Dramatic Light Book/DVD Set
Light is the essence of everything we see, yet its intangible qualities make it uniquely challenging to paint. In life, light appears as reflection, glow and atmosphere. In painting, success hinges on your ability to capture light’s subtleties, whether bright and bold or soft and shadowed.
Dramatic Light, the book, demystifies this difficult aspect of painting with 25 step by step demonstrations in both watercolour and oil that show you how to see and paint light in its many forms.
In the DVD, Patrick starts very simply with just one watercolor and one brush, he takes you through the different stages, explaining how to turn the white of your paper into sunlight. He will also show you how to achieve the different qualities of light, and how to achieve contours and shapes and gradations of tone that give an object that 3D lifelike feel.
He culminates in a step-by-step demonstration of an intensely rich and vibrant oil painting of a street-scene, with the black of night lit up by the glow of street lamps and shop windows.
Patrick’s easy, informal teaching is a pleasure to watch and perfect for both beginners and those seeking to improve their painting techniques.
Book: North Light . Hardback . 128 pages . Colour throughout . 67 mins