Free eBooK : Oil Painting For Dummies

Oil Painting For Dummies

The fun and easy way to discover your inner artist through oil painting!

Have you always wanted to paint with oil? Now you can! This friendly guide gives you all the hands-on instruction you need to master the basics. You'll see how to plan a painting, build an image in layers, mix colors, and create the right composition. And you'll practice your new skills by painting a variety of subjects, from portraits to still lifes to landscapes.

• Choose the right supplies
• Develop your design and
• composition skills
• Practice sketches and brush strokes
• Set up your studio and care
• for your equipment
• Work on a variety of compositions

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Free eBooK : The Classic Approach to Drawing and Construction

The Classic Approach to Drawing and Construction

By Bruce R. Bain (Englewood, CO United States)
When I review DRAWING books, the first question I ask is, "Is this for BEGINNERS?" Because I feel an obligation to the book buyer to provide good information, and also to prevent a beginning student from being discouraged, and feeling that they are defective, or ....just cannot get it.

It does not seem to occur to the buyer that many authors just cannot teach. Instinct seems to suggest that that if book gets published, it must contain credible instruction by someone who knows how to teach, and everyone seems to desire to cash in on the Big Bucks market of HOW-TO-DRAW. It may seem surprising that this is just not so. Perhaps as many as half of all drawing books are not very good for beginners. I know. I've gotten familiar with most of the books on the market, and I know what I'm looking for in good instruction.


I've purchased over 25 drawing books from Amazon.com, and own the most popular titles of the HOW-TO-DRAW genre. Walt Reed's "The Figure" rates in my top four choices.

It is not "wordy" and "overly intellectual" nor does it presume to teach ZEN or YOGA, or "Drawing on the Artist in your Brain". This book sticks to the subject and it is darn good.

It is chock full of illustrations, and does not throw you to the wolves; but takes you step-by-step through proportion, basic shapes, and finally, detailed drawing. Of the books using the classical (best) approach to drawing, I rate "The Figure" one of the top five books on figure drawing. The price is "right" too. This book doesn't even cost twenty bucks!

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Free eBooK : Cross Stitch in Blue & White

Cross Stitch in Blue & White

With a few exceptions, stitchery designers toil away anonymously. Showcased here is the work of four cross-stitch professionals, all 37 of their projects executed in blue and white. In spite of the enforced two-color scheme, individual idiosyncrasies are apparent in choice of subject matter, use of style and mannerisms, and finishing touches. Biographies of the four artists reveal personal details and inspirations. Instructions are inclusive; the actual charts and graphs, however, require either strong magnifying glasses or 20-20 vision. Barbara Jacobs
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Free eBooK : Weber's Grilling Guide for Newlyweds

Weber's Grilling Guide for Newlyweds

If you’re like most couples, you’ve already discovered that things change when two lives merge into one. After months of focusing on creating the perfect wedding and planning the dream honeymoon, it can come as a rude awakening that everyday life revolves around things that are a a bit more… everyday. Like doing the laundry. Paying the bills. And eating 1,095 meals a year.

As a single, you may have dined on cereal one night and gone out the next. But somehow a bowl of Cheerios® and two spoons just doesn’t fit your mental image of dining “á deux.” And neither your wallet nor your waistline can afford to live by pizza, carryout, and things that come in bags and boxes alone.

We can’t solve the battle for the remote control or the inevitable frustration over who’s hogging the covers, but learning your way around the grill is a great way to make preparing and sharing meals something to look forward to.

Here’s to discovering the joys of grilling and dining together happily ever after.

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