{"product_id":"9781440325342","title":"Simplifying Design \u0026 Color for Artists: Positive Results Using Negative Painting Techniques","description":"When you become a better designer and colorist, you become a better painter. \u003cp\u003ePainting doesn't have to be complicated to be good. In fact, it shouldn't be. Artist and best-selling author Linda Kemp (\u003ci\u003eWatercolor Painting Outside the Lines\u003c\/i\u003e) bypasses all the complexities of design and color to focus on a fresh, simplified strategy for success that features negative painting--a method that uses the space around your subject to help define it.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImprove your painting step by step with projects and exercises that will help your work stand out from the crowd. With \u003ci\u003eSimplifying Design\u0026amp;Color for Artists\u003c\/i\u003e, you'll learn:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eStrategies for creating simple yet effective compositions, focusing on the relationship between shape, space, and color.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUseful tips on color--how to simplify it, mix your own, and work with value, hue and intensity.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTechniques for designing with shape: size and edge, layering, and building dimension and movement.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e18 step-by-step projects in watercolor and acrylic.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e The approach may be simple, but your art will be spectacular!","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154290032880,"sku":"9781440325342","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781440325342_p0.jpg?v=1763790210","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781440325342","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}