Basic Flower Painting Techniques in Watercolor Reviews
Basic Flower Painting Techniques in Watercolor (Basic Techniques Series)
Basic Techniques books offer comprehensive, step-by-step instruction from top North Light artists. Beginners will find information on materials and tools, actual painting techniques, and tips on making the most of each medium.
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How to Paint Living Portraits (North Light Classics)
Roberta Clark’s How to Paint Living Portraits is a practical and in-depth approach to portraiture. You’ll work through a series of detailed drawing exercises of the face, body and clothing as a basis for painting lively, successful portraits in watercolor and oil. The book Includes 24 step-by-step exercises and additional techniques and exercises show how to stage interesting lighting situations, use different mediums, avoid common errors and capture a subject’s unique likeness.
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Great Reference, But Beginners Beware,
Caveat: this title may attract the novice, but “Basic” shouldn’t be confused with “Beginning.” If you are have a limited palette and are not yet conversant with terms like “charging color,” “thirsty brush,” and “modeling,” the demonstrations may be frustrating.
That being said, the book is a joyful compendium of fine work by accomplished artists. Many examples are featured in the _Splash_ series. Demonstrations are varied, detailed, and challenging (although the section on special effects with cotton swabs is a bit long).
As a reference or idea-generator, the book is excellent. The editor has thoughtfully included sketches for constructing single blossoms, composite flowers, stems, leaves, weeds, and wild grasses. For the adventurous, she also includes articles on techniques with crumpled paper, compositions, acetate, acrylic, and airbrush.
I would recommend this book highly for an advanced beginner who is interested in exploring florals in more depth, or for the more accomplished artist who seeks a comprehensive overview of the subject.
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|I have many flower books, but this one by far is the best.,
After purchasing many watercolor books on flowers and realizing they just didn’t fit my needs, I was hesitant to purchase another one. But after seing Basic Flower Painting, I succumbed and am thrilled with the instructions and the step by step demos that are the most helpful of all. The price is so reasonable for what is provided in the content, and the colors are as vibrant as in a much more expensive book. I couldn’t ask for anything more. I recommend it to any level artist whether beginner or advanced. There’s something for everyone in it.
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|Simply one of the best flower painting books ever published,
If you really want to learn about flower painting, This is one book you simply cannot do without ! This book REALLY teaches you the basics step-by-step. It is beautifully illustrated and will give you the necessary knowledge in learning how to paint flowers with the help of different artists. There are very few books on flower painting that will give you this much demonstration, tips & techniques plus beautifully painted flowers that are painted so realistically that you can almost smell them.
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|“…a standout, user-friendly instructional book..”,
A workshop guided by a master painter of portraits. Robert Carter Clark sets out here to teach you thoroughly from her professional experience, without cutting corners or resorting to caricature. Fully one-half of this fine book is given to draftsmanship. She begins with proportions of the head (male, female & infant) in Chapter One, then moves on to drawing features — with special attention given to the windows of the soul, the eyes. Chapter Three is dedicated to drawing the body. In Chapter Four, Ms. Clark presents the difficult skill of capturing fabric folds. Chapter Five covers lighting for four different views. Charcoal portraiture comes next, then using color, stepping through hue, value, intensity, & flesh & hair tones.
Finally, she devotes chapters to painting portraits from life in oils & in watercolors. Oil techniques include wet-into-wet, monotone, & glazing.
“How to Paint Living Portraits” is a standout, user-friendly instructional book within a genre glutted with volumes that can be too light or too dense, or promise too much, too quickly. Roberta Carter Clark cooked this one right. She’s an excellent teacher.
Bob Rixon, Pearl Art & Crafts
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|Very Informative.,
Great for anyone that has some experience in painting but is just beginning portraits. Detailed step-by-step instructions work you through the process. Lots of illistrations and color pictures.
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|Incredible techniques,
I work for an artist who owns a gallery in Lahaina, Maui for over 12 years & has a 30 year reputation as a respected International artist. As a budding artist, myself, I requested Jim Kingwell to critique’ a painting of mine that was in progress – he handed me Roberta’s book and told me that she was his teacher and great influencer in painting. After a few days I re-emerged from the book with a painting that captured not only the subject, my mother, but also captured the emotions I wanted to communicate. Jim could proceed to help me with small refinements…then he asked for the book back. He jokingly referred to it as his “bible”. I since have ordered my own and Roberta’s book on capturing children’s portraits! A must have! Incredible guidance and techniques. Mahalo.
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