The Landscape Painter's Essential Handbook
Author(s): Joe Francis Dowden
This is a unique artist's reference offering easy-to-follow, ingenious ideas and techniques for painting 50 popular landscapes in watercolour.The 50 landscapes range from a gentle flower-filled meadow and hazy summer mountains, to a dramatic cliff scene and a rippling stream in sunshine.Each landscape is explored within a hardworking spread through exercises, step-by-step sequences and easy-to-follow instructions; master the principle and technique, and finish with the watercolour painting exercise.The comprehensive introductory section covering basic materials, techniques and colours makes this an indispensable reference for all artists.
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Joe Francis Dowden is a well-known artist, tutor and author specialising in realism in watercolour. He writes for A&I and Painting World magazines and Paint magazine (distributed to 32,000 members of the SAA). Joe's work has appeared in several partworks, DVDs and on TV, including a demonstration of landscape painting in situ on BBC's UK Style channel. Joe lives in Worthing.
Introduction/How to use this book; SECTION 1: The Basics; Materials; Formats and Tone; Perspective; Composition; Washes; Colour; SECTION 2: 50 Landscapes; 1. The Land; 2. Trees; 3. Skies; 4. Mountains; 5. Inland Water; 6. The Sea; 7. Roads, Bridges and Boundaries; Index.
General Fields
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- : 44985
- : 44985
- : 0.435
- : 25 January 2008
- : 222mm X 222mm X 11mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : Joe Francis Dowden
- : Paperback
- : 2nd Revised edition
- : 751.422436
- : 128
- : 200 illustrations
