Mastering the art of watercolour
Subtitle: mixing paint, brush strokes, gouache, masking out, glazing, wet into wet, drybrush painting, washes, using resists, sponging, light to dark, sgraffito
By: Wendy Jelbert & Ian Sidaway
Contributors: Sidaway, Ian, author
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781846810923
Subjects: Technique; Flowers in art; Plants in art; Trees in art; Watercolor painting
Description: Master all the aspects of watercolour painting with this comprehensive practical manual. An introduction details all the equipment you will need and lays out the basic techniques, including the different strokes required, and how to mix the paints to create the right palette. This instructive painting course then has over 20 step-by-step projects to help you to put the basics into practice. There are projects to challenge beginners, and others for intermediate painters, grouped by subject, including landscapes, still-life and portraits. This accessible book has something for water-colourists of all abilities to learn from and help achieve their potential.