How to Paint Trees, Flowers and Foliage [Hardcover]

Patricia Seligman (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: North Light Books (September 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0891345620
• ISBN-13: 978-0891345626
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,073,002 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How to Paint Trees, Flowers and Foliage, December 8, 2000

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Paula (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Paint Trees, Flowers and Foliage (Hardcover)

This is one great book for step by step samples and area that may need special attention.

I especially liked the step by step pictures showing how to lay down the medium and building up tones and adding details with final touches. There is much more in this book and is a great asset to beginning artist and seasoned artist to learn different techniques.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Informative, March 13, 2003

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dennis marshall (paterson, new jersey United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Paint Trees, Flowers and Foliage (Hardcover)

I find that this book contains a lot of basic useful information.Though I have been painting for some time it serves as a good way to review the basics.The art shown will give you ideas for your own work.All in all a very good book for this type of subject matter.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Title is misleading............, September 26, 2005

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Bluesman (New England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Paint Trees, Flowers and Foliage (Hardcover)

I am a beginner in every sense of the word when it comes to painting and have really struggled with painting trees. So when I did a search for "How to Paint Trees" of course this book popped up. I read whatever information was available on the book and thought "Wow, this is exactly what I'm looking for and need !!" I could not wait for the book to arrive. Well let me tell you. I was VERY disappointed. To me "How to" means I am going to show you HOW TO do something, not "let's look at a slew of finished paintings and I'll tell you WHY they did it that way !!" There are hundreds of other books available (the Walter Foster series comes to mind) that are much better. I paid $27.99 for my copy and see that are a few available for less than $10. That stokes the fire just a little more. My advice--- if you're a novice look elsewhere. If you're advanced it is very likely you already know what's in this book. Perhaps middle grounders will find it useful. I surely did not.