Painting Still Lifes Step by Step

Painting Still Lifes Step by Step by Mary McLean. Published by North Light Books, Cincinnati, OH, 2003. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Paperback. Size 4to. Condition: Fine. ISBN 1581802994. LCCN 2002070150. The author makes it easy to paint still life objects that look so real you can reach out and touch them with this complete, yet basic, course in the techniques of painting realistic still lifes, florals and fruit. She takes a unique approach to this painting style, base-coating in acrylics, then highlighting and shading in oils to create rounded, three-dimensional forms with subtle value changes. Chapters and projects are arranged in skill-building order, enabling readers to learn and practice new skills while they are having fun painting. Projects include painting old-time crockery, glass jelly jars, colorful enameled tinware, tulips, daffodils, roses, shiny red apples and more, on a variety of different surfaces. Includes 250 step-by-step color photos. 128 Pgs. Description text copyright 2008 www.BooksForComfort.com. Item ID 16888.