Paint a World of Beautiful ButterfliesDelicate; majestic and diverse; the butterfly is an eternal source of inspiration and wonder. Now you can learn to capture the radiant beauty and delicate details of the worlds most spectacular butterfly species in glowing oil paintings. Renowned artist and teacher Sherry C. Nelson takes you on a global expedition featuring more than 50 captivating butterflies and blooms for you to paint; study and admire#150all in an easy-to-use reference-book format.You can do it! Sherry makes painting butterflies achievable with simple steps; visual examples; and clear instructions. Starting with the basics; youll learn how to transfer designs; select and mix colors; and create a range of harmonious backgrounds. Next; Sherry guides you from start to finish through 54 step-by-step demonstrations for painting butterflies; moths and flowers of all sizes; shapes and colors.Each butterfly is painted in a vignette featuring flowers and foliage that are part of its native habitat or food source. Sherry also includes crisp reference photos and traceable line drawings that allow you to paint the demos exactly as they are; or you can incorporate them into your own paintings of the natural world. The creative possibilities are up to you. With this guide; you can capture your most beloved butterflies with skill and satisfaction. No net required!
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Weaned me off TTL flash. so now I hate only want to shoot manual flashBy GraphitePaddleBackground (read: bias): Shoot landscapes macro. and mostly outdoors. but in the early stages of learning flash photography.More than anything. it put a burning desire to go out shoot. so I can see what works. Though the author didnt mention his Exposure Solutions book. this book gave me the urge to buy it ... and it was more interesting than this one. Definitely a useful book for outdoor flash user.Finally understand Rear Curtain Sync. and not only am I not intimidated by flash usage. but avoid that crutch called TTL flash. The author repeatedly drives home using manual over TTL flash.Tempted to take a star off for the authors instance of chimping. Chimping bad. using a light meter good.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. I love Bryan Petersons booksBy Mary - LitespeedI love Bryan Petersons books. but this one. left some things to be desired. First. he is dealing with a flash that has all the read outs on the back. I only have a Canon 320EX and a Yongnuo YN560-III that does not have a automated distance scale on the back.I am in the process of rereading the book again. to see if I can better understand it the second time around. Since I am not able to dial in an F stop on my flash. Im having to try and use the Guide Number Calculator app. When reading the book and trying to compare the distance to be at and what power to use against what he had said in the book. my calculator comes out with a completely different distance than what he came up with. I input the same flash power level. aperature and ISO. but the calculator came out with a distance almost twice what Bryan came up with. This has me very confused and frustrated. so Im just guessing at all of it when trying to use the flash.He has some great ideas and suggestions for using the flash. I only wish that he had taken into account other flashes and given some suggestions on what to do with limited information that you can put in the flash.I dont think he touched on using a light shed with flash for high key pictures. I will definitely give the book another read. maybe its just me not understanding it.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A MUST READ FOR EVERYONE INTERESTED IN IMPROVING THEIR PHOTOGRAPHY SKILLSBy James P. PayneITS A GREAT BOOK!! Those who have years and years of experience might not agree. They may say its too simple - its not technical enough. And they would be correct. However. for those of us who are trying to learn how to use flash photography to improve our photography skills. Bryan Petersons book is just what is needed. Bryan is a great teacher. His explanation to complex concepts are simple and clear. I would certainly recommend this book. and his other books. to those wanting to improve their photography skills.
