High quality color photographs of landscape elements including rural, mountain, forest and desert elements including a variety of details will provide a definitive source for a wild or pastoral touch to any artist's paintings. Green presents the highest quality photographs of the most popular types of landscapes, such as tropical beaches, waterfalls, moonlit clouds and mountains, as well as a few unusual ones that offer a unique painting interest. Paintings, made from photographs featured in the book, with comments from the artist, are featured throughout to provide a reference. Seven step-by-step demonstrations by a variety of artists illustrate how to use the reference photos to create gorgeous landscapes in a wide range of mediums.