Floral Bouquets - How to Draw and Paint Author:Lola Ades Walter Foster's classic How to Draw and Paint series provides aspiring artists with an exceptional array of art instruction books featuring all subject areas and media. Each title includes easy step-by-step exercises as well as finished illustrations or paintings that will inspire artistic talent in anyone. — Packed with practical information... more », helpful tips, and fundamental techniques, the How to Draw and Paint series offers a complete library of resources to which artists of all skill levels can refer again and again.
What you'll learn from this book ...
• A step-by-step process of painting floral bouquets, from sketches to final touches
• Basic color theory: using a color wheel, making colors warmer or cooler, choosing a color scheme, mixing color
• Skills for establishing a point of interest in your paintings
• Methods of using light and dark values, strong and weak colors, and complementary colors to create variety and interest
• How to shape a variety of flowers and containers, and how to avoid the "pasted on" look« less