Keys to Painting

by Rubin Wolf, Rachel

• ISBN13: 9780891349778
• ISBN10: 0891349774
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-08-01
• Publisher: North Light Books

Summary

Step-by-step instructions for painting barns, farmhouses, covered bridges, mansions, and cityscapes. 190 full-color illustrations.

Table of Contents

Introduction	8	(2)
Drawing and perspective
Drawing	10	(4)
Perspective	14	(8)
Common Errors	22	(2)
Compositon and Color Harmony
Composition Variations	24	(2)
Arranging Shapes	26	(6)
Creating Eye Movement	32	(2)
Color Harmony	34	(4)
Color Diversity	38	(2)
Putting It all together	40	(4)
Creating Brilliant Brights	44	(6)
Creating Building Textures
Barns in Pencil	50	(1)
Drawing Barn Textures in Pencil	51	(1)
Capturing the Character of Old Barns in Pencil	52	(2)
Painting Weathered Wood in Watercolor	54	(2)
Farm Buildings in Watercolor	56	(6)
Contrasting Snow and Weathered Wood in Watercolor	62	(4)
Painting Brickwork in Watercolor	66	(2)
Weathered Surfaces in Watercolor	68	(2)
Painting Stonework in Watercolor	70	(4)
Sandstone in Mixed Media	74	(1)
Adobe and Brick in Mixed Media	75	(1)
Stone Masonry in Mixed Media	76	(1)
Stone Walls in Mixed Media	77	(1)
Weathered Wood---Old Paint in Mixed Media	78	(1)
Aged Fencing in Mixed Media	79	(1)
Aged Wooden Shakes in Mixed Media	80	(1)
Old Wooden Structures in Mixed Media	81	(1)
Demonstrations in Watercolor, Acrylic and Oils
Painting a Farmhouse	82	(8)
Painting a Village	90	(8)
Painting a Southern Home	98	(2)
Painting an Adobe Dwelling	100	(2)
Painting a Colonial Plantation	102	(2)
Painting a Street Scene in Spain	104	(2)
Painting Houses in Winter	106	(4)
Painting an Urban Scene	110	(4)
More Urban Scenes	114	(2)
Suburban Scenes	116	(2)
Handling Detail in a Backlit Subject	118	(2)
Making Shadows Glow with Reflected Light	120	(4)
Finding an Original Viewpoint	124	(3)
Index	127