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The Watercolourist's Guide to Painting Buildings by Richard Taylor Pdf
Buildings -- old and new, ornate or simple -- provide an endlessly intriguing subject for watercolorists. Author and artist Richard Taylor gives you all the skills and techniques for capturing perspective, proportion, light and shade, detail and texture. After deciding on the right materials, try your hand at courtyards, quadrangles, and cloisters; formal architecture: domestic and seaside buildings; and street life..Make wood look weather-beaten produce the cool appearance of stone, and add reflections to windows. Throughout, 120 paintings in various stages of completion guide you, showing the effects of color, shadowing and balance. A Selection of F & W's North Light Book Club.
This book is the perfect companion for the watercolour landscape painter. Richard Taylor looks at each element of the landscape in turn. He moves from small details, such as a quick painting of his backpack, drawn in a break from walking, to wide sweeping panoramas. Detailed annotations point to key areas of interest for each painting showing, for example, how a wash has been used to create shadows in still water, or how paper has been left blank to represent the tops of clouds. Alongside each painting you'll find the palette of colours used, with advice on combining colours for best effect. Step-by-step demonstrations show basic watercolour techniques in action and longer projects reveal how Richard develops a fully-realised painting. Packed with invaluable hints and tips and illustrated with the author's inspiring watercolours, this book is perfect for the beginner or more experienced watercolour painter.
Drawing and Painting Buildings by Richard Taylor,Richard S. Taylor Pdf
This is an essential resource for painting and drawing buildings of all sorts, from town houses to public buildings. There are exercises for composition and perspective and each finished artwork is annotated with tips and techniques.
This book is the perfect companion for the watercolour landscape painter. Richard Taylor looks at each element of the landscape in turn. He moves from small details, such as a quick painting of his backpack, drawn in a break from walking, to wide sweeping panoramas. Detailed annotations point to key areas of interest for each painting showing, for example, how a wash has been used to create shadows in still water, or how paper has been left blank to represent the tops of clouds. Alongside each painting you’ll find the palette of colours used, with advice on combining colours for best effect. Step-by-step demonstrations show basic watercolour techniques in action and longer projects reveal how Richard develops a fully-realised painting. Packed with invaluable hints and tips and illustrated with the author’s inspiring watercolours, this book is perfect for the beginner or more experienced watercolour painter.
A comprehensive and practical guide full of advice and inspiration for anyone wishing to capture the beauty of the urban landscape. The wonderful thing about drawing buildings is that, wherever you travel around the globe, you will never be short of subjects to inspire you. From the most elaborate of Renaissance cathedrals, through to the humble garden shed, you will always be able to practise your skills and learn a few techniques in the process. This hands-on and inspirational book will encourage you to meet the exciting challenges of drawing and painting buildings using a variety of media and a wide range of techniques, including pencil, pen, graphite powder, watercolour, water-soluble pencils and Indian ink. As you work through this book, you will look at materials and their qualities then move on to explore how to put these materials to best use when drawing specific types of building. You will be led gently through levels of learning, with easy and more challenging exercises progressing your knowledge and developing your skills. As the book is divided into discrete sections, you can dip in to a particular type of building that you wish to draw, and use the information and illustration provided, while extended teaching exercises take you through the way the author approaches composing and completing a drawing. Fully annotated paintings, working drawings and extended projects reveal how each effect was achieved. Detailed artworks in a range of styles and media are thoroughly annotated to demonstrate key techniques and important details and there are invaluable exercises for understanding perspective, negative and positive space, tone, choosing details and constructing large-scale images. The book includes thorough studies of a wide range of different architectural styles, from town houses to rural cottages and barns, from churches and classical architecture to continental cafes and street scenes. Taylor's exquisite drawings and paintings demonstrate the quality of the results that can be achieved by following his helpful guidance and advice.
