Painting Rustic Buildings & Barns in Watercolour
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.50 (603 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1844483428 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-10 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"In his new book popular artist and author Terry Harrison deals with rustic buildings of many kinds, from traditional thatched cottages, windmills, water mills and oast houses to barns and sheds." —Leisure Painter
"Another artist writing a book to show THEIR talent. No lessons here." according to M.L. Harding. While the paintings in the book are lovely, and the steps are shown in a detailed way, this book does not actually show technique at all. Anyone who has painted even rudimentary landscapes already knows about paper, paint, mixing and brush care. Once you venture to these details, more actual techniques are helpful.. Great Vary of Barns in Watercolor Interesting Barns from Europe. The cover of the book looks like any old country scene in the North America. But the book has more interested and varied barns within the book. He has many examples with demonstrations like the Windmill on pages 5Great Vary of Barns in Watercolor Ronald K. Ridley Interesting Barns from Europe. The cover of the book looks like any old country scene in the North America. But the book has more interested and varied barns within the book. He has many examples with demonstrations like the Windmill on pages 54 to 61 with 28 step by step pictures of his painting work in progress. He tells you the size and type of watercolor paper along with the materials and colors used. Within this book, he has examples of how to make roofs and wood on the side on buildings look real. I have tin roofs, tile roofs and wood shingle roofs. He has old gray wood with some bricks on the outside of the barn walls. He has gr. to 61 with 28 step by step pictures of his painting work in progress. He tells you the size and type of watercolor paper along with the materials and colors used. Within this book, he has examples of how to make roofs and wood on the side on buildings look real. I have tin roofs, tile roofs and wood shingle roofs. He has old gray wood with some bricks on the outside of the barn walls. He has gr. "Excellent Reference" according to J.LB. - NJ. I painted some studys of an old barn and was begin to put together my final composition when I found this book. The section on perspective is the best and clearest explanation I have ever seen. The examples and instructions for painting old wood and rust are simple, but easy to follow. I got great results using this book. Highly recommend it. Also check out Painting Weathered Buildings in Paint, Ink & Waterhcolor. The two books have different examples and techniques and both are worth adding to your library if you paint weathered surfaces.
Learn to paint beautiful rustic buildings and barns in watercolour with the help of talented artist Terry Harrison.