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Celtic Fantasy in Watercolour (Fantasy Art)

Celtic Fantasy in Watercolour (Fantasy Art)
By Stuart Littlejohn

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Strikingly beautiful paintings based on Celtic fantasies will be realized with the watercolor techniques demonstrated in this helpful how-to book. Beginning with material and equipment selection, the book offers step-by-step instructions to the basic painting techniques, featuring notes throughout on Celtic folklore and symbolism. The book also offers specialized details for drawing Celtic figures, including dedicated sections on hair, clothing, and ornamentation. The instructions are supplemented by two stunning projects that emphasize richness and detail, plus dozens of additional ideas that will fire the imagination of both amateur and sophisticated painters and have them creating their own customized Celtic art projects.


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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #164840 in Books
  • Published on: 2008-07-01
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 48 pages

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"Search Press are quietly building up an excellent little series on practical fantasy art."  —artbookreview.net



"Attractive enough to whet the appetite for more, whatever aspect of the Celtic world the reader desires to have more of."  —MyShelf.com


"Another from the fantasy art series, really useful tips for anyone interested in fantasy paintings."  —JeanneZelos.com


"Filled throughout with full color images and step-by-step pictures."  —Pentacle



"Full of useful information for anyone who is interested in creating their own Celtic themed art work."  —Pentacle

About the Author

Stuart Littlejohn is a painter, illustrator, and teacher who specializes in the myths, legends, and spiritualities of ancient civilizations. He is a member of the British Visionary Artists Group.


Customer Reviews

Very Nifty4
This book has a lot of very nice pictures in it that show amazing design elements. I disliked how often the author sidetracked into symbology and history, but the parts actually about watercolor were well done. Great book for referencing style.

what a dissapiontment1
when i ordered this book i was hoping for a book that would help me put the beauty of traditional celtic art into my fantasy paintings. boy was i dissapionted. there was barely any true celtic art in the book and what was there lacked the beauty inharent in true celtic art. run away from this book. don't make my mistake and buy the thing.