In a series of progressive step-by-step lessons, the author of this volumehows the reader how to make the colours of nature come alive on canvas.;Eachhapter focuses on a dominant colour grouping, which is then explored throughhe creation of a painting. Each hands-on lesson includes a listing of thexact tube colours used, with tips for mixing and applying them to create theolour effects detailed in the painting.;Readers will also discover howolours in nature correspond with pigment colours, as well as how to mix, usend test primaries, secondaries and neutrals.

"Here is a new book jam-packed with information on color and pigments and painting by the author of Watercolor Right from the Start. Designed to overlap her earlier book as well as to advance into territory of great interest to artists - the subject of color - Color Right from the Start adopts the design, the how-to format, and the progression of lessons that have already proven popular with Page's readers. Thus it provides a familiar foundation for lessons on the color spectrum, why colors produce certain optical effects, what paints are made of, why they behave as they do when they're wet, when they're dry - and much more, all lavishly illustrated." "If you want to construct your own color charts - color wheels for light and for pigments, and color-mixing "maps" - Hilary Page shows you how. If you want to test your pigments for their special properties - how the pigment particles settle on paper, how well the paint serves as a glaze or in wet-on-wet application - she tells you exactly how to proceed." "In subsequent lessons, she focuses on each major hue, from gray to yellow and on through red and blue to green - primary colors, secondary colors, and neutrals. These lessons reinforce all the concepts the author has explained earlier, as she demonstrates the uses of color in specific paintings. Most of these demonstrations develop in a step-by-step, easy-to-follow manner. You will not only understand the evolution of a picture's color scheme, but also follow the mixing and application of the paints themselves. Watercolor techniques are demonstrated to show off the pigments and to achieve desired color effects. It's one thing to read what simultaneous contrast is, it's another to make it work for you in a watercolor that you paint with the pigments you actually own." "Color Right from the Start carefully explains some sophisticated concepts and is written to give artists just the depth of knowledge they need to be well-informed. Beginners will want this book so that they can attain a basic, hands-on knowledge of color. This makes the book useful also as a reference tool for the more advanced artist. Providing all the practice that a beginner needs to fully grasp the magic of color in his or her own work, Color Right from the Start also serves as a lively refresher-course as well."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

The best resource for identifying the particular watercolors you will need for your work. Included in this book are the products of the leading manufacturers of watercolors around the world, including: Blockx, Daniel Smith, Da Vinci, Fragonard, Grumbacher, Holbein, M. Graham & Co., Maimeri, Old Holland Rembrandt, Rowney, Sakura, Schmincke, Sennelier, Shiva, Van Gogh, Winsor & Newton. Each paint has been personally tested and evaluated by the author, and samples of the paints throughout the book illustrate the paints' essential characteristics.

Because nature is so expansive and complex, so varied in its range of light, landscape painters often have to look further and more deeply to find form and structure, value patterns, and an organized arrangement of shapes. In Landscape Painting, Mitchell Albala shares his concepts and practices for translating nature's grandeur, complexity, and color dynamics into convincing representations of space and light. Concise, practical, and inspirational, Landscape Painting focuses on the greatest challenges for the landscape artist, such as: • Simplification and Massing: Learn to reduce nature's complexity by looking beneath the surface of a subject to discover the form's basic masses and shapes.• Color and Light: Explore color theory as it specifically applies to the landscape, and learn the various strategies painters use to capture the illusion of natural light.• Selection and Composition: Learn to select wisely from nature's vast panorama. Albala shows you the essential cues to look for and how to find the most promising subject from a world of possibilities. The lessons in Landscape Painting—based on observation rather than imitation and applicable to both plein air and studio practice—are accompanied by painting examples, demonstrations, photographs, and diagrams. Illustrations draw from the work of more than 40 contemporary artists and such masters of landscape painting as John Constable, Sanford Gifford, and Claude Monet. Based on Albala's 25 years of experience and the proven methods taught at his successful plein air workshops, this in-depth guide to all aspects of landscape painting is a must-have for anyone getting started in the genre, as well as more experienced practitioners who want to hone their skills or learn new perspectives.

A groundbreaking training book that will improve horse-and-rider partnerships everywhere.

Includes color circles, spheres, and scales as well as suggested exercises.

Offers planting plans and plant descriptions to maximize the effects of color in a perennial garden