Synopses & Reviews
Packed with essential tips and practical advice, this comprehensive resource contains basic step-by-step instructions that explore a wide range of techniques and styles. Offering art students and hobbyists first-rate guidance from an assemblage of experts, this collection explores how to shop for and select quality materials, including brushes, paints, and surfaces. Projects focus on the fundamental landscapes of watercolor style, including skies, bodies of water, forests, and mountain ranges, with special emphasis placed on capturing the drama and mood of each scene.
Review
"This compendium of four previously published Search Press titles covers all the aspects of watercolour techniques that you could possible need." Artists & Illustrators
Synopsis
This richly illustrated, highly informative compilation of four of the successful Watercolour Tips & Techniques books explores the versatility and beauty of watercolours in depth, and shows how to create all the elements for successful landscape painting. With over 20 detailed step-by-step demonstrations and a wealth of information, the authors cover every aspect of this exciting medium in an easy-to-follow, inspirational way.
Richard Bolton starts off with expert advice on all the techniques needed for creating good pictures, from laying initial washes to adding atmosphere and detail. Skies affect all the main aspects of a landscape, because they set the whole mood of a scene and Geoff Kersey follows on, showing how to capture a sense of place. Water is an important element and Joe Francis Dowden includes everything you need to know about streams, rivers, canals, seas and more. Finally, Janet Whittle shows how to paint flowers and plants in a whole range of different landscapes. This book is an invaluable addition to any artist's library, with the authors revealing secrets and offering excellent advice to anyone interested in this subject, whatever their skill levels.
This book comprises material from Painting Landscapes & Nature; Painting Flowers & Plants; Painting Skies and Painting Water.
Synopsis
Packed with essential tips, practical advice and detailed demonstrations, with simple instructions and helpful hints showing how to capture all the elements required to create beautiful landscape pictures.
About the Author
Richard Bolton is a professional watercolor artist. He is the author of "Creative Watercolour Techniques" and "Painting Landscapes & Nature." Geoff Kersey is a painter and teacher, and the author of "Ready to Paint: Watercolour Trees & Woodlands"; "Painting Skies"; and "Perspective, Depth & Distance." Joe Francis Dowden is a professional artist and the author of several books, including "The Landscape Painters Essential Handbook" and "Painting Water." Barry Herniman is a painter and the author of "Painting Mood & Atmosphere" and "Successful & Creative Washes."