| Description |
127 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Getting started. Discover and record what inspires you ; Maintain an artist's library ; Choosing equipment and supplies ; Choosing brushes and a palette knife ; Choosing transparent color ; Demonstration : how to use your brushes and a palette knife ; Demonstration : putting it all together -- Finding inspiration. Where can you find inspiration? ; What is your visual response to the subject? ; How can you communicate your response to the viewer? ; How to transform your idea with imagination ; Four ways to transform a scene ; Demonstration : painting your inspiration -- Saying it with color. How color evolves ; Luminous darks ; How to mix natural, organic greens ; Greens in the landscape ; Grays that rest the eye ; Warm and cool grays ; How to glaze for impact ; Demonstration : be expressive with color! -- Rediscovering your idea. Define and paint what you love ; Develop a good composition and value study ; Draw and paint shapes, not things ; Define your focal point ; Perspective in the landscape ; Paint small to accelerate artistic growth ; Demonstration : putting artistic concepts into practice -- Using the elements and principles of design. Design elements ; Design principles ; Demonstration : elements and principles of design in action -- Step-by-step demonstrations. Simplify scenes to uncover beauty ; Turn a gray day into a sunny one ; Use a focal point to welcome viewers into your painting ; Create the illusion of depth ; Rearrange shapes for a better composition ; Keep brushstrokes loose. |
| Summary |
The author shows you how to train yourself to see a scene differently and create a workable simplified composition; how to practice techniques like glazing, color mixing, developing an inviting composition and more; and provides 12 step-by-step projects to create your signature watercolor style. |
| Subject |
Landscape painting -- Technique.
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Watercolor painting -- Technique.
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Landscape painting -- Technique. (OCoLC)fst00991958
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Watercolor painting -- Technique. (OCoLC)fst01172540
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| Added Title |
Watercolor landscapes |
| ISBN |
9781440329579: $26.99 |
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1440329575 |
| Standard No. |
035313657597 |
| Music No. |
U3158 North Light Books |
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