Name: Passport to Painting by Susie West
Brand: Search Press
SKU: 9781782219569
Price: 14.99 GBP
Availability: InStock

Description

Passport to Painting by Susie West includes projects and advice to help you paint your own retro-style travel poster art with acrylic paint. This book includes guidance on how to create a strong composition, how to select a colour palette that will really make your artwork pop as well as tips for adding lettering to create a picture-perfect poster. Suitable for beginners, this book offers an accessible route into art for those looking to develop their skills or try out a new style.

Susie’s projects conjure up the feelings of summer, holidays, happiness and fun. Not only are these paintings fun to create, their strong designs also make fantastic wall art for interior decoation. Susie takes you through the process of creating one of these posters from the very first drawings down to the very last details. Learn how to create iconic stylised skies, clouds, water and architecture as well as creating your own hand lettering. There are 6 projects to complete, showcasing locations from all over the world. Once you’ve completed the projects you’ll be armed with the skills to create your own posters. Why not try celebrating your own home town or a treasured holiday spot?

128 Page Paperback. 216 x 280mm.

LOOK INSIDE

Contents

Introduction 6
Before you set out 12
Planning the trip: Designing your own travel poster 18
Getting started 36
Adding lettering 66
Projects 72
- Amsterdam Canals 74
- Sydney Opera House 80
- London Tower Bridge 88
- Mount Rainier National Park, USA 96
- Lisbon Trams 104
- Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco 112
Onward travel 120
Afterword 124
Lettering templates 125
Index 128

About the Author

Susie West trained as a graphic designer. While stuck on a train, she passed the time doodling the little rows of houses through the misted-up windows. These little rows of houses got stuck in her head and she painted them. She began selling her paintings of these quirky made-up village scenes which eventually evolved into a full-time business of travelling around Britain’s real cities, towns and villages for a range of travel poster prints.

Today, Susie is kept busy in her home in Leatherhead, Surrey, UK. When not producing her lovely acrylic paintings of cities, towns and villages, she is exhibiting at craft fairs and shows, or selling her prints. To learn more about Susie's work visit her website www.artistsusiewest.com, or follow her continuing painting travels on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @artistsusiewest

Specifications

Technique

Painting

Loose/Set

Individual

Medium

Acrylic

Brand

Search Press

Book Format

Paperback

Author

Susie West

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