En Plein Air: Light Color: Expert techniques and step-by-step projects for capturing mood and atmosphere in watercolor [Paperback]

Take your watercolor painting beyond the studio—learn how to effectively use color and light to capture mood, create atmosphere, and convey emotion on location.

Geared for beginning artists,En Plein Air: Light & Colorintroduces a variety of techniques for on-location watercolor painting. Following a brief introduction to thebasics of paintingen plein airand an overview of the necessarytools and materials, you will learn how to choose a subject and paint a compelling outdoor composition using the subtleties of watercolor to create beautifully expressive subjects and themes.

Other important topics includeperspective, rendering the background and foreground, capturingboth urban and pastoral landscapes, mastering color to convey weather and time of day, and much more. From choosing just the right subject to awaiting the perfect time of day, letEn Plein Air: Light & Colorguide you in your artistic travels as you explore this daring and expressive medium.

Painting outdoors is a rewarding, peaceful experience full of joy, adventure, and persistence. Let theEn Plein Air Seriesguide you in your artistic travels as you explore this daring and expressive method of painting, wherever you may be.

Iain Stewartis a watercolor artist and illustrator and a signature member of both the American and National Watercolor Societies. His work has received numerous awards in international competition and he is a sought after juror and workshop instructor. He is also an architectural illustrator with an international clientele, a business he has run for the last 20 years. Iain maintains a studio in Opelika, Alabama.