Seeing the Light: An Artist's Guide

Seeing the Light: An Artist's Guide

Shares tips for capturing the features of light on canvas and using light to create shape, depth, mood, and atmosphere in watercolor and oils. How can light create the illusions of depth on a 2-dimensional plane? How does rendering the subtleties of light suggest all-important mood and atmosphere in a painting? Well-known artist Carr provides a lavishly illustrated, step-by-step guide starting with, appropriately, learning to see. "Think like a sculptor," she advises, simplifying forms into their basic 3-dimensional shapes enveloped by various kinds of light. When progressing to color, she emphasizes focusing the center of interest by using contrasting values to route the viewer's eye by following the light. Using different lighting situations as full-color examples, she demonstrates refraction, gradation, and more, then analyzes compositional elements before even beginning the brushwork. Exercises using identical subjects compare and contrast the uses of watercolors and oils. Whitney Scott Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved Award-winning artist Betty Carr has taught workshops across the country and abroad. She is a lifetime member of the exclusive Knickerbocker Association of New York City, and her work has appeared in The Artist's Magazine, American Artist and Southwest Art. Used Book in Good Condition