Art Instruction Book - OIL PAINTING - Painting into the Light - by Jenny Aitken
How to work atmospheric magic with oil paints
This book demystifies lighting in oils, and provides a practical guide to the process, showing exactly how to create the illusion.
Renowned 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.
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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.
Learn how to successfully paint scenes that that capture magical effects of light from behind the subject.
The book offers a wealth of information on simplification, tonal control, capturing accurate colour, working both indoors and outdoors, painting landscapes and still life, creating atmospheric depth, and even mastering the illusion of space.
Through detailed step-by-step demonstrations and beautifully illustrated techniques, Jenny Aitken reveals how to infuse every painting with vibrant, lifelike light.
A section on troubleshooting tricky paintings will show the reader every painting is salvageable, but with an understanding of light and colour, it’s much more likely to find success the first time round.
Publisher: Search Press
Edition: BC Paperback With flaps
Publication: 31 March 2024
Size: 216x280 mm
Illustrations: 300
Pages: 160