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Sea & Sky in Oils

Painting the atmosphere and majesty of the sea
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ROY LANG
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Publication November 2015
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Price AUD $26.99
ISBN 9781782213055
Format Paperback 292 x 216 mm A
Extent 80 pages
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Imprint Search Press
Publisher Search Press
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Classification Oils
BIC CODE/S WFA
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Description I
Roy Lang shows you how to capture the power, majesty and atmosphere of the sea in oils. Learn how the sea and sky interact in nature, N
and how to portray their many moods. There is ample information on oil paints and on techniques such as tonal underpainting, as well
as general painting advice on colour, tone and composition. Then there is specific information on sea painting, from aspects of beaches to
painting rocks to swells, foam bursts, waves, spray, mass foam, linear form patterns, submerged detail and shorelines. Roy explains how F
to paint cloudy, summer, stormy and evening and night skies, before examining light, reflections, mood and atmosphere. All this
invaluable expertise is brought together in two highly accomplished sea and sky paintings, demonstrated step by step.
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Reviews
Roy Lang's definitive guide to painting seascapes became a classic when it first appeared eight years ago and has never really been R

bettered. Even in that relatively short time, though, production techniques have moved on and a revisit has brought it up to date and
given it impact in a modern context. The sea is a fickle and difficult subject to paint. Never the same twice, solid yet intangible, it has M
substance, but at the same time you can plunge your hand into it. Capturing all that in paint requires not only a special skill and mastery
of your medium, but also an understanding of the subject itself. It's probably the biggest challenge you can face as an artist. Flicking
through the book, the first thing you're going to notice are the dramatic scenes with their towering waves that are ready to crash down
on the rocky shore. Look again, though, and there are quite moments as well, where the last vestiges of an incoming swell have left no A
more than a light foam to remind us of their presence. This is a book that's filled with hints tips and demonstrations and it comes as a
surprise to discover that it's only 80 pages long- many artists can take that to tell you half as much! The keys to Roy's work are colour
and light and he'll show you how to use constrating tones to create drama as well as carefully graduated hues that perfectly capture the T
last rays of a dying day. And, of course, it's not at all about waves. Roy doesn't ignore foregrounds, coastal scenery or that most
important foil to any sea, the sky. If you want to paint seascapes in oils, this is the definitive guide and will probably remain so good few I
years to come.
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