Watercolor Basics - Let's Get Started

✍ Scribed by Reid, Jack

• Publisher: F W Media, Inc.;North Light Books;F W Media
• Year: 1998
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 274
• Edition: 1st
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

"After 25 years of teaching thousands of novice watercolorists the simple methods contained in this book, I firmly believe that anyone willing to follow the directions and do the world cannot fail to achieve a successful picture. If I can do it, so can you." - Jack Reid In this beginner-friendly guide, Jack Reid will show you the hows of watercolor painting. He covers it all in clear, easy-to-understand terms - beginning with what tools and materials you should buy to get off to a good, affordable start. You'll find simple, step-by-step exercises to help you:

• Control your brush with ease
• Master the four basic watercolor techniques - the flat wash, the graded wash, the wet-in-wet and the dry-brush
• Take the "Five Steps to a Painting" - step-by-step demonstration guide you from one color to five, to make your paintings "sing" with color
• Use photography and photocopying to create paintings inspired by life

Then put everything you've learned into action by following along with seven painting projects. Before you know it, you'll be creating your own beautiful watercolor paintings!

✦ Table of Contents

Content: Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Introduction
1. WHAT DO I NEED TO BEGIN?
2. GETTING STARTED
3. FOUR BASIC TECHNIQUES
4. INTRODUCTION TO VALUE
5. FIVE STEPS TO A PAINTING
6. SIMPLE PAINTING PROJECTS
7. BASIC COMPOSITION.

✦ Subjects

Watercolor painting -- Technique.;Color in art.;Watercolor painting.;Fine Arts.