"Dramatic Light"

This 128 page hardbound book is packed with over 30 exercises and demonstrations. Patrick Howe demonstrates his painting technique in watercolor and oil. “Dramatic Light” is suitable for beginners and advanced level art enthusiasts.

“Dramatic Light” can be ordered for $28.99 at Barnes & Nobel, amazon.com, and most major booksellers, and art supply stores throughout the country.
 
Table of Contents:
Preparing and Planning
Tools and setup
Basic color
Basic watercolor technique
Exercise: Paint with one brush, one color, and simple shapes.
Exercise: Add color to your shapes.
Exercise: Creating positive and negative shapes.
Exercise: Create depth with overlapping shapes.
Demonstration: Enlarge an image without a measuring tool
Demonstration: Create a grid drawing
Painting from photos
Using a digital camera
Composition
Light tones and silhouettes
Zoom in and out to analyze your work
The three Spatial Worlds (Flat, Deep, and Shallow)
Oil Demonstration: Pro-paint-by-number
Oil Demonstration: Color patch technique

Chapter 2: Transparency
How to convey transparency
Watercolor Demonstration: Paint transparent glass
Oil Demonstration: Paint highlights on clear plastic
Watercolor Demonstration: Paint water and light distortions
Watercolor Demonstration: White creates shimmering light

Chapter 3: Translucence
Exercise: Paint semi-transparency
Watercolor Demonstration: Layering to create Translucent light
Watercolor Demonstration: Paint backlit silk
Watercolor Demonstration: Paint translucent silk
Watercolor Demonstration: Create spectral light with stained glass
Watercolor Demonstration: Create drama with translucent light

Chapter 4: Luminosity
Watercolor Demonstration: Luminous backlighting
Watercolor Demonstration: Paint the surrounding glow of candlelight
Watercolor demonstration: An exercise in value range control
Oil Demonstration: Capturer glowing, sunlit interiors
Watercolor Demonstration: Paint a street scene with glowing lights
Watercolor Demonstration: Neon lights and the luminous principle

Chapter 5: Light and Reflection
Anatomy of a refection
Oil Demonstration: Paint from imagination
Watercolor Demonstration: Paint a sun-filled scene with people
Oil Demonstration: Capture light in a Venetian canal
Oil Demonstration: Water reflections

Other Book topics:
Finding Inspiration
The Business of Art
The Five Scariest Gallery Issues
Pricing Your Art