Instead of demonstrations that show how the author paints, The Landscape Painter’s Workbook includes 10 skill-building workshop exercises to help you work through essential lessons on your own. An in-depth review of variation, movement, and active negative space, with illustrations that diagram the action in each example. A full chapter details this special practice, which helps maintain harmony by organizing colors into a limited number of groups. How does the picture format-horizontal, vertical, or square-affect the composition? What are the pros and cons of each? Explore this special type of compositional study, which identifies the underlying shapes and patterns of a composition. What are the three aspects of color contrast that guide a painting’s strategy?
Written by celebrated landscape artist, instructor, and author Mitchell Albala, this richly informative and beautifully illustrated volume leads you step by step through his approach to the genre, from establishing a composition using basic shapes to applying time-tested color strategies, with all-new lessons, practical exercises, and special topics, including: The Landscape Painter’s Workbook is the definitive hands-on guide to the time-honored techniques and essential elements of landscape painting. Amazon B&N Books-A-Million Indigo The Book Depository Waterstones Booktopia
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