Synopses & Reviews
Focusing on the essential subject that all watercolor landscape painters need to master—trees—this guide provides everything from simple techniques for creating quick impressions of tress with minimal brush strokes to more specific trees such as cypresses and palms, and finishes with fully developed paintings of trees. The book features 11 step-by-step demonstrations for painting a variety of trees in all seasons, with plenty of expert advice on individual parts of the tree—including trunks, branches, foliage, and blossoms—for a stunningly realistic end result. Artist Terry Harrison demonstrates the techniques in detail using his own line of brushes, carefully explaining the specific function of each brush, and providing a detailed list of other necessary or helpful materials with special focus on a limited palette of paint colors. This easy-to-follow guide allows artists to build skills gradually, using simple instructions and photographs of each step that make painting realistic trees achievable for artists of all skill levels.
Review
"Terry Harrison hits the nail right on the head with this guide. This isn't a book about how to paint trees, but how to paint trees in a landscape." —Paint (January 2013)
Synopsis
Following on from his successful book Watercolour Trees, Terry presents a new edition of this award-winning title, and includes a great selection of clear, detailed step-by-step demonstrations along with extra tips to show how to paint beautiful trees quickly and easily. He teaches how to paint an impression of trees, rather than showing how reproduce each leaf, and illustrates the importance of understanding shapes, perspective, light and shade, and the way foliage changes with the seasons. This is a book for all landscape artists whatever their skill levels, and anyone who wants to learn more about painting trees whether they are magnificent in their winter habitat, gloriously bedecked in spring foliage, splendid in their summer raiment or stunning when their leaves turn to russet reds and spun golds.
Synopsis
Includes a great selection of clear, detailed step-by-step demonstrations along with extra tips to show how to paint beautiful trees quickly and easily. He teaches how to paint an impression of trees, rather than showing how reproduce each leaf, and illustrates the importance of understanding shapes, perspective, light and shade, and the way foliage changes with the seasons. This is a book for all landscape artists whatever their skill levels, and anyone who wants to learn more about painting trees whether they are magnificent in their winter habitat, gloriously bedecked in spring foliage, splendid in their summer raiment or stunning when their leaves turn to russet reds and spun golds.
About the Author
Terry Harrison is a painter and the author of numerous bestselling technique books, including "Painting Watercolour Landscapes the Easy Way"; "Terry Harrison's Complete Guide to Watercolour Landscapes";"""Terry Harrison's Watercolour Flowers";" Terry Harrison's Watercolour Trees"; "Terry's Top Tips for Watercolour Artists"; and several of the Ready to Paint series.