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Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting
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| Part No: | 0486229270 |
| Manufacturer: | Dover Publications |
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| Customer Rating: | 4.5 / 5.0 |
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- ISBN13: 9780486229270
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The whys and hows of the various aspects of landscape painting: angles and consequent values, aerial and linear perspective, painting of trees, emotional properties of line and mass in composition, light, unity of tone, plus information on canvas, palette, brushes and other materials and techniques. 34 reproductions of paintings by John Carlson. 58 explanatory diagrams. Index.
| A book that explains WHY you paint values a certain way | 2010-08-11 | 5 / 5 |
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| I am a novice pastel artist and particularly interested in painting landscapes. When I first got this book, I was disappointed and set it aside. All the pictures are in black & white -- not what I expected from a book about painting. But after my pastel teacher recommended it in class, I took a second look & read a few pages. This book is a real gem. I've been frustrated when instructors have told me to change something in my work, but not WHY I am changing it in a certain way. This book helped to answer a lot of my questions. The black & white illustrations are actually ideal, because they convey the information about correct values without the visual confusion of color. And I finally believe that you can use any colors you want if the values are correct. If you want to make your landscapes more believable, this book really helps. Now I have some concepts to give my landscapes depth and dimension. I think I might have avoided a fair amount of frustration if I'd found this book earlier. The language is a bit old fashioned, but it's a quick read and it contains immediately useful information. It may be too basic for some, but for beginning artists, it's wonderful. |
| Must-have Book For Any Artist | 2010-07-14 | 5 / 5 |
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| I bought this book based on other reviews... what a great purchase! As a teacher and artist this will be a vital book for me. This book is helpful to put vague, arty ideas (such as composition and handling of edges) into crystal clear language with visual examples. This is not a how-to multi-step book (yawn -- too many of those already!). Other reviews cite the text as a bit 'dated' for language (printed in the 50's) and only black-and-white illustrations, but that is of little concern. Color pictures are not needed to understand the ideas presented. I did not find the text too dated. This book contains ideas for beginners through advanced artists, although I think it will likely confuse the beginner who is just starting to paint. I'd still recommend getting this for the beginner however -- just know that you will only understand certain ideas as you practice painting. |
| Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting | 2010-06-30 | 5 / 5 |
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| The author takes you through the steps needed to create a landscape but covers extensively the basics first. These basics are so important to creating paintings - very, very good book. |
| great technical information | 2010-05-16 | 4 / 5 |
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| One of the best books on landscape painting. I highly recommend it for any artist. |
| carlson's guide to landscape painting | 2010-04-23 | 5 / 5 |
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| This is one of the best books for artists I have ever read. I will reread it many times. Thank you |
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