Draw and Paint Realistic Trees in All Four Seaons

0p>Bestselling author and naturalist Claudia Nice is back with another studio essential for every landscape artist. Drawing & Painting Trees in the Landscape features Claudia's best tips and techniques for painting trees of all kinds in their natural settings--from the majesty of mountain evergreens to the delicate pink blossoms of cherry trees in spring.With her inspiring artistic style and in-depth visual instruction, Claudia starts with the basics, showing you how to break down reference photos and open-air vistas into simple shapes, colors and textures. Follow along as she skillfully guides you through every step of creating vibrant compositions anchored by glorious trees and foliage, including:

Drawing and sketching techniques for mapping out successful compositions
A variety of basic tree shapes you can reference and copy; featuring more than 40 conifers, hardwoods and deciduous trees
Proven color mixes for painting an array of vibrant hues--from the many different greens of foliage to the soft pastels of spring blossoms--using watercolor, oil, acrylics or mixed media
Step-by-step instructions on drawing and painting important details, such as the weathered textures of bark, the sculptural shapes of bare branches in winter, aged mossy trunks and more
Techniques for working smart in any medium, such as using simple watercolor washes for distant foliage, adding details with pen & ink, and "knife painting" in oils for interesting dimensional effects

Whether your goal is to make accurate field sketches for your journal, paint what you see on your travels through the countryside, or just capture familiar views of your own back yard, Claudia makes the process fun, easy and satisfying. Like a walk in the woods, with every step you'll relax, enjoy and learn something new.

画出并画出四海之内的逼真树木

0p>畅销书作家和自然学家克劳迪娅-尼斯又回来了，为每一位景观艺术家带来了另一本工作室必备书。景观中的树木绘画》收录了克劳迪娅在自然环境中绘制各种树木的最佳技巧和方法--从山地常青树的威严到春天樱花的娇艳粉红。克劳迪娅以她鼓舞人心的艺术风格和深入的视觉指导，从基础开始，告诉你如何将参考照片和露天美景分解成简单的形状、颜色和纹理。跟随她的脚步，她熟练地指导你通过每一个步骤，创造出以光辉的树木和叶子为基础的充满活力的构图，包括。

绘制成功构图的绘画和素描技巧

你可以参考和复制的各种基本树形；包括40多种针叶树、硬木树和落叶树

使用水彩、油彩、丙烯或混合媒体绘制一系列充满活力的色调--从叶子的各种绿色到春暖花开的柔和粉彩--的经过验证的色彩组合。

逐步说明如何绘制重要的细节，如树皮的风化纹理、冬季光秃秃的树枝的雕塑形状、长满苔藓的树干等等。

在任何媒介中巧妙工作的技巧，如用简单的水彩洗刷远处的树叶，用钢笔和墨水添加细节，以及用油彩 "刀画 "获得有趣的立体效果。

无论你的目标是为你的日记做精确的野外写生，还是画你在乡间旅行时看到的东西，或者只是捕捉你自己后院的熟悉景色，克劳迪娅都会让这个过程变得有趣、简单和令人满意。就像在森林里散步一样，每走一步，你都会放松、享受并学到新的东西。