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My favorite art books and supplies for landscape and nature art
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items Art supplies and books that I've found useful for my landscape and nature art, mostly in watercolors and acrylics. Links with "#AD" are affiliate links. If you purchase any product through one of these links, I may receive a portion of the money at n...
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Acrylic Painting Supplies
Acrylic Painting Books
Watercolor Painting Supplies
Watercolor Painting Books
Drawing books
Art Courses
Acrylic Painting Supplies
The art supplies I currently use for acrylic landscape paintings.
#AD These are some nice affordable acrylic paints. Some of my favorite colors are Phthalo Blue, Cadmium Light Yellow, Ultramarine Blue, and Raw Sienna.
Liquitex BASICS™ Acrylic Paint, 4oz.
#AD This medium is great for making acrylic paint more fluid and transparent for beautiful glazing effects.
Liquitex® Glazing Medium
#AD These inexpensive canvas pads are great for when you want to experiment on real canvas.
Canvas Pad by Artist's Loft™ Necessities
#AD This gloss gel makes paint more brilliant and transparent without thinning it. I like to mix it with white paint to create highlights on clouds or snowy mountain peaks.
Liquitex® Gloss Gel
#AD This permanent varnish helps to protect acrylic paintings. I use the gloss version.
Liquitex Basics Acrylic Varnishes
Acrylic Painting Books
Books on acrylic painting I've found helpful for realistic and beautiful landscape art.
#Ad A step-by-step guide to painting amazingly detailed landscapes in acrylics.
Paint Landscapes in Acrylic with Lee Hammond|Paperback
Watercolor Painting Supplies
What I currently use for painting watercolor landscapes.
#AD These paints are great for painting beautiful watercolors. They have excellent transparency.
Winsor & Newton® Cotman® Watercolor, 8mL
#AD Affordable watercolors that reconsitute well.
Grumbacher Academy Watercolor, 7.5 ml.
#AD Add a little sparkle to your watercolor paintings with this iridescent medium. I've used it to make snow and water sparkle.
Winsor & Newton™ 75mL Iridescent Watercolor Medium
#AD This watercolor paper has nice texture.
Strathmore® 400 Series Wired Watercolor Paper Pad
Watercolor Painting Books
Books on watercolor painting that I've found helpful and enjoyed reading
#AD A beautiful guide to painting atmospheric landscapes in watercolor. These paintings look fresh and not overworked.
David Bellamy's Complete Guide to Landscapes: Painting the natural world in watercolour
#AD How to paint amazing paintings of light effects on flowers in watercolor.
Painting Watercolor Flowers That Glow
#AD A guide to painting beautiful pictures of the scenery, plants, and animals of the western United States.
Colors of the West: An Artist's Guide to Nature's Palette
#AD Detailed instructions on creating amazing seascape paintings.
Stunning Watercolor Seascapes: Master the Art of Painting Oceans, Rivers, Lakes and More
#AD Painting watercolor scenery in the Canadian Rockies. Tips on painting mountains and trees. It even tells you what to pack for painting outdoors.
A Rocky Mountain Sketchbook: A Step-By-Step Guide to Watercolour Painting and Drawing in the Mountain Landscape
Drawing books
Books on drawing techniques that I've found very helpful
#AD This is a great book if you're interested in drawing birds. It shows how to create detailed and realistic drawings of many different types of birds. There are step-by-step instructions for features such as beaks and wings. It also shows how to dr...
The Laws Guide to Drawing Birds|Paperback
#AD Here's how to draw amazingly realistic pencil drawings of anything, including people, plants, animals, and scenery. The techniques here are designed to work even for people who think they can't draw.
The Big Book of Realistic Drawing Secrets: Easy Techniques for drawing people, animals, flowers and nature
Art Courses
Art Courses I've found helpful
#AD A helpful course for painting realistic snowy trees in watercolor.
Watercolor Paint Realistic Snowy Trees & Bushes
#AD How to plan your painting's shapes and its light and dark areas for a good composition.
Free Painting Tutorial - The Secret to Your Painting's Success