Watercolor: Go with the Flow
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| Rating | : | 4.45 (843 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0823031896 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-19 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The author presents his method through a series of easy-to-follow demonstrations. This book shows how this approach is equally successful for favourite subject areas: landscapes, figures and portraits, and still lifes. The backbone of the method is a completely worked out underpainting, which is achieved by flowing lots of fresh colour over a dry, unpainted support. There is nothing right or wrong about painting in great detail, but the most common problem encountered by beginning artists is the tendency to produce overworked watercolours. Then, over this mix of fluid and hard-edged shapes, a drawing is applied. Sections on drawing, design, and colour as they apply to this method make this book a complete guide to a whole new way of working with watercolour.. Since watercolour's charm lies in its ability to suggest imagery, this book should prove to be of value to artists learning to paint in this medium. It's this combination of an abstract underpainting and a detailed drawing of the subject matter that gives this method its strength and fresh appeal
Donna Vroman said TERIFFIC LEARNING TOOL FOR WATER COLOR LOVERS OF ALL LEVELS. Guy Lipscomb has an absolutely marvelous talent for "painting" with words his techniques for putting water colors onto paper. This is a talent that many artist/teacher authors seem not to share. Most art teaching books I've read contain gorgeous artwork, bu. A New Way to Water Color A Customer Watercolor is perhaps one of the most beautiful and graceful medians an artist works with. The image of water and colors swirling around a page is like the grace of a ballerina. This book took that dance one step further. By using the open-flow method which. Fantastic Watercolor book!!! I am truly inspired to do more and more paintings after reading about the open- flow method Guy Lipscomb introduces in this book. The demonstrated technique for loose, lively watercolor is easy to follow regardless of the skill level. There are also other h