Painting the Great Outdoors in Watercolour by Richard Taylor Pdf
Popular author and artist Richard Taylor provides practical and inspiring advice on painting the great outdoors in watercolour. Superb step-by-step demonstrations and evocative artwork make this a definitive instructional guide to painting a variety of locations and the wildlife to be found in them. The great outdoors is a subject that appeals to a vast number of watercolour painters. In this superbly illustrated book Richard Taylor takes the reader on a journey through some of the less inhabited (although accessible) parts of the world, starting at sea level and working through to higher mountainous regions. He provides aspiring painters with all the techniques needed to get started and his expert tips will help readers to move on confidently from simple scenes to more complicated vistas. Contents include: Seashores Rivers and lakes Forests Above the timberline (snow and ice) MountainsWith sketches, step-by-step sequences, staged demonstrations and Richard's beautiful watercolours to inspire and encourage, this book provides an ideal introduction to this popular subject
The Watercolourist's Year by Richard S. Taylor Pdf
The Watercolourist's Year, superbly illustrated with Richard Taylor's attractive paintings, is an inspirational guide to painting different watercolour subjects throughout the year, using appropriate seasonal colour palettes. The book is divided into four sections, each covering a season, and within each section there are several strands which focus on a particular colour palette -- the fresh greens and blues of spring, the warm reds and oranges of summer, the rich earth colours of autumn and the cool neutral tones of winter. Each seasonal section includes: Seasonal palette -- the key colours for the season in question and examples of how to use them Seasonal sketchbook -- annotated sketches and drawings with a specific theme Techniques -- practical advice on watercolour methods and skills Table-top study -- ideas for painting an indoor still life, with guidelines on composition Outdoor study -- ideas for painting outside, linked to the demonstration painting that follows Demonstration -- step-by-step instructions for painting a seasonal landscape
Watercolour Painting Step-by-Step by Jackie Barrass,Richard Bolton,Ray Campbell Smith,Frank Halliday Pdf
A comprehensive guide to watercolor painting that draws on the expertise of seven well-loved artists and includes a wide variety of techniques and styles. This is a practical and comprehensive guide for all watercolor enthusiasts, from the beginner who wishes to explore this popular painting medium to the experienced artist looking for inspiration and ideas. Starting with advice on materials, colour and composition, the book goes on to describe basic and more advanced techniques and the wonderful effects they can produce. Fourteen easy-to-follow, step-by-sep demonstrations show the reader how to paint skies, trees, water, buildings and flowers, and each section is accompanied by a selection of inspirational paintings by the seven featured artists, in a rich variety of styles. Originally published as 'Working with Watercolour', this book uses material from the 'Leisure Arts' series.
The Fundamentals of Watercolour Painting by Keith Fenwick Pdf
Learning to paint is fun, and it's easier than you think. The Fundamentals of Watercolour Painting aims to enhance your enjoyment of painting as well as broaden your repertoire of skills. This book will save you many years of learning by providing a simplified approach to painting watercolours. All the techniques you'll need are explained and demonstrated by well-known teacher Keith Fenwick, who leads you through the painting process in easy stages. To help you develop your natural ability the author has included many helpful hints, tips and short-cuts which he has developed over 30 years of painting. Used as a constant companion and reference source, this beautifully designed book will enable users to capture the magical characteristics of every landscape.
The Ultimate Mixing Palette: a World of Colours by Jane Blundell Pdf
PDF - This could be the most useful watercolour reference book you will ever find. This book has been designed for use by anyone with an interest in watercolour, whether beginner or very experienced artist. It contains hand-painted mixing charts created using a palette of only fifteen carefully chosen colours. Every possible 2-colour mix is shown, along with the most useful 3-colour mixes. The charts have been professionally photographed and colour-matched to be as true to life as possible. Each page is rich with notes about the various colour mixes and their suggested uses in paintings. This is a private PDF listing. Please do not share.
Painting Houses and Gardens in Watercolour by Richard S. Taylor Pdf
Painting your home and garden is very popular among amateur painters, reflecting the continuing interest in these subjects on television and in the media. It is an ideal subject for the artist, being literally on the doorstep, with the added bonus of the resulting paintings having a very personal quality.
Painting buildings is an exciting and versatile genre - it allows you to enjoy the lines of architecture but also to add feeling and context to a picture. This practical book explains the full depth of the subject, from first sketches to final presentation. Using a range of examples, it is packed with advice and information, and follows the riches of painting the built landscape. Not just a handy reference, this is a beautiful and inspirational guide for every artist who wants to capture and interpret a scene. Topics covered include: Drawing - practise observation and sketching to identify the principal lines of view. Perspective - understand three-dimensional structures and their position to each other and in space. Oils - use the versatility of the paint to express and experiment with your ideas. Location - develop your paintings outdoors and in the studio. Style - add figures, weather and atmosphere to your work to give it character and mood. Finally, Inspiration - learn new ideas and themes from finished examples by a number of leading artists.