One Stroke Flowers: How to Create Beautiful Nail Art Flower Decorations With One Stroke Painting Technique?


Book Description

Would you like to create one stroke flower nail art decorations? In this nail art book, I am going to show you how to execute the One Stroke painting technique and create stunning flower decorations. For the sake of this tutorial, we work on natural nails, not on gel nails. But you can use the One Stroke technique in gel nails. However, in this book I'll show you what you have to do differently in order to successfully create One Stroke flowers on gel nails and what you have to do in order to create One Stroke flowers on natural nails. Moreover, you'll learn the complexity of the technique and no matter what colors you choose, you can ultimately create beautiful, detailed, and in depth flower nail art decorations. Filled with step-by-step colorful pictures, I'll guide you through the process until you get it done properly. One Stroke painting technique originates from Donna Dewberry, developed during the 1980s. She was very passionate artist and wanted to remove any intimidations when it comes to enabling anyone with a desire to paint to succeed. However, when Donna was developing this technique, she mostly used One Stroke to create lush flowers and landscapes on canvas. Doing One Stroke on nails in a bit more difficult due to the little space you have to work and the smaller scale of executing the technique and actually designing the flowers. So it takes a bit of practice. If you follow my instructions closely, you can create amazing One Stroke flower decorations fast, like the one you see on the cover of this book. Grab your copy now!




Half Stroke Nail Art Technique: How to Create Half Stroke Flowers with Metallic Effect?


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Would you like to create beautiful flower decorations with metallic effect by using the half stroke nail art technique? Half stroke method comes from one stroke painting, but instead of using one stroke, we alter the method to use just half of what it is. Meaning, half stroke is just a simplification of one stroke without losing the overall effect. Half stroke is a nail art technique no one really knows. We are the first experimenting with it and trying it out. You'll see how it's applied in this nail art book tutorial. For best results, please follow the step by step pictures and instructions to make it all work. In fact, you'll learn exactly what it takes to create the flower decoration from beginning to end on the cover of this book. More importantly, you'll learn how to create such decorations and how they could last longer along with the metallic effect. You'll also learn a small secret of how to use metallic effect onto the nails without getting wrinkles and more. If you are fan of acrylic painting, nail art flowers and designs, or if you are looking for some fresh nail art ideas, this tutorial is for You. Grab your copy now! P.S. Tanya Angelova, the author of this nail art book, has been featured on NAILS Magazine in 2012 and 2016. She has been working in the nail art industry since 2007. Tanya is dedicated to help others succeed in the industry and why not this to be you.




Everyday Watercolor


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A contemporary paint-every-day watercolor guide that explores foundational strokes and patterns and then builds new skills upon the foundations over the course of 30 days to create finished pieces. This beautifully illustrated and inspiring guided watercolor-a-day book is perfect for beginning watercolor artists, artists who want to improve their watercolor skills, and visual creatives. From strokes to shapes, this book covers the basics and helps painters gain confidence in themselves along with inspiration to develop their own style over the course of 30 days. Featuring colorful contemporary art from Mon Voir design agency founder and Instagram trendsetter Jenna Rainey, this book's fresh perspective paints watercolor in a whole new light.




The Painted Cake


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In her practical and pretty book, the leading exponent of this extremely popular form of cake decorating shows the reader how to turn cakes into literal works of art using fondant painted with edible colours. The Painted Cake provides detailed step-by-step instructions for more than 20 projects. These encompass cooking, constructing and painting baked goods ranging from single-level to multi- tiered cakes, as well as cupcakes and cookies. Most featured projects use a freehand painting technique, but templates of design elements are included where appropriate. The book progresses from the simplest projects through to more advanced, and includes detailed information on basic techniques and essential materials and equipment.




Flowerscape


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In this immersive new coloring book, Maggie Enterrios, whose stunning illustrations inspire on Instagram and beyond, gives readers the opportunity to interact with her artwork first-hand and connect with their own creativity. Bold florals pop on every page and leave plenty of room for color, while intricate details keep things interesting. These designs go beyond simple florals, weaving in animals, shells and other natural elements for lush, unique scenes that provide a sense of discovery. It’s been proven that adult coloring books are the perfect way to de-stress, and Maggie’s compositions are specifically designed to delight, engage and provide a haven of relaxation during busy days. Perforated pages and high-quality watercolor paper make it easy to display and gift personalized artwork. Maggie’s stylish, imaginative pen and ink drawings will bring out everyone’s inner artist.




