Painting expressive watercolour / by Bridget Woods

By: [Woods, Bridget]
Publisher: Ramsbury, Marlborough : Crowood Press, 2014Description: 192 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781847977502Subject(s): Watercolor painting -- Technique | Landscape painting -- TechniqueDDC classification: 758.1
Contents:
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. GETTING IN THE MOOD; 2. TEXTURE AND PATTERN; 3. TONE; 4. COLOUR; 5. SHAPE, SCALE AND RECESSION; 6. THE MESSAGE; Dedication and Thanks; Further Information; Index.
Summary: Watercolour offers great potential for expression. Its fluidity, full colour range, generous spread and variety of marks can portray a likeness, a response, a feeling - even the notions of time and speed. This book is a practical guide to watercolour painting and more. It explains the importance of colour, tone, shape, texture and scale through exercises and shared techniques, but it also encourages the artist to express sensations and ideas in watercolour - and by exploring the joy of the medium, to develop handling skills, confidence and a unique painting 'voice'. Includes: getting star.
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Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. GETTING IN THE MOOD; 2. TEXTURE AND PATTERN; 3. TONE; 4. COLOUR; 5. SHAPE, SCALE AND RECESSION; 6. THE MESSAGE; Dedication and Thanks; Further Information; Index.

Watercolour offers great potential for expression. Its fluidity, full colour range, generous spread and variety of marks can portray a likeness, a response, a feeling - even the notions of time and speed. This book is a practical guide to watercolour painting and more. It explains the importance of colour, tone, shape, texture and scale through exercises and shared techniques, but it also encourages the artist to express sensations and ideas in watercolour - and by exploring the joy of the medium, to develop handling skills, confidence and a unique painting 'voice'. Includes: getting star.

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