Watson-Guptill Publication

Arts & Activities, Dec, 2004

WATSON-GUPTILL PUBLICATION's Water Color Fairies, A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating the Fairy World, is an inspirational guide to drawing and painting the fairy realm. The book looks at the origins and development of fairy art, and draws upon a wide range of art, literature, mythology and folklore surrounding fairies.

Readers are shown how to invoke the fairy spirit and bring to life the nymphs, sprites and sylphs of fable. Easy-to-follow, step-by-step illustrations and photos enable beginning artists to recreate flower fairies, celestial spirits, and mischievous dark fairies, as well as learn how to capture exquisite detail such as delicate wings and sheer gowns. Artists learn how to turn their brush into a wand and create an entire fairy kingdom in watercolor. Circle No. 386 on the Arts & Activities Reader Service Card.

COPYRIGHT 2004 Publishers' Development Corporation
COPYRIGHT 2004 Gale Group

 

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