The Watercolorist's Answer Book
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GRWAB
Standard Price:
£16.99
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£9.99
Your all-inclusive solution guide!
Not sure which technique you need to improve your watercolour? Choose them all! The Watercolorist's Answer Book combines the wisdom, expertise and beautiful work of eight accomplised artists in one comprehensive volume. You'll find information on using and caring for materials, advice on basic and advanced techniques, and useful tips for improving your paintings.
The Answer Book includes:
- Techniques on brushwork, paper preparation, masking, measuring and drawing.
- A copmlete explanation of the watercolour wash and all its varieties.
- The secrets to colour, and how to use triads, analogous colours and colourful greys.
- Sections on light and value, contrast, value scales, reflected light and shadows.
- Simple solutions to composition, design, the golden mean and creating dynamic paintings.
- Practical considerations like framing, cropping, marketing and selling your artwork.
Twenty step-by-step demonstrations reinforce the valuable tips that fill every page. And each of the 425 tips are categorised and numbered for easy reference, so you spend less time searching for answers and more time painting!
The master watercolourists who share their secrets in this book are: Betty Carr; Joe Garcia; Penny Soto; Pat Weaver; Donald Clegg; Linda Stevens Moyer; Jan Fabian Wallake; Mark and Mary Willenbrink.
Edited by Gina Rath using information and artwork from many Northlight titles. For a full list of artwork from previously published titles, please refer to the front of this book or call 0800 980 1123.
Book: Northlight. Paperback. 192 pages. Colour throughout