The Landscape Painter's Workbook: Essential Studies in Shape, Composition, and Color
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- Author：Mitchell Albala
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Summary
The Landscape Painter's Workbook is the definitive hands-on guide to the time-honored techniques and essential elements of landscape painting。
Written by celebrated landscape artist， instructor， and author Mitchell Albala， this richly informative and beautifully illustrated volume leads you step by step through his approach to the genre， from establishing a composition using basic shapes to applying time-tested color strategies， with all-new lessons， practical exercises， and special topics， including:
The Complete Color Strategy。 What are the three aspects of color contrast that guide a painting’s strategy？
Notan。 Explore this special type of compositional study， which identifies the underlying shapes and patterns of a composition。
Picture Formats。 How does the picture format—horizontal， vertical， or square—affect the composition？ What are the pros and cons of each？
Color Grouping。 A full chapter details this special practice， which helps maintain harmony by organizing colors into a limited number of groups。
Composition。 An in-depth review of variation， movement， and active negative space， with illustrations that diagram the action in each example。
Workshop Exercises。 Instead of demonstrations that show how the author paints， The Landscape Painter’s Workbook includes 10 skill-building workshop exercises to help you work through essential lessons on your own。
With examples of work by 45 contemporary landscape painters—more than 80 paintings in all—in oil， acrylic， pastel， and watercolor， the lessons are suitable for all mediums。 Each painting is thoroughly analyzed in terms of shape， composition， or color， with supporting diagrams， thumbnails， and photographs。
The Landscape Painter's Workbook inspires and informs all artists， from aspiring to accomplished， on how to successfully portray the majesty and subtlety of the natural world。
The For Artists series expertly guides and instructs artists at all skill levels who want to develop their classical drawing and painting skills and create realistic and representational art。
Written by celebrated landscape artist， instructor， and author Mitchell Albala， this richly informative and beautifully illustrated volume leads you step by step through his approach to the genre， from establishing a composition using basic shapes to applying time-tested color strategies， with all-new lessons， practical exercises， and special topics， including:
The Complete Color Strategy。 What are the three aspects of color contrast that guide a painting’s strategy？
Notan。 Explore this special type of compositional study， which identifies the underlying shapes and patterns of a composition。
Picture Formats。 How does the picture format—horizontal， vertical， or square—affect the composition？ What are the pros and cons of each？
Color Grouping。 A full chapter details this special practice， which helps maintain harmony by organizing colors into a limited number of groups。
Composition。 An in-depth review of variation， movement， and active negative space， with illustrations that diagram the action in each example。
Workshop Exercises。 Instead of demonstrations that show how the author paints， The Landscape Painter’s Workbook includes 10 skill-building workshop exercises to help you work through essential lessons on your own。
With examples of work by 45 contemporary landscape painters—more than 80 paintings in all—in oil， acrylic， pastel， and watercolor， the lessons are suitable for all mediums。 Each painting is thoroughly analyzed in terms of shape， composition， or color， with supporting diagrams， thumbnails， and photographs。
The Landscape Painter's Workbook inspires and informs all artists， from aspiring to accomplished， on how to successfully portray the majesty and subtlety of the natural world。
The For Artists series expertly guides and instructs artists at all skill levels who want to develop their classical drawing and painting skills and create realistic and representational art。
Reviews
Dharshani
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Thanks to Netgalley and Publisher for providing the ARC in exchange for an honest review。First of all I would like to start with saying this book is for advanced artists。 The book is a wealth of information on techniques packed with exercises。 Mitchell Albala teaches a variety of styles from a variety of artists including beautiful landscapes from accomplished artists to his own accomplishments。I would suggest this book for intermediate to advanced level artists to perfect their techniques and n Thanks to Netgalley and Publisher for providing the ARC in exchange for an honest review。First of all I would like to start with saying this book is for advanced artists。 The book is a wealth of information on techniques packed with exercises。 Mitchell Albala teaches a variety of styles from a variety of artists including beautiful landscapes from accomplished artists to his own accomplishments。I would suggest this book for intermediate to advanced level artists to perfect their techniques and nuances。 。。。more
Misti
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Wow， I really loved this book！ As someone who has thought landscape painting was too intimidating， I've been thinking about dipping my toes into it lately。 While I have a bit of an art background， there was plenty in this book to learn from and skills I will be using going forward。 Excellent for both beginners and those interested in brushing up some rusty skills！*I received an ARC via Edelweiss in exchange for my review* Wow， I really loved this book！ As someone who has thought landscape painting was too intimidating， I've been thinking about dipping my toes into it lately。 While I have a bit of an art background， there was plenty in this book to learn from and skills I will be using going forward。 Excellent for both beginners and those interested in brushing up some rusty skills！*I received an ARC via Edelweiss in exchange for my review* 。。。more
Jilly
