A Step-by-step Course in Watercolour
A Step-by-step Course in Watercolour
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Discover your hidden talents with this project-based course for the beginner. There are many styles of art to explore, and expert guidance on using all the different kinds of materials. With over 175 photographs clearly showing the development of each painting, this book will help you create your own beautiful landscapes, still lives and portraits.
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A Step-by-step Course in Watercolour by Angela Gair
This is a project-based book on the techniques of watercolour painting for the beginner. It includes 12 projects for you to try, such as flowers in a blue jar, tropical fruit, sunset over the lagoon, and a canal in Amsterdam. You can learn how to use all the classic techniques - working light to dark, painting wet-in-wet, and using gum arabic. It offers expert guidance on using all the necessary materials, including working with tube, pan and gouache paints; selecting brushes and caring for them; and choosing papers, palettes, mediums, jellies and paints. It is a practical, easy-to-follow text with over 175 photographs clearly showing the development of each picture. You can discover your hidden artistic talents with this project-based course. It covers all the different techniques involved in painting with watercolour. This book will teach you how to produce accomplished and attractive works of art, using different techniques and combinations of tone to paint a variety of subjects from a peaceful beach scene to crashing waves. The 12 easy-to-follow projects are designed for the beginner, with photographs making each step crystal clear. Hints and tips throughout the book will guide and enrich your progress. To help you make the best choices when selecting what you need, there is a broad survey of the variety of equipment available, from paper, canvas and brushes to palettes, paints and thinners. This book introduces what is perhaps the most popular painting medium today, and it is essential reading for any artist.
Angela Gair studied Fine Art in England and then spent several years painting and teaching in Italy, Spain and France. Angela is a writer and editor as well as a painter, and she has written a number of practical books on drawing and painting.
| SKU | Non disponible |
| ISBN 13 | 9781844762323 |
| ISBN 10 | 1844762327 |
| Titre | A Step-by-step Course in Watercolour |
| Auteur | Angela Gair |
| État | Non disponible |
| Type de reliure | Paperback |
| Éditeur | Anness Publishing |
| Année de publication | 2014-06-11 |
| Nombre de pages | 96 |
| Note de couverture | La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier. |
| Note | Non disponible |