Capturing Texture: In Your Drawing and Painting Book

All artists want to be able to portray texture effectively without making their paintings and drawings look overworked, and this book shows them how. From the powdery roughness of an old stone wall to the glint of shiny metals or the bloom on the skin of a peach, dozens of realistic textures (and how to achieve them) are demonstrated here with clear step-by-step sequences. Learn how to manipulate any medium - from pencil, pen or charcoal, to watercolour, gouache, oils or acrylics - to produce your desired textures and patterns. The book covers: - Materials and equipment - Painting and drawing media: graphite pencil, coloured pencils, chalk, pastels, pen and ink, watercolours, acrylics, gouache, and oils - Suitable surfaces for texture work: paper, canvas, canvas board, gesso-coated board, showing the effect of paint on particular surfaces - Texture techniques: monochrome drawing media with hatching, stippling, smudging and line and tone work; coloured drawing media; painting media, including washes, dry brush, scumbling, sgraffito, coloured grounds, knife painting, splattering, masking and using additives; - Themes: carefully chosen demonstration subjects: still life, animals and birds, plant life, buildings, landscape, figures and portraitsRead More