A great guide for painters who want to experiment with mixed media and
make their landscape paintings more adventurous.
Popular artist and teacher, Soraya French, encourages readers to
experiment with mixing media and to create more adventurous paintings
and broaden their artistic horizons.
The media that Soraya uses in this book are acrylics, pastels and
collage and she shows how to bring the best out of mixing these media
with handy tips, some simple projects and several step-by-step
demonstrations.
Landscape, and the way it changes over the seasons, is the ideal subject
for experimenting with different textural effects using mixed media.
Contemporary Landscapes in Mixed Media is divided into four seasonal
chapters, with each section dealing with the colours, shapes, patterns
and textures particular to each season.
There is information on mixing colours relevant to each season, as well
as interesting ways of painting flowers and other details of nature, how
to create exciting compositions, and how to add architectural aspects
within the landscape. In some landscapes figures may be added in order
to animate the composition and create a narrative.
This practical and inspirational book will help and encourage the reader
to explore the fascinating potential of mixed media and to adopt a freer
attitude in their painting.
