How to Paint Landscapes Quickly and Beautifully with Watercolor and Gouache reveals quick and effective painting setups and techniques to depict any landscape. From simplifying complex scenes and making smart choices about portraying light and texture, to establishing an effective color palette to enhance mood, world-renowned entertainment and fine artist Nathan Fowkes shares priceless lessons that he has developed over twenty five years of painting a broad range of places. His detailed tutorials and thoughtful insights will help you create more impactful, gallery-worthy landscapes on location--without an easel--in record time.

Join David in our first ever wildlife landscape painting book. This book is presented in our "Art of Painting" format where we teach you more about being an artist. How to draw, sketch and capture the elements in the painting and render them correctly for color and shape. David has painted these beautiful paintings wildlife paintings for many years, but normally does them for commission and not for teaching purposes. Now, we will step inside the studio and take a close look at the techniques he uses to quickly capture some of his unique looks.Warm grisaille is a technique he will show you on 3 of the paintings in this book. This new technique allows you to quickly set the depth to the painting. David will show you how to warm the colors we have in our Grisaille Kit, to quickly add the colors and interest to the mountains and water. Then, learn how to use some unique palette knife techniques and a few fun large brushes to paint the rocks, trees and grassland. All the techniques are designed to create the atmosphere and artistic perspective that make these wildlife paintings collector's items. Join us in this 4, large painting lesson journey. Learn clouds, mountains, water, grass and trees. Learn how to "see" the objects and render them quickly and effectively keeping the overall goals of the painting in line.As an artist, David always says, if you want to paint roses, then learn how to paint clouds and water. Paint the sea. Being an artist is about learning to see. Once you can see how to render an object of nature, you can paint anything. Come join us on this artistic journey, The Art of Painting.For supplies, please visit us at JansenArtStore.comColors: Grisaille KitYellow OxidePine GreenPhthalo BlueNaphthol Red LightRed VioletHansa YellowBurnt Sienna Brushes: Various Sizes Fusion Flats Size- 2, 4, 6, 8Watercolor Fusion Round # 43/4 inch Watercolor FlatBristle Filbert Size 1, 41 inch bristle Flat# 5 Liquitex Palette Knife

Capture the beauty and serenity of animals in nature If you love nature and life's simpler things, you'll love painting with Wilson Bickford. In this book, with a teaching style as easy and inviting as his paintings, Wilson guides you step by step through ten charming wildlife scenes on canvas. • Projects feature a variety of beloved animals including deer, black bears, blue herons, loons, ducks, swans and woodpeckers • Learn to paint a range of breathtaking settings - sparkling lakes, majestic mountains, forest retreats and even atmospheric effects like hazy sunsets, snow-laden pines and rippling water. • Includes mini-demonstrations that focus on key landscape elements such as trees, rocks, water and clouds. • Each project includes color swatches showing which mix is used where and easy-to-follow directions. Simpler is always better when you're just starting out. These projects require minimal equipment, only five colors and absolutely no previous experience. Wilson loves to paint them - and with his friendly, straightforward approach, you will, too!

Capture the Natural World with Vibrant Works of Art Nature illustrator Rosalie Haizlett has hiked through countless forests with her sketchbook and watercolors, documenting the plants, animals and landscapes that she encounters. She has also taught tens of thousands of students to paint and appreciate nature’s beauty through her popular online classes and in-person workshops. In this book, Rosalie provides step-by-step instruction on how to paint 20 realistic insects, fungi, birds, botanicals and mammals in her vibrant wet- on-dry watercolor style. Pick up the skills you need to become a better observer in the outdoors, take your own reference photos and paint a wide variety of subjects so that you can continue to draw inspiration from nature long after you finish the projects in this book. You’ll also learn some fun nature facts along the way! Whether you’re a total beginner or ready to take your skills to the next level, Rosalie is here to walk you through every step of the process.

Legends of the Hunt: Campfire Tales, the much-anticipated sequel to John Seerey-Lester's 2009 Legends of the Hunt, features more than 130 paintings by the artist and some sixty exciting stories covering the remarkable true-life adventures of many of the world's greatest hunters, explorers, and conservationists. You will read stories about such legends as Theodore Roosevelt and African professional hunter J. A. Hunter; the true story of Grizzly Adams; harrowing encounters involving William Hornaday and Ernest Thompson Seton; and a gut-wrenching story about Carl Akeley. There are many other legends in this spellbinding book, which brings to life all the tales that were told around campfires over the past 150 years. As you gaze at Seerey-Lester's authentic, wonderfully absorbing images, you will smell the smoke from the campfire, feel the freezing rain against your skin, and taste the dust from the African plains. Most certainly you will find yourself drifting back in time to join those honored men and women as they relate their adventures around the campfire.

Let Jerry Yarnell teach you how to paint acrylic landscapes! You can master landscape painting with the help of popular painter Jerry Yarnell. Jerry starts by exploring different areas of landscape painting that often create problems for beginning and intermediate artists. He'll walk you through individual studies, so you can practice and explore new techniques without worrying about ruining a complete painting, then he'll show you how to apply those techniques to create finished works of art. Learn how to: • Work with the right materials • Master all essential techniques • Choose, mix and apply color

Appealing to nature and animal lovers in addition to artists, this collection of portraits gives painters the instruction they need to create realistic animals in the wild.