Water Colour category: 149 books
Creating Textures in Watercolor
A Guide to Painting 83 Textures from Grass to Glass to Tree Bark to Fur
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 1992
Silken strands of hair. Water tumbling over rocks. Blinding reflections in glass or metal.
Cathy Johnson shows you how to create realistic textures like these and make your watercolor paintings come alive.
You'll find practical, easy-to-follow guidelines inside for creating 83 wonderful textures...
Painting Vibrant Watercolors
Discover the Magic of Light, Color and Contrast
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2009
Paint Watercolors that Shine!
Make the most of watercolor's fresh, vibrant nature through light, color and contrast. In the first few chapters, artist Soon Y. Warren helps you lay the groundwork - everything from choosing and lighting subjects to color theory and perspective. Then, follow along...
The Flower Painters Essential Handbook
How to Paint 50 Beautiful Flowers in Watercolor
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2006
From Agapanthus to Water lily, this unique artist's reference provides easy-to-follow, plant-specific information on how to paint 50 of today's most popular flowers.
Learn to draw each basic flower shape and then paint a single detailed bloom
Gain full, practical guidance for painting each flower...
by Gordon Mackenzie
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2000
Painting with watercolors gives you endless opportunities to create the world you want. You choose whether to let the sun blaze or the rain pour, to move a maple tree here or make the trail wind over there, to subdue a hillside with quiet greens or make a forest glow with dazzling golds and reds....
Painting Vibrant Flowers in Watercolor
Revised & Expanded
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2014
Paint flowers with feeling!
You can paint watercolors that capture the beauty and personality of roses, peonies, zinnias and many more brilliant blooms--and achieve color more vivid than you ever dreamed possible with watercolor. In this expanded edition of Soon Y. Warren's best-selling book,...
by Gordon Mackenzie
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2006
Painting with watercolors gives you endless opportunities to create the world you want. You choose whether to let the sun blaze or the rain pour, to move a maple tree here or make the trail wind over there, to subdue a hillside with quiet greens or make a forest glow with dazzling golds and reds....
Watercolor Unleashed
New Directions for Traditional Painting Techniques
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2013
Discover fresh, forgiving techniques that promise less frustration and juicier results!
Julie Gilbert Pollard subscribes to the "whatever works" school of painting. Not bound by tradition, she shows you how to unleash your watercolors for exciting and expressive results...and have lots of...
by Ian King
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2013
Packed full of tips for the aspiring watercolourist, its handy format makes it ideal for quick reference either in the studio or out in the field. Contents include: • essential tips on all the basic watercolour techniques, plus helpful advice on sketching and drawing • guidelines on painting skies,...
by Cathy Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 1995
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 1995
Make your first steps in watercolor fun and rewarding!
Watercolor's vivid colors and fresh, direct brush strokes make it the most exciting way to paint. "But," you think, "Learning to paint must be hard and frustrating." Not with ,b>Cathy Johnson as your teacher! Here,...
Dreamscapes Magical Menagerie
Creating Fantasy Creatures and Animals with Watercolor
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2012
Create Fantasy Creatures & Animals with Watercolor!
Dreamscapes artist Stephanie Pui-Mun Law weaves her spell once again, this time with a focus on winged, underwater and four-legged creatures that captivate with their grace and impossible beauty. Step by step, you'll learn how to partner with watercolor...
Watercolour Workshop
projects and interpretations
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2018
An inspirational and practical art manual, packed with step-by-step projects.
Artist Ann Blockley is renowned for her innovative approach to watercolour painting. Her highly anticipated new book provides a series of workshops demonstrating how to push the boundaries of watercolour, using key...
Splash 16
Exploring Texture
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2015
100 top artists share the tricks behind their textures!
Have you ever stood fascinated before a painting, wondering, "How did they do that?" In this 16th book in the ever-popular Splash series, 100 of today's top watercolor artists share the techniques behind the remarkable textures...
by Victoria Charles
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2018
The watercolour technique was for a long time the great companion to drawing. A mixture of water and pigments permitting great artistic freedom, it was often employed for preparatory sketches. Albrecht Dürer was one of the first to take advantage of all that watercolour offered. In the 18th century,...
Fantasy Fashion Art Studio
Creating Romantic Characters, Clothing and Costumes
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2013
Live out all your fashion fantasies!
Flower fairies, water spirits, enchanted forests, Victorian ladies and more! Immerse yourself in timeless stories inspired by nature, myths, legends and literature!
With Fantasy Fashion Art Studio, you'll learn the basics for sketching and watercolor painting;...