Trees, Rocks and Running Water: Paint a Watercolour Landscape in Minutes

by Fenwick, Keith H.

• ISBN13: 9781581803952
• ISBN10: 1581803958
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-11-01
• Publisher: North Light Books

Summary

Created in collaboration with Winsor & Newton, the world's leading supplier of art materials, this exciting new series of painting techniques and inspirational ideas is an asset for artists of every level of skill and experience. Packed with 6 complete, full-color demonstrations, each book aims to enhance artists' enjoyment of painting as well as broaden their techniques and skills. Written and illustrated by Keith Fenwick-one of the world's most successful demonstrators of painting techniques-they provide expert guidance on every aspect of painting with watercolors, from choosing and using materials to designing and executing a wide range of compositions. This book provides easy-to-follow steps to help readers create a painting packed with atmosphere, mood and light. They'll find invaluable advice on using a painted source of light to capture a particular time of day or specific mood. From start to finish, this guide helps artists give their watercolors just the right tone for the ambience they wish to convey.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 4
Materials and Equipment	p. 6
Painting Trees
Introduction	p. 8
Tree shapes	p. 10
Colour mixing	p. 12
Creating realistic foliage	p. 14
Close up	p. 16
Project	p. 18
Project	p. 20
Creating tree structures	p. 22
Painting Rocks
Techniques	p. 24
Design considerations
Colour mixing	p. 26
Painting Water
Introduction	p. 28
Techniques - Creating effects	p. 30
Colour mixing	p. 32
Close up	p. 34
Tonal values
Design considerations	p. 36
Project	p. 38
Project	p. 40
Trees, Rocks and Running Water
Linear perspective	p. 42
Experimenting with media	p. 44
Close up	p. 46
Portrait of the Artist	p. 48
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