Texture makes the difference between run-of-the-mill landscapes and paintings that spring to life. In Creating Textured Landscapes with Pen, Ink, and Watercolor, pen-and-ink is used to add depth, impact, and textural contrast — the key to realism in landscape painting.

With the help of reference photos and field sketches, the author shows how to create realistic and colorful paintings of landscapes ranging from expansive mountain vistas to more intimate vignettes.

Various components of landscape paintings are simplified for the reader and brought together throughout each chapter into full-page finished landscapes, giving readers a goal to work toward.

The tools demonstrated are simple and fun to use, plus pen-and-ink is used to enhance the more highly textured areas of the paintings. This book is ideal for texture fanatics who love detail and visual variations that make painting texture fun and creatively satisfying. The book includes 150 color and 5 black-and-white illustrations.

Author — Claudia Nice.

Hardcover. 144 pages. 11" × 8½" (28 cm × 22 cm).