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Includes fundamental instruction on materials and tools; basic techniques. This title contains over 50 complete step-by-step demonstrations for textures including flowers, fruits, vegetables, leaves, wood, earth, water, humans, animals, glass, porcelain, shiny metal and more.

This unique reference features more than 500 outstanding photos of landscape elements in various seasons, times of day and perspectives. Forests, fields, beaches, waterfalls, hills, mountains, lakes, rivers, mesas, deserts, canyons and more are featured. Seven step-by-step demonstrations by a variety of artists illustrate how to use the reference photos to create gorgeous landscapes in a wide range of mediums. Gary Greene is a professional graphic artist, photographer and award-winning colored pencil artist. His work has been featured in The Artist's Magazine and American Artist. He is the author of six additional North Light Books, including three other titles in the Artist's Photo Reference Flowers, Boats & Nautical Scenes and Buildings & Barns. He lives in Woodinville, WA.

Introduces the materials, and describes the different techniques for using this medium, including wet-on-wet, wet-on-dry, and masking.

Nature artists consider reference photos an essential component of the creation process. Each book in the Artist's Photo Reference series makes finding the right image easy-- by providing high quality photos that show a full range of perspectives and reveal each subject's unique form and characteristics.