Paint Landscapes in Acrylic with Lee Hammond

Description

Enjoy the scenery with fast and fun landscape painting! A summer sunset, a bubbling brook, a sea of golden wildflowers like nature itself, landscape painting doesn't have to be complicated to be beautiful. In this beginner-friendly guide, Lee Hammond shows you how to use a handful of colors, a simple three-step approach, and the friendly medium of acrylic to create charming landscapes throughout the seasons; Step-by-step instructions for painting favorite landscape elements--skies, trees, grasses, mountains, water and more--provide endless mix-and-match possibilities; 16 paint-along landscape projects can be completed quickly, using no more than 8 colors each; Basic brushwork techniques, easy-to-learn painting methods, and lots of step-by-step instruction get beginners painting fast. One of the most popular art instruction authors out there with 20+ years of experience, Lee Hammond shares tried-and-true secrets for achieving a sense of distance, evoking mood, painting realistic textures, and much more. everything you need to turn any moment in nature into a personal work of art.;Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1. Getting Started; 2. Understanding Color; 3. Basic Techniques; 4. Composing Your Paintings; 5. Landscape Elements and Techniques; 6. Putting It All Together; Conclusion. Cover Page Title Page Copyright Contents Introduction 1. Getting Started 2. Understanding Color 3. Basic Techniques 4. Composing Your Paintings 5. Landscape Elements and Techniques 6. Putting It All Together Conclusion.