Drawing and Painting on Location: A Guide to En Plein-Air

Kevin Scully

ISBN 10: 1785002406 / ISBN 13: 9781785002403

Published by The Crowood Press Ltd, 2017

About this Item

Working en plein-air is a French term that means literally 'in the open air' and, although artists have been doing just that for centuries, the concept is experiencing a resurgence today. Sketchers and painters alike are leaving their studios and heading out into the open air. This book encourages you to join them. Num Pages: 144 pages, 213 colour images. BIC Classification: WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 220 x 10. Weight in Grams: 539. . 2017. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Drawing and Painting on Location: A Guide to En Plein-Air
• Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1785002406
• ISBN 13: 9781785002403
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Working en plein-air is a French term that means literally 'in the open air' and, although artists have been doing just that for centuries, the concept is experiencing a resurgence today. Sketchers and painters alike are leaving their studios and heading out into the open air. This book encourages you to join them. Full of in-depth advice and practical instruction, it explains how to make the most of painting outside and how to capture the very essence of a scene with a far greater authenticity than can be achieved when working from a second-hand image. Covers an array of mediums including pencils, pastels, pens, watercolours, oils and acrylics.|Covers an array of mediums including pencils, pastels, pens, watercolours, oils and acrylics.

About the Author

Kevin Scully trained at Wimbledon School of Art and is a practising artist, illustrator and tutor. He exhibits widely and teaches painting and drawing in a wide range of mediums. Kevin has also written Painting Still Life in Gouache for Crowood.