Designing With Light: Retail Spaces : Lighting Solutions for Shops, Malls and Markets (Designing With Light)

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sensitive material.......1999-11-28

THE ENVIROMENT SIDES OF STREET LIGHTIN

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Great for Remembering the Sea!.......2002-04-09

I really remembered what to do on my canvas/watercolor . . . with this instruction book. It's been a long time and he showed the basics, the motions of the sea, the feeling you are trying to capture.
There are plenty of different colors and moods brought to you.
There is rage and calm, morning and night, the distance of water and the shoreline.

Paint the Sea and Shoreline in Watercolor Using Special Effects

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Completely and Utterly Beautiful and Outstanding--NOT just for beginners
OK for beginners - mediocre, at best, for artists!
Outstanding Book on Painting Water in Watercolor
If you really want to learn

Paint the Sea and Shoreline in Watercolor Using Special Effects
E. John Robinson
Manufacturer: International Artist Publishing
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ASIN: 1929834322

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Giving meticulous detail to each compelling chapter, E. John Robinson guides artists to the heart of creating breathtaking scenes of the shore and water.

Clear instructions and step-by-step demonstrations ensure that readers have all the essential information they need to pick up a brush and produce a gorgeous painting every time. They'll also find advice for capturing translucent water, sea spray, lace effects, surface patterns, rocks, beaches and headlands.

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Completely and Utterly Beautiful and Outstanding--NOT just for beginners.......2007-09-12

This book is wonderful and beautiful. I am somewhat a beginner watercolorist, and I disagree about the previous remark that this book is only for beginners---I believe this book reaches way beyond the beginning steps of learning watercolor painting.

Mr. Robinson begins the book with the usual materials and techniques chapter. He gives good demonstrations of various techniques with brush strokes, wet on wet, chops, reflections stroke, masking out, lifting, and sandpaper edges to name a few.

Chapter 2 is Painting on Location. Mr. Robinson explains how he studied the sea using a movie camera so he could understand exactly what happens when a wave reaches a certain point. Then, planning the painting is demonstrated. Each page is filled with well-designed photos and sketches, and are explained in a well-designed manner that make it enjoyable to read. Values of the water and pencil sketches of rocks are explained along with color sketching. Ten-minute sketches are compared to 20-minute sketches, and a step-by step demonstration is given with full explaination s under each picture.

Chapter 3 is about the Colors of the Sea, and how Mr. Robinson selects his pallet, comparing, for example manganese blue vs. cerulean blue vs. ultramarine blue for water and qualities that factor into using them. Then greens and combined colors for water are discussed....Charging and selection of colors for charging and overlaid lines are demonstrated in a well-organized manner. Then Mr. Robinson explains how he charges the water and rocks along with illustrations to accompany each section.

Chapter 4 is The Importance of Atmosphere. I don't consider this information something a beginner would be concentrating on--I think this book is definitely for all levels of watercolorists. Perspective is explained, and how Mr. Robinson chooses different colors to achieve different atmosphere--warm grays vs. cool, clear day vs rain, fog, incoming fog---each with a beautiful illustration and explanation. Casting shadows, and fog with a sun glow are demonstrated.

Chapter 5--The Importance of Sunlight--"the influence of sunlight on color, sunlight and shadow colors, warm sunlight, high noon light, low horizon sunlight are explained, again, with a beautiful painting to illustrate, but with the purpose of teaching and not just to "show off" the authors beautiful works.....Then, practice steps are given with step one, step two, etc. each illustrated and fully explained....Next, bright light--side light, down lighting, front lighting, back lighting, spot lighting, casting shadows, sun rays are all shown and explained.

Chapter 6 is Composition for Balance and Harmony where he explains spirit lines, lines of motion, tranquil lines, opposing lines, moving lines, rising lines, downward lines---not something a beginner would pay that much attention to....Values and focal points are demonstrated--each with a small painting

Chapter 7---Water As a Reflecting Surface-- light paths, reflecting bluffs, mirror images, extended reflection, broken reflections, light bounce, etc--each separately illustrated. Reflected wave foam, shallow water reflections, sparkles, glare, etc..

Chapter 8 is Skies--sundown, cloud glow, motion drama, etc... Next a Demonstration step-by-step is given beginning with a line sketch, value sketch, choice of pallet colors and then step-by-step explanations are given. Easy to follow--excellent instruction.

Chapter 9 --Waves and Breakers--anatomy of swells, transfer of energy, swells with ripples, whitecaps, etc.--all covered and illustrated along with sketches to explain more if needed. Next, cloud and cloud reflections, breaker anatomy, light through the wave, different views of the wave, collapsed wave, dark-to-light wave....Then, another step-by-step demonstration, again well organized, illustrated, and explained.

Chapter 10--The Forms and Shapes of Foam--foam bursts--how to achieve the effect--

The rest of the chapters include Forms and Shapes of Rocks, Beaches, Harbors and Coastlines---each with more demonstrations.

Photo references are included in the back of the book, along with a gallery of Mr. Robinson's stunning work.

This book is exceptional and well above your average watercolor instruction book. The author holds you spellbound and has some interesting little stories to tell along the way. It is a truly wonderful and beautiful book, as well as being well organized and explained.

OK for beginners - mediocre, at best, for artists!.......2005-10-12

I would recommend this book for beginners only! The special effects, referred to in the title, are basic watercolor techniques. The book itself is not very creative in format, content nor presentation .

