Synopses & Reviews
Join noted watercolorist Ted Kautzky as he shares his wisdom on painting the infinitely wonderful details of trees and landscapes. Beginning with the fundamentals of good composition, value arrangement, balance, rhythm, and basic brushstrokes, the book explores ways of painting such important landscape components as trees, roads, puddles, rain, plant life, and fog. Individual chapters are devoted to painting forests, and different types of trees are amply illustrated, from the lush willow to the stately Lombardy poplar. Beautifully presented and filled with valuable insight, this book will be warmly welcomed by art students, landscape architects, commercial artists, and anyone familiar with the author's other popular books.and#160;and#160;
Synopsis
Comprehensive advice on painting landscape components such as plant life, puddles, rain, and fog.and#160;Includes composition, value arrangement, balance, rhythm, pattern, and the structureand#160;ofand#160; trees.and#160;127 illustrations. 16 pages in full color.and#160;
Synopsis
Comprehensive advice on painting landscape components such as plant life, puddles, rain, and fog. Includes composition, value arrangement, balance, rhythm, pattern, and the structure of trees. 127 illustrations. 16 pages in full color.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Materials
Composition
Value Arrangement
Fog and Rain
Road Puddles
On Painting Roads
Useful Strokes for Painting Trees
Painting Trunks and Foliage
The Forest
Ten Varieties of Trees
The Willows: Plate: Willow Road
Evergreens: Plate: Grand Valley, Colorado; Plate: Loch Vale, Colorado
The Maple Tree: Plate: Autumn in Vermont; Plate: Golden Maples
The Birches: Plate: Along the Road in New England; Plate: Birches at Forest's Edge
The Sycamore: Plate: Pennsylvania Farm
The Palms: Plate: St. Philip's Church, Charleston, S.C.
The Elm Tree: Plate: New England Village; Plate: Farmland in Vermont
The Oaks: Plate: The Gnarled Oak; Plate: Spanish Moss
Lombardy Poplar and Aspen: Plate: Aspen Grove, Colorado; Plate: Poplars
Monterey Cypress: Plate: At Carmel Bay, California
Practice Subjects