Synopses & Reviews
Watercolor is the most popular paint medium, and landscapes are the artist's most popular subject. They combine in this lushly illustrated guidebook. Begin your journey through this artistic terrain with a book that leads you through the tools, materials, and techniques of watercolor. From brushes that give the best results (good quality sable) to stretching the paper to depicting fields, foliage, and forests, here's all the information you need to set your creativity free. Each exercise teaches a different lesson: An autumnal scene has a riot of orange, yellow, and red, and uses masking and glazing. Catch the elements in beach paintings that emphasize graduated washes and multiple textures: One project displays grainy sand with warm mauve shadows and waving grasses, while another showcases deep blue tropical skies and graceful palm trees. Bridges, gardens, harbors, waterfalls, panoramas, sunsets: These subjects, and an enticing variety of other themes, will keep you painting with pleasure--and success.
Synopsis
The painters favorite medium and subject combine in this lushly illustrated guide to glorious watercolor landscapes. From the best brushes to stretching the paper to depicting fields, foliage, and forests, heres all the info-rmation you need to free your creativity. An enticing variety of themes will keep you painting pleasurably.
Synopsis
Start paintingand#8212;in just one afternoon! Bestselling author and artist Hazel Soan has distilled all the key elements of creating beautiful watercolors into this concise, accessible, step-by-step guide. Geared to total beginners, Learn Watercolour Quickly covers all the basic techniques from brushstrokes to composition, and explains how to choose and mix colors; select a subject; and create perspective, light, and shade.
About the Author
Hazel Soan is a popular artist who divides her time between London and Cape Town, exhibiting her work widely. She owns a gallery in Fulham, London; is the author of eight bestselling books for HarperCollins, including the very successful Collins Gem 10 Minute Watercolour; and has made several successful DVDs. Soan was one of the art experts on the popular Channel 4 TV series Watercolour Challenge.