Watercolor Basics: Trees, Mountains and Rocks

Artists will learn a variety of fun and easy techniques for painting realistic-looking trees, mountains and rocks. The beginner as well as the advanced beginner will learn through five complete, step-by-step demonstrations how to paint elms, oaks, willows, maples, birches, dogwoods, sycamores, pines, spruces, firs, coconut palms and many other varieties of trees. Szabo includes tips and instructions on how to paint distant mountains, middle ground mountains, snow peaks, mountains in clouds, high peaks at sunset and mountains with glaciers. Four step-by-step demonstrations and a suggested color palette assure a variety of pleasing and majestic mountains to paint. jagged rocks, rounded rocks, layered blue state rocks and sedimentary rocks are also taught in six step-by-step demonstrations.

Szabo continues to be one of the masters in the field of watercolors. Born in Hungary, he teaches seminars that have influenced artist in the United States, Canada, Europe, and the Middle East. With this book, he adds another important volume to ten previous highly popular books, including his classic Zoltan Szabo!s 70 Favorite Watercolor Techniques (LJ 3/15/96). Here, he briefly surveys tools and techniques before guiding beginners through 15 step-by-step demonstrations of trees, mountains, and rocks. He imparts color-mixing theory and techniques for texture and mood, pulling it all together into finished, realistic landscapes. Highly recommended for all collections
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