Titles in Barron's popular Beginner Art Guides series instruct in the fundamentals of drawing and painting, focusing on projects designed especially for beginning students to master. Projects featuring full-color illustrations are presented in order of difficulty and are supplemented with practical suggestions, ideas for color experiments, and techniques for creating special effects.

In Painting Light and Shade, students are instructed on mastering techniques that employ light and shading effects, which add dimension, drama, and a sense of perspective to drawn and painted figures or objects. The clear, comprehensive projects cover both monochrome and color media.

This book concludes with a brief survey of masters of light and shade from the Italian Futurist School.

Authors — Parramon's Editorial Team.

Hardcover. 64 pages. 8¼" × 11" (21 cm × 28 cm).