Paint the Sea in Oils Using Special Effects

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Summary: Paint the Sea in Oils Using Special Effects
Review: As a new painter I am very disappointed with this book.
I was hoping for detailed illustrations and step by step instruction. Well this is not it. In the product description it had mentioned for the beginner, well it's not for this beginner. Perhaps I'll try a Bob Ross " Joy of Painting"

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Summary: For a sealover this is a six star book!
Review: I love the sea, the summers are spent on an small island. I know the sea and I want to capture it, with photography, watercolor and oil. This book is a true gem! It is a must! It is a six star book! I love it almost as much as the sea itself...

The book is filled with illustrations that are of outmost quality, but also with detailed descriptions how to achieve the effects shown. It conveys a thorough understanding of water, how fluids moves, flows, breaks up and crashes, how light radiates through a fluid and how reflections on a stormy surface behaves.

This book is written by a man who loves the sea and who tries to understand it from the bottom up to be able to capture it as art. For anyone painting the sea, in whatever medium, just get it any way you can!

Added 2003-11-27: This is still my absolute favorite book among about hundred watercolor/oil books. I find myself repeatedly returning to it, it is still good! What I want to add is that you shouldn't expect it to be easy, painting sea is not a simple task for the beginner! However, even for beginners the penetrating depth and aim to really teach understanding the sea instead of a how-to-formula is helpful. For the old pro who have painted the sea for 20 years the book will still add a fundamental understanding you can't easily get any other way.

I firmly and warmly recommend this book! It is a timeless gem.
And do yourself a favour, get his watercolor book version also even if you don't use that medium!

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Summary: A MUST for seascape painters!
Review: I was fortunate enough to be at one of E. John's classes when a photographer from an Australian art magazine came for one of the sessions and took photos of that day's work. E. John explained that not only an article was being done, but that he was working on a new book as well. Obviously a book cannot come close to actually being there, but this book does as well of a job as one could expect. E. John's explainations are clear and easy to read, the photo's are great and the general layout is excellent. This book should definately be in the library of any artist interested in the sea, beginner or acomplished.

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Summary: A MUST for seascape painters!
Review: I was fortunate enough to be at one of E. John's classes when a photographer from an Australian art magazine came for one of the sessions and took photos of that day's work. E. John explained that not only an article was being done, but that he was working on a new book as well. Obviously a book cannot come close to actually being there, but this book does as well of a job as one could expect. E. John's explainations are clear and easy to read, the photo's are great and the general layout is excellent. This book should definately be in the library of any artist interested in the sea, beginner or acomplished.

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Summary: I would have spent $100.00 for this book. It's that good.
Review: If you a realist painter, buy this book! E. John Robinson explains everything about how to paint the sea in an easy to understand manner with 100's of color pictures to demonstrate. I loved this book and have been able to create beautiful paintings because of it.

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Summary: I would have spent $100.00 for this book. It's that good.
Review: If you a realist painter, buy this book! E. John Robinson explains everything about how to paint the sea in an easy to understand manner with 100's of color pictures to demonstrate. I loved this book and have been able to create beautiful paintings because of it.

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Summary: Fantastic
Review: The most informative exciting sea painting book I have laid my hands on. Very explanatory and easy to follow the demonstrations. I have learnt a lot using this book.

The colour wheel and colours used throughout this book is thoroughly explained. Also the focal point, moving lines and tonal value has helped me create an exciting moving,interesting painting. Very helpful for new beginners.

His exceptional knowledge of the sea and painting it with translucency explaining the use of clear colours and his willingness to share that with others is amazing.

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Summary: Fantastic
Review: The most informative exciting sea painting book I have laid my hands on. Very explanatory and easy to follow the demonstrations. I have learnt a lot using this book.

The colour wheel and colours used throughout this book is thoroughly explained. Also the focal point, moving lines and tonal value has helped me create an exciting moving,interesting painting. Very helpful for new beginners.

His exceptional knowledge of the sea and painting it with translucency explaining the use of clear colours and his willingness to share that with others is amazing.

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Summary: An amazing book for all those in wonder of the sea
Review: This book is like a box of wonder. Ever page has a gem to learn, it doesnt treat its audience like children and so communicates the wonder and the energy of the oceons. Its treatment of painting is clear and concentrates on the expression of the water waves surf and foam instead of giving a boring forumla.

A wonderful book.