Complete Guide To Watercolor Painting

Brilliant guide by renowned artist tells all, from basics to creating masterful landscapes, portraits, and figures. Full-color sections follow evolution of seven of the author's own watercolors. 37 color and over 100 black-and-white illustrations.

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Want to understand the nitty-gritty details of watercolor painting? Susan Miller has crafted the all-in-one watercolor painting guide for those wanting to put their best foot forward. This has all the best watercolor painting tips and tricks for beginners. With this watercolor painting handbook in your possession, the results are going to be breathtaking. Painting watercolors has never been easier!

Watercolor is an exquisite medium but an unforgiving one, and there is nothing that will dampen enthusiasm more quickly than the lack of a good result. The essential techniques and detailed explanations in this beautifully produced book will educate and encourage beginner to experienced artists so that they too can obtain results and have fun in the process. This book is an essential reference for watercolor artists, novice, experienced and aspiring alike

Watercolor is an exquisite medium but an unforgiving one, and there is nothing that will dampen enthusiasm more quickly than the lack of a good result. The essential techniques and detailed explanations and demonstrations in this beautifully produced book will educate and encourage beginner to experienced artists so that they too can obtain results and have fun in the process. Readers will also discover the widest range of possible watercolor effects. Throughout the book are the author's personal tips and fixes gained over decades of painting experience. This book is an essential reference for watercolor artists, novice, experienced and aspiring alike.

"Fourteen projects...refer to the...options that confront beginning and accomplished painters...still lifes, landscapes, figures in a range of styles, lighting and seasonal conditions...vibrant color....Information...is well presented. Recommended."—School Arts.

Absolutely anyone can create dazzling paintings with this truly beginner-friendly introduction to the world of watercolor. Artist Emma Witte, teacher of popular online watercolor courses, shares tools, techniques, and tutorials everyone can follow, even if you've never picked up a paintbrush before. Witte's simple approach pares down the ordinarily overwhelming array of watercolor supplies to just a few colors and tools, then shows you how to paint nearly anything with these basic supplies. This book spells it all out, from loading your brush with water, to color mixing recipes, to wet and dry painting methods. More experienced painters will find plenty of new tips to enhance their watercolor works. Follow ten step-by-step projects to create watercolor leaves and flowers, clouds, galaxies, landscapes, and even a whale. Pick up your paintbrush! 160 pages. 7-1/2" wide x 9-1/2" high (19 cm wide x 24.8 cm high). Hardcover. Full color throughout.

Learn how to paint relaxing landscapes, exciting seascapes and portraits with personality. Whatever you want to paint, William Newton can show you how. Starting from first principles, this thorough guide demonstrates the breadth and depth of William's watercolour painting expertise. In addition to beautiful detailed projects covering architecture, still life and other classic scenes, this book contains sections on colour and tone, the materials you will need, key watercolour painting techniques as well as vital information on perspective and drawing; all explained and illustrated for ease of use. This book was previously published as William Newton's Complete Guide to Watercolour Painting and is now made available in paperback.