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Drawing & Painting Trees in the Landscape

By Claudia , Nice

Book information

Publisher
F+W Media;North Light Books
Year
2011
ISBN
9781440305375, 1440305374
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
13 MB (14150923 bytes)
Edition
1st ed
Pages
159 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Natural history illustration--Technique;Watercolor

Description

In this title, Claudia Nice turns her attention to trees, revealing how to draw and paint realistic, expressive trees, foliage and landscapes in all popular media. This title shows how to observe trees either in the field or in photos, how to accurately draw species' shapes, then interpret colours, shapes and textures on canvas. Step-by-step demonstrations range from extreme textural close-ups of leaves and bark to full landscapes with trees as the main subject. It covers a range of styles from botanical to loose watercolours, and includes colour charts to show how to mix the varying shades of foliage and bark.;Beginning with pencil and pen -- Foliage colours and techniques -- Creating textured tree trunks -- Rugged evergreen landscapes -- Portraying the graceful hardwoods -- Spring flowering trees -- The splendid colors of autumn -- The beauty on winter contours.

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