This book was written to help oil and pastel painters learn new ways of seeing and painting light and color.

James Gurney, answers the questions that realist painters continually ask by drawing on his experience as a plein air painter and science illustrator to share a wealth of information about the realist painter's most fundamental tools — color and light. Paperback. 224 pages.

This guide addresses the popular goal of watercolor and oil painters alike—achieving stunning, light-filled paintings. It includes step-by-step demonstrations on seeing and painting the elusive quality of light—making paintings glow.

For rendering light and shade to a variety of subjects with expressive power, dimension, and character. Classic study presents basic types and effects of light and shadow. Paperback, 160 pages. (Burne Hogarth).

Opening up a whole new world that explodes with color and light, this guidebook overflows with enthusiastic instruction for beautiful watercolors. Each of the book's lessons can be put into immediate practice by even novice painters.

In this book, Kincaid invites readers to learn her simple steps for painting watercolors infused with light, singing with color, and alive with a feeling of movement and energy. Paperback. 128 pages.

One of the most exciting and original colored pencil books to come out in a long time, Painting Light with Colored Pencil is inspired by Cecile Baird's incredibly rich, realistic, light-filled paintings.

The glowing transparency and spontaneity of watercolor makes it an ideal medium for exploring the effects of sunlight, shadows, mist, stormy skies, and more. This book offers easy techniques for creating realistic effects with watercolor.

Whether or not you work outdoors, understanding the effects of light and shadow is an essential part of making your art lifelike and engaging. Master pastelist Maggie Price shares her techniques for "painting" beautiful light, rich shadows in 10 step-by-step demonstrations. Paperback. 128 pages.

This essential book explores the importance of understanding the range of values of a subject, from light to dark and all the variations in between, and demonstrates the drawing techniques that can be used to render realistic forms.