Watercolor Two Books In One

by Dowden, Joe

• ISBN13: 9780806928753
• ISBN10: 0806928751
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-12-31
• Publisher: Sterling

Summary

"Takes...quite an innovative approach and works...well ...book is in a die-cut format, with split pages that divide it into two halves. The top half contains 16 watercolor projects of landscapes, water, still lifes, and people. The bottom half is a book of 44 techniques for completing those projects from drawing."--Library Journal.

Table of Contents

Foreword	6	(2)
How to Use This Book	8	(2)
Materials and Equipment	10	(6)
DEMONSTRATIONS
Mountain view	16	(6)
Wooded path	22	(6)
Rolling hills and meadows	28	(6)
Old stone bridge	34	(6)
Spanish farm	40	(6)
Venetian canalside	46	(6)
Country barns	52	(6)
Tranquil lake	58	(6)
Woodland stream	64	(6)
Sunset and sand	70	(6)
Boat on the beach	76	(6)
Noonday terrace	82	(6)
Bowl with grapes	88	(6)
Poppies	94	(6)
David with cat	100	(6)
Kerry	106
TECHNIQUES
Drawing	16	(2)
Squaring up	18	(2)
Color mixing	20	(2)
Wash	22	(3)
Wet-in-wet	25	(3)
Wet-on-dry	28	(2)
Backruns	30	(2)
Blending	32	(2)
Underpainting	34	(2)
Reserved whites	36	(2)
Toned ground	38	(3)
Sponge painting	41	(3)
Glazing	44	(2)
Brushmarks	46	(2)
Brush drawing	48	(2)
Building up	50	(2)
Color changes	52	(2)
Body color	54	(2)
Hard and soft edges	56	(2)
Wash-off	58	(2)
Masking	60	(2)
Line and wash	62	(2)
Pen and ink	64	(2)
Textures	66	(3)
Granulation	69	(1)
Dry brush	70	(2)
Salt patterns	72	(2)
Wax resist	74	(2)
Stippling	76	(2)
Scumbling	78	(2)
Spattering	80	(2)
Blots	82	(2)
Straw blowing	84	(2)
Dropping in	86	(2)
Gum arabic	88	(2)
Ox gall	90	(2)
Using new media	92	(2)
Adding soap	94	(2)
Broken color	96	(2)
Corrections	98	(2)
Scraping back	100	(2)
Knifing out	102	(2)
Lifting out	104	(2)
Mixed media	106	(2)
Highlights	108	(2)
Plastic wrap	110	(2)
Watercolor gallery	112	(12)
Glossary	124	(2)
Index	126	(2)
Credits	128