Natural History Painting: With the Eden Project - Rilegato

Martin, Rosie

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 1906388490 ISBN 13: 9781906388492

Casa editrice: Batsford, 2009

Riassunto

With the expert instruction of two award-winning artists who specialize in capturing the primal essence of the natural world, anyone can create lifelike and unerringly accurate portraits of plants, flowers, and wildlife. This book offers ideas on finding an inspirational subject, from natural outdoor settings to local zoos and museums; advice on composition; and techniques for using a range of materials. From learning to recreate the subtle shimmer of a fish’s scales to capturing the graceful curve a flower, every step in the creative process is explained through color photographs and illuminating text.

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Many, many congratulations to the authors (and their editor) for not over-egging a successful formula and producing Yet More Flower Painting with the EP. And much, much respect to them for proving that they re much more than (very good) flower painters. In fact, the subject matter of their third book is a surprise on every page, partly because you just don t see this sort of thing in painting books but also because they ve managed to turn what are frequently unconsidered trifles into sublime little works of art. There are birds, fish, shells, pebbles, feathers, bark, beetles, rocks, crystals the contents of a compendium of country walks, in fact and they all have the kind of beauty you re often encouraged to look for but somehow all too often fail to see. I don t care if you tell me you d never want to paint these yourself, just buy the book and marvel at what Rosie and Meriel have found (and then tell me you won t maybe just have a bit of a go, y know, just because). At a practical level, because that s what s being pitched here, this is a book about colours and textures and also about finding subjects in the unlikeliest of places. It s about looking, seeing and interpreting and what you can do if you just keep your eyes and your mind open. It s a revelation. --Reviewed by artbookreview.net , July 2009

Using watercolour, pencil and pencil crayons, the artists capture the natural world. Wide ranging in its subject matter, tis book covers everything from bugs, fish, plants, fungi, feathers, bones, birds and much more. There are lots of exercises to follow to hone your own skills. An introductory section on colour shows you how colour works and how to mix colours. Colour charts are given. There are exercises on mixing greens and on layered washes as well as highlights and graded tones. Discover how to achieve texture and pattern. Find out about lino cuts and aquatints and much more besides in this beautifully produced 144 page book. --http://www.karenplatt.co.uk

L'autore:

Botanical artist Meriel Thurstan has worked for the Eden Project from its creation. She started the Eden’s Friends organization, as well as theEden magazine, for which she still writes today. Her botanical paintings are shown worldwide.

Rosie Martin holds a gold medal from the Royal Horticultural Society for her botanical watercolor paintings. She is a member of the Society of Botanical Artists.

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• Editore: Batsford
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1906388490
• ISBN 13: 9781906388492
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 144