Author : Ray Smith
Publisher : DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 23,57 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Color in art
ISBN : 9780789432926
Twelve art projects with step-by-step instructions and advice on materials, subjects, and methods.
Author : Kolan Peterson
Publisher : Walter Foster Publishing
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 50,4 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780929261478
These How to Draw and Paint Series books show amateur artists how to re-create a variety of inspiring paintings in Watercolor, from the initial sketches to the final details. Each book features a specific subject and explains a number of watercolor techniques, special effects, and art concepts. And every title explores each artist's particular method of developing a painting and using the medium to its fullest.
Author : Joyce Hicks
Publisher : North Light Books
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 30,15 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781440329579
A full-color guide teachers budding artists how to paint beautiful scenes with 12 step-by-step demonstrations from a master artist.
Author : John Singer Sargent
Publisher : Mfa Publications
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 37,95 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780878467914
John Singer Sargents approach to watercolour was unconventional. Disregarding late-nineteenth-century aesthetic standards that called for carefully delineated and composed landscapes filled with transparent washes, his confidently bold, dense strokes and loosely defined forms startled critics and fellow practitioners alike. One reviewer in England, where Sargent spent much of his adult life, called his work swagger watercolours. For Sargent, however, the watercolours were not so much about swagger as about a new way of thinking. In watercolour as opposed to oils his vision became more personal and his works more interconnected. Presenting nearly 100 works of art, this book is the first major publication of Sargents watercolours in twenty years. Each chapter highlights a different subject or theme that attracted the artists attention during his travels through Europe and the Middle East: sunlight on stone, figures reclining on grass, patterns of light and shadow. Insightful essays by the worlds leading experts enhance this book and introduce readers to the full sweep of Sargents accomplishments in the medium, in works that delight the eye as well as challenge our understanding of this prodigiously gifted artist.
Author : Walter Foster
Publisher : Walter Foster Pub
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 10,57 MB
Release : 2004-02-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781560108115
With this introductory watercolor kit, aspiring artists will discover just how easy and enjoyable painting landscapes can be. The kit provides all the tools and materials needed to begin painting right away, including a full-color project book featuring essential information about watercolor techniques and seven compelling landscape lessons, complete with simple step-by-step instruction and illustrations.
Author : Ray Smith
Publisher : DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 18,80 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Landscape painting
ISBN : 9781564582751
Text and colorful photographic illustrations provide easy-to-follow projects that teach the essentials of watercolor landscape.
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Publisher : Government Printing Office
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 35,50 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Historic sites
ISBN : 9780692536087
In addition to color images from the National Park Service collections, this book also provides brief overviews of some of the site collections, information on artists, and the art collectors.
Author : Michael Reardon
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 43,71 MB
Release : 2016-02-29
Category : Art
ISBN : 1440340862
"No other medium is as magical and enjoyable as watercolor." So says artist and author Michael Reardon. In Watercolor Techniques: Painting Light and Color in Landscapes and Cityscapes, Reardon covers it all, from answers to beginners' most vexing problems (What is the proper ratio of pigment and water? How do I lay down an even wash? Why do my paintings look so washed out?) to understanding the trifecta of perspective, value, and color. He shows how to paint whites that sparkle and shadows that glow and how to conjure the atmosphere of a particular place and time. Painters of all skill levels will see--and feel--the difference in their work. • Packed with expert advice for infusing scenes with light and color • Includes special tips and techniques for painting architectural subjects • Illustrated with inspiring paintings of scenes from around the world • 8 start-to-finish demonstrations show key concepts in action "Light, as it glances off a facade, glimmers off the water or gleams off polished marble, is always inspiring. Color, with its infinite array of hues, is always irresistible. Searching for ways to make them harmonize and tell a story can last a lifetime."
Author : Sterling Edwards
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 47,71 MB
Release : 2010-06-23
Category : Art
ISBN : 1440310165
How to paint your world in watercolor…and have fun doing it! The day Sterling Edwards watched an artist paint an entire sky with three deft brushstrokes was the day he committed to trading his tiny oil brushes and photorealistic style in favor of big, bold strokes of watercolor. In the years since, he's developed not only a wonderfully fresh, luminous painting style, but also an approach that takes the intimidation out of this beautiful but often-mystifying medium. In this book, he shares both. • Initial chapters lay the foundation for successful paintings, from choosing the right brushes to achieving vibrant colors, interesting textures and strong compositions. • Step-by-step demonstrations illustrate techniques for painting rocks, skies, trees, foliage, buildings, water and other landscape elements. • An easy-to-follow, four-step painting process makes for easier starts and stronger finishes, complete with rich darks and sparkling highlights. • Eight complete painting projects cover a range of breathtaking scenes and seasons. Whether you're dipping into the medium for the first time or you're a watercolor devotee on a quest for clearer color and more personal statements, this book will help you make the most of the time you spend with brush in hand.
Author : Jean Stern
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 17,84 MB
Release : 2017-10-03
Category : Art
ISBN : 0847860590
Luminous, gorgeously realized landscape paintings made en plein air by members of the California Art Club over the past 100 years. This volume showcases 200 works by California Art Club artists who have focused on the evocative seascapes, charming seaside towns, and beach communities from San Diego to San Francisco, demonstrating a breathtaking range of natural settings suffused with atmosphere, drama, and light. Since the dawn of the twentieth century, California has been home to artists from all over America and Europe who aspired to depict the state’s compelling natural landscapes on canvas. In 1909, these artists founded the California Art Club, which stands today as one of the most esteemed painting societies in the United States. This volume, which follows Skira Rizzoli’s luminous California Light: A Century of Landscapes, presents more of the club’s distinctive and lush plein air painting, an impressionistic style in which painters work outdoors in order to capture the ephemeral moment when the natural lighting of a landscape elevates an already beautiful scene into something sublime. As observed by W.H. Auden, “Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.” We as a species are drawn to the sea—artists perhaps even more so than others, as beautifully evidenced in this book.
