Creating Textures in Pen & Ink with Watercolor

C. Nice

ISBN 10: 1581807252 / ISBN 13: 9781581807257

Published by F&W Publications Inc Jan 2005, 2005

About this Item

Neuware - Claudia Nice shows you how to turn ink and watercolors into the coarse-barked trunk of an oak, or the burnished smoothness of brass, or the verdant velvet of moss. Or any of many other things. She shows you how to use dots, fine lines, brushstrokes, black and white, color a mixture of mediums and techniques to suggest: \* glass \* cast iron \* adobe and brick \* sunrise and sunset \* driftwood \* leaf textures \* basketry \* surf and ocean waves \* enamelware \* rainbows \* wood grain \* distant trees \* eggs and onions \* animal hair \* and dozens of other textures! You'll learn how to use materials, from technical pens to paint brushes, colored inks to liquid acrylics. You'll discover ways to blot, spatter, stamp and otherwise alter and combine ink and watercolor for exciting texturing effects.

Seller Inventory # 9781581807257

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Creating Textures in Pen & Ink with Watercolor
• Publisher: F&W Publications Inc Jan 2005
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1581807252
• ISBN 13: 9781581807257
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 279W x 214H x 12D millimeters 279 millimeters width by 214 millimeters height by 12 millimeters depth
• Weight: 599 grams

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Synopsis

Claudia Nice shows you how to turn ink and watercolors into the coarse-barked trunk of an oak, or the burnished smoothness of brass, or the verdant velvet of moss. Or any of many other things. She shows you how to use dots, fine lines, brushstrokes, black and white, color—a mixture of mediums and techniques—to suggest:

   • glass
   • cast iron
   • adobe and brick
   • sunrise and sunset
   • driftwood
   • leaf textures
   • basketry
   • surf and ocean waves
   • enamelware
   • rainbows
   • wood grain
   • distant trees
   • eggs and onions
   • animal hair
   • and dozens of other textures!
You'll learn how to use materials, from technical pens to paint brushes, colored inks to liquid acrylics. You'll discover ways to blot, spatter, stamp and otherwise alter and combine ink and watercolor for exciting texturing effects.

About the Author

Claudia Nice is the author of 12 successful North Light books including Creating Textures in Pen and Ink with Watercolor, How to Keep a Sketchbook Journal, and Watercolor Made Simple with Claudia Nice. Well-known by both fine artists and decorative painters, her friendly voice and clear instruction reach many artists.