Watercolor Essentials Techniques for Exploring, Painting and Having Fun.
Watercolor Essentials: Techniques for Exploring, Painting and Having Fun by Birgit O’Connor is a comprehensive guide published by Penguin on March 26, 2009. This edition spans 128 pages and is presented in English. The book offers a dynamic approach to learning watercolor painting, featuring over 80 lessons, exercises, and demonstrations, along with a companion DVD that provides live instruction.
Readers will find a wealth of information designed to enhance their watercolor skills, starting with foundational techniques such as laying a wash and applying glazes. The book also delves into advanced methods, including special effects using materials like salt and rubber cement. With 33 exercises and 7 start-to-finish demonstrations covering various subjects, including landscapes and floral compositions, Watercolor Essentials equips aspiring artists with the tools to paint confidently and creatively.
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Everything you need to know to make magic with watercolor!
Features 80+ lessons, exercises and demonstrations, including live instruction on the enclosed DVD
Watercolor moves like no other medium. Just add water, and the pigment takes on a life of its own. This book makes learning to paint equally dynamic, with page after page of step-by-step demonstrations, plus more than 40 lessons on the companion DVD.
Get off to a happy start with basics such as laying a wash, applying a glaze and keeping whites white. Expand your skills and discover new ways to express yourself with advanced techniques, including special effects using salt, rubber cement and foil. From selecting and caring for your brushes to secrets for painting big, bold, beautiful shadows, Watercolor Essentials contains everything you need to paint with confidence.
• 33 exercises, from foundational skills to advanced techniques for painting clouds, rock textures, moonlit water and more
• 7 start-to-finish demonstrations take you through the process of painting a variety of subjects, including atmospheric landscapes, waterscapes and flowers
• 70-minute DVD puts it all into action, so you can see how the paint is applied and reacts on the paper
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