Author: Peter Cronin
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1782214356
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Learn how to use traditional watercolour techniques to produce beautiful, contemporary paintings that are full of light, colour and life. Packed with inspirational finished paintings and step-by-step projects, this engaging book teaches you how to use watercolours in their purest form, without the addition of any other media, to create art that has a radiancy and luminosity that cannot be achieved in any other way.
Pure Watercolour Painting
Author: Peter Cronin
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1782214356
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Learn how to use traditional watercolour techniques to produce beautiful, contemporary paintings that are full of light, colour and life. Packed with inspirational finished paintings and step-by-step projects, this engaging book teaches you how to use watercolours in their purest form, without the addition of any other media, to create art that has a radiancy and luminosity that cannot be achieved in any other way.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1782214356
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Learn how to use traditional watercolour techniques to produce beautiful, contemporary paintings that are full of light, colour and life. Packed with inspirational finished paintings and step-by-step projects, this engaging book teaches you how to use watercolours in their purest form, without the addition of any other media, to create art that has a radiancy and luminosity that cannot be achieved in any other way.
Classic Techniques for Watercolour Landscapes
Author: Ray Campbell Smith
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780715312117
Category : Landscape painting
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Bestselling author Smith demonstrates how to apply classic watercolor techniques to all aspects of landscape painting.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780715312117
Category : Landscape painting
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Bestselling author Smith demonstrates how to apply classic watercolor techniques to all aspects of landscape painting.
Watercolor Color
Author: Ray Smith
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN: 9780789432926
Category : Color in art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Twelve art projects with step-by-step instructions and advice on materials, subjects, and methods.
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN: 9780789432926
Category : Color in art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Twelve art projects with step-by-step instructions and advice on materials, subjects, and methods.
Developing Style in Watercolour
Author: Ray Campbell Smith
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780715311677
Category : Watercolor painting
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Experienced art teacher and author Ray Campbell Smith explains the importance of choice of paper, paints and brushes, then considers the colours on the palette and the need for good composition. He suggests techniques and brushwork that will allow the reader to break out of the timidity, tightness, and need to paint what is there which can limit a painter's development of style. The painting of skies, light in the landscape and adding detail are also considered. The concluding chapter analyses the style of six top contemporary artists - Jill Bays, Alwyn Crawshaw, Anthony Flemming, Aubrey Phillips, Edward Wesson and John Yardley.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780715311677
Category : Watercolor painting
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Experienced art teacher and author Ray Campbell Smith explains the importance of choice of paper, paints and brushes, then considers the colours on the palette and the need for good composition. He suggests techniques and brushwork that will allow the reader to break out of the timidity, tightness, and need to paint what is there which can limit a painter's development of style. The painting of skies, light in the landscape and adding detail are also considered. The concluding chapter analyses the style of six top contemporary artists - Jill Bays, Alwyn Crawshaw, Anthony Flemming, Aubrey Phillips, Edward Wesson and John Yardley.
Ray Campbell Smith's Watercolour Landscapes
Author: Ray Campbell Smith
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780715316207
Category : Landscape painting
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
This teaching guide features 50 of the author's watercolours accompanied by explanatory text, working sketches and details. He describes the methods and materials he uses to paint them and demonstrates how he employs fluent brushwork and a limited palette to distil a scene down to its essentials.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780715316207
Category : Landscape painting
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
This teaching guide features 50 of the author's watercolours accompanied by explanatory text, working sketches and details. He describes the methods and materials he uses to paint them and demonstrates how he employs fluent brushwork and a limited palette to distil a scene down to its essentials.
Watercolour Techniques for Artists and Illustrators
Author: DK
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
ISBN: 0241488265
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
The only instructional ebook on watercolour you will ever need. Trying your hand at watercolour painting? Or looking to advance your range of artistic skills? Watercolour Techniques for Artists and Illustrators is for you. Beginning with the basics - such as honing your observational skills, choosing a subject, and learning about composition - it then takes a comprehensive, in-depth look at techniques to expand your repertoire. With expert advice from artists and illustrators working across a range of styles - from classic to cutting-edge contemporary - this ebook will equip you with the skills and confidence to develop your own style and grow as an artist.
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
ISBN: 0241488265
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
The only instructional ebook on watercolour you will ever need. Trying your hand at watercolour painting? Or looking to advance your range of artistic skills? Watercolour Techniques for Artists and Illustrators is for you. Beginning with the basics - such as honing your observational skills, choosing a subject, and learning about composition - it then takes a comprehensive, in-depth look at techniques to expand your repertoire. With expert advice from artists and illustrators working across a range of styles - from classic to cutting-edge contemporary - this ebook will equip you with the skills and confidence to develop your own style and grow as an artist.
Learn Watercolour Quickly
Author: Hazel Soan
Publisher: Batsford Books
ISBN: 1849941971
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Bestselling artist and writer Hazel Soan has distilled her art teaching into the things that matter most and can be digested in a short period of time – in just one afternoon you can start painting. Learning to paint is one of the life-long aspirations of many of us, and these techniques can be picked up faster than you think. Hazel Soan's concise book, filled with easy-to-follow instructions and step-by-step exercises, is written in an accessible way for those completely new to painting. Chapters include: Getting Started (the materials you will need and those you can ignore in the art shop); Choice of Colours; Mixing Colours; What's the Subject?; What Surfaces to Paint on; Basic Painting Techniques; Brushstrokes and Composition (with details on how to design paintings with horizon, focus and balance, a hint of perspective and the light and shade of a subject). Packed with illustrations for guidance, this is the most comprehensive guide to learning watercolour very quickly.
