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Susie West

Passport to Painting: How to Paint Retro-Style Travel Poster Art

Passport to Painting: How to Paint Retro-Style Travel Poster Art

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Stylish retro travel posters evoke summer holidays, happiness, and fun. This book provides a complete guide to producing your own travel-poster art, including guidance on composing a strong design, selecting colors, and adding lettering. It also includes six striking international projects to complete or use to celebrate your own home town or treasured place. Suitable for beginners and experienced artists, this book shares Susie West's techniques and secrets for producing fun, charming artwork.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 128 pages
Publication date: 12 August 2022
Publisher: Search Press Ltd


Stylish retro travel posters evoke a sense of summer holidays, joy, and fun, and have remained perennially popular as wall art. Their strong designs and clean, flat colors make them perfect for hobby artists to emulate. This comprehensive guide will teach you how to create your own travel-poster art, covering everything from composing a compelling design to selecting colors that will make your artwork stand out. You'll also learn how to add lettering to complete your poster.

Throughout the book, you'll discover how to create key elements such as clouds, skies, water, and architecture, as well as learn how to add your own stylized lettering. With six striking international projects to complete, or the option to use your newfound skills to celebrate your own hometown or treasured place, this book is packed with examples of Susie West's inspiring artwork and a short history of travel posters.

Susie West has been traveling around the UK since 2015, recreating the upbeat, retro charm of travel posters in the modern world. This book shares her techniques and secrets for producing fun, charming artwork, making it suitable for beginners as well as experienced artists who want to try something new. Whether you're looking to develop your skills or simply explore a new artistic medium, this book is a great resource for anyone who loves the nostalgia and charm of vintage travel posters.

Weight: 556g
Dimension: 216 x 281 x 12 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781782219569

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