En Plein Air: Light & Color (eBook)

Expert techniques and step-by-step projects for capturing mood and atmosphere in watercolor

Iain Stewart (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2021
128 Seiten
Walter Foster Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-63322-835-1 (ISBN)

Infos

Take your watercolor painting beyond the studiolearn how to effectively use color and light to capture mood, create atmosphere, and convey emotion on location. Geared for beginning artists, En Plein Air: Light & Color introducesa variety of techniques for on-location watercolor painting. Following a brief introduction tothe basics of painting en plein air and an overview of the necessary tools and materials, you will learn how to choose a subject and paint a compelling outdoor composition using the subtleties of watercolor to create beautifully expressive subjects and themes. Other important topics include perspective, rendering the background and foreground, capturing both urban and pastoral landscapes, mastering color to convey weather and time of day, and much more. From choosing just the right subject to awaiting the perfect time of day, let En Plein Air: Light & Color guide you in your artistic travels as you explore this daring and expressive medium. Painting outdoors is a rewarding, peaceful experience full of joy, adventure, and persistence. Let the En Plein Air Series guide you in your artistic travels as you explore this daring and expressive method of painting, wherever you may be.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.6.2021
• Reihe/Serie: En Plein Air
• Reihe/Serie: En Plein Air
• Zusatzinfo: 300 color illustrations
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Malerei / Plastik
• Schlagworte: Artistic • aspiring artist • barbizon school • beginning artist • beginning painting • box easel • choosing a subject • choosing colors • choosing paint colors • Composition • Degas • en plein air • Fine Art • how to paint • how to paint like the impressionists • how to paint outside • Hudson River School • Impressionism • landscape painting • light and color • mixing colors • mixing paint • Monet • painting for beginners • painting landscapes • painting light • painting nature • painting on location • painting outdoors • painting outside • painting techniques • painting tutorials • painting with watercolor • plain air • plein air painting • plein air pallets • Renoir • Shading • shadows • step by step painting • step-by-step painting • TIPS • traveling and painting • travel painting • Values • watercolor brushes • watercolor paintbrushes • watercolor painting • watercolor painting projects • watercolor painting techniques • watercolor paints • watercolor techniques • Watercolour • what to pack
• ISBN-10: 1-63322-835-5 / 1633228355
• ISBN-13: 978-1-63322-835-1 / 9781633228351