Painting Still Life In Gouache

Local Description

2015. First edition. A fine, as new, copy.

Description

Gouache is an exciting, forgiving and versatile fine art medium. It has a long history going back many centuries, but for some time it has been seen as a medium for illustrators and designers. It has now been rediscovered by the fine artist. In this beautiful book, Kevin Scully champions its cause and explores its attributes. He explains how it can be used to exciting and stunning effect when painting still life. Further topics include: understanding and using colour effectively with sections on paint, colour, tone, light and shadow; painting flowers, objects and backgrounds; traditional and contemporary approaches with step-by-step examples and finally, ways to develop your painting and experiment with different styles, exciting compositions and new techniques.

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Features and reviews in The Artist, Leisure Painter and Paint magazine of SAA. Reviews in Artists & Illustrators and Art Monthly magazines.

Author description

Kevin Scully trained at Wimbledon School of Art and is a practising artist, illustrator and tutor. He exhibits widely and teaches painting and drawing in a wide range of mediums.