Painting Techniques and Materials

Award-wining artist Lian Zhen shares his unique understanding of Eastern and Western art forms and demonstrates how to combine Chinese and watercolor techniques and materials in 17 step-by-step demonstrations. 79 minutes.

A fun, wide-ranging survey of the international graffiti movement, Graffiti 365 delivers the first real insider's view into the contemporary graffiti and street-art scenes, as well as their antecedents. Packed with more than 600 rare, previously unpublished, or legendary images, Graffiti 365 presents groundbreaking styles and famous "crews" from cities all around the world. It explores the work of important artists, from Blade to Banksy, and styles from bubble to wild. Unparalleled in its breadth, Graffiti 365 also covers different eras, legendary walls and crews, police and public responses to graffiti, and more. The author of Graffiti 365 , Jay "J.Son" Edlin, has been an artist and historian of the graffiti movement for decades. He has written for The Source , Blaze , and Mass Appeal and was interviewed for Jon Naar’s Birth of Graffiti . Andrew "Zephyr" Witten, who contributes the foreword, is the author of Dondi White: Style Master General . He has also written for Vibe , The Source , and Juxtapoz magazines. Author — Jay "J.Son" Edlin. Foreword by Andrew "Zephyr" Witten. Hardcover. 744 pages (with 644 color photographs). 9¼" × 6¼" (24 cm × 16 cm) .

This book provides the new artist with many tips and techniques from experts. The full-color illustrations on each page demonstrate methods such as impasto, masking, antiquing, and painting with a knife. Learn the fundamentals of working with quick-drying paints that form a tough, flexible film —insoluble paints that won't rot, discolor, or crack. Author — Angela Gair. Hardcover. 144 pages. 8¼" × 11" (21 cm × 28 cm).