Plein air techniques for artists : principles and methods for painting in natural light / Aimee Erickson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Erickson, Aimee, 1967-

Series:

For artists

For Artists

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plein air painting--Technique.

Plein air painting.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (310 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : Quarto Publishing Group USA, 2023.

Summary:

From award-winning artist Aimee Erickson, Plein Air Techniques for Artistspresents the step-by-step process for plein air for landscape, still life, and the figure, along with exercises to strengthen skills.

Contents:

Cover

Title

Contents

Introduction

Finding "The Zone"

1 Materials and Gear

What's Your Medium?

Brushes and Brushstrokes

Supports: Canvas, Panels, and Paper

Plein Air Painting Kit

2 Composition and Value

Making Interesting Compositions

Black and White

Sketchbook Exercise: Notan

Value

Exercise: Simplified Value Studies

3 Color

Speaking of Color . . .

Color Exercises

Exercise: A Color Chart, Emphasizing Value

Exercise: Color Ladders

Limited Palettes

Color Development of Value Studies

4 Sunlight and Shadow

Seeing Skills: Shift Your Perception

Light, Shadow, and Color

Demonstration: Light and Shadow on Architecture

Where to Start

Exercise: The Color of Light

Raking Light

Technique: Stain It, Draw It, Paint It

Perspective

Foreground Solutions

5 Indirect Light

Dappled and Filtered Light

Technique: Starting with a Mid-Tone Canvas

Demonstration: Large Scale Work

Demonstration: Dappled Afternoon Light

Overcast Light

Demonstration: A Two-Session Painting

Technique: Cutting In

Painting Makeover: Light and Shadow Relationships

Technique: Using a Broad Brush

Shade and Reflected Light

6 Backlight

Rim Light

Contre-Jour: Against the Light

Transmitted Light

Technique: A Loose Start

Painting Makeover: Perspective

7 Front Light

Front Light: A Dramatic Fully Lit Effect

Technique: Direct Impasto Brushwork

Painting Makeover: More Color

8 Nocturnes

Twilight

Nighttime

Demonstration: Nocturne

9 Special Effects

Glow

Demonstration: Multiple Light Sources

Glare

Reflections

Heavy Atmosphere

Demonstration: Fog

10 Design and the Visual Idea

Beyond Representation

Technique: Paint Manipulation

Multiple Small Studies

Strategy: Serial Studies of a Subject

The Camera's Role.

Improvisation

Glossary

Plein Air Quick Reference

Field Painting Strategies

What to Do If You Don't Have an Idea

Summary of Perspective Principles

If Your Composition Isn't Working

Contributing Artists

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Index

Dedication

Copyright.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9780760379363

076037936X

OCLC:

1350914051