Complete Watercolor Course: A Comprehensive, Easy-To-Follow Guide to Watercolor - Hardcover

Raynes, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1581804695 ISBN 13: 9781581804690

Publisher: North Light Books, 2004

Synopsis

Painting in watercolor is one of the most popular mediums for aspiring artists, yet there are many pitfalls that can snare the beginner. The Complete Watercolor Course gives beginners the key techniques of the art form, from wet-into-wet washes to the elegance of dry-brush techniques. Comprehensive and easy to follow, this guide also illustrates how to portray a range of popular subjects, from still lifes to landscapes, and shows how to create a more complex painting using glazes and additives on a range of papers. With clear and inspirational examples, John Raynes provides the fundamentals of painting in watercolor as well as more advanced professional techniques.

About this title

About the Author

John Raynes is a practicing artist and experienced teacher. He is the author of The Figure Drawing Workbook and Drawing and Painting People, and the two-time recipient of the Artist's Choice Practical Art Book of the Year Award. He lives in Falmouth, England.

Edition details

• Publisher: North Light Books
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1581804695
• ISBN 13: 9781581804690
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160