Watercolor Basics: Learn To Solve The Most Common Painting Problems

Watercolor Basics: Learn To Solve The Most Common Painting ProblemsWitness paintings change from bad to good as well loved master watercolorist and teacher Charles Reid shows you how to correct problems to create fresh spontaneous works while offering an intimate inside glimpse into his processes. With expert advice on everything from drawing and design to fine tuning figure and landscape paintings Charles Reid's Watercolor Basics will help you identify shortcomings in your paintings fix recurring problems and become

Other topics include working with color and value pulling together a composition and acquiring techniques for handling watercolor

Learn how to choose and mix colors and create a multitude of effects using only one set of tubes

Use what you’ve learned to create one-of-a-kindartworks and stylish projects

Reprint edition (August 28 2018)

Publisher: Search Press (August 7 2018)

With its delicate strokes incandescent washes and seemingly effortless appearance watercolor painting is one of the most beautiful mediums to work with

Find out about paper brushes and paints color mixing wet and dry techniques blending and gradients contrast and even how to digitize your work

Turner (1775–1851) painted unforgettable watercolors and was revered for his masterly use of shifting light and dramatic cloudscapes

It gives step-by-step demonstrations on different techniques to achieve loose dynamic images

Publisher: Search Press (April 1 2008)

Painter and art materials expert Rhéni Tauchid simplifies this daunting subject clearly explaining each type of medium and suggesting ways it can enhance your painting practice

with clarity and warmth she will help you find inspiration choose scale and composition see things correctly and work with discipline and flow until you produce fabulous work of your own