Watercolor Essentials: Hands-On Techniques for Exploring Watercolor in Motion [With DVD] (Spiral) (ISBN-13: 9781600610943)

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

Author: Birgit O'Connor
ISBN-10: 1600610943
ISBN-13: 9781600610943
Publisher: North Light Books
Language: English
Published: 03/26/2009
Pages: 128
Format: Spiral
Weight: 1.85lbs
Size: 11.10h x 8.90w x 0.80d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 07/15/2009 pg. 100