Watercolor Basics: Shape and Light Value

"Light values and shapes are the two essential elements of painting. These two values enable us to see and feel the space, form, structure, perspective and texture around us." Author and artist Chinkok Tan has developed an easy-to-teach and easy-to-learn method for painting watercolor that will allow anyone to achieve good results with a minimum of study time.

Tan combines his clear teaching on seeing color values in light with an equally clear and simple teaching on seeing shapes properly. His three-step painting process develops the form of an object by adding shade and detail, while still keeping the process simple for the beginner. This method eliminates the need for complicated courses in drawing, anatomy, perspective and color theory.

* Helps simplify the process of watercolor painting without simplifying the results
* Teaches how to paint directly and immediately using shapes and light values

Chinkok Tan is a very popular workshop instructor. He has been teaching for over twenty years at Ontario College of Art, and since 1988 at his own Art Center in St. Andrews By-the-Sea. He is also an adjunct faculty member at Corcoran School of Art in Washington D.C. He lives in Toronto, Canada.