Exploring Watercolor - Couverture souple

Groves, Elizabeth

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1581808747 ISBN 13 : 9781581808742

Editeur : North Light Books, 2007

Synopsis

Readers will learn to combine watercolour with other media to enhance their painting style, expand their creativity and improve their art-work."Exploring Watercolor" is filled with easy-to-use features, including charts and colour wheels, as well as more than 40 exercises and mini-demos. All exercises and demos can be completed multiple times, offering the reader varying results and endless opportunities.For beginning artists and experienced painters alike, "Exploring Watercolor" offers a new and exciting creative outlet.
Inside you'll find:
22 open-ended, step-by-step demonstrations designed so you can do them over and over again, using various combinations of colors, papers and techniques for a different result every time.
9 exercises illustrating expressive ways to put paint to paper.
A fun and inspiring sampler of texture-making techniques - including printing methods, resists, sprinkling, spattering, stencils and "paper torture" - for paintings that sing with vitality.
Wherever you are as an artist, this hands-on guide will help you master the watercolor medium, develop your individual style, and move beyond a literal rendering of your subject matter to a more meaningful and memorable interpretation that expresses your unique vision. So let go of your self-imposed limits, play with different ways of painting, and - above all - paint with passion and joy!

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Elizabeth Groves studied in postgraduate fine arts classes at the University of Colorado, followed by demonstrations and workshops conducted by nationally recognised artists in New York, San Diego, Pittsburgh, Houston and San Francisco. Her work has been exhibited in many juried shows and has won numerous awards. She has also attained signature membership in a number of national watercolor societies. Elizabeth teaches oil and watercolor classes for senior citizens, adults and children in workshops, ongoing classes and private lessons.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: North Light Books
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1581808747
• ISBN 13: 9781581808742
• Reliure: Couverture à spirales
• Nombre de pages: 144
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible