Overview
A practical guide to the art of painting nature. Award-winning authors Meriel Thurstan and Rosie Martin demonstrate how to capture a host of wonderful natural history subjects, from fish, feathers, butterflies and bugs to eggshells and sea life.
Paint the most beautiful natural things on earth, from fossils and shells through feathers and fish, with the help of two artists from the world-renowned Eden Project.
With expert instruction from two award-winning artists who specialize in capturing the essence of the natural world, anyone can create unerringly accurate portraits of plants, flowers, and wildlife. Painting Natures Details offers advice on composition; techniques for using a range of materials; and ideas on finding inspirational subjects, including in parks, local zoos, and museums. From learning to recreate the subtle shimmer of a fishs scales to capturing the graceful curve of a flower, every step in the creative process is explained through step-by-step illustrations, stunning color photographs, and illuminating text.
New in paper edition of Natural History Painting.
With expert instruction from two award-winning artists who specialize in capturing the essence of the natural world, anyone can create unerringly accurate portraits of plants, flowers, and wildlife. Painting Natures Details offers advice on composition; techniques for using a range of materials; and ideas on finding inspirational subjects, including in parks, local zoos, and museums. From learning to recreate the subtle shimmer of a fishs scales to capturing the graceful curve of a flower, every step in the creative process is explained through step-by-step illustrations, stunning color photographs, and illuminating text.
New in paper edition of Natural History Painting.
- | Author: Meriel Thurstan, Rosie Martin
- | Publisher: Batsford
- | Publication Date: Jul 04, 2019
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- | Binding: Paperback / softback
- | ISBN-13: 9781849945455
- | ISBN-10: 1849945454
