An Introduction to Painting Flowers: Form, Technique, Colour, Light, Composition - Softcover

Harden, Elisabeth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1840924853 ISBN 13: 9781840924855

Verlag: Apple Press, 2004

Inhaltsangabe

The innate delicacy and beauty of flowers make them a compelling source of inspiration and a very popular subject for artists. The essence of a good flower painting is not only the artist's ability to capture the colour and shape of leaves and petals but also to transfer the life and vigour of a living plant to paper on canvas. An Introduction to Painting Flowers provides all the essential information needed to create successful floral compositions - whatever your chosen subject or medium. The initial chapters outline what materials are available and how they can be used to create different effects. Further chapters explore how to use a sketchbook to full advantage and how to approach composition while explaining the role of colour and light in a painting. Finished paintings and step-by-step sequences demonstrate the techniques described in the text. Throughout the book, artist Elisabeth Harden emphasises the importance of accurate observation of your subject and the value of experimentation with new ideas, techniques and media. She encourages all flower painters to build up their knowledge and confidence and to find their own individual style.

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Elisabeth Harden studied History of Art and English at Edinburgh University and worked as a picture researcher for several years before moving to Brighton, where she now lives. Here she took up painting and print making. She works principally in watercolour but enjoys using other techniques like etching and lithography. Elisabeth divides her time between painting, writing and teaching.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Apple Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1840924853
• ISBN 13: 9781840924855
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 128
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