Art Studio Secrets: More Than 300 Tools and Techniques to Inspire Creativity

"This is a book for artists who love to get their hands wet with paint, dusty with charcoal, or sticky with glue." Intended for avid artists of all levels, this outstanding refresher course in creative thinking presents more than 300 art methods for helping artists find a new angle for an existing style or overcome a creative block.

Award-winning illustrator and painter Marjorie Sarnat presents an outstanding refresher course in creative thinking, suitable for artists of every level. In this guide, she shares the tips and techniques she's discovered in the course of her personal experiences and explorations. These 300 quick, easily grasped text passages detail methods for adding inspiration and innovation to your creative process. The new, hands-on approaches to materials, painting surfaces, and texture applications can help you find a fresh angle for your style or break through a creative block.
Every "secret" in this book is expressed in practical terms geared toward boosting your artistic abilities. From sharpening your drawing skills and applying media in unique ways to creating intriguing visual illusions and refining your choices of color and composition, this guide is loaded with advice and fresh ideas. You'll also find cost-saving ways to obtain and manage your art tools and supplies, as well as scores of ideas for making art with creative kids.
Boost Your Creativity: Revitalize your art with 300 quick insights that infuse your creative process with fresh inspiration and innovation. Discover new angles and breakthrough blocks with award-winning techniques, from acrylic and oil painting to mixed-media methods, collage tips, faux egg tempera, and more. Refine Your Technique: Elevate your drawing skills and learn unique media applications to create compelling visual illusions. Each tip is a step towards mastering your artistic expression. Revolutionize Your Style: Explore groundbreaking approaches to painting surfaces and textures, finding the perfect blend of innovation and tradition that resonates with your unique voice in art. Economical Art Solutions: Uncover cost-effective strategies for acquiring and managing art supplies. Make your art practice more sustainable without compromising on quality. Family-Friendly Projects: Engage with creative kids through scores of project ideas that combine fun and learning. Transform art time into a shared adventure of exploration and discovery. Color and Composition Mastery: Gain insights into making sophisticated choices in color and composition to elevate the impact of your artwork. Each passage helps refine your aesthetic decisions, pushing your work to new heights. Marjorie Sarnat's Expert Guidance: Author and illustrator Marjorie Sarnat has created an invaluable resource for any artist's toolkit. An award-winning mixed-media artist, Sarnat developed her love of patterns as a textile designer, which led to her fanciful coloring book styles.