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The cover of this beautiful painter’s workbook is what drew me in to read it。 The author has created a very readable guide to improving landscape paintings。 Probably more suitable for intermediate and more advanced artists， the book is full of ideas。 I like that there are questions throughout to make you think about your technique in more detail。 There are plenty of inspiring examples of paintings too， by forty five contemporary landscape artists， in a variety of mediums。 A very useful resource The cover of this beautiful painter’s workbook is what drew me in to read it。 The author has created a very readable guide to improving landscape paintings。 Probably more suitable for intermediate and more advanced artists， the book is full of ideas。 I like that there are questions throughout to make you think about your technique in more detail。 There are plenty of inspiring examples of paintings too， by forty five contemporary landscape artists， in a variety of mediums。 A very useful resource for any artist。 Thank you to Mitchell Albala， Net Galley and Rockport Publishing for an ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Cindee Ketches
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5/5 Thank you to Net Galley and the publisher for the eARC in exchange for an honest review。I love this book full of detailed descriptions and gorgeous pictures。 Very inspiring！ Makes me want to pull out my paints and brushes and give it a go， （even though I have less than zero talent）。 This is not just a beautiful book。 It has very practical exercises to guide any budding artist through different techniques on how to approach landscape art including shapes， focus， composition， balance of light 5/5 Thank you to Net Galley and the publisher for the eARC in exchange for an honest review。I love this book full of detailed descriptions and gorgeous pictures。 Very inspiring！ Makes me want to pull out my paints and brushes and give it a go， （even though I have less than zero talent）。 This is not just a beautiful book。 It has very practical exercises to guide any budding artist through different techniques on how to approach landscape art including shapes， focus， composition， balance of light and dark areas， and many different techniques on colour use。 This is certainly a book that many artists will want to have on their shelf to refer to often。 。。。more
Jill
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I really liked this one！ :-D Great information， solid instruction， and lots of beautiful artwork to help bring home the author's points。 This is like reading James Gurney's blog in book form but all on landscape painting。 The focus is primarily on acrylic paint， but watercolor and pastel art are briefly mentioned also。 However I think all of the information here could be applied to other mediums as well。 This is a notch art book， I was glad to read this one from Netgalley。 I really liked this one！ :-D Great information， solid instruction， and lots of beautiful artwork to help bring home the author's points。 This is like reading James Gurney's blog in book form but all on landscape painting。 The focus is primarily on acrylic paint， but watercolor and pastel art are briefly mentioned also。 However I think all of the information here could be applied to other mediums as well。 This is a notch art book， I was glad to read this one from Netgalley。 。。。more
Alicia Bayer
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What an excellent resource！ This book is packed with advice， exercises and example paintings of everything Albala teaches in a variety of styles from a variety of artists。 This is not a beginner's book， but beginners may be inspired by some of the advice。 Very helpful。I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for review。 What an excellent resource！ This book is packed with advice， exercises and example paintings of everything Albala teaches in a variety of styles from a variety of artists。 This is not a beginner's book， but beginners may be inspired by some of the advice。 Very helpful。I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for review。 。。。more
Flora
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Mitchell Albala has had years of experience in conducting workshops on landscape painting and it shows in this book。 The difference from other books on the same topics include the exercises and what questions artists are to ask themselves as they paint。I feel that this would be suitable for intermediate to advanced painters。 I love the many gorgeous paintings that are used as examples， some executed by Mr Albala himself and also some by other obviously accomplished artists。 What a joy just to le Mitchell Albala has had years of experience in conducting workshops on landscape painting and it shows in this book。 The difference from other books on the same topics include the exercises and what questions artists are to ask themselves as they paint。I feel that this would be suitable for intermediate to advanced painters。 I love the many gorgeous paintings that are used as examples， some executed by Mr Albala himself and also some by other obviously accomplished artists。 What a joy just to leaf through the pages！The author's first book has been a bestseller for many， many years and I won't be surprised if this one becomes a hit as well。 。。。more
Margarida （mbooksbycandlelight）
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I enjoyed this book。 It’s shock full of theory about landscape painting， and I learned a lot of new techniques and strategies that I’ll try to implement in my art going forward。 I would say that this is not really a book for beginners。 At least for me， I think I would have been very intimidated and overwhelmed if this has been my first introduction to landscape painting。 Still overall an amazing book and for sure a great addition to your art book collection。
Kichu
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Wonderful。 It has lots of information。 It is a collective book with all techniques for improving painting landscapes。 Each chapter is dedicated to a topic to keep in mind and provides good explanation with reference paintings。 Beginners can understand how masters think。 It has good exercises with steps for understanding and practicing the topic discussed。 A must have for a true landscape artist irrespective of the medium。 But may be complicated for true beginners。
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