awesome art books

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 31 Aug 2002, and now archived in the Forum Library.

HOLMES	31 Aug 2002
today i picked up a book calledpainting landscapes with water color and it blew me away so i looked at the site and good amount of books http://www.artistsnetwork.com/nlbooks/ for us budding tarot artists who are just starting :O) not so much for drawing but LOTS FOR WATER COLOURS :o) ah no wonder they make the water colour magazine (never eard of it in canada) nut damn good book blew others i saw today out of the water :O) and i feel most others will be the same

jade	31 Aug 2002
holmes, your mother is wrong. you can do whatever you choose to. creativity lies within you - you just need to tap into it! i think a good book could assist you greatly! love jade

kayne	31 Aug 2002
I'm with you Jade - practice, practice, practice. Enthusiasm goes a long way!!! :D Enjoy your new book Holmes!

debins	31 Aug 2002
Holmes, I belong to the Northlight Bookclub. They mail books readily to Canada. As a dabbler in art, I would strongly recommend their offerings. Pursue the joy of creativity! Namaste, Debins.

Phoenix	31 Aug 2002
Holmes, if you are serious about getting into painting, my best advice is to take classes; as many as you can afford to, especially if you want to get into watercolors. This is my primary medium, and it is very difficult to work with. If you have any questions about watercolors, brushes, paints, etc. Please feel free to PM me! Good luck!

HOLMES	31 Aug 2002
i shall take your advicxe to heart two things alas 1 on reserve far from any art lessons 2 I CHEAT use water colout crayons and pencil crayons to do half the work and water to them yet i have no doubt that as i get deeper into the techiques i will get deeperinto themedium and undertand it better

Phoenix	31 Aug 2002
Well no matter what, have fun!! There are lots o good books that are out there, so keep looking! And I can always reccomend good paints to get, I can even reccomend a good starter palatte for you if you want.

debins	01 Sep 2002
...you are being innovative and creative. And you are right about practising and getting into things; you'll get a feel for the watercolours and then you'll have specific things to ask Pollux! Enjoy! P.S. Might the local school have evening art classes? I know that new art graduates often teach for school boards. Namaste, Debins.

Cerulean	01 Sep 2002
How fun! Whatever medium you choose, an exercise that I like is to do the color scales first. Then, for fun, I take the best colorful tarot painting that I know and analyze the colors, using my new set of whatever. You can do this with crayons, brush markers, watercolors, pastels, even snipping segments of collage material (magazine illustrations) to do a light-to-dark palette. It's similar to putting your box of crayons in order or getting acquainted with your tarot. Using paints and studying a tarot picture really is fun for me. Because tarot is about people archetypes, I studied figure drawing and portraiture these past few years. For me, watercolor pens--Tombow---allow me both control, delicacy and blurring capability when doing figure drawings. A few pen colors that replicate portrait sets of skin colors, a set of inexpensive brushes and decent paper. Then you can do your art sketchbook in a cafe or the desert...and later to replicate or touch up, use regular watercolors. I realize most purists frown on mixed media--but use what works for you. And if you're into landscapes, you've got great settings or moodscapes for your own tarot painting portfolio. Sorry if this went on and on---what a great thread! Mari Hoshizaki

amyel	01 Sep 2002
Quote: Originally posted by HOLMES i shall take your advicxe to heart two things alas 1 on reserve far from any art lessons 2 I CHEAT use water colout crayons and pencil crayons to do half the work and water to them yet i have no doubt that as i get deeper into the techiques i will get deeperinto themedium and undertand it better Holmes, as one with an art history degree, let me tell ya' there is no cheating in art! Some of the world's best artists have used very "humble" media. Use what you have - your creativity doesn't know the difference!

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