Outstanding Book on Painting Water in Watercolor.......2005-06-08

As with his other books, Mr. Robinson clearly and plainly explains steps in the process of achieving a wonderful watercolor painting. The step-by-step photographs and full explanations of techniques are outstanding in terms of instruction and giving pointers to achieving a better painting. I would recommend this book for painters at all levels. Many of the techniques apply to other mediums as well. For anyone interested in painting water this is a must have.

If you really want to learn .......2005-04-22

Mr Robinson obviously has two outstanding gifts: painting and teaching! A rare combination. And he knows all about the subject. Wether you are a beginner or an experienced painter I am sure you can benefit from this book. I absolutely love it! Unlike many other painting instructors he is not exhibiting his own paintings but teaching you how to get into the world of painting sea.

Watercolor: Flowers: Special Effects (HT237)

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Absolutly fantastic!

Watercolor: Flowers: Special Effects (HT237)
Walter Foster
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ASIN: 1560100788

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Walter Foster's classic How to Draw and Paint series provides aspiring artists with an exceptional array of art instruction books featuring all subject areas and media. Each title includes easy step-by-step exercises as well as finished illustrations or paintings that will inspire artistic talent in anyone.

Packed with practical information, helpful tips, and fundamental techniques, the How to Draw and Paint series offers a complete library of resources to which artists of all skill levels can refer again and again.

What you'll learn from this book ...

• Tips on photographing the subject and planning a painting

• Innovative methods for improving your watercolor paintings

• Ways to create unique backgrounds, centers of interest, and special effects for floral compositions

• How to use different types of lines to create direction and contrast

• Various techniques for making patterns and textures

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Absolutly fantastic!.......1999-05-27

This book is very inspiring. It helps you to make your own paintings. I just started to make watercolor paintings. I have had only 10 lessons. But this book is a great help. I like the style of painting of Shirle Bedient. The colorprints in this book are beautiful.

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Special Effects in Watercolours (How to Draw & Paint S.)
Kolan Peterson
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ASIN: 0929261496

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What you'll learn from this book ...

• The step-by-step process of watercolor painting--from initial sketch to paint application and final details

• Watercolor glazing colors, techniques, and effects

• Skills for designing an effective composition, including placement of lights and darks and warms and cools

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• Methods for preserving white areas with liquid frisket, masking tape, or scraping

• How to paint water reflections

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Although developments in camera technology mean that quality images are now well within the grasp of the keen amateur, the market place is competitive. How does an aspiring photographer improve and promote his or her photography in order to earn extra income, or to make the leap to professional status? This new subject-focused series explains everything the amateur needs to know, from planning a shoot to effective marketing of the images to clients.

In the first title, Landscape Photography, renowned landscape photographer Mark Lucock offers the keen amateur an insight into the daily life and decision-making of the working landscape photographer, sharing professional insights and trade secrets of producing successful commercial and fine art photography. Equipment and technique are only part of the equation: Lucock?s approach is also a spiritual one?his passion about the environment gives his approach a highly compelling, personal edge. Lucock equips readers with all the necessary information, and plenty of inspiration, to make a success of their own landscape image-making.

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Just another landscape photography book.......2006-12-06

This book is a broad introduction to landscape photography. Thankfully, there is only an abbreviated version of the coverage of photography basics that is usually used to flesh out photography books that focus on a specific subject. This one goes more into the business of landscape photography than most books do, and has correspondingly less technical information. The author is Europe-based, which is a refreshing change from the US-based, and especially Southwest US-based viewpoints of most landscape photography authors.

If you actually want a book on landscape photography, I'd recommend John Shaw's book on the subject instead. Shaw covered the business end of nature photography in a separate book, unlike this one that attempts to blend business and technical matters.

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This latest Voices of the Poor study advances the participatory research tradition of the previous World Bank Voices works with new modules focusing on poor peoples' action recommendations.

In the summer of 2002, 942 poor women and men from ten poor communities of Colombia discussed urgent problems facing their families and communities. They shared their experiences, frustrations and hopes for improving their deteriorating livelihood prospects, the pervasive violence afflicting their homes and communities, and the very poor educational and training opportunities availably locally.

Voices of the Poor in Colombia also includes proposals, developed by the communities, that they believe can bring real improvements to their lives. Two broad patterns emerge from the more than 250 action recommendations developed. First, poor people view problems of livelihood, insecurity and education as tightly connected, and progress will have to be made simultaneously on all three fronts if any is to be made at all. Second, households are seen to be the critical arenas in which development problems begin and then spread, and responsive and effective local institutions are terribly important if poor families and communities are to become more harmonious, secure and prosperous. Despite the wider political violence, a significant finding from this work is a very widespread view that more cohesive and stronger families and local organizations are the bedrock to greater peace and development.

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This latest Voices of the Poor study advances the participatory research tradition of the previous World Bank Voices works with new modules focusing on poor peoples' action recommendations. In the summer of 2002, 942 poor women and men from ten poor communities of Colombia discussed urgent problems facing their families and communities. They shared their experiences, frustrations and hopes for improving their deteriorating livelihood prospects, the pervasive violence afflicting their homes and communities, and the very poor educational and training opportunities availably locally. Voices of the Poor in Colombia also includes proposals, developed by the communities, that they believe can bring real improvements to their lives. Two broad patterns emerge from the more than 250 action recommendations developed. First, poor people view problems of livelihood, insecurity and education as tightly connected, and progress will have to be made simultaneously on all three fronts if any is to be made at all. Second, households are seen to be the critical arenas in which development problems begin and then spread, and responsive and effective local institutions are terribly important if poor families and communities are to become more harmonious, secure and prosperous. Despite the wider political violence, a significant finding from this work is a very widespread view that more cohesive and stronger families and local organizations are the bedrock to greater peace and development.

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