Painting Light & Shade (Quarto Book) [Paperback]

Patricia Seligman (Author)

Book Description

Series: Quarto Book | Publication Date: February 15, 2004

Paintings with light have a hidden energy--an energy that captures the attention of the viewer. Painting Light and Shade shows artists how to precisely control light and shade in their paintings to achieve masterful results.

Readers will learn how to observe light and shade, and will discover helpful techniques for painting light from the sky, capturing highlights, painting shadows, and capturing the changing nature through the day. Featured paintings from professional artists, each accompanied by a tonal sketch, are broken down into step-by-step demonstrations that focus on relevant techniques, allowing readers to learn while simultaneously creating paintings that shimmer with light.

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About the Author

Patricia Seligman studied history and the history of art at London University. She now works as an editor and writer, and her books include Painting Murals, Step-by-Step Art School, Oils, Weather, and a study of Pissarro's painting techniques. She lives in London, England.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: North Light Books (February 15, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1581804482
• ISBN-13: 978-1581804485
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 7.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #268,196 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars more than light and shade, January 4, 2008

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Cihan Polat "pamuk" (GER) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Painting Light & Shade (Quarto Book) (Paperback)

I really appreciate this book, it deserves %100 of the money I gave for it. First of all, it gives out very much about the key points of ligth and shade in the context of watercolour. Additionally, I liked the way the author show the techniques and the demonstrations. They are really detailed, may be one of the most detailed, I have ever seen in a watercolor book. Most of all, as someone, who is interested in wc books, which doesnt spend their first 40 pages with wc materials, keys for a good composition and other story issues and etc.. this book has at least an intermediate level.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Painting Light and Shade, January 22, 2007

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Sonya Berg (AL, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Painting Light & Shade (Quarto Book) (Paperback)

I love the book. I've found it in the library and checked it out many times. The book gives amazing feeling of light and shadows, shows many examples, consists of many helpful tips and schemes. Finally, I decided I want to have the book of my own...

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Watercolor tips, November 30, 2009

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Sue Scott "Suze" (Illinois) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Painting Light & Shade (Quarto Book) (Paperback)

This book turned out not to be as helpful as I had hoped; most information I had encountered in a number of other, better books. More inspiring is NO MORE WISHY WASHY WATERCOLOR by Margaret Martin or the new WATERMEDIA WITH STEPHEN QUILLER. The first deals only with transparent watercolor and the second includes gouache, casein, and acrylics. The attitude of both authors is dynamic and this is conveyed to the reader thru their enthusiasm for their art.