Capture the Rich Textures of Nature, Step by Step br/br/Open this guide and start painting right away. As you follow engaging, step-by-step demonstrations and exercises, you'll learn to recreate the textural elements of a range of terrains and landscapes. Chapters include:bulletlistbulletCreative clouds and skies/bullet bulletMajestic mountains, hills and mesas/bullet bulletTexturing trees, trunks and foliagebulletRugged rocks and gritty gravel/bullet bulletTransparent textures for rivers, falls and lakes/bullet bulletFlowers of the field/bullet/bulletlist In a special section, Claudia covers basic texturing techniques with mini demos using lines, dots, bruising, scribbling, spattering, blotting, printing, stamping and more. From paints and pens to sponges, leaves and facial tissue, you'll explore all kinds of fun and inventive ways to create amazing textures. br/br/And to help you put it all together, Claudia includes her masterful advice for creating compositions using reference photos, field sketches and your own creative license. Each demonstration features a large image of the completed landscape, so you can see exactly how Claudia's methods work - from start to finish.