Chinese Painting Technique: How to Create Beautiful Poppy Flower Nail Art Decorations with Acrylics?


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Would you like to create acrylic poppy flower nail art decorations by using a very simple Chinese painting technique? If you wonder how to create beautiful acrylic flowers in nail art decorations, this nail art guide will show you how in a step by step process with colorful pictures. Acrylic paintings are quite effective, but if designed on nails, they are phenomenal. In this nail art tutorial, I am going to show you in detail how to apply the Chinese nail painting technique and how you can use it to create this type of poppy flowers. What you see in the cover of this book is what the end result would be. Tanya Angelova, the author of this short tutorial, has been featured on NAILS Magazine in both 2012 and 2016. She has been a bestselling author on Amazon in 2012, and in the nail art industry since 2007. If you think this decoration is beautiful and want to learn how to do it yourself, grab your copy now!




Everyday Watercolor Flowers


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Author of Everyday Watercolor and Instagram darling Jenna Rainey presents a beautiful step-by-step guide to painting botanicals from lilies to daffodils in a wide variety of styles. Artist Jenna Rainey shares easy-to-follow ways to paint a wide range of botanicals, all in her fresh, modern style that appeals to the next generation of watercolor artists and creatives, from beginners to hobbyists. With gorgeously illustrated instructions for both loose and realistic watercolor depictions of more than 25 flowers, leaves, and plants, organized by form and shape, Everyday Watercolor Flowers is every nature-lover's answer to capturing that beauty on paper.




I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die


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A compassionate, shame-free guide for your darkest days “A one-of-a-kind book . . . to read for yourself or give to a struggling friend or loved one without the fear that depression and suicidal thoughts will be minimized, medicalized or over-spiritualized.”—Kay Warren, cofounder of Saddleback Church What happens when loving Jesus doesn’t cure you of depression, anxiety, or suicidal thoughts? You might be crushed by shame over your mental illness, only to be told by well-meaning Christians to “choose joy” and “pray more.” So you beg God to take away the pain, but nothing eases the ache inside. As darkness lingers and color drains from your world, you’re left wondering if God has abandoned you. You just want a way out. But there’s hope. In I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die, Sarah J. Robinson offers a healthy, practical, and shame-free guide for Christians struggling with mental illness. With unflinching honesty, Sarah shares her story of battling depression and fighting to stay alive despite toxic theology that made her afraid to seek help outside the church. Pairing her own story with scriptural insights, mental health research, and simple practices, Sarah helps you reconnect with the God who is present in our deepest anguish and discover that you are worth everything it takes to get better. Beautifully written and full of hard-won wisdom, I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die offers a path toward a rich, hope-filled life in Christ, even when healing doesn’t look like what you expect.




Historical Painting Techniques, Materials, and Studio Practice


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Bridging the fields of conservation, art history, and museum curating, this volume contains the principal papers from an international symposium titled "Historical Painting Techniques, Materials, and Studio Practice" at the University of Leiden in Amsterdam, Netherlands, from June 26 to 29, 1995. The symposium—designed for art historians, conservators, conservation scientists, and museum curators worldwide—was organized by the Department of Art History at the University of Leiden and the Art History Department of the Central Research Laboratory for Objects of Art and Science in Amsterdam. Twenty-five contributors representing museums and conservation institutions throughout the world provide recent research on historical painting techniques, including wall painting and polychrome sculpture. Topics cover the latest art historical research and scientific analyses of original techniques and materials, as well as historical sources, such as medieval treatises and descriptions of painting techniques in historical literature. Chapters include the painting methods of Rembrandt and Vermeer, Dutch 17th-century landscape painting, wall paintings in English churches, Chinese paintings on paper and canvas, and Tibetan thangkas. Color plates and black-and-white photographs illustrate works from the Middle Ages to the 20th century.




Botanical Line Drawing


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From the artist behind the popular Pigeon Letters website, an easy, no-skills-necessary guide to drawing flowers, leaves, and cacti with 200 step-by-step prompts. Line drawing is an easy-to-master art form featuring illustrative, doodle-like designs. It's used widely among artists of many types with both fine and bold lines, creating different variations. Botanical Line Drawing teaches you how to start with the simplest doodles, building into more elaborate, delicate illustrations. This book focuses on the extremely popular subject matter of the natural world and includes flowers, leaves, succulents, houseplants, trees, branches, mushrooms, and more. These simple line drawings will allow you to branch out and have fun with your own personal style, as well as inspire you to add flourishes to other projects.