This book introduces artists to the basic principles of painting in all the major mediums - watercolour, oil, acrylic and pastel. It introduces the tools and materials needed for working in each, along with the fundamentals of drawing and painting. The book includes discussions on light, dimension, value, volume, perspective, form and subject choice. Practice exercises include painting a still life with two colours, painting a seascape with three colours, and painting a landscaoe with a full palette.
- ISBN10 0823018261
- ISBN13 9780823018260
- Publish Date 1 September 1991
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 2 October 2009
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Watson-Guptill Publications
- Imprint Watson-Guptill Publications Inc.,U.S.
- Format Paperback
- Pages 112
- Language English