Books
Inspiration and Guidance for Any Artist
Dive deeper into the world of creativity with my books! Packed with tips, techniques, and inspiration, each book is designed to help you explore and expand your artistic skills. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced artist, there’s something here to spark your imagination and guide your creative journey.
2022
Book Release
Landscape As Story (Revised)
Directions for Creating Expressive Landscapes
Chapters in this book are:
- 3D Principles
- Aerial Perspective
- Compositional Considerations
- The Horizon Line
- Colour (hot/cool; tone; limited palette; unifying; key; underpainting etc)
- Concept/Composition/Creation
- Techniques (underpainting with texture and colour; collage; printing; stamping; stencilling; drawing on canvas; texture mediums; acrylic washes; glazing; dry brushing; photo transfer etc)
- Preparing and Reusing Papers and Canvases
- Using Pastel Wet
- Pastel on Canvas
- Progressions:
- 1. Progression of a Mixed Media Work on Canvas.
- 2. Progression of a Pastel Work on Tissue-collaged Paper.
- 3. Stretching Watercolour Paper.
- 4. Progressions of a Pastel Work on Collaged Watercolour Paper.
- 5. Progression of an Acrylic Work on Canvas.
- 6. Notes on Acrylic Paint.
- 7. Progression of an Abstract Pastel on Canvas.
- 8. Notes on Art Spectrum Pastel Primer.
- 9. Progression of Oil on Canvas.
2020
Book Release
Details
Title: Using Chroma Art Materials
Price: $35.00 + postage and handling (AU)
Postage and handling for one book: $10.00 (for anywhere within Australia)
Postage and handling for one book overseas: $24.00
Postage and handling for two books overseas: $38.00
(The above prices are in Australian dollars).
Where to find Tricia’s Books in Queensland
Using Chroma Art Materials
Tips and Techniques for Creating Art
Tricia’s new book includes chapters on the Atelier painting mediums, Gesso, collage, and many more techniques. This along with several progressions of paintings to illustrate the uses and techniques, and examples of different ways to create paintings you’ll be creating before you know it.
The list of materials covered in the book are:
- Atelier Gesso and Jo Sonja Black Gesso
- Thick, Middle, Middle Fast and Thin Painting mediums
- Atelier Regular, Gloss, Heavy Gel (Satin) and Heavy (Gel) texture mediums and Modelling Compound
- Atelier Binder Medium and Pouring Medium
- Atelier Interactive Acrylic paint
- Atelier Free Flow Acrylic paint
- Jo Sonja Polyurethane Indoor/Outdoor Satin Varnish
- Chroma Gloss Solvent Finishing varnish
- Chroma Incredible Brush Cleaner
- Atelier Fine Mist Water Sprayer
There are several progressions in the book showing art works from the beginning to their completion.
Included are tips and directions for various processes in painting.
Included are tips on techniques for example, collage.
There are exercises to improve your application of painting techniques for example, glazing.
Queensland Stockists
Browse and Purchase In QLD Stores
To avoid postage and handling costs, my books are also available for $35 at the following QUEENSLAND locations:
