Painting What (You Want) to See: "Forty-Six Lessons, Assignments, and Painting Critiques on Watercolor and Oil" - Softcover

Reid, General Charles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 162654378X ISBN 13: 9781626543782

Publisher: Echo Point Books & Media, 2016

Synopsis

If you have ever wanted to control your art so you can paint anything-and paint it well-this book is for you! The mediums are oil, watercolor, and contour drawing, but this is a book about making good paintings, not about a particular medium. The subject matter is broad, ranging from still lifes to figures and portraits, to landscapes. Again, the point is that if you can paint, you can paint anything! But you must never feel compelled to simply paint was is before you. You must feel free to paint not what you see, but what you want to see-the way you want it to look-and this book shows you how.

In this book, Charles Reid offers up a complete course in painting and seeing. He critiques student work and analyzes problem paintings, explaining where the artist went wrong and what they could have done to improve their work. Reid also includes numerous assignments to help guide your practice, and important lessons on values, color and composition. You'll learn to make a contour drawing; how to layer your washes to achieve a desired value; how to mix values for bold statements; how to mix subtle colors and flesh tones; how to paint lights and shadows; how to uses edges to direct the audience's eye; how to integrate the subject with the background; how to loosen and liven up your painting; and much more.

Painting What You (Want To) See is perfect for artists of all levels of ability, but is exceptionally well-suited for intermediate and advanced students who want to increase the range and expressiveness of their paintings. The clear instructions, detailed tips, and innumerable illustrations and examples will help you develop your own style. This is one of Charles Reid's finest books on painting technique.

Readers interested in related titles from Charles Reid will also want to see: Flower painting in oil (ISBN: 1626543801), Painting by Design (ISBN: 1626543216), Pulling Your Paintings Together (ISBN: 1626543844), The Natural Way to Paint (ISBN: 1626543828).

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About the Author

Charles Reid was born in Cambridge, New York and studied art at the University of Vermont at Montpelier and the Art Students League of New York. Over the years his work has won many awards, including the Childe Hassam Purchase Prize at The American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1975 and 1976, from the National Academy of Design in 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, and 1978, and from Allied Artists in 1975. In 1980 he was elected an Associate of the National Academy of Design. Reid had one-artist shows in 1971 and 1972 at the Roko Gallery and in 1975 and 1978 at the Far Gallery. He has participated in group exhibits with the American Academy of Arts and Letters (1975, 1976), American Watercolor society, National Academy of Design, Allied Artists of America, Westmoreland Country Museum, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Museum of Art, Joe DeMers Gallery in Hilton Head Island, S.C. (1978, 1979, and 1980), Butler Institute of American Arts, and Nassau County Museum of Fine Art. In addition to painting, Reid teaches workshops across the country. He has written four other books on painting figures, portraits, and still lifes in oil and watercolor for Watson-Guptill.

Edition details

• Publisher: Echo Point Books & Media
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 162654378X
• ISBN 13: 9781626543782
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 146