Sea and Sky in Oils

Customer Reviews

Excellent sea techniques - By: J. Zelos, 13 Oct 2007
Roy does a basic overview of materials & a very useful guide to starter palette colours. He mentions avoiding Viridian as its a very difficult colour to work with - something I've found from personal experience. When discussing colour & tone he shows a painting of his which has poor use of tone - & thats as good to see as a "good" picture - we can alll learn from others mistakes.

the book expands onto tonal under painting & some basic techniques of painting rocks & beaches which are very clearly explained. I found the section on understanding the sea excellent, I live close to the sea, yet it moves so quickly that its difficult to see the actions. This sections shows clearly the difference between calm seas, swells & waves & explains how to make them look realistic. Two excellent demonstrations at the end pull together the individual techniques covered & how to use them & also exactly which colours to use.

This will be an excellent book for those keen to paint realistic skies & seas, & the sea section in particular is very clearly explained & easy to follow.

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