The Watercolour Flower Painter's A to Z: An Illustrated Directory of Techniques for Painting 50 Popular Flowers - Couverture souple

Fletcher, Adelene

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1844481255 ISBN 13 : 9781844481255

Editeur : Search Press Ltd, 2005

Synopsis

The Watercolour Flower Painter's A to Z From azalea to zantedeschia, this watercolour artist's guide offers easy-to-follow, plant-specific information on how to paint, in a crisp and natural style, over 50 of the popular species of flowers. It includes step-by-step photographs, details, and instructions on capturing the individual essence of the flower.

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Présentation de l'éditeur :

From azalea to zantedeschia, this unique watercolour artist's guide offers easy-to-follow, plant-specific information on how to paint, in a crisp and natural style, over 50 of the most popular species of flowers. It includes step-by-step photographs, details, and instructions on capturing the individual essence of the flower, together with comprehensive information on the appropriate techniques and colour mixes to use. Glorious full-colour photographs of the finished watercolour show the depth and variety of the plant portraits, from the exquisitely executed passion flower to the bold luminosity of the oriental poppy. This book teaches the essential skills of creating realistic structure and form by close observation of the pattern of light and shade on petals and foliage. Watercolour is the most popular medium and flowers are amongst the most popular painting subjects. Techniques and colour mixes are simply explained using over 400 illustrations and over 50 flowers are featured.

Revue de presse :

Feb 06 Each page is dedicated to a different flower in this book, one page for the painting of the flower and the other page for the instructions on how to paint the flower. This is a great help if you have never painted flowers before as it even lists the colours you need to use. If you have been wondering how to accomplish a painting of that elusive flower, this is the book for you covering over 50 popular flowers. A stunning book which helps through all the tough aspects of painting flowers. Read this and you will soon be able to capture the fragility of each and every flower with ease. * minigallery.co.uk * --.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Search Press Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1844481255
• ISBN 13: 9781844481255
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 128