A combination of examples, mini-demonstrations and full step-by-step demonstrations show the reader how to master the following concepts: value, colour, negative space and texture.A full range of techniques are explored: pouring, masking, splatter, stippling, resists, collage, scraping and more.The basic skills and techniques are incorporated into full-length demonstrations, showing artists how to apply them creatively in order to paint expressive and personal paintings in a variety of subjects (people, landscapes and flowers).Readers learn how to add texture to their art and to their lives.