Jackie Shaw's Learn to Paint Fruits & Vegetables: A Step-by-Step Approach to Beautiful Results

by Jackie Shaw

Overview

Discover how easy it is to paint beautifully stylized vegetables and fruit—even if you have no previous artistic training or drawing skills. Renowned painting teacher Jackie Shaw reveals her systematic painting techniques that anyone can use to start creating classic still life designs. She starts by fully explaining the basics of painting, including color mixing, brush control, stroke techniques, surface preparation, and more. Detailed lessons are provided for a sumptuous array of produce, from bananas and bell peppers to peaches and pomegranates. Each featured subject includes step-by-step illustrations, a ready-to-use shaded pattern, and full color reference photos. Here’s how to paint if you don't know how—and how to improve if you do. This book offers valuable instruction in this delightful and imaginative craft for artists at every level of experience.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781497200104
Publisher:	Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date:	02/09/2016
Series:	Learn to Paint
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	11.70(w) x 1.17(h) x 6.00(d)

About the Author

Jackie Shaw is an internationally recognized decorative artist, teacher, and author, who has written over 200 magazine articles and 30 books. Among numerous other awards, she is the recipient of the Silver Palette, the highest honor bestowed by the Society of Decorative Painters. Her most popular book, The Big Book of Decorative Painting, was widely considered the “bible” on decorative painting, highly regarded for its quality and thoroughness.