Capture the Rich Textures of Nature; Step by Step Capture natures beauty as you never have before. Beloved artist and teacher Claudia Nice leads you on an inspired journey through the great outdoors. With paints in hand; she shares with you her best techniques for creating landscapes that come alive with richness; depth and textured detail. Open this guide and start painting right away. As you follow engaging; step-by-step demonstrations and exercises; youll learn to recreate the textural elements of a range of terrains and landscapes. Chapters include:Creative clouds and skies Majestic mountains; hills and mesas Texturing trees; trunks and foliageRugged rocks and gritty gravel Transparent textures for rivers; falls and lakes Flowers of the field In a special section; Claudia covers basic texturing techniques with mini demos using lines; dots; bruising; scribbling; spattering; blotting; printing; stamping and more. From paints and pens to sponges; leaves and facial tissue; youll explore all kinds of fun and inventive ways to create amazing textures. And to help you put it all together; Claudia includes her masterful advice for creating compositions using reference photos; field sketches and your own creative license. Each demonstration features a large image of the completed landscape; so you can see exactly how Claudias methods work - from start to finish.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. easy and interestingBy Heidireadereasy colorwork that is interesting enough to keep on going1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Several Great PatternsBy laikabearI just received this book and am pleasantly surprised. First; the patterns. There are several sweaters I would actually knit: the cover sweater with the slip stitch designs; the colorblock pullover; the Fair Isle sweater with bell sleeves; the yoke sweater with faux embroidery; the striped raglan; and the Harvest cardi. I also liked the pattern on the Andean pullover (on the back cover); but I didnt like the cropped style. I even liked the argyle vest and knee socks; though I am primarily a sweater knitter. There were a couple of patterns I didnt like - the scarf (Kristin Nicholas is just NOT my style) the pillow; and the flower mittens; however the great majority of the patterns appealed to me.The book also has a small section which briefly goes over the different color techniques and gives references for more information. I found the tips in the section helpful; and didnt feel it was lacking. I have other reference books with Fair Isle techniques and history that are more in-depth. This being primarily a pattern book; I didnt expect a long section on how-to.Overall I would say this is a great pattern book. It has contemporary takes on intarsia; stranded knitting; and stripes. I think it is easy for intarsia and stranded (Fair Isle type) sweaters to look dated; but I really found these patterns appealing.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Great book for colorworkBy DelaknitterI just completed a series of classes where I learned Intarsia; Fair Isle; and slip stitch knitting. I love the patterns in this book because they are beautiful; easy to read; and are letting me apply my newly learned skills with projects I actually WANT to keep when I am finished. The patterns vary in skill level required; so there is something for everyone; regardless of skill level. The explanation of techniques at the end of the book is very well done; and easy to understand; especially for someone needing a little help getting started with the various techniques. The photos show off the projects beautifully; so you have a good idea of what you are getting into before you start. The projects are all appealing to a wide audience; unlike some color work pattern books I have come across. The patterns are all accurate as well; according to the publishers website; with no corrections posted. This is a great book of patterns for someone looking to try their hand at color work.