Painting Boats and Harbors

$10.95

Publication Date: 9th February 2012

Artists who love the sea and dream of capturing every aspect of its beauty will treasure this lavishly illustrated guide to painting boats, skies, and picturesque harbors. Written by an award-winning artist and teacher with decades of experience in the genre, this step-by-step guide covers every topic from art materials and equipment through composition and painting techniques.
Seasoned artists and novices alike will appreciate the author's simple, yet authoritative style. In clear, nontechnical language, he discusses the structure of boats, offers advice on choosing a subject to pain... Read More
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Artists who love the sea and dream of capturing every aspect of its beauty will treasure this lavishly illustrated guide to painting boats, skies, and picturesque harbors. Written by an award-winning artist and teacher with decades of experience in the genre, this step-by-step guide covers every topic from art materials and equipment through composition and painting techniques.
Seasoned artists and novices alike will appreciate the author's simple, yet authoritative style. In clear, nontechnical language, he discusses the structure of boats, offers advice on choosing a subject to pain... Read More
Description
Artists who love the sea and dream of capturing every aspect of its beauty will treasure this lavishly illustrated guide to painting boats, skies, and picturesque harbors. Written by an award-winning artist and teacher with decades of experience in the genre, this step-by-step guide covers every topic from art materials and equipment through composition and painting techniques.
Seasoned artists and novices alike will appreciate the author's simple, yet authoritative style. In clear, nontechnical language, he discusses the structure of boats, offers advice on choosing a subject to paint, and shows how to avoid the pitfalls that can await painters of the sea. On its own, or as a companion volume to Ballinger's Painting Surf and Sea, this volume will inspire any artist with the desire to produce beautiful seascapes. Includes eighty-five black-and-white illustrations and an eight-page insert with nine color illustrations.

Reprint of the Watson-Guptill Publications, Inc., New York, 1959 edition.
Details
  • Price: $10.95
  • Pages: 104
  • Publisher: Dover Publications
  • Imprint: Dover Publications
  • Series: Dover Art Instruction
  • Publication Date: 9th February 2012
  • Trim Size: 8.25 x 10.7 in
  • Illustration Note: 85 b&w + 9 color
  • ISBN: 9780486137483
  • Format: eBook
  • BISACs:
    ART / Techniques / Painting
Author Bio
American artist Harry R. Ballinger (1892-1993) is the author of Dover's Painting Surf and Sea.
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Oil Painting Equipment
2. Simplified Approach to Composition
3. Color Mixing—Using the Ballinger Palette
4. Direct Painting with Oil
5. Drawing Boats
6. Painting Harbors
7. Painting Skies
8. Selecting the Subject
9. Painting the Picture
10. The Harbor by Night and Day
11. Ships at Sea and Along the Coast
12. Some Favorite Harbors
13. On the Spot Painting and Studio Work
14. Practice Subjects
In Conclusion
Index
Artists who love the sea and dream of capturing every aspect of its beauty will treasure this lavishly illustrated guide to painting boats, skies, and picturesque harbors. Written by an award-winning artist and teacher with decades of experience in the genre, this step-by-step guide covers every topic from art materials and equipment through composition and painting techniques.
Seasoned artists and novices alike will appreciate the author's simple, yet authoritative style. In clear, nontechnical language, he discusses the structure of boats, offers advice on choosing a subject to paint, and shows how to avoid the pitfalls that can await painters of the sea. On its own, or as a companion volume to Ballinger's Painting Surf and Sea, this volume will inspire any artist with the desire to produce beautiful seascapes. Includes eighty-five black-and-white illustrations and an eight-page insert with nine color illustrations.

Reprint of the Watson-Guptill Publications, Inc., New York, 1959 edition.
  • Price: $10.95
  • Pages: 104
  • Publisher: Dover Publications
  • Imprint: Dover Publications
  • Series: Dover Art Instruction
  • Publication Date: 9th February 2012
  • Trim Size: 8.25 x 10.7 in
  • Illustrations Note: 85 b&w + 9 color
  • ISBN: 9780486137483
  • Format: eBook
  • BISACs:
    ART / Techniques / Painting
American artist Harry R. Ballinger (1892-1993) is the author of Dover's Painting Surf and Sea.
Introduction
1. Oil Painting Equipment
2. Simplified Approach to Composition
3. Color Mixing—Using the Ballinger Palette
4. Direct Painting with Oil
5. Drawing Boats
6. Painting Harbors
7. Painting Skies
8. Selecting the Subject
9. Painting the Picture
10. The Harbor by Night and Day
11. Ships at Sea and Along the Coast
12. Some Favorite Harbors
13. On the Spot Painting and Studio Work
14. Practice Subjects
In Conclusion
Index