Product Description

You need only look at a field of sunlit daisies or the elegance of a single rosebud to know why flowers have always been a favorite subject of artists. This book will show you how 24 water color painters capture their subjects' brilliant colors, subtle shadings, graceful shapes and delicate textures. Assembled from some of the best teaching available, this comprehensive, step-by-step instruction will help you create your own, breathtaking watercolor gardens.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #166130 in Books
• Published on: 1996-09-15
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .41" h x 8.55" w x 11.01" l, 1.15 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

From Library Journal
The first two titles in the new "Basic Techniques" series from North Light Books, these books are part of a trend by art instruction publishers to compile previously published works into larger, more definitive texts. Material for these books came from earlier North Light books and from The Artist's Magazine. Basic Flower Painting includes the work of 24 painters in more than 20 step-by-step demonstrations. More than the sum of its parts, it is a sophisticated, comprehensive treatment. Basic People Painting takes advantage of the styles and ideas of 11 watercolorists for a book that is visually rich and highly useful. For portrait painting in other media, see Roberta Carter Clark's How To Paint Living Portraits (North Light, 1990).
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.