Eileen Clark
Painting the Mountain Landscape
Painting the Mountain Landscape
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To capture the grandeur, character, and tranquility of mountains in paintings, this practical book offers step-by-step instructions, advice, and techniques. It covers choosing mediums, brushes, surfaces, color palettes, incorporating different features, capturing light effects, injecting mood, and creating effective compositions. With illustrations and detailed exercises, it is a valuable guide for artists and nature enthusiasts alike.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 176 pages
Publication date: 26 April 2021
Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd
Many artists yearn to capture the grandeur, character, and tranquility of mountains in their paintings. This practical book provides a comprehensive guide to portraying the magnificence of mountains and reproducing the magic of a scene. With step-by-step instructions and clear, detailed advice throughout, it guides painters through the techniques to express their own vision and capture one of the greatest scenes of the natural landscape.
The author's deep understanding and love of mountains shine through the text and the paintings. The book offers advice on choosing mediums, brushes, and surfaces, as well as using a limited color palette for both en plein air and studio painting. It incorporates different features of the mountain landscape, such as crags, slopes, rocks, lakes, woodlands, cottages, animals, and figures, to add life and interest to a painting. The author also captures the transient and often dramatic effects of light on the mountain landscape, including the special magic of sunsets.
Incorporating mood into a painting is another key aspect covered in the book. The author provides specific advice on painting sky, water, and trees, and tips on using them in an effective composition. Step-by-step, illustrated, and detailed exercises show how to work down from the sky to the foreground, add detail, enrich hues, and increase contrast between light and shade.
This book is a handy guide for all artists and an inspiration to everyone who loves mountain scenery. It provides a wealth of knowledge and techniques to help painters capture the beauty and essence of mountains in their artwork. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced artist, this book will help you unlock your creativity and create stunning mountain paintings that will inspire and captivate viewers for years to come.
Weight: 666g
Dimension: 221 x 280 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781785008443
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