Book Description
Artists will learn how to paint great watercolors by watching as Tom Hill transforms everyday scenes into exciting watercolor compositions. Filled with Hill's luscious paintings, this guide will inspire as well as instruct.
Author : Tom Hill
Publisher : Northlight
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 27,2 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780891346340
Artists will learn how to paint great watercolors by watching as Tom Hill transforms everyday scenes into exciting watercolor compositions. Filled with Hill's luscious paintings, this guide will inspire as well as instruct.
Author : Tom Hill
Publisher : North Light Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 16,48 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Color guides
ISBN : 9780891348542
Starting with the principles of colour theory, Hill presents an analysis of 40 popular pigments with important descriptions of colour temperature, transparency or opacity and degree of stain.'
Author : Cathy Johnson
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 27,85 MB
Release : 1995-08-15
Category : Art
ISBN : 0891346163
Make your first steps in watercolor fun and rewarding! Watercolor's vivid colors and fresh, direct brush strokes make it the most exciting way to paint. "But," you think, "Learning to paint must be hard and frustrating." Not with Cathy Johnson as your teacher! Here, she makes learning to paint in watercolor fun—even easy! With Painting Watercolors, you'll learn to paint by picking up a brush and painting—not by reading about a bunch of confusing theories. Cathy tells you everything you need to begin—including: • Which tools and materials you should buy to get off to a good, affordable start • When, what, even where to paint • Explanations of watercolor terms (such as "washes" and "puddles") • Easy and useful painting tricks—such as glazing and drybrush. Exercises help you loosen up and learn the ins and outs of putting paint on paper. Easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions show you how to paint water, believable skies, a variety of trees in different seasons and other popular elements. Plus, a dozen demonstrations show you how paintings come together, from initial sketch to final brushstrokes. With Cathy's help, you can start painting right away!
Author : Linda Kemp
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 43,75 MB
Release : 2008-08-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 1440320063
Harness the power of negative space! Breathe new life into your art through negative painting. Linda Kemp shares her techniques for using the strength of negative space - the areas not occupied by subject matter - to create alluring works of art. Watercolor Painting Outside the Lines is a comprehensive guide to evoking more passion in your paintings. You'll learn how to take hold of the often-overlooked areas of a painting through interactive, easy to follow elements including: • Step-by-step techniques, exercises and projects • Do-it-yourself tests and worksheets • Troubleshooting suggestions and secrets • Straightforward diagrams for color and design Both beginning and advanced artists will benefit from negative painting concepts presented in this guide. Using landscapes, florals, and motifs from nature, you'll gain the skills and knowledge to make your next watercolor your most striking work yet.
Author : Al Stine
Publisher : Northlight
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 32,68 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Art
ISBN :
Popular artist Al Stine shares his secrets and techniques for creating portraits alive with emotion, expression and color. In this book, Stine shows artists how to paint fresh and colorful watercolor portraits that are as unique and alive as the subjects themselves. 210 illustrations.
Author : Elizabeth Kincaid
Publisher : North Light Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 14,65 MB
Release : 2008-10-29
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781600611933
Discover simple and effective techniques that will infuse your watercolor paintings with stunning highlights and vivid depths, all demonstrated in clear step-by-step exercises. Inside you will learn how to: Create paintings brimming with color using transparent layering techniques Innovate with masking materials to create crisp edges and eye-catching light effects Use tone and contrast to bring your paintings to life Packed with practical information for using color and light, Paint Watercolors that Dance with Light will transform your art.
Author : Alex Powers
Publisher : Echo Point Books & Media, LLC
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 12,85 MB
Release : 2022-07-05
Category : Art
ISBN :
A fresh approach to portrait and figure painting in watercolor! In Painting People in Watercolor, Alex Powers provides a comprehensive guide on working with watercolor, mastering the principals of design, and understanding the fundamentals of portrait painting. Powers takes the inquiring artist beyond photorealistic painting and acquaints painters with the human form from a design perspective. Shifting the focus from subject matter to composition and aesthetics, Powers demonstrates how you can enjoy watercolor painting by expressively capturing character in faces and figures. An abundance of Powers's paintings illustrate the theories and techniques covered. The culmination of 23 years of Powers's painting experience, Painting People in Watercolor provides clarity and insight on successful watercolor painting techniques for novice to advanced students and doubles as a guide for teachers. 175 color plates; 100 black & white illustrations.
Author : Jane Leycester Paige
Publisher : Walter Foster Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 27,70 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Watercolor painting
ISBN : 9781560109044
With this unique method, each step of every lesson is shown as a separate layer, making it amazingly easy to create beautiful watercolor paintings!
Author : Georg Shook
Publisher :
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 12,29 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Art
ISBN :
A handbook on the creation of water color paintings based on photographs includes advice on using color, simplifying details, and building a strong composition.
Author : Domenic DiStefano
Publisher : North Light Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,72 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Watercolor painting
ISBN : 9780929552156
Unusually whenever the author goes out to paint he always finishes the piece. He reveals his intriguing techniques, secrets and thoughts in this highly illustrated guide to watercolour painting.'