Working With Watercolour

by Barrass, Jackie; Bolton, Richard; Smith, Ray Campbell; Halliday, Frank; Newton, William; Tait, Wendy; Thatcher, Bryan A.

• ISBN13: 9780855329563
• ISBN10: 0855329564
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-11-01
• Publisher: Search Pr Ltd

Summary

A richly illustrated step-by-step guide packed with techniques, tips and inspirational paintings. Misty landscapes, vibrant flowers, mountain lakes and sunlit lanes -- these and many more subjects are presented in this practical, easy-to-follow book, in which a selection of well-known artists interpret what they see. They discuss and illustrate everything in a lively, informative way, with expert guidance on all aspects of watercolour painting from laying washes and dry brash techniques to creating beautiful pictures full of light and atmosphere.

This book teaches you all you need to know to 'get started', with practical, detailed step-by-step demonstrations, inspirational paintings and plenty of advice on how to keep your work full of freshness and vitality.

Working with Watercolour takes the best of the Step-by-Step Leisure Arts watercolour books and presents, a Comprehensive, colourful course for beginners and for more experienced artists.

Table of Contents

Introduction	6	(2)
Materials	8	(7)
Colour	15	(5)
Techniques	20	(12)
Composition and Perspective	32	(4)
Understanding Tone	36	(4)
Farmhouse
Skies	40	(20)
Cumulus Clouds
A wet-into-wet sky
Trees	60
Old Oak Tree
Early Morning
Country Lane
Water and Reflections	80	(1)
Scottish Loch
Farm Pond
Chub Stream
Buildings	96	(112)
Chapel at Last Light
Flowers	112	(30)
Daffodils and Catkins
Roses
Backlit Lily
Irises
About the Authors	142	(2)
Index	144