Watercolor Essentials

Techniques for Exploring, Painting and Having Fun

Birgit O'Connor

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North Light Books
26 March 2009

Watercolours; Painting & art manuals

Everything you need to know to make magic with watercolor!

Features 80+ lessons, exercises and demonstrations, including live instruction on the enclosed DVD

Watercolor moves like no other medium. Just add water, and the pigment takes on a life of its own. This book makes learning to paint equally dynamic, with page after page of step-by-step demonstrations, plus more than 40 lessons on the companion DVD.

Get off to a happy start with basics such as laying a wash, applying a glaze and keeping whites white. Expand your skills and discover new ways to express yourself with advanced techniques, including special effects using salt, rubber cement and foil. From selecting and caring for your brushes to secrets for painting big, bold, beautiful shadows, Watercolor Essentials contains everything you need to paint with confidence.

.33 exercises, from foundational skills to advanced techniques for painting clouds, rock textures, moonlit water and more .7 start-to-finish demonstrations take you through the process of painting a variety of subjects, including atmospheric landscapes, waterscapes and flowers .70-minute DVD puts it all into action, so you can see how the paint is applied and reacts on the paper

By: Birgit O'Connor
Imprint: North Light Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 279mm, Width: 216mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 812g
ISBN: 9781600610943
ISBN 10: 1600610943
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 26 March 2009
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Birgit O'Connor has been painting with watercolour since 1988. She's written for several magazines, including Watercolor Magic, The Artist's Magazine and Artist's Sketchbook; and produced 13 instructional videos. www.birgitoconnor.com features her DVDs, workshops and other materials for watercolourists.