Publisher: Batsford Books
ISBN: 1849941971
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Bestselling artist and writer Hazel Soan has distilled her art teaching into the things that matter most and can be digested in a short period of time – in just one afternoon you can start painting. Learning to paint is one of the life-long aspirations of many of us, and these techniques can be picked up faster than you think. Hazel Soan's concise book, filled with easy-to-follow instructions and step-by-step exercises, is written in an accessible way for those completely new to painting. Chapters include: Getting Started (the materials you will need and those you can ignore in the art shop); Choice of Colours; Mixing Colours; What's the Subject?; What Surfaces to Paint on; Basic Painting Techniques; Brushstrokes and Composition (with details on how to design paintings with horizon, focus and balance, a hint of perspective and the light and shade of a subject). Packed with illustrations for guidance, this is the most comprehensive guide to learning watercolour very quickly.
Alwyn's Top Tips for Watercolour Artists
Author: Alwyn Crawshaw
Publisher: Search Press
ISBN: 9781844485802
Category : Watercolor painting
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Renowned artist Alwyn Crawshaw's books, videos and television series have taught millions of people around the world how to paint. Joining forces with Search Press for the first time, he shares his expertise in this book packed full of tips for watercolour painters. Learn all you need to know, from the materials you need to mastering techniques such as washes, lifting out, dry brush and lost and found, to how to paint skies, water, trees, people and boats. The tips are clearly explained and illustrated, and many of Alwyn's beautiful paintings are analysed in detail.
Publisher: Search Press
ISBN: 9781844485802
Category : Watercolor painting
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Renowned artist Alwyn Crawshaw's books, videos and television series have taught millions of people around the world how to paint. Joining forces with Search Press for the first time, he shares his expertise in this book packed full of tips for watercolour painters. Learn all you need to know, from the materials you need to mastering techniques such as washes, lifting out, dry brush and lost and found, to how to paint skies, water, trees, people and boats. The tips are clearly explained and illustrated, and many of Alwyn's beautiful paintings are analysed in detail.
Watercolour Landscapes
Author: Richard S. Taylor
Publisher: Batsford Books
ISBN: 1849947007
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 698
Book Description
This book is the perfect companion for the watercolour landscape painter. Richard Taylor looks at each element of the landscape in turn. He moves from small details, such as a quick painting of his backpack, drawn in a break from walking, to wide sweeping panoramas. Detailed annotations point to key areas of interest for each painting showing, for example, how a wash has been used to create shadows in still water, or how paper has been left blank to represent the tops of clouds. Alongside each painting you'll find the palette of colours used, with advice on combining colours for best effect. Step-by-step demonstrations show basic watercolour techniques in action and longer projects reveal how Richard develops a fully-realised painting. Packed with invaluable hints and tips and illustrated with the author's inspiring watercolours, this book is perfect for the beginner or more experienced watercolour painter.
Publisher: Batsford Books
ISBN: 1849947007
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 698
Book Description
This book is the perfect companion for the watercolour landscape painter. Richard Taylor looks at each element of the landscape in turn. He moves from small details, such as a quick painting of his backpack, drawn in a break from walking, to wide sweeping panoramas. Detailed annotations point to key areas of interest for each painting showing, for example, how a wash has been used to create shadows in still water, or how paper has been left blank to represent the tops of clouds. Alongside each painting you'll find the palette of colours used, with advice on combining colours for best effect. Step-by-step demonstrations show basic watercolour techniques in action and longer projects reveal how Richard develops a fully-realised painting. Packed with invaluable hints and tips and illustrated with the author's inspiring watercolours, this book is perfect for the beginner or more experienced watercolour painter.
Essence of Watercolour
Author: Hazel Soan
Publisher: Rizzoli Publications
ISBN: 1849944601
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A paperback reissue Hazel Soan's classic practical art book. Hazel Soan is a well-known and popular artist and an enthusiastic and inspirational teacher. In The Essence of Watercolour Hazel shows how wonderfully versatile and beguiling the medium of watercolour is and how to get the most out of it. Hazel stresses how important it is to understand the characteristics of the medium in order to exploit it to the full. She encourages the reader to explore the properties of watercolour and to be unafraid of strength of colour and brushstroke. Hazel shows through demonstration and projects that tone is king in watercolour and illustrates how to paint light with the use of shade. Armed with this understanding she demonstrates that watercolour is not such an unforgiving medium after all: accidents and mistakes can be disguised, overridden and corrected. The Essence of Watercolour is a culmination of many years of Hazel's teaching and demonstrating, in which she offers inspirational insights into the secrets of watercolour painting and encourages artists to take their art to the next level.
Publisher: Rizzoli Publications
ISBN: 1849944601
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A paperback reissue Hazel Soan's classic practical art book. Hazel Soan is a well-known and popular artist and an enthusiastic and inspirational teacher. In The Essence of Watercolour Hazel shows how wonderfully versatile and beguiling the medium of watercolour is and how to get the most out of it. Hazel stresses how important it is to understand the characteristics of the medium in order to exploit it to the full. She encourages the reader to explore the properties of watercolour and to be unafraid of strength of colour and brushstroke. Hazel shows through demonstration and projects that tone is king in watercolour and illustrates how to paint light with the use of shade. Armed with this understanding she demonstrates that watercolour is not such an unforgiving medium after all: accidents and mistakes can be disguised, overridden and corrected. The Essence of Watercolour is a culmination of many years of Hazel's teaching and demonstrating, in which she offers inspirational insights into the secrets of watercolour painting and encourages artists to take their art to the next level.