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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. The Perfect Ship Painting Class in the Form of a BookBy AngeloftheseaHi.Im a marine life artist and beleive it or not I dont know how to draw or paint boats/ships. Thats why Ive purchased this book. Ive always wanted to know. Its a little something extra thats good to know in case someone asks me to create a painting with sail boat or ship. Hopeing to find that perfect book on the subject this is the one. I think there is no other guide that comes close enough in details as this one. Jack Coggins is not just the author but a highly respected artist and painting instructor as well. In this book of his; he goes into great details in his own hand drawn illustrations of ships. He focuses alot on perspective and compostion;(meaning the placement of your ships in the painting). He not only explains in two chapters the parts of a ship(the hulls; masts and rigging) but also has included the rest of the chapters on Materials; how to paint water(crashing waves; etc.); Freighters and Tugs(other kinds of boats); Fishing Vessels-Meathods and Men; Docks; Piers and Pilings; Sighnposts of the sea; Peopling your pictures; Gulls or Seagulls; and Picture Planning.The book is; I would say to be taken as a painting course in ship painting. It is mainly text; as you may call it a text book; just like you were taking a course. It does have a lot of Mr. Coggins own hand drawings which you do definately need in order to paint ships. I dont think I could paint a ship without his illustrations. They are very complex and it does make me wonder with concern as to how; or will I be able to master painting a ship?! He does explain next to his drawings what each part of the ship is and how it works. He slightly explains how to draw it onto the ship you are painting. All his "how to" is written in italics next to the illustrations. Without the illustrations I could not understand how to draw a ship or how it looks like; in turn the book would be useless for me. I think he explains the best he can and has done a great job in that. I do have to say again that for me at least I wonder if I will ever be able to paint a large ship with many sails. His drawings do look very complicated and scary at first. Kind of like a mathematical sequence or something-of which is not. Its a lot of ropes with letters and numbered next to them telling you the parts and also the names are written on the sails and other parts. The book is all black and white-its all text and illustrations but only 1 or 2 pictures are of his paintings in color. The rest of his paintings are in black and white.I would still recommend this book to others no matter how hard or complicated it seems. I havent gotten to read the whole book yet; I am not understanding it completely so I need to read it in more detail 2 or 3 more times. But it is an excellent book for learning about something extra. Oh yes; this book is for the oil painter but can be used for water colour; acrylic; etc.I hope my review helps. Thank you for taking the time.15 of 15 people found the following review helpful. Excellent Reference for Seascape Boat PaintingsBy perrymasonaryTried this book on a whim to assist with painting marine scenes to get the details on boats correct. This book is an outstanding timeless reference. Probably one of the best detail books on the subject.I wanted to know more about Jack Coggins and found a web site on his paintings and writings maintained by a relative. Coggins is a modern master and a vast body of his paintings are available for viewing on this site.I hope this book never goes out of print. If you are looking to properly render the ocean and boats this book is for you.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. done by the mastersBy RustyBeautiful paintings by the masters in their fields. I love to draw and paint anything and these paintings really inspire me to try my best at all I do. Thank you and enjoy your day.