In this approach to Impressionism and its methods, the author's instruction enables amateur artists to paint like the Impressionists. The book is illustrated with well-known works of art, and shows how the masters achieved their effects and how their ideas and styles can be adapted today.<br /><br />An introduction provides historical background to Impressionism, and a section is included on artist's materials available then and now. Demonstrations show how to achieve the desired effects, from the initial sketch to the finished painting.<br /><br />Sections on the artists provide insight into individual techniques. You will learn how to re-create the style of Monet's landscapes, Ce?zanne's still lifes, or Degas's figures, and see your own Impressionism develop from the first brushstroke to the finished painting.<br /><br />Jonathan Stephenson carried out his own painting experiments to help identify how the Impressionists must have worked.