Mitchell Albala: New Lessons in Landscape Painting, Kartoniert / Broschiert

Blurb

Refine and expand your landscape painting skills with this next-level guide by award-winning painter and bestselling author Mitchell Albala. New Lessons in Landscape Painting builds on the success of the bestselling The Landscape Painter's Workbook , with new topics, step-by-step exercises, demonstrations, and in-depth painting analyses. Each is designed to build stronger skills in the core practices of landscape painting: shape interpretation, composition, and color.

Alongside inspiring contemporary artwork from an array of talented artists, this indispensable reference offers intermediate and advanced skill-building lessons that apply to both plein air and studio painting. You'll learn practical strategies to improve your creative decision-making and problem-solving skills, regardless of your chosen style.

Inside, you'll find:

• Comprehensive lessons on color temperature, color dominance, composition, notan, edge work, abstraction, depth, and the spatial properties of color
• Step-by-step, practical exercises designed to build skills you can directly apply to solving problems in your own paintings
• Key concept primers that explain the theory behind each technique
• Over 100 paintings from more than 50 of today's most respected landscape artists working in oil, pastel, watercolor, and acrylic

If you're ready to move beyond the basics, New Lessons in Landscape Painting is the ideal technical resource and creative companion for your journey--inspiring you to explore new practices that will help you create more successful landscape paintings.

The For Artists series expertly guides and instructs artists at all skill levels who want to develop their classical drawing and painting skills and create realistic and representational art.

Also available from the series: Drawing the Head for Artists , Essential Human Anatomy for Artists , Facial Expressions for Artists , Figure Drawing for Artists , Life Drawing for Artists , Drawing and Painting Botanicals for Artists , Dynamic Still Life for Artists , The Landscape Painter's Workbook , Painting Luminous Portraits for Artists , Plein Air Techniques for Artists , Light and Color in the Watercolor Landscape , and Sketching Techniques for Artists.