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Draw & Paint Realistic Trees in All Four Seaons
Bestselling author and naturalist Claudia Nice is back with another studio essential for every landscape artist. Drawing & Painting Trees in the Landscape features Claudia's best tips and techniques for painting trees of all kinds in their natural settings—from the majesty of mountain evergreens to the delicate pink blossoms of cherry trees in spring.
With her inspiring artistic style and in-depth visual instruction, Claudia starts with the basics, showing you how to break down reference photos and open-air vistas into simple shapes, colors and textures. Follow along as she skillfully guides you through every step of creating vibrant compositions anchored by glorious trees and foliage, including:
- Drawing and sketching techniques for mapping out successful compositions
- A variety of basic tree shapes you can reference and copy; featuring more than 40 conifers, hardwoods and deciduous trees
- Proven color mixes for painting an array of vibrant hues—from the many different greens of foliage to the soft pastels of spring blossoms—using watercolor, oil, acrylics or mixed media
- Step-by-step instructions on drawing and painting important details, such as the weathered textures of bark, the sculptural shapes of bare branches in winter, aged mossy trunks and more
- Techniques for working smart in any medium, such as using simple watercolor washes for distant foliage, adding details with pen & ink, and "knife painting" in oils for interesting dimensional effects
Whether your goal is to make accurate field sketches for your journal, paint what you see on your travels through the countryside, or just capture familiar views of your own back yard, Claudia makes the process fun, easy and satisfying. Like a walk in the woods, with every step you'll relax, enjoy and learn something new.
About the Author
Claudia Nice is the author of twelve successful North Light books including Creating Textures in Pen and Ink with Watercolor, How to Keep a Sketchbook Journal, Down By the Sea with Brush and Pen, as well as her most recent title, How to See, How to Draw (2010). A popular teacher, Claudia?s friendly voice and clear instruction reaches many artists worldwide through her classes, books, DVDs and her website, www.BrightwoodStudio.com/. Nice lives in Sandy, Oregon.
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Another great book, Oct 6 2011
By evelyn cheso - Published on Amazon.com
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Claudia Nice has some of the most wonderful books on watercolor and pen and ink. She has such talent and give us beginners wonderful detailed instruction. You can not make a mistake by purchasing any of her books! Well worth the money.
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Drawing & Painting Trees in the Landscape, Nov 25 2011
By william sharp - Published on Amazon.com
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This is an amazing book. It makes drawing nature so enjoyable. Before I struggled with drawing any kind of background for my drawings because I was very generic . All the backgrounds looked the same, but now my backgrounds seem to come alive because I now can mix up my scenery to match the theme of my drawings. This is diffidently my favorite book for doing landscapes. William Sharp
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Nice is Great, Sep 22 2011
By K. J. M. - Published on Amazon.com
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I've purchased a number of books by Claudia Nice as gifts for my Mother, who's an extremely good artist, herself. As with all the previous books, this one has her thrilled about the quality of the tutorials and anxious to try them out herself. You can't go wrong with Claudia Nice, whether you're a beginner or professional in painting.
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