A unique visual catalog of watercolor painting techniques!
A new updated version of the popular and comprehensive encyclopedia by professional artist Hazel Harrison.
This book contains a wealth of stimulating ideas to help artists - both amateurs and veterans - develop their own impressive watercolor painting style.
Detailed photo sequences explore pencils, charcoal and various techniques, including shading, construction, blending, hatching, lighting, dotting and more.
Crayons, crayons, pastel colors, pencils and inks are also covered in inspiring images of a full range of subjects, including landscapes, buildings, figures, animals, flowers and still lifes.
Techniques are discussed in detail including layering, suspension, polishing, linear markings and pointillism.
The use of paint and brushes is less obvious in a drawing book, but there are some techniques where the brush is used to create a line or to fill a linear shape. These techniques are also discussed with gallery examples that are displayed all the time to serve as inspiration for the practicing artist.
Sequences on mixed media, storage of a sketchbook and digital drawing are also included, which makes this book an invaluable addition to all artist shelves!
Hazel Harrison is a practicing artist who works in all painting media, often with her own photographs as a reference source. She studied painting at the Guildford School of Art and the Royal Academy of Painting in London. Hazel lives in a small village in the Peak District, UK, and divides her time between painting and writing art instruction books.
Size: 176 pages
Published: 2017 by Searchpress
Book Size: 22 x 22 x 1.3 cm
Weight: 610 grams