Excellent For Beginners
Of all the books out there on Beginning watercolors, this one ought to stand among the top.
This is a no-nonsense, direct, practial and applicable book.
Cathy Johnson, has covered a wide range of topics in a concise and apt manner that makes the most sense for the beginning watercolorist.
Here is what is covered in the book.
MATERIALS
Papers, Brushes, Palettes etc. are covered enough to get started.
THEORY
Colors, Values, Composition are briefly discussed, again enough to get going.
EXERCISES
This is a beautiful part of the book, some of the exercises are : Round brush Exercise, Flat brush, fan brush etc.. Some of them introduces to different materials tools such as palette knife. And there are a few interesting ones, which she calls "fear conquering" exercises. these are beautiful and essential, particularly useful to learn and understand watercolor. In these exercises she explores 'happy accidents' which is the key to successful watercolor.
TECHNIQUE
Various techniques are covered next such as Flat wash, graded wash , wet-on-wet,dry, wet on dry, and the Glazes.
SPECIFIC SUBJECTS
After the essential techniques are introduced, and one is familiar with how to use the tools and paint, we next move to specifics. A variety of subjects are covered, and the color palette is discussed along as these are taken up one by one.
Trees, foliage, grass, skies, water, surfing, falling water, snow, mountain, cliff, rocks, buildings, flowers, fruits, animals, and common things are some of the subjects that are dealt with.
DEMONSTRATIONS
The book concludes with a series of demonstrations of landscape and still life, such as Farm scene, boat scene, etc. wich are step by step, and applies the material covered so far in the book. This is the point when the learner can slowly take to his/her own wings and start creating their own paintings. There is one particular demo where the same scenery is painted using different palettes to create different seasons.
Overall, this is a very crisp and effective introduction to watercolors.
Great Beginners Book!
I have never painted before and recently took some watercolor classes and really enjoyed the experience. I ordered this book for help to paint on my own and feel it is a great book for beginners. Techniques are explained in an easy format and it has some great examples for creating a nice finished painting. I would highly recommend this for someone like myself who is just beginning watercolors.
Very Helpful!!!!
After taking a couple of 2-hour workshops here in town, I was super-interested in watercolors! I plan to maybe take lessons this winter, but in the interim, this book is helping me alot with good tips on how to prroceed in the arena of watercolor painting. Of course, I am a believer in formal training,but this book will help immerse you in techniques,and how-to's.Either way, it works...You will become an accomplished H20 colorist,OR...You will have the foundation to work with once you start your lessons!!! Good Luck!!!!
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