SPACE ART: How-to Draw and Paint Planets, Moons, and Landscapes of Alien Worlds
By Michael Carroll.
Carroll is one of the world's foremost painters of space art. This fine instructional book includes many illustrations, combining the latest scientific research with landscape painting techniques. Fourteen painting projects are shown step-by-step. Techniques covered include texturing, geological formations, linear and atmospheric perspective, composition and shading and how they relate to creating otherworldly scenery. NASA photos and eerie landscapes of Death Valley, Iceland and Alaska are also included.