BEGINNER LEVEL
The five (5) projects contained on this CD, when viewed or printed,
are exact reproductions of the original, printed versions. The user
has complete control of the viewing process and may choose to print
any or all of the included documentation, as desired. Printing images
in color requires the user to have a color printer.
The CD contains the following information for viewing and/or printing
for each of the projects:
- 77 pages of instructions
- 31 Full-Color images; Color Swatch Reference Guides (displayed
in color on user's computer monitor for easy reference; requires a
color printer to print in color)
- Line Drawings included for the user to print and enlarge
to the painting size of their choice.
PROJECTS INCLUDED:
1. The Gardener's Cottage, by J. Liliedahl
 SIZE:
12" x 16"
TECHNIQUE: Underpainting Glazes, Overpainting Techniques.
CONTENTS: 16 Pages, 3 Color Images, Color Swatches, Cartoon
Line Drawing.
This lovely cottage is found among a carefully preserved group
of buildings from the reign of the French monarchy on the grounds
of the palace of Versailles, just outside Paris. The village was
constructed for Marie Antoinette, who loved to pretend she was
part of the French peasantry. She called it "The Hamlet", and
often retreated there from the opulence of the palace.
The architecture is authentic since it was constructed during
the period it best represents and the lovely state of preservation
of the cottages provides a delightful array of vantage points
for the artist.
The village was a working one, and remains so to this day, with
the cottages providing residence for many groundskeepers. Although
the gardens and beds are carefully tended, unlike the sprawling
growth indicated in this painting, I took the artistic license
of undoing a bit of the formality of French gardens and allowing
the plants and foliage to have a bit more freedom.
2. Old World Inn, by J. Liliedahl
3. Salisbury Cathedral, by J. Liliedahl
 SIZE:
12" x 24"
TECHNIQUE: Rainbow color wash, Glazing, Opaque Overpainting.
CONTENTS: 8 Pages, 4 Color Images, Color Swatches, Cartoon
Line Drawing.
NOTE: Easy project for beginners.
The cathedral in Salisbury, England, is one of the most beautiful
examples of late gothic architecture in the British Isles. Begun
in the 13th Century, it was basically finished 200 years later
and continues to dominate the surrounding countryside even today.
One is seldom out of sight of its 400-ft soaring tower, no matter
where you walk in its environs.
I have chosen this subject to demonstrate the use of the colorful
tonal wash, which is applied to the canvas before local colors
of the composition are added. They affect the final appearance
of the painting because small pieces of the tonal wash remain
as part of the overall color scheme, even though it seems to have
no relationship in the beginning. If different colors were chosen
for the tonal wash, the entire effect of the painting would be
different, even if no other succeeding colors were changed.
4. Secluded Garden, by J. Liliedahl
 SIZE:
20" x 24"
TECHNIQUE: Modified Grisaille, Glazing, Opaque Overpainting.
CONTENTS: 14 Pages, 5 Color Images, Color Swatches, Cartoon
Line Drawing.
This painting is executed in 3 stages: the grisaille, the transparent
underpainting, and the opaque overpainting. Although the grisaille
could be omitted and the painting begun directly with the underpainting,
the outcome of the final color will be different. The grisaille
has a unifying role in relating all the colors in each of the
predominant dark areas.
If you choose to omit the grisaille, you must constantly work
back and forth among the major dark masses to keep the colors
in harmony. The grisaille not only establishes the relationship
of the lights and darks, but provides color unity by influencing
all the glazes which are applied in the underpainting.
5. The Temple, by J. Liliedahl
 SIZE:
20" x 24"
TECHNIQUE: Modified Grisaille, Glazing, Opaque Overpainting.
CONTENTS: 32 Pages, 6 Color Images, Color Swatches, Cartoon
Line Drawing.
Landscape paintings before the advent of Romanticism, Classicism,
and Impressionism depicted mostly pastoral scenes and were, more
often than not, liberally embellished with ruins from an era long
past. These settings were the backgrounds for religious themes
plucked from the Bible.
The Renaissance of painting flowered first in Italy, and it is
there that the painters included the ruins of temples from a period
over a thousand years earlier. The temples of ancient Greece were
built all over Italy and their crumbling facades became a favorite
element to use in contemporary paintings.
Reprinted project from the now discontinued Home Study Art Course.
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