Watercolor Painting: A Complete Guide to Techniques and Materials

✍ Scribed by Jean-Louis Morelle

• Publisher: New Holland
• Year: 2003
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 128
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

By explaining how water reacts on canvas, and then using examples of classic art and hands-on exercises,
this fully-illustrated text can help anyone - from beginner to advanced artist - become a more skilled
and creative watercolorist.

In the hands of a truly gifted watercolorist, this untamed power can create moving and memorable works of art.
Youll master those skills, beginning with terminology and equipment, and then going into the basics of color
classification, the use of shadows, the color triangle, and forming a palette.
Next, create preliminary sketches, experiment with both Wet-on-Wet and Dry Surface techniques,
and learn the secrets of achieving fluidity and controlling the halo effect.
Soon, youll understand how and why Renoir and Monet chose and used their palettes, and be on your way to becoming
a more accomplished watercolorist.

✦ Subjects

Искусство и искусствоведение;Изобразительное искусство;Самоучители и пособия по рисованию;Акварельная живопись для начинающих;