Product Description

Features photographs of techniques and demonstrations, which offer a course for those wanting to learn how to paint all the elements in the landscape, from mountain views and rustic scenes to sea-lashed rocks and sun dappled woodlands.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #37366 in Books
• Published on: 2008-09-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .60" h x 8.40" w x 11.20" l, 1.90 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

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• Mint Condition
• Dispatch same day for order received before 12 noon
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Review
Artbookreview.net:This not insubstantial book started life as four smaller volumes on Trees, Flowers, Mountains Valleys & Streams and Sea & Sky. It was pretty obvious from the outset that a bind-up was the obvious way to go from there and here it is.Terry is very good at explaining what he does and even if some of the finished results may not win prizes at an exhibition, you can always see what's going on and what the author has done. The flowers section is particularly good at showing flowers in a landscape rather than as an individual subject in themselves and fulfils a long-felt need that other flower books simply don't cover.If you've already got the individual books, then you won't need this but, if you only have two, then this one is cheaper than completing your collection. I suspect that if you've already discovered Terry Harrison, you've been buying his books as they come out. If not, this is a very good place to start. Although he's not everyone's cup of tea, Terry is an excellent guide for the beginner because he explains things fully and concisely and, more importantly, he won't lead you into bad habits you'll have to unlearn later.JeannieZelos.com:Another excellent guide from Terry Harrison, this time on Landscapes. Its a compilation of four earlier books, Trees, Flowers, Mountains Valleys & Streams and Sea & Sky and if you already have these you won't need the full volume but for those with only part of the set or none this is an excellent buy.As usual Terry gives a brief overview of materials and colours needed for Landscape painting. I found the hints on how to make greens for foliage and grasses particularly useful as ready mixed greens can be very artificial and not have the softness and reality of tone needed for foliage. Terry also has his own range of paints and for this book the sunlit gold and autumn gold, and the two shadow colours Shadow and Burnt Shadow will be useful for working on the later demonstrations in the book. There's a useful hint on how to adapt photos for painting - for very long artists have been told not to use photos but as Terry points out we can't always pack up our kit and get out painting so images taken with our camera when we are out can be usefully turned into a painting back at home. Sometimes one photo contains all we need and sometimes we need to combine more than one, and Terry shows us how to do that and what to leave out or change to make a visually pleasing painting. Terry also has his own range of brushes and shows how to make different marks with each brush so we can see how to use them while working.He covers more techniques such as using masking fluid and using a paper mask. There are a range of close up snaps of bark, branches and foliage and a clear description of how each was completed, whether its wet into wet or wet into dry and what brush or colour was used to achieve it. Using these simple techniques he goes on to make larger parts of a painting such as whole trees and skies. Following this is an excellent guide on how to paint not just A tree but a specific tree, such as pines, oaks, poplar and whether its spring blossom or winter bareness they become trees that are alive, not pats of tree shaped colour on paper. Its small things like this that can transform a painting into a work of art.Of course a decent landscape needs not only trees but flowers and Terry shows us what colours to use and how to mix them to best effect. He uses two of his own completed paintings with very similar composition to show how warm and cool colours can change the nature and feeling of a work. Several interesting step by step demos follow using trees, flowers and photographs for you to feel confident in these before moving on to the next section which covers mountains, valleys and streams. Again it starts with some small vignettes showing use of colours, brushes and photos, followed by --Artbookreview.net

About the Author
Terry Harrison became interested in art early on, attending Art School at the age of sixteen. This led to a career in graphics, then he became an illustrator, developing his own painting style. Demand grew for his paintings and he soon gave up his 'day job' to paint full time. He is kept constantly busy with a full schedule of exhibitions, private commissions, demonstrations and painting holidays. His fine art prints are sold in shops and galleries everywhere. Terry is an energetic and prolific painter and his regular re-bookings for demonstrations reflect an enthusiastic response to his educational and entertaining style.