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How to Paint Like Turner
(Paperback)
Nicola Moorby, Mike Chaplin, Tony Smibert; Edited by Nicola Moorby; Contributions by Mike Chaplin, …
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R514
Discovery Miles 5 140
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J.M.W. Turner is one of the most influential and important British
artists of all time. His watercolours, with their extraordinary
effects of shifting light and dramatic cloudscapes, are especially
highly regarded. This book reveals the secrets of his technique for
the first time, allowing watercolourists to try them out for
themselves. For the first time, this book reveals the secrets of
Turner's technique, allowing present-day watercolourists to try
them out themselves. There is an accessible introduction that
explores Turner's life and career and the materials he used to
achieve the masterpieces we know and love today. The book then goes
on to list the modern materials the twenty-first century
watercolourist will need if they aspire to take on similar subject
matter. Successive chapters look at a particular theme, such as
Sky, Water, Trees, Buildings, People, Animals, Sunrise, Moonlight
and Fire, illustrating each with one of Turner's works. Expert
contemporary watercolour artists then explain, step-by-step, how to
paint a version of that particular picture and how to use the
techniques learnt to paint other compositions. With a glossary of
technical terms, high quality colour reproductions and backed by
the authority of Tate, the world centre for Turner scholarship,
this is a must-buy purchase for all lovers of J.M.W. Turner and of
watercolour painting.
Angela Lord invites readers to develop their own colour insights
with materials and techniques, exploring colours, painting
rainbows, colour clashes, complementary colours, after-images,
painting the colour circle and complementary colours, enhancing
colours, a new colour circle, the interplay of light and dark,
sunrise and sunset, colour dynamics and composition, an overview of
colour through history, watercolour painting and the Steiner
Waldorf curriculum, resources, glossary and references.
Grab your practice book, paint brushes, and discover the beautiful
art of watercolor - no experience required! The ultimate beginner's
guide, Watercolor Success in Four Steps will teach you how to
perfectly paint 150 objects, from fruits and flowers to animals,
household items, and more! Understand the basics of watercolor with
tried-and-true techniques and create beautiful watercolor paintings
in just four simple steps. Each project offers a sample selection
of colors to get you started, followed by approachable,
step-by-step painting instructions to complete each design. Once
you've accomplished each project, you'll be equipped with all the
skills and techniques you need to design and create your own
watercolor works of art!
This book explores images of Venice in the written and visual art
of the multitalented American writer, painter, lecturer, and
engineer Francis Hopkinson Smith (1838-1915). A successful artist
and intrepid traveller, F. Hopkinson Smith spent every summer in
Venice for almost twenty years: his stays in the Italian city
resulted in a large output of watercolours and writings, including
his popular travelogue Venice of To-Day (1895), which featured over
200 illustrations by Smith himself. Despite Smith's popularity
during his lifetime, his reputation as a writer and painter faded
after his death and has occupied only a modest place in the
American canon. This is the first scholarly work to examine the
life and work of this unique American artist, whose legacy spans
two centuries and was grounded in the enduringly popular
fin-de-siecle. This book examines Smith's literary and visual
perception of Venice while illuminating the life and works of this
multifaceted artist, whose works are highly illustrative of the
era's mainstream American culture and its perception of foreign
spaces.
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