The Artist's Bible: Essential Reference for Artists in All Mediums

The Artist's Bible is a wonderful reference for any experienced or novice artist. Whatever medium you prefer€”pastel, watercolor, oil, acrylic, multimedia€”this book, with its themed sections, provides tips, trade secrets and time and money savings advice that you can't afford to be without.

Crammed with over 400 ingenious solutions to every conceivable painting problem, our team of experienced professional artists, all with many years of painting behind them, share their invaluable advice on subjects as diverse as speeding up slow drying washes, making tricky paint behave itself, creating convincing skin tones and capturing the delicacy of flower structures.

Each tip is fully illustrated with both step-by-step sequences and exemplary finished works, making this book a resource that will have a place on your shelf for many years to come.

Helen Douglas-Cooper is an artist and author. She has studied painting in London and Italy and is currently based in London, where she exhibits and sells her work. She has also written and co-written several books on painting and drawing for leading publishers.