Synopses & Reviews
An experienced artist and teacher uses stunning examples of his own work to explain every facet of watercolor landscape painting. Explore the wide range of effects possible with different brushstrokes and washes, such as blotting and sponging to produce texture and working with color to suggest movement. Plenty of practical suggestions on choosing materials and supplies are included along with inspiring, annotated studies and easy-to-follow projects that demonstrate basic techniques in action, including painting all kinds of skies, depicting perspective, creating shadows, combining colors and more.
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Following the huge success of Experimental Flowers in Watercolour, artist Ann Blockley turns her hand to landscapes. Through stunning examples of her colorful, expressive work, Blockley explains how to employ these same techniques to develop your personal style. Learn how to combine paint with other media to create dramatic effects; manipulate paint with materials such as cling film; and use distressing, layering, burning, and more.
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Artist Ann Blockley is renowned for her innovative approach to traditional subjects. Following the huge success of her previous book, Experimental Flowers in Watercolour, she now explores ways to interpret landscape. Packed with stunning examples of her colourful, expressive work, this book encourages you to experiment with the same techniques in your own watercolour painting to develop a personal style.
Techniques covered include combining water-based paint and ink with other media such as gesso and collage to create dramatic effects; manipulating paint with materials such as plastic wrap (clingfilm); tearing, layering and reassembling paintings into watercolour collages; and developing textures and marks made using fabrics and other found objects. Throughout the book Ann offers her personal commentary on how her paintings were created, giving us a unique insight into the mind of the artist.
Both practical and inspirational, this glorious book is the ideal companion for watercolour painters who want to take their work a step further.
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From the blooms of summer to the berries of winter, well-known watercolor artist Ann Blockley shows the experienced painter how to push the boundaries of watercolor using both traditional and unconventional techniques and concepts. She'll demonstrate how the use of collage materials such as glitter, sequins, salt, and gold paint can create amazing textures and bring flowers and foliage of every season to life. With this practical yet inspirational book as a guide, your watercolors will surely blossom.
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Rules may be made to be broken, but few break them with the artistry of acclaimed watercolorist and bestselling author Shirley Trevena. Shirley's compositions, strange perspectives, fascinating textures, and vibrant color combinations have shattered the boundaries of the medium. Now this gifted artist guides readers through ten of her own paintings, sharing professional tips and secrets, and explaining her decisions and techniques. She not only reveals how she achieves her stunning results but inspires watercolorists of every level to produce their own challenging work.and#160;
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Hazel Soan's watercolors have won her international recognition; now she helps less experienced painters master the challenges of this versatile medium. Encouraging budding watercolorists to be bold in their use of color and brushstroke, Soan emphasizes her belief that tone is king. And by showing how mistakes can be incorporated into a composition, she reveals how forgiving watercolor can be. Illustrated with glowing examples of Hazel's own work, this luminous books also features easy-to-follow demonstrations of every technique.
About the Author
Shirley Trevena, a well-known watercolorist with an international reputation, is regarded as one of Britain's most innovative artists in the medium. She is a Member of the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour and is the author of two bestselling books,
Taking Risks with Watercolour and
Vibrant Watercolours, and two DVDs,
Taking Risks with Watercolour and
Breaking the Rules of Watercolour. In 2010 she was the British representative at the International Watercolour Festival in Antwerp.