Washington-based artist Kimberly Adams creates vibrant landscapes using her fingertips. Kimberly studied art while growing up in New Mexico and says her paintings represent her love for nature as well as her adventurous heart. She serves on the board of directors for Parklane Fine Art Gallery in Kirkland, Washington, and teaches finger-painting workshops at Cole Gallery in Edmonds, Washington. Kimberly co-authored Oil & Acrylic Workshop and is the author of Portfolio: Beginning Color Mixing and Portfolio: Beginning Composition, all from Walter Foster Publishing. Learn more at artbykimberlyadams.com.

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Introduction 5

Getting Started 6
SETTING UP YOUR WORKSPACE 9
TIPS, TOOLS & MATERIALS 10
BASIC TECHNIQUES 14

Composition 20
WHAT IS COMPOSITION? 22
CONTRAST & VALUE 28
NEGATIVE SPACE 32
POSITIVE SPACE 33
PERSPECTIVE 34
COLOR 37

Planning a design 38
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN 40

Subjects of a design 46
DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS 48
LANDSCAPES 52
PORTRAITS 62
STILL LIFES 72
FLORALS 82

Turning photos into extraordinary paintings 94
ADDING COLOR 96
CREATING MOVEMENT 104
LIGHTS & DARKS 112
PERFECTING THE BACKGROUND 120

Closing thoughts 127

About the artist 128

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