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Creative Kittens Coloring Book

Dazzling Dogs Coloring Book

Fanciful Foxes Coloring Book

Fanciful Sea Life Coloring Book

Magical Fairies Coloring Book

Owls Coloring Book

Playful Puppies Coloring Book

Textile Designs Coloring Book

MARJORIE SARNAT

DOVER PUBLICATIONS, INC.

Mineola, New York

Copyright

Copyright 2011, 2012, 2013, 2018 by Marjorie Sarnat

All rights reserved.

Bibliographical Note

This Dover edition, first published in 2018, is a revised and updated republication of the following two works: 151 Uncommon and Amazing Art Studio Secrets to Boost Your Creative Output, in 2011, and 151 Effective and Extraordinary Art Studio Secrets to Ignite Your Artistic Expression, in 2012, by Jr Imagination, Granada Hills, California. Trademarks mentioned in this book are the property of their respective owners. All trademarks and product names identified in this book are used in editorial fashion only with no intention of infringement of the trademark. No such use is intended to convey endorsement or other affiliation with this book.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Sarnat, Marjorie, author.

Title: Art studio secrets : more than 300 tools and techniques to inspire creativity/ Marjorie Sarnat.

Description: Mineola, New York : Dover Publications, 2018. | Series: Dover art instruction

Identifiers: LCCN 2018032542 | ISBN 9780486826721 (paperback) | ISBN 0486826724

Subjects: LCSH: ArtTechnique. | Creative thinking. | BISAC: ART / Study & Teaching. | ART / General.

Classification: LCC N7430 .S19 2018 | DDC 702.8dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018032542

Manufactured in the United States by LSC Communications

82672401 2018

www.doverpublications.com

To my inspiring and creative friends

and my wonderful husband, daughter, son, and family

Supportive friends and family are my

most precious art studio secret.

Contents

Illustration Credits

The author has an extensive collection of vintage images and illustrations in her personal archive. Unless noted otherwise, that collection was the basis for the illustrations facing each chapter. Images were scanned, optimized, and repurposed from original material chosen from the archive.

Creative Acrylics:Exuberance, painting 2009 by Marjorie Sarnat

Easy Transfer Techniques: Advertisements, The Studio: An Illustrated Magazine of Fine & Applied Art, August 1902

Mixed-Media Methods: Catalog page detail, Our Little Men and Women, D. Lothrop & Co., January 1885

Faux Encaustics: Illustration by Ruth Mary Hallock for The Wind by Robert Louis Stevenson, A Childs Garden of Verses, Rand McNally & Company, 1919

Assemblage & Collage Tips:Transformation, mixed-media painting 2011 by Marjorie Sarnat

Faux Egg Tempera:Easter Eggs as Decorated by the Peasant Women of Slav Peoples in Galicia and Moravia, The International Studio, Vol. 37, 1909

Artsy Effects: Illustration by C.C. Phillips, Life, May 1909

Texturing Tools:Crowdsourcing, mixed-media painting 2012 by Marjorie Sarnat; Legumes, Larousse Universel en 2 Volumes, Tome Second, 1923

Managing Materials: Photo illustration 2012 by Marty Safir

At Your Surface:OMelveny, After the Fire, photograph 2008 by Marty Safir

Composition Rules & Clues: Illustration by Jessie M. King for The Magic Grammar, The Studio: An Illustrated Magazine of Fine & Applied Art, August 1902

Color Tips & Truths: Photograph 2006 by Robert Guenther (courtesy of iStockphoto)

Drawing Secrets: Pen portrait by S. Vierge of Daniel Vierge, The Art Amateur, April 1890

Tonal Values:An Inca Queen and Princess, engraving from an original work by Harry Fenn, Harpers New Monthly Magazine, September 1887

Painting in Oils: Page from D.M. Campana Art Co. Artists Materials catalog, circa 1922

Artist Trading Cards: ATCs by the author, based on illustrations by M.T. Ross in Flower Children: The Little Cousins of the Field and Garden, P. F. Volland & Co., 1914

Finding Your Style: Catalog page detail, Our Little Men and Women, D. Lothrop & Co., January 1885

Creativity, Inspirations, & Idea Sparkers: Illustrations by Ernst Moritz Engert, International Studio: An Illustrated Magazine of Fine and Applied Art, Vol. 75, 1922

Visual Reference: Rearranged illustrations by Irene Rogers using a drawing by G.W. Plank as reference, Art and Life, April 1927

Preface

As an exhibiting artist and a member of artist organizations, I am astounded by the wealth of information about making art that we artists know, share, and discover every day.

No matter how many technique books are written and how many classes one attends, there will always be new twists on old methods, fresh and amazing ideas, and great tips to add to our artistic repertoire. Mix in a steady stream of new art supplies on the market, and it all makes for a rich environment for our creative brains.

Ive been collecting tips and techniques throughout my many years as the owner of a product design studio and working as a textile designer, teaching art, illustrating books, and creating fine art. I love it all. Art Studio Secrets reflects my personal experiences and preferences.

I share my favorite tips and techniques so that youa unique artistwill find some passages to make your own. Of course, no book can capture the infinite bits of artistic know-how out there. Add your own art studio secrets as you travel along your artistic path.

Introduction

This is a book for artists who love to get their hands wet with paint, dusty with charcoal, or sticky with glue. You may be reading this on an electronic device, but no computer tricks and tips are included among this eclectic group of secrets.

Art Studio Secrets is intended for avid artists of all levels. Here are methods to inspire your artistic imagination along with practical tips for managing your materials and achieving the results you want. Many passages are reminders of the all-important basics.

Entire books have been written on the topics youll find in this book. I reduced the information to its essence so busy artists can easily find, remember, and adapt a secret to their creative needs.

Of course, in art there are no rules that will always be true. Let your personal vision be your guide as you find what works for you.