

How does the picture format-horizontal, vertical, or square-affect the composition? What are the pros and cons of each? Explore this special type of compositional study, which identifies the underlying shapes and patterns of a composition. What are the three aspects of color contrast that guide a painting’s strategy?

Written by celebrated landscape artist, instructor, and author Mitchell Albala, this richly informative and beautifully illustrated volume leads you step by step through his approach to the genre, from establishing a composition using basic shapes to applying time-tested color strategies, with all-new lessons, practical exercises, and special topics, including: Keep up the wonderful work.n goes here.The Landscape Painter’s Workbook is the definitive hands-on guide to the time-honored techniques and essential elements of landscape painting. Oh.and I've also devised a workaround: I send myself a hands-free message of what I want to remember, so no more pulling-over or running late. Such generous artists and you ask probing questions in the kindest way. I have listened to about a dozen episodes thus far, and find them to be rich, meaningful conversations, not rushed, and it is as if I'm eavesdropping. And so, I am hooked! If one podcast ends and another begins mid-drive, I have to check the artist's website to see their work, so I'll have a frame of reference. I kept pulling over–sometimes needing to take a freeway off-ramp–to write down an artist's name that was new to me or a book title or something else I just HAD to make a note of, writing all over a pink library slip that was handy, trying to find writing space among the printed words.

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