Synopses & Reviews
In Masterstrokes: Watercolor you will learn about: * painting water through a study of "The Dismasted Brig" by John Sell Cotman * dramatic landscape through a study of "Stonehenge" by John Constable * painting trees through a study of "Poplars on the Banks of the Epte" by Claude Monet * the nude in a setting through a study of "After the Bath" by Pierre Bonnard * portraiture through a study of "Portrait of the Artist's Wife" by Thomas Gainsborough * painting flowers through a study of "Geraniums" by Henri Fantin-Latour * figures in landscape through a study of "The Red Canoe" by Winslow Homer 96 pages (all in color), 8 3/4 x 11 1/2. NEW IN PAPERBACK
Synopsis
Create evocative, beautiful paintings by examining the work of the masters. This visually stunning guide presents home art students with inspiration, technical know-how, helpful guidance, and even art history. The volume contains seven "lessons" that focus on a painting by a great artist, provide background information, discuss the work as a whole, and give a detailed evaluation of the techniques. In addition, "how-to" instructions are provided. In Master Strokes: Watercolor, practice capturing everything from water to dramatic landscapes to figures with the help of works by John Sell Cotman, Constable, Monet, Bonnard, Gainsborough, Fantin-Latour, and Winslow Homer.
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"...unique and exciting...it works beautifully...focuses in detail on a series of master paintings, each chosen to illustrate a specific subject area...followed by a tutorial in which contemporary artists demonstrate not how to copy the original but how to use specific techniques to create a new work."--
Library Journal. Each of seven lessons provides background information on a masterpiece, discusses the work as a whole, and gives a detailed evaluation of the artist's style. Special attention is given to watercolor techniques--including backruns, blending, brushwork, glazing, and impressing.