Watercolor Painting: A Comprehensive Approach to Mastering the Medium by Tom Hoffmann

Written in the 20’s, its reads quite old-fashioned and and is largely without illustrations, but it’s worth siphoning through all the verbiage for the juice. One of the few “how-to” books that addresses the real issues of landscape painting. This accessible book covers materials and gear composition and value the impact of proportion, color, value, line, edges, shape, and texture color light effects and design and the visual idea.Ĭarlson’s Guide to Landscape Painting by John F. ISBN-13: ? 978-0760379356Īward-winning artist and respected workshop instructor Aimee Erickson demystifies how to capture a variety of light effects and guides you in strengthening your plein air skills through practice. Plein Air Techniques for Artists: Principles and Methods for Painting in Natural Light by Aimee Erickson The book features over 45 contemporary painters - over 80 paintings in all - each thoroughly analyzed in terms of shape, composition, an color, with supporting diagrams, thumbnails, and photographs. The book includes 10 exercises, as well as many lessons not included in the first book. Workbook drills down more deeply into topics on shape interpretation, composition, and color. Released in January of 2022, it is the #1 best-selling book on landscape painting at Amazon. Mitchell’s practical and straightforward teaching style is evident in every page of this richly illustrated and beautifully written volume. Workbook is the long-awaited second book in Mitchell Albala’s landscape painting series. The Landscape Painter’s Workbook: Essential Studies in Shape, Composition, and Color by Mitchell Albala

Plus, the most in depth explanation of the underpainting method anywhere, several step-by-step demonstrations, and examples from 40 classic and contemporary painters. It offers a comprehensive introduction to essential concepts like simplification and massing, site selection, composition, and color as it specifically applies to landscape painters. With over 60,000 copies in print, Landscape Painting is considered a contemporary classic. Landscape Painting: Essential Concepts And Techniques for Plein Air And Studio Practice by Mitchell Albala Click on any category to jump to the full list below. Of course, two of them are mine! I’ve organized them into four categories. The books listed here are all part of my own library and are recommended because of their practical content.

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