Natural History Painting: With the Eden Project - Couverture rigide

Martin, Rosie

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1906388490 ISBN 13 : 9781906388492

Editeur : Batsford Ltd, 2009

Synopsis

Learn to capture a wonderful array of wildlife on paper with the help of award winning authors Rosie Martin and Meriel Thurstan.

This book is packed with detailed information on painting the natural world from rocks, shells, fossils and bones to fleeting fish, birds, bugs and butterflies.

All the techniques to complete your own natural history illustrations are included, from learning how to capture colours, impressions, textures and patterns in pencil to more advanced techniques with watercolour such as capturing the iridescence of scales and feathers.

The stunning illustrations will inspire you as you work through the book's practical exercises,helping you to achieve your very own compendium of the natural world!

Book: Batsford . Colour Throughout . 144 pages . Hardback

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

Many, many congratulations to the authors (and their editor) for not over-egging a successful formula and producing Yet More Flower Painting with the EP. And much, much respect to them for proving that they re much more than (very good) flower painters. In fact, the subject matter of their third book is a surprise on every page, partly because you just don t see this sort of thing in painting books but also because they ve managed to turn what are frequently unconsidered trifles into sublime little works of art. There are birds, fish, shells, pebbles, feathers, bark, beetles, rocks, crystals the contents of a compendium of country walks, in fact and they all have the kind of beauty you re often encouraged to look for but somehow all too often fail to see. I don t care if you tell me you d never want to paint these yourself, just buy the book and marvel at what Rosie and Meriel have found (and then tell me you won t maybe just have a bit of a go, y know, just because). At a practical level, because that s what s being pitched here, this is a book about colours and textures and also about finding subjects in the unlikeliest of places. It s about looking, seeing and interpreting and what you can do if you just keep your eyes and your mind open. It s a revelation. --Reviewed by artbookreview.net , July 2009

Using watercolour, pencil and pencil crayons, the artists capture the natural world. Wide ranging in its subject matter, tis book covers everything from bugs, fish, plants, fungi, feathers, bones, birds and much more. There are lots of exercises to follow to hone your own skills. An introductory section on colour shows you how colour works and how to mix colours. Colour charts are given. There are exercises on mixing greens and on layered washes as well as highlights and graded tones. Discover how to achieve texture and pattern. Find out about lino cuts and aquatints and much more besides in this beautifully produced 144 page book. --http://www.karenplatt.co.uk

Présentation de l'éditeur :

This title features stunning natural history painting from dinosaur fossils to feathers, fish and butterflies. It provides techniques for drawing and painting with step-by-step demonstrations. It is written by award-winning authors. From the award-winning botanical painting authors, this is a new book to record more than just the flora of the world, but also the fauna. Recording accurately but beautifully the animal wildlife that surrounds us is an age-old art. The authors, with the Eden Project, show us how to take up the subject and make the most of the revival of this art form. Finding sources from which to draw is not as difficult as it once was. We can visit zoos and wildlife parks, and museums have comprehensive collections of birds, animals, insects, crystals and fossils. All these sources allow us to take the time to capture the true essence of some of the most beautiful things on earth, from dinosaur skeletons, fossils and shells through feathers, birds, fish to beetles, butterflies and frogs. Learn how to paint the subtle scales on a fish, the iridescence of a feather or the luster on a shell.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Batsford Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1906388490
• ISBN 13: 9781906388492
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 144