Painting into the light : how to work atmospheric magic with your oil paints
Aitken, Jenny, author2024
Reknowned for her techniques for painting light on water, Jenny Aitken delivers perfect guidance to the intermediate artist on how to paint light in plein air and much more. Learn how to successfully paint scenes that that capture magical effects of light from behind the subject. Good contre-jour - painting into the light - artworks cause the viewer to squint, with light seeming to glow from the canvas. They can look like a kind of magic, with their hazy light and colour singing out. This book demystifies lighting in oils, and provides a practical guide to the process, showing exactly how to create the illusion.
Main title:
Painting into the light : how to work atmospheric magic with your oil paints
Creator:
Aitken, Jenny, author
Date Published:
2024
Language:
English
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