Classic Techniques for Watercolour Landscapes

by Smith, Ray Campbell

• ISBN13: 9780715312117
• ISBN10: 0715312111
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-05-01
• Publisher: F & W Media Inc

Summary

The latest title from best-selling author Ray Campbell Smith. Clear step-by-step demonstrations introduce readers to a wide range of classic watercolor techniques; Ray then shows how to apply these techniques to all aspects of landscape painting. the book is illustrated throughout in Ray's popular, accessible style.

Table of Contents

Introduction	6	(6)
Part 1: MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES	12	(48)
Basic materials	14	(8)
Aids and additives	22	(6)
Introducing washes	28	(6)
Other washes	34	(8)
Capturing texture	42	(6)
Wet-in-wet	48	(6)
Using colour and tone	54	(6)
Part 2: FEATURES OF THE LANDSCAPE	60	(44)
Skies	62	(6)
Light	68	(4)
Foregrounds and backgrounds	72	(6)
Trees and foliage	78	(8)
Buildings	86	(6)
Water	92	(6)
Snow	98	(6)
Part 3: BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER	104	(22)
Inner Harbour	106	(2)
Cumbrian Vista	108	(2)
Incoming Tide	110	(2)
Montmartre	112	(2)
Cornish Harbour	114	(2)
Late Commuters	116	(2)
Venetian Vista	118	(2)
Twilight	120	(2)
Polperro Harbour	122	(2)
Autumn Copse	124	(2)
Acknowledgments	126	(1)
Index	127