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1) The Sierra Club guide to sketching in nature

Author

Johnson, Cathy

2) Drawing from nature

Author

Arnosky, Jim

Pub. Date

[1982]

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Instructions for drawing water, land, plants, and animals.

3) Drawing landscapes: learn to draw outdoor scenes step by step

Author

Powell, William F

Series

How to draw and paint

Pub. Date

2020.

5) Places

Author

Robertson, Bruce

Series

Drawing workbooks

Pub. Date

1987

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Provides instruction on sketching on location, understanding perspective, and recording your impressions of the world around you.

6) Pencil magic: landscape drawing techniques

Author

Metzger, Philip W

Pub. Date

[2004]

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Whether you're a beginning artist or a pro looking to sharpen your skills, you'll find invaluable information for mastering the fundamentals of drawing including: basic strokes including flat, crosshatching and directional strokes; drawing styles from quick sketches to detailed blended-stroke drawings; how to draw landscape elements including trees, shadows and paths; and methods of conquering perspective

7) Drawing and painting the landscape: a course of 50 lessons

Author

Tyler, Philip

Pub. Date

2017.

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Capturing the landscape on paper requires the artist to look - to look deep into the distance and deep into the soul. This practical book celebrates the genre of landscape painting - the wonder of discovering the extraordinary in the everyday scene.

8) Painting the landscape in pastel

Author

Handell, Albert

Pub. Date

[2000]

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A how-to guide illustrated with abundant examples painted by Handell. Both authors are artists living in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

9) Charles Parson drawing

Author

Parson, Charles

Pub. Date

2022.

10) Drawing scenery: landscapes and seascapes

Author

Hamm, Jack

Pub. Date

1982.

11) 15-minute ink landscapes: simple, striking, soothing lineart of forests, mountains, beaches and more

Author

Hoehn, Rosa

Pub. Date

2022.

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Presents simple instructions for creating fifty landscape drawings, with information about working with ink, colored pencil, and brush pens and advice on line, shading, and framing.

12) How to draw and paint the outdoors

Author

Butterfield, Moira

Series

Art for children

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Easy to follow instructions on shading, perspective, light effects, and other basic principles explain how to make pictures really lifelike. Once these are mastered, coloring adds the finishing touches in paints, pastels, chalks, and crayons.

13) Sketching outdoors in winter

Author

Arnosky, Jim

Pub. Date

c1988

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Provides drawings of landscapes, plants, animals, and other aspects of nature, accompanied by comments from the artist on how and why he drew them.

14) Sketching outdoors in all seasons

Author

Arnosky, Jim

Pub. Date

c1993

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Includes drawings of plants, animals, landscapes, and other aspects of nature in each season, with comments from the artist on how and why he drew them.