Artist's Photo Reference - Buildings and Barns

Artist's Photo Reference - Buildings and Barns

Author: Gary Greene

Publisher: North Light Books

Published: 2001-02-20

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13:

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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.


Artist's Photo Reference - Reflections, Textures & Backgrounds

Artist's Photo Reference - Reflections, Textures & Backgrounds

Author: Gary Greene

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2004-05-05

Total Pages: 253

ISBN-13: 1440317186

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There's no better way to add interest to any piece of artwork than with reflections, textures and backgrounds. This unique photo reference helps both fine and decorative artists tackle these subjects with ease.You will find stunning photos of a wide variety of scenes and objects, including: • the textures of nature, such as autumn leaves, stones, fruits, weathered wood and sand • man-made textures like rusty metal, bricks and pottery • breathtaking settings form deserts to meadows and mountains • reflections in calm, rough and rippling water • scenes featuring waves, clouds, snow and forests There are also six painting demonstrations in all the major mediums that show you exactly how to get the most out of reference photos. Artists of all levels will appreciate this inspiring guide.


Artist's Photo Reference - Wildlife

Artist's Photo Reference - Wildlife

Author: Bart Rulon

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2006-12-15

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 1440322732

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Capturing the details is what makes wildlife painting come alive. Getting the fur, facial features and anatomy right with subjects that refuse to stand still adds to the challenge. Artist's Photo Reference: Wildlife saves the day by allowing you to concentrate on what's important - creating great art. Artist and photographer Bart Rulon provides hundreds of gorgeous full-color images showcasing nearly four dozen animals from a variety of angles. Each one has been taken with the needs of the artist in mind, ensuring that you save time, effort, money and worry. Stop wasting hours combing through endless magazines and books. You'll find all the high-quality reference photos you need right here! Rulon also provides guidelines for taking your own reference photos, plus five demonstrations in a variety of media, that illustrate how professional wildlife artists create extraordinary works of art by painting from photographs. Wildlife is the perfect addition to your reference library! Use it to save time, get inspired and create beautiful art of your own.


Artist's Photo Reference - Landscapes

Artist's Photo Reference - Landscapes

Author: Gary Greene

Publisher: North Light Books

Published: 2000-11-10

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13:

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Greene, professional artist and photographer, provides about 400 color landscape photographs intended for use as reference for other artists' paintings or drawings of specific geographical regions. He also offers tips on how to use the images (for example, combining aspects of various images), choosing equipment, taking one's own reference photos, and composing good photographs. Six step-by-step demonstrations by master artists working in their mediums of choice demonstrate additional techniques. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR


Rustic Buildings Barns in Watercolour

Rustic Buildings Barns in Watercolour

Author: Terry Harrison

Publisher: Search Press

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781844483426

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Learn with Terry Harrison, the master of simple techniques, as he demonstrates how to create weathered windmills, old shacks and huts, farmhouses, cottages, timbered barns and more. Many step-by-step sequences show how to capture all the different architectural aspects of buildings, from tiled roof tops and windows adorned with flowers to ancient doors and rustic porches. All the basics are covered, then Terry moves on to show how to create different textures and effects. He incorporates them into simple demonstrations, each one offering guidance through all the stages of building up beautiful paintings. This book, with its fresh, original content and uncomplicated approach, encourages artists to try out the techniques for themselves, stimulating them to create their own original pictures.


Barn

Barn

Author: Elric Endersby

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 9780395573723

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A tribute to the functional beauty of barns discusses the origins of the European barn and looks at various styles and structural dimensions