Watercolor for Absolute Beginners

By Bill Whitsett and Nancy Cadorette

With a palette of just six colors, true novices will achieve maximum success with minimum frustration as they learn the art of watercolor painting. Organized in a lesson-by-lesson approach, each chapter focuses on one or two skills and includes a series of practice exercises. Step-by-step, painters will learn how to choose materials and supplies and control the watercolors; work with analogous, complementary and triadic colors; master washes and other techniques; produce landscape elements such as skies, clouds, trees, and mountains; and depict fruits, flowers and other still life objects. Painting from photographs and the rules of composition are also discussed. Beautiful full-color illustrations offer plenty of inspiration and instruction.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0713489294
• ISBN13: 9780713489293
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: B.T. Batsford
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.4" x 10.9"