The Elements of Landscape Oil Painting: Techniques for Rendering Sky, Terrain, Trees, and Water : Book by Suzanne Brooker
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Landscape painting is one of the most popular subjects for painters working in the medium of oils - from classic masters to contemporary artists. In The Elements of Landscape Oil Painting, established Watson-Guptill author and noted instructor/painter Suzanne Brooker presents the fundamentals necessary for mastering landscape oil painting, breaking landscapes down into component parts: sky, terrain, trees, and water. Each featured element builds off the previous, with additional lessons on the latest brushes, paints, and other tools used by artists. Key methods like observation, rendering, and color mixing are supported by demonstration paintings and samples from a variety of the best landscape oil painters of all time. With The Elements of Landscape Oil Painting, oil painters looking to break into landscape painting or enhance their work will find all the necessary ingredients for success.
Hardcover: 208 pages
ISBN-13: 978-0804137553
Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 2.1 x 28.7 cm
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| Product Code | BKG176 |
|---|---|
| To Use With | Oil |
| Quality | Excellent |
| Quantity : Pack | Single |
| Vegan | Vegan |
| Books & Magazines : Subject | Landscape, Painting |
| Books & Magazines : Author/Artist | Suzanne Brooker |
| Weight (kg) | 1.190000 |
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Based on the cover, I thought this a more "coffee table" book which I actually prefer. As an advanced beginner, I tend to look at paintings and enjoy using them as inspiration to paint my own adaption. Of course, a few tutorials or explanations are also great so I can explore new or various techniques. This book is fantastically thick but it's very text heavy. Brooker spends a fair amount of time on drawing techniques (which I mastered long ago and really bought this book so I could learn more about oil painting), and she also talks a lot about toned backgrounds, brushstrokes, colors... very basic beginner stuff. However, there is a wealth of great info in these pages, even for the intermediate artist, if one takes time to sort through it all. In summary, this book is small on photos and inspiration but large on instruction, so if that's what you want, you'll greatly benefit from it!