Plein Air Techniques for Artists: Principles and Methods for Painting in Natural Light (Volume 8)
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Take your plein air artwork to the next level through easy-to-understand workshop-style lessons and skill-building exercises. In Plein Air Techniques for Artists , award-winning artist and respected workshop instructor Aimee Erickson demystifies how to capture a variety of light effects and guides you in strengthening your plein air skills through practice. This accessible book covers: Materials and gear. Gain a basic knowledge of the possibilities so you can keep your options open and your plein air process fresh. Composition and value. Explore the impact of proportion, color, value, line, edges, shape, and texture. Color. Consider how knowledge and intention, your color palette, and what you see—your perspective—take turns being in charge of the color game, inventing rules and finding solutions. Light effects. Learn how conditions of the day—how much light there is, and whether it’s soft, diffuse, golden, harsh, pale, or dusky—affect everything we see and how we paint. Design and the visual idea . Discover strategies for developing a visual idea, from creating serial studies to working with a camera to improvisation. Featuring exceptional still lifes, figures, and landscapes by other noted artists working in a range of mediums, Plein Air Techniques for Artists gives artists at all levels of experience the guidance they need to grow as a plein air artist. 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. Review: Great reference book - This book i use as a reference. A great addition to my art library. Lots of great technics and color illustrations to go with so you understand exactly what is being shown. Now your not going to use every suggestion, but it give lots of great ideas . Illustrations on every page. Review: Outstanding - like multiple workshops all in a book! - I absolutely love this book! It’s a well written book and explains difficult concepts in such an accessible way. I felt like I was taking a workshop with each chapter and the exercises were so helpful. The color spot study was fun and gave me a new way to see things. I’ve already learned so much from it about painting in general and about plein air painting. It’s helping me move to the next level. I will read it multiple times and I believe I’ll learn more each time. Plus the artwork in it is so helpful to visualize each concept. I appreciate that there are different artist examples to learn from as well as the beautiful paintings of the author. I’m so glad I have this book and I highly recommend it.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 302 Reviews |
P**K
Great reference book
This book i use as a reference. A great addition to my art library. Lots of great technics and color illustrations to go with so you understand exactly what is being shown. Now your not going to use every suggestion, but it give lots of great ideas . Illustrations on every page.
M**J
Outstanding - like multiple workshops all in a book!
I absolutely love this book! It’s a well written book and explains difficult concepts in such an accessible way. I felt like I was taking a workshop with each chapter and the exercises were so helpful. The color spot study was fun and gave me a new way to see things. I’ve already learned so much from it about painting in general and about plein air painting. It’s helping me move to the next level. I will read it multiple times and I believe I’ll learn more each time. Plus the artwork in it is so helpful to visualize each concept. I appreciate that there are different artist examples to learn from as well as the beautiful paintings of the author. I’m so glad I have this book and I highly recommend it.
E**T
Wonderful
There is sooo much good stuff in here. Was recommended to me by one of my favorite plein air artists.
K**.
Good resource
Aimee shares several valuable tips and lessons. Excellent resource for the artist.
R**.
Such a beautiful, informative, and well-written book!
We received our copy of Aimee's book and I have been so impressed with the quality of it. The book is full of incredibly useful information about plein air painting but there is also so much about painting in general. Lots of teaching on light and shadow, including different lighting effects. There are approx. 50 contributing artists who's work fills up the pages with excellent examples which are also beautiful. Aimee is also just a really good writer who expresses herself so well in written form. These days so much is online. It feels good to hold a real book, with real paper in my hands!
J**W
Nuggets of pure 24 karat gold from a master painter
I bought this book a while ago and love it so much! Have you ever wondered "How did that artist do that?" This book has a wealth of exercises that will change the way you look at color, as well as show you how to paint a wide variety of atmosphere phenomena and "special effects" including glow, backlighting, and transmitted light. And so much more. I find myself turning to it again and again, you can spiral back to a section a year later and find new things to learn building on the first encounter. It's elegantly written, similar to the style in which the author paints. Absolutely beautiful! (PS writing this from amazon account in my husband's name)
M**J
Worth the price
Great book for all levels
K**T
Beautiful, helpful, unique, thorough
Another absolutely stunning art book. The practices in this book are utterly unique and amazing and the artists she portrayed are wonderful examples. I have not seen someone really break down the elements of painting plein air like she did. One of my top 10 art books in the studio.
L**Y
Great book!
I'm glad I bought this book. It explains how to capture different kinds of light while plein air painting. It's a great reference book to add to your library. Lots of artist examples and techniques. Our book club is studying it now, and we really like it.
J**G
A great book
A great informative and inspirational book
M**T
Great Inspiration
This is a great art book for new and experienced artists alike. Photos of lively paintings are not only inspiring to look at, but also great examples for the techniques and artists tips shared in the book.
O**S
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M**E
Absolutely wonderful book
Very insightful!
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