Painting Romantic Country Scenes in Oils

Painting Romantic Country Scenes in Oils by Dent, Dorothy. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781600611650.

Paint the charm of country scenes These tranquil scenes let you create your very own painters retreat with a luminous sunset, a quiet cottage, a refreshing coastline and peaceful streams meandering past mills. Its easy and fun when you paint along withDorothy Dent. With 10 step-by-step projects, suitable for both beginners and more accomplished painters, Dorothy shares her easy-to-follow techniques for painting realistic landscapes. Learn how to paint: Rich autumn foliage The vivid greens of spring Colorful reflections found in still water Glowing light from a window on a starry night Snow-capped mountains created with a palette knife Youll also learn valuable principles such as consistent highlights and shadows, how to contrast lights and darks and how to use textures, colors and values. Dorothy shows you exactly how to hold the brush and position the bristles against the canvas so you can make confident brushstrokes. Each painting also features a special Seeing with the Artists Eye section that teaches you the artistic principles that take a painting from average to extraordinary.