Learn to paint with the guidance of experienced artists and teachers. Each of the guides in the Learn to Paint series is written by a professional and includes everything you need to begin: basic advice on paints and materials, a wealth of tips and techniques, simple exercises to develop skills, and clear, step-by-step demonstrations. Handsomely designed and filled with color illustrations, these are excellent guides for all aspiring painters.

Skies in Watercolour (Learn to Paint (Collins))

Arts & Photography

Ranson, Ron

Painting

Harpercollins Pub, Ltd.

This best-selling title will be relaunched in September 04 with a fresh new cover design. Ron Ranson has a huge following among amateur painters and skies are a fundamental element of any landscape painting, essential in creating atmosphere. Learning how to paint impressive skies can enable artists to produce landscape paintings that are full of vitality and atmosphere. In Learn to Paint Skies in Watercolour experienced teacher Ron Ranson provides plenty of practical advice on how to achieve this. He gives guidelines on techniques, colour and aspects of composition, as well as tips on working on location and in the studio. Contents include: * guidelines on choosing materials and equipment * descriptions of basic cloud formations * simple sky exercises * advice on creating atmosphere * using a camera to provide good reference * stage-by-stage demonstration paintings

Skies in Watercolour

History & Criticism

HARPER/COLLINS

Hundreds of photos reveal Ron Ranson's approach to watercolor.

Watercolour Painting: The Ron Ranson Technique

Blandford Pr

Now in paperback, this work aims to introduce oil techniques simply and easily to the amateur artist who has no previous experience. There are practical hints to accompany the step-by-step text.

Oil Painting: Pure and Simple

Chamberlain, Trevor

This is an instructive book by a well-known artist-author for those working on landscapes. Ranson gives advice on how skies dictate the whole mood and feeling of a landscape, and shares his techniques using visual references to numerous sky and cloud types, so the reader can render their chosen sky effectively. The book seeks to enable every landscape artist to achieve credibility and stature of the whole picture.

Ron Ranson on Skies: Techniques in Watercolour and Other Media

UNKNO

From the serenity of a color-streaked evening sky to the breaking light of a new day to the misty grayness after a rain shower, the ever changing sky dictates the whole mood and feeling of landscape painting. Master watercolorist Ron Ranson demonstrates how to capture the sky and improve the quality of your paintings, using a palette of only seven colors. He explains how to use a camera as a tool and photographs as a source to keep your work fresh, immediate, and spontaneous. A colorful gallery of finished paintings illustrates the results of the various techniques, and Ranson's constant enthusiasm provides plenty of encouragement. From clouds to sunlight to weather conditions, by successfully interpreting the beauty of the sky you will create more effective paintings every time you put brush to paper. A Selection of F&amp;W's North Light Book Club. Studio Vista 128 pages (all in color), 8 3/4 x 10 7/8.

Ron Ranson On Skies: Techniques In Watercolour and Other Media

Studio Vista

Watercolour painting: The Ron Ranson technique

Blandford Press

Distributed in the U.S. by Sterling Pub., Co

Edward Wesson's work is known for its immediacy, luminosity and control of paint, and he is remembered by many painters as an exceptional and tireless teacher. This celebration of his life and work brings together more than 100 of his paintings - watercolours, line and wash, and oils.

The Art of Edward Wesson

David&Charles

Eighty-two dynamic paintings represent the artist's love and understanding of the interplay between ship, wind, and sea. Some consider Dawson (d.1973) to be the supreme marine artist of the 20th century. The text elucidates his career and art. 12.75x11.5" Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

The Maritime Paintings of Montague Dawson

Sports & Outdoors

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Books by Ranson, Ron

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Skies in Watercolour (Learn to Paint (Collins))

Skies in Watercolour

Watercolour Painting: The Ron Ranson Technique

Oil Painting: Pure and Simple

Ron Ranson on Skies: Techniques in Watercolour and Other Media

Ron Ranson On Skies: Techniques In Watercolour and Other Media

Watercolour Painting: The Ron Ranson Technique

Watercolour painting: The Ron Ranson technique

The Art of Edward Wesson

The Maritime Paintings of Montague Dawson