The Basics of Folk Art: Volume 1

Patterns and techniques for decorative painters. Folk Art is based on thousands of years of techniques, and from Jo Sonja and Jerry Jansen’s own love of folk art, they have authored many books to help acquaint beginners with this beautiful style.

• Author/designer: Jo Sonja & Jerry Jansen
• Publisher: Jo Sonja’s Folk Art Studio
• Pages: 95
• Type: Decorative painting book

Perfect for: Decorative and folk art painters, tole painting classes, teachers and collectors.

Their book ‘The Basics of Folk Art: Volume 1’ is a perfect place to begin, offering a comprehensive guide to all supplies, their maintenance, techniques, colours, colour mixing and much more. There are also many wonderful projects, so you can use your new skills. Featuring: Supplies for acrylics, Color mixing equivalents, Optional supplies, Supplies for project preparations and finishes, Supplies for oils, Brushes and brush care, Painting medium, Project preparations, Old tin, Galvanized tin, Old wooden objects, New wood no. 1-7, Finishes, Colour bands, Insets, Borders and stripes, Dividing your painting surface, The Three Steps in Folk Art Painting, Stroke work, Round brush practice, Liner brush practice, Side loading the large flat, Dots, Crosshatching, Lettering, Spatter and string, Color, Variations of painting techniques, Section II: Projects Designs Drawing Lessons, Dot and line progressions, Basic stroke and dot designs, Blessing box, Hen and wooden eggs, The Rosette, Geometric Rosettes, A Stylized Daisy, Slower and Vase Compositions, Two Little Roosters and Hens, Scottish Ribbon, Ball Flower Designs, Color Section, Small Folk Art Faces, A Small Triptych, Wedding Wish, Folk Art Composition Forms, Composition Forms in Use, Double Dutch, Musicians Three, Animals - Animals, “Dumplin”, Fruit, Nativity, Mother Love, Ukranian Florals, Hungarian Compositions, Rosette Clock.

New old stock: our books are new and unused, but many are older or out-of-print titles, so stock is limited.

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