Atmosphere, Mood and Light

Book excerpt: Created in collaboration with Winsor & Newton, the world's leading supplier of art materials, this exciting new series of painting techniques and inspirational ideas is an asset for artists of every level of skill and experience. Packed with 6 complete, full-color demonstrations, each book aims to enhance artists' enjoyment of painting as well as broaden their techniques and skills.This book provides easy-to-follow steps to help readers create a painting packed with atmosphere, mood and light. They'll find invaluable advice on using a painted source of light to capture a particular time of day or specific mood. From start to finish, this guide helps artists give their watercolors just the right tone for the ambience they wish to convey.