Watercolor: You Can Do It!
eBook - ePub

Watercolor: You Can Do It!

From Concept to Finished Painting

  1. 176 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Watercolor: You Can Do It!

From Concept to Finished Painting

About this book

A complete watercolor instruction guide, this long-time bestseller is full of vibrant illustrations, examples of what to do and what to avoid, and tips that make the medium accessible. Written by a true master, it presents practical information on the basics of setting up a good painting — composition, color, and light — before discussing the medium's advantages and concluding with informative demonstrations.
Tony Couch emphasizes practice as the key to developing watercolor skills. Starting with equipment choices and methods for controlling paint on wet paper, he proceeds to discussions and illustrations of the elements and principles of design. Other topics include working with color and value, pulling together a composition, and acquiring techniques for handling watercolor. Easy-to-follow examples chart the progress from a rough sketch into a finished painting. Watercolor: You Can Do It!  is an ideal companion for beginning to advanced artists, suitable for individual study as well as a text for art students and teachers.

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Information

eBook ISBN
9780486840369
Topic
Art
Subtopic
Art General

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Introduction
  7. Equipment: What I Use and Why
  8. Controlling Paint: Make It Behave on Wet Paper
  9. The Artist's Role: Shape Maker, Symbol Collector, Entertainer
  10. Elements of Design: The Seven Parts of a Painting
  11. Principles of Design: Eight Principles for Building a Painting
  12. Working with Color: Keep It Simple
  13. Working with Value: The Basic Patterns
  14. Composition: Putting It All Together
  15. Technique: Ways to Handle Watercolor
  16. Trees and Foliage: A Collection of Symbols
  17. Earth and Sky: A Collection of Symbols
  18. Water and Waves: A Collection of Symbols
  19. Choices: Why, Where and What I Paint
  20. How I Paint: Three Demonstrations
  21. Color Gallery: A Selection of Useful Examples
  22. Bibliography
  23. Index