Passport to Painting: How Paint Retro Style Travel Poster Art

Retro-style travel posters are optimistic, aspirational and unabashedly fun. This book teaches everything the reader needs to produce a contemporary twist on the travel posters of the past. Revisit the golden age of travel by learning to paint your own stylish travel poster, using acrylic paints and simple techniques. In addition to a history of travel posters, you’ll find out how to adapt your own photographs; how to simplify and stylize elements like trees and buildings; and how to turn a favourite location into an iconic eye-catching travel poster! Whether it’s your local town, favourite holiday spot, or famous landmark, you can create a travel poster to display at home, or give as a gift. • 6 popular international subjects from the Golden Gate Bridge in the USA, to Sydney Opera House in Australia • 4 lettering templates included, adding that quintessential finishing touch • Suitable for all keen travellers – whatever your painting ability. Bring the vintage charm of classic travel posters to life in acrylics! Stylish retro travel posters bring to mind summer holidays, happiness and nostalgic fun. Perennially popular as wall art, their strong designs and clean, bold shapes and clean flat colours are perfect for hobby artists to emulate in bright and versatile acrylic paints. A complete guide to producing your own travel-poster art, this book includes guidance on composing a strong design, selecting colours to make sure your artwork pops, and adding lettering for a picture-perfect finished poster. Learn to create key poster elements such as clouds, skies, water and architecture Discover how to add custom, vintage-style text to give your posters a professional finish Includes six striking international projects to complete, plus guidance on using your newfound skills to paint your own home town or treasured holiday spot. Packed with examples of Susie West’s inspiring artwork and a fascinating short history of travel posters. Since 2015, Susie West has been working her way around the UK recreating the upbeat, retro charm of travel posters in the modern world. This book shares her techniques and secrets for producing fun, charming artwork. Suitable for beginners, this is a great way into art for those who want to develop their skills, or for experienced artists wanting to try something new.