Gary Greene – лучшие книги

When it comes to choosing a subject, flowers are a perennial favorite for artists because of their exciting variety and complexity of color, texture and details. It's amazing, then, that their vibrant natures can be captured so realistically with the simple and direct medium of colored pencil.

The "secret" is making the most of colored pencil's distinctive translucent properties with techniques such as layering, burnishing and underpainting. Gary Greene--along with six other respected colored pencil artists--shows you how in 64 step-by-step demonstrations. Arranged from azalea to zinnia for easy reference, these demonstrations detail the methods and specific colors for creating a variety of flowers, including:

anthurium • amaryllis • aster • begonia • bird of paradise • cactus flower • calla lily • camellia • carnation • chrysanthemum • cineraria • crocus • columbine • daffodil • dahlia • Easter cactus • foxglove • fuchsia • geranium • Gerbera daisy • gladiolus • hibiscus • hydrangea • hyacinth • iris • lily • lupine • magnolia • marigold • nasturtium • passion flower • peony • petunia • poinsettia • poppy • primrose • rhododendron • slipperwort • snapdragon • sunflower • trillium • tulip • water lily

Complete with advice on the best tools and reference materials, this unique guide helps you capture the beauty of flowers in colored pencil.

A garden of gorgeous flowers captured on film--to paint, study or simply admire. In this easy-to-reference book, artists will find: -575 outstanding photos of 49 different types of flowers -Five step-by-step demonstrations that illustrate

Readers will see near-instant results from the only book available that combines instruction on colored pencil and watercolor pencil, two increasingly popular mediums. It's ideal for novices, who can look forward to: -More than 25 step-by-step

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. Readers will find stunning photos of a

Book DescriptionThis invaluable collection of reference photos will save artists time, money and frustration. It presents hundreds of color images of nautical scenes and vessels in a huge variety of locales, in various configurations and from