the iamges are shown quite large, and quite a few paintings are shown in their entirety but also as enlarged detail views so you can really see the brushstrokes etc. which was just what I was after. They also fit in quite a lot of written information ...             Rubens: A Master in the Making (National Gallery London Publications)2 reviews David Jaffe, Elizabeth McGrath Yale University Press, 2005 The young Rubens + Very Good, almost as the one in the National Gallery The greatest achievement of this book is its numerous large, high quality color prints (No annoying B&W reproductions). There is not a page in this book wihout a reproduction, whether it be a painting or one of the many drawings, there is always something of Rubens' to amaze your eyes. The text ...             Velazquez: The Technique of Genius13 reviews Jonathan Brown, Carmen Garrido Yale University Press, 2003 Better than a museum + Awesome close-ups! + Wonderful Insights Into Velazquez's Works + Oh Velázquez, old magician, I know your tricks !!