Description
A beautