Why do My Clouds Look Like Cotton Wool? Plus 25 Solutions to Other Landscape Painting Peeves: Tips and Techniques on Oil Painting Landscapes for Beginners (OIl Painting Medic Book 1) (English Edition) [Kindle-editie] beoordelingen het boek quotes

An oil painting guidebook on painting landscapes. Why do clouds sometimes look like cotton wool in landscape oil paintings? And why do mountains sometimes end up resembling pointed cones topped with cream? Such frustrations and many others are occasionally encountered by professional landscape artists and novices alike, whether it is to capture a bright sunset or the greens of foliage. It is all part of learning to paint. If the issue persists, however, the problem is likely to become a creative block. This is where this book comes in. With no-nonsense and at times blunt advice, each issue is tackled in-depth: a diagnostic of the problem, suggested solutions in the form of recommended art materials and remedial painting exercises. In total, 26 common “peeves” associated with landscape painting are tackled within this book, including why shadows look like black splodges, trees like lollypops and why flowers look garish. In five clear sections, a myriad of other matters relating to landscape painting are explained, such as the colour theory, the rules of perspectives and introductory chapters on the essentials of oil painting, in total, with over countless illustrations and diagrams. Available also in paperback in pocket-sized and large editions. The author has a PCET teaching qualification from Warwick as a well as a BA Hons Degree in Fine Art from Kingston University, London.