Catching Light in Your Paintings

From dust jacket notes: "[Artist Charles Sovek] analyzes in detail the many picture considerations that relate to lighting - including color, values, edges, simplification, textures, pattern, key, and mood - and demonstrates his points with numerous step-by-step examples. These demonstrations are executed with a variety of techniques and in a number of different mediums, including oil, acrylics, pastel, watercolor, and others. You'll learn how to plan the source and direction of your picture's lighting, spotlight key areas, and use light to blend and modulate less important areas. Of special interest are Sovek's explanations of the nine kinds of light, the effects of atmosphere, keying light, and interpreting what you see. His examples cover a wide spectrum of subjects - from landscapes to figures to portraits...."