Artists Photo Reference Buildings & Barns

by Greene, Gary

• ISBN13: 9781581800012
• ISBN10: 1581800010
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-03-01
• Publisher: North Light Books

Summary

Every artist faces the difficulty of finding and taking good reference photos. In this book, photographer and artist Gary Greene captures an incredible range of architectural subjects, enabling artists to incorporate them into their own work while saving time and money. A variety of homes, store fronts, railroad stations, barns, school houses, sheds, churches, bridges, towers, and gazebos are included--with hundreds of detailed photos that capture the spirit and character of these subjects, ranging from weathered and rustic to unusual and charming. Six step-by-step demonstrations show artists how to incorporate the featured reference photos into their own work. Each demo focuses on a different medium, including oil, pastel, colored pencil, watercolor, acrylic, and mixed media. * Perfect for artists of any skill level or medium * Puts a world of architecture right at artists' fingertips. * Includes 400+ high-quality, color-saturated reference photos Gary Greene is a professional graphic artist, photographer and award-winning colored pencil artist. His work has been featured in The Artist's Magazine and American Artist. He is the author of Painting with Water-Soluble Colored Pencils, Creating Textures in Colored Pencil, Creating Flowers in Colored Pencil plus two other titles in the Artist's Photo Reference series: Flowers and Landscapes.

Table of Contents

Introduction	8	(10)
How to Use This Book	10	(6)
Barns
Healthy	16	(8)
Weathered	24	(10)
Silos	34	(2)
Step-by-Step Demonstration
Bygone Dreams in Oil	36	(8)
Houses
Tudor	44	(2)
Victorian	46	(8)
Classical Revival	54	(1)
Early American	55	(2)
Southwestern	57	(3)
Country	60	(2)
Late 20th Century	62	(5)
Step-by-Step Demonstration
South Shore Acres in Pastel	67	(5)
Buildings
Storefronts	72	(5)
Mills	77	(1)
Shacks & Sheds	78	(2)
Step-by-Step Demonstration
Everything Hinges On ... in Colored Pencil	80	(4)
Schoolhouses	84	(2)
Railroad Stations	86	(2)
Gas Stations	88	(2)
Miscellaneous	90	(6)
Churches
Missions	96	(2)
Chapels	98	(1)
Classic American	99	(5)
Lighthouses & Other Waterfront Property
Waterfront Buildings & Docks	104	(2)
Lighthouses	106	(2)
Step-by-Step Demonstration
Morning Light at Yaquina Head in Watercolor	108	(6)
Bridges
Foot	114	(2)
Suspension	116	(1)
Step-by-Step Demonstration
Autumn Bridge in Acrylic	117	(9)
Architectural Details
Steps	126	(2)
Towers & Turrets	128	(3)
Gazebos	131	(1)
Fences	132	(2)
Step-by-Step Demonstration
Starrett Mansion in Mixed Media	134	(4)
Arches	138	(2)
Windmills	140	(2)
Contributing Artists	142	(2)
Index	144