Painting Romantic Landscapes; Author: Buononato, Sharon; Paperback

Author: Buononato, Sharon
Paperback; 250 Colour Illustrations
144 pages
Published: March 2002
F&W Publications Inc
ISBN: 1581801602

With Painting Romantic Landscapes, anyone can learn how to paint lovely, rural landscapes. Six step-by-step projects, ranging from beginner to advanced, guide artists through the author's special acrylic painting techniques that easily capture the natural beauty of landscapes.Sharon Buononato shows readers how to render the basics of landscape painting, including skies, trees, gardenflowers, streams, small waterfalls, reflections on still water and more. She also provides guidelines for portraying the rustic charm of mills, barns, farmhouses and a garden gate.Each project captures the look and feel of a different season -- from fall foliage and snow-covered trees to a sunny summer garden. Detailed drawings and traceable patterns make each scene easy to create.Each of the 11 step-by-step projects in this book captures the atmosphere of one of the seasons of the year. The author shows readers how to render the basics of landscape painting in acrylics, and provides guidelines for further detailing. Traceable patterns are also included.