A showcase of the versatility of the medium and what’s being done with it today, AcrylicWorks 2 features stunning paintings from 100+ of today’s top artists. Filled with radical techniques, happy accidents and endless possibilities, this 2nd volume of The Best of Acrylic Painting focuses on how artists partner with acrylics for breakthrough discoveries and breakout results.
Dirty dishes, piles of laundry, a dog whining for a walk–everyday annoyances or portals to joy and self-discovery? When life takes an unexpected turn and sends you reeling, is it time to run away or sit still? Part photo diary, part art journal, part essay collection, Ordinary Sparkling Moments explores these questions and more, celebrating the deeper truths that await our discovery in some of life’s most mundane moments. In these pages, author and artist Christine Mason Miller chronicles the sometimes messy, bumpy journey of finding ourselves in the simple routines of everyday life.
The perfect reference for painters!
Excel 2016 All-in-One For Dummies, the most comprehensive Excel reference on the market, is completely updated to reflect Microsoft’s changes in the popular spreadsheet tool. It offers you everything you need to grasp basic Excel functions, such as creating and editing worksheets, setting up formulas, importing data, performing statistical functions, editing macros with Visual Basic-and beyond. In no time, your Excel skills will go from ‘meh’ to excellent.
Brush up on the next generation of MacBooks
Learning how to use a new laptop can be as challenging as trying to decipher ancient hieroglyphics-but don’t let that intimidate you! MacBook For Dummies, 6th Edition is your straightforward guide to all things MacBook, including setting up and configuring your laptop, navigating your way around the desktop, familiarizing yourself with the operating system, working with files and folders, using the Finder and Finder Tabs, working with Dashboard, Mission Control, and Spaces, searching your computer with Spotlight, surfing the Internet with Safari, syncing your data with iCloud, communicating with friends and family with email, Messages, and FaceTime, discovering new apps, and creating and printing documents. Additionally, this approachable, yet comprehensive text offers insight into working with Pages, Numbers, and Keynote, and more.
The bestselling PC reference on the planet-now available in its 13th edition
Completely updated to cover the latest technology and software, the 13th edition of PCs For Dummies tackles using a computer in friendly, human terms. Focusing on the needs of the beginning computer user, while also targeting those who are familiar with PCs, but need to get up to speed on the latest version of Windows. This hands-on guide takes the dread out of working with a personal computer.
It may seem like an eternity since your IT department upgraded you to the latest version of Microsoft Office. Prepare yourself, because Office 2016 is packed with updated features and new ways to increase your productivity in the office! With Office 2016 at Work For Dummies, we make it easy by breaking the content down into over 300 of the most common tasks and operations, providing you with straightforward, simple-to-navigate, approachable information. With four-color illustrations for visual support as your work through the tasks, and then nearly three hours of supporting video, you can choose your path for learning the ins and outs of Office 2016.
Getting a new Mac and not knowing how to use it is like getting a remote controlled car for Christmas with no batteries. OS X For Dummies powers your understanding of the latest Mac operating system through straightforward, fun content that covers the basic features and functions you need to know. An essential text if you’re not already familiar with Apple technology, this resource walks you through the fundamentals of Apple’s Mac OS, shows you how to customize your workspace, work with the Dock, leverage the Finder and Finder Tabs, understand files, folders, and tags, find things with Spotlight, use Mission Control and Launchpad, organize your life through Calendar, Reminders, Notes, and Notifications, and much more.
Linux and other open source software packages can give you an exhilarating sense of freedom in making your computer your own, no matter what you use it for. In this Genius Guide, you’ll learn advanced tips for how to get the most out of the latest distros, and find projects to try out. We take a look at the best distros and software of the year so far, and show you ho to get faster, better servers now. Featuring: Faster, Better Severs Now – Upgrade your computing power yourself. Tips & Tricks – Manipulate data in R and encrypt your emails. Masterclass – Triple boot your system and troubleshoot issues. Developer Guide – Build a Cacti plug-in and build a RAID array.
The classic look of a great black and white photo has an undeniable elegance and a lasting effect. Master the power of monochrome images with the new Black and White Photography Book, and learn how to best approach various principles in photography for better black and white. We teach you the necessary kit, such as cameras, lenses and filters, that will transform your images. We then provide expert advice from the professional photography field to help you capture portraits, landscapes, architecture, street and travel photography, all while picking up essential editing skills. Featuring: Getting started in black and white photography – Everything you should know before getting started with shooting black and white photography. Techniques – Learn how to approach different scenes from landscapes to street photography. Shooting skills – Fine tune your shooting skills from using flash to understanding composition. Editing – Make your photos even better with these vital editing tips.
Back in the Seventies and early Eighties the arcade was king. While videogames were progressing at an astonishing rate in homes throughout the world, it was the arcade in the West and East where most of the biggest technical leaps and bounds were being made.
The only guide you need to get more from your Apple tablet
Find out how to do more with the world’s best tablets. Master iOS 9 features, explore iCloud Photo Library, Apple Music and more! This 180-page guide is packed with dozens of expert tutorials to help you make the most of iOS apps such as Mail, Maps, Calendar, Photos and Safari on your iPad. It also explains how to use iCloud to sync and backup all your files, as well as how to do more with the best new apps on the iTunes App Store.
Featuring more than 650 examples, this third volume of The Web Designer’s Idea Book is packed with visual inspiration for creating top-notch web design. Web design expert Patrick McNeil, author of the popular Web Designer’s Idea Book series, is back with the latest examples of the best design on the web today.
Push Color Beyond the Ordinary
Let go of what you see, and paint what you feel! Brilliant Color reveals a new way of thinking about color, empowering you to push the envelope beyond ordinary realism into bold landscapes full of life and energy.
With this book’s no clutter approach, artists will be tackling two of their favourite subjects – watercolour and landscapes – in minutes. Reid’s quick-start guide gives beginners a basic overview of materials, terms and exercises to get them off to a good start. Then it’s on to tackling more than 25 step-by-step demonstrations that cover all the basic landscape techniques.
A Year of Painting Intuitively!
Stay inspired to create art throughout every season! In Intuitive Painting Workshop, you’ll find a timely expressive exercise for each month, along with seasonal check-ins. In discovering how to paint intuitively, you will learn to surrender to your true visual voice as your personal process of making marks emerges. Using acrylic paint, ink, collage papers, stencils, watercolor, gel pens, paint markers and more, you’ll be gently guided by twelve exercises, taking cues from the process, but carrying each in your own direction.
How to Paint Water!
The secret to convincingly painting water is understanding why water appears as it does–it’s all about the reflections! In this comprehensive book showcasing water in all its natural states, you’ll learn how wind affects water as it goes from a dead calm to gale force winds. As you learn to use the reflections in the water to identify the perspective of the objects, you’ll be able to move away from reference images and paint the water scenes you see in your imagination.
Explore encaustic painting without wax!
Discover 45 innovative ways to use acrylic paints, mediums and a variety of mixed-media art supplies to achieve the look of encaustic without the wax or the heat usually required. Compose and create intriguing works of art with fun techniques that include creating crackles, carving with stencils, making wax-like elements, adding image transfers and so much more!
Discover a simple approach to capturing a world of beautiful skin tones
Discover fresh, forgiving techniques that promise less frustration and juicier results!
Julie Gilbert Pollard subscribes to the “whatever works” school of painting. Not bound by tradition, she shows you how to unleash your watercolors for exciting and expressive results…and have lots of fun doing it! See how a few simple steps at the beginning can preserve the lights, lock in the darks, and allow you greater freedom to let your watercolor do what it does best: move and flow wet-into-wet, creating luminous layers of depth and vitality.
