Art of Drawing Landscapes

By Sterling Publishing

Book Overview

Following the successful Art of Drawing and Art of Drawing the Human Body , the third book in this superb series examines the highly popular subject of landscape art. Richly illustrated, usually with several drawings on each page, as well as close-up photographs, it outlines the various forms, techniques, and considerations that go into producing a successful picture. The lessons begin with the most basic lines, strokes, and spots, and exercises include studies of plants, leaves, rocks, and other natural forms. There are solutions to the problems of representing the sky and capturing gradations of light. Plus: how to select the subject, block the landscape, accurately represent the height and position of the horizon, create points of visual attraction, and much more.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402720297
• ISBN13: 9781402720291
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: Sterling
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.2" x 11.4"

Customer Reviews

Good book for drawing landscapes!

I found this book to have quite a bit of information and instruction on drawing landscapes. Well worth the money.

I thought it was unique

Most art instruction books seem to be a demonstration of the writer/artist's skills. This book impressed me by giving instruction on the secrets behind effective rendering, rather than on specific techniques of a given artist. For example, this is the only book I've seen that explains that the shadows of tree branches "approaching" the viewer should be darker than those that stay in the picture plane. It's details like that that set this book apart. I agree with the other reviewer that there aren't a lot of artworks in the book that are super-inspiring. But the work is pretty consistently good and is usually there to specifically demonstrate a point, rather than show off skills (though this does has its place in instruction books).