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Here are some landscape books that are my favorites. They are posted by sequence of their importance from top to bottom.
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The whys and hows of the various aspects of landscape painting: angles and consequent values, perspective, painting of trees, more. 34 black-and-white reproductions of paintings by Carlson. 58 explanatory diagrams.
This is the artist's bible and it is on the coffee table of my top artists. Click on link below to purchase. Type in WCLIVE where it says Apply Code for 10% off.
Price: $8.46 - ( before coupon code discount )
Improving your drawings and paintings can be as simple as learning how to trust your eyes. Learn to portray even the most complex subjects by focusing on what you really see—not what you think you see.
Expert art instructor Carl Purcell shows you how to overcome dependency on the "intellectual brain" and listen carefully to the more observant "artist's brain". This compilation of the best tips and techniques from his previously published books will show you how to overcome artistic obstacles.
You'll learn visual skills and techniques that will make you a better artist, no matter what your medium. Easy examples, fun exercises, and lots of demonstrations focus on shapes, values, designing great compositions and more.
This is definitely a must have book. One of my all time favorites. This book will help you overcome producing boring shapes and make them exciting. Click on link below. Type in WCLIVE where it says Apply Code for 10% off.
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Better design = better painting. Following the principles in this book will eliminate repainting, overworking and frustration by creating harmonious, unified, powerful paintings. All elements of composition are covered. You will learn how to use a viewfinder to determine cropping and framing to create the best relationship of value masses.
Also learn to analyze paintings in terms of color shapes of value, hue, and intensity (also color temperature)—the elements that make a painting. Roberts uses master works as examples to show how the eye moves through a painting. He will include before/after examples to illustrate how using the rules for good composition can improve paintings. Create compositionally successful paintings through 6-8 demonstrations.
Includes a bonus 40-minute instructional DVD
This is the third ace in the hole. The book comes with a DVD. Simplifies general landscape Composition. Click on link below to purchase.Type in WCLIVE where it says Apply Code for 10% off.
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What do you want your landscape paintings to say about the place, the moment? Kevin shows you how to create personal, poetic landscapes that capture the feeling of being there. You'll get seasoned advice on capturing the spirit of place in sketches, field studies and reference photos. Back in your studio, explore ways to relive the outdoor experience, enlarge your ideas, and refine your compositions without losing the vitality associated with painting outdoors. Oil.
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Banish boring watercolors forever! This guide gives you the "power tools" you need to transform dull, flat landscapes into robust, colorful expressions of your artistic vision. Each chapter focuses on a specific strategy for tackling tough challenges, complete with inspiring examples, hands-on demonstrations and instructional diagrams to make these strategies easy and fun to learn. Following this guide's masterful visual instruction, you'll learn how to:
- See beyond "what you see" to develop strong foundations in every composition
- Avoid repainting, overworking and frustration by focusing on a composition's unifying elements
- Become decisive with your values for heightened interest and impact
- Quickly and easily mix a huge range of clean, rich colors—including vibrant grays and greens—with no more mud!
- Put it all together following detailed step-by-step demonstrations of complete paintings from start to finish
Whether you're new to watercolor painting or not, this guide will empower you to push shape and color into exciting new territory. Experience the satisfaction of painting with "power tools" and enjoy immediate results in your work.
I have not read this book but I saw an excerpt from the artists in the Artist Magazine and from what I saw she wrote I would trust this book. Click on the link below to purchase. Type in WCLIVE where it says Apply Code for 10% off.
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Concise, practical, and inspirational, "Landscape Painting" focuses on the greatest challenges for the landscape artist, such as color and metaphor, composition and design, and simplification. 200 full-color and 30 b&w photographs.
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This innovative book includes advice on solving problems, conveying mood, focusing attention, arranging subjects, and making corrections.
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Knowing how to use a brush properly is essential for effective oil painting. In Brushwork Essentials Weber makes mastering each technique easy. He provides detailed, easy-to-follow instructions, step-by-step demonstrations and complementary artwork that highlight each brushstroke as it appears on the canvas. You will also learn how to use different strokes to achieve specific effects, such as lighting, shadowing and more.
This book will help you with brushstrokes and paint application. Click on link below to purchase.Type in WCLIVE where it says Apply Code for 10% off.
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Many artists are intimidated by perspective. However, creating an illusion of depth in your work is actually far easier than color or design when explained correctly. With this book, readers will learn how to create perspective on a flat surface using a variety of mediums. Starting simple, the book covers the theory behind perspective and gradually introduces more and more challenging subjects. Before long readers will be taking on such complex scenes as stairways, curves, and non-rectangular objects.
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In 12 detailed demonstrations, Petrie explains how a simple lead pencil can be manipulated to create finished landscape drawings that rival the beauty of works in any other medium.
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After years of watching watercolorists fumble through their paintings,
reworking them over and over until they're muddy and dull, Sterling Edwards
has developed an easy 4-step process that shows artists of all skill levels
how to create and preserve the luminous qualities of transparent watercolor.
Rather than painting formulaic and predictable landscapes, you will discover
that working within a consistent 4-step structure makes for easier starts
and stronger finishes, complete with rich darks and sparkling highlights.
Includes step-by-step illustrations for painting rocks, skies, foliage,
water and more along with eight complete painting projects.
A 30-minute bonus DVD includes a demo of the 4-step process!
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Whether it's a landscape, seascape, or city scene, David Curtis's paintings capture the beauty of natural light. In a unique instructional guide for professional and amateur alike, he divulges all his secrets: selecting the subject and finding the best way to dramatize form; establishing a mood through medium and technique; and using a color palette that best achieves the desired impact. With these elements in mind, he takes the reader through the creation of several paintings (and includes stunning images of the works in progress and finished pieces), explaining the key choices made along the way.
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Pastel PointersThis book covers everything from the fundamentals to
get you going (how to lay out your palette, create an underpainting,
evoke luminous effects) to inspirations that will keep you growing.
Whether you're a beginner or an experienced painter, this is your
guide to making the most of pastels.
Three Stages for Successful Pastel Paintings DVD. Break up your
paintings into three stages—sensitivity (concept), serendipity (underpainting)
and solve (response and resolution)—for beautiful results. Richard
takes you through the three stages as he paints a lush canal scene.
115 minutes.
Bold Underpaintings for Lively Pastel Landscapes DVD. Learn how to
use underpainting techniques to set up a pastel painting with
exciting results! Watch as Richard demonstrates a wide variety of
methods, then follow along as he applies a watercolor underpainting
with pastels to create a landscape scene. 120 minutes.
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