Painting Great Pictures from Photographs [Paperback]

Hazel Harrison (Author)

Book Description

Series: Quarto Book | Publication Date: December 31, 2001

“As Harrison ably shows, photos can inspire, capture what won’t stay still, or serve as a personal reference file...discusses cameras and lenses, provides eight profiles of painters who rely on photography, and gives tutorials that progress from photograph to painting...this work covers oils, pastels, etc., as well as watercolors and is therefore a good first choice for general collections.” —Library Journal. “A very helpful resource for both artist and art educator.”—School Arts.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Sterling/Silver (December 31, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806967579
• ISBN-13: 978-0806967578
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #555,667 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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33 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Now I SEE!, June 10, 2000

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Dana D (Santa Fe, NM) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Painting Great Pictures From Photographs (Hardcover)

Whether photographing landscapes or close subjects, I could never remember what caught my eye or why I wanted to paint it. Harrison's book solved that problem.

She walks you through the various cameras and lenses to use, simple techniques of photography and then the best part; cropping, combining different photos, handling the lights and darks of your photos and composition. Then to the painting....she frees your mind to paint as YOU want to see it, choosing your own colors and giving it your own signature. In going through my photos once again, now I SEE why I took those photos! What was once dead, is now alive and begging to be painted.