An Artist's Guide to Painting Light
An Artist's Guide to Painting Light
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Summary
This volume teaches readers time-tested secrets for capturing the effects of light in oil and watercolour paintings both in and out of doors. Simple step-by-step projects, with close-up details, help readers to create a variety of subjects with interesting lighting effects.
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An Artist's Guide to Painting Light by Betty Carr
This volume teaches readers time-tested secrets for capturing the effects of light in oil and watercolour paintings both in and outdoors. It starts with guidelines for seeing light, identifying its characteristics, how it falls and how you can learn to use to simplify lights and darks using simple exercises. A series of mini-demonstrations teaches readers how to use colour, value and intensity to capture various lighting situations on canvas and paper. Simple step-by-step projects, with close-up details, help readers to create a variety of subjects with interesting lighting effects including shadowy desert dunes, a moonlit street, a sunlit patio, flowers in morning light and a still life with reflections.
Betty Carr teaches at art workshops internationally as well as running regular art classes at home. Her work has featured in numerous publications and magazines.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780715317150 |
| ISBN 10 | 0715317156 |
| Title | An Artist's Guide to Painting Light |
| Author | Betty Carr |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | David & Charles |
| Year published | 2003-10-31 |
| Number of pages | 144 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |