Paint: Illustrated Techniques for Every Medium

How do I capture a brilliant sunset? What is a "path of focus" — and how do I create one? When are reference photos useful, and when is using them problematic? The answers to these questions and many more are found in this indispensable guide to painting with today’s most popular mediums.

Beautifully illustrated, the book contains tips and tricks regarding materials, color, value, and composition — serving as a refresher for the accomplished artist or an essential introduction for those just starting out.

Dozens of acrylic, oil, colored pencil, pastel, and watercolor techniques — including blending, loading, mixing, burnishing, layering, and underpainting, to name just a few — are followed by 15 step by step demonstrations by top artists.

Edited by Amy Jeynes, this compilation includes works by Norma Auer Adams, Cecile Baird, Mary Deutschman, Hugh Greer, Linda Kemp, Elizabeth Kincaid, Craig Nelson, Roland Roycraft, James Toogood, and Mark Christopher Weber. Greg Albert expertly demonstrates the myriad painting techniques.

Whether you want to sharpen your painting skills, experiment with new mediums, or paint for the very first time, this book has everything you need to begin, develop, and perfect your art.

Author — Northlight Books.

Paperback. 224 pages. 8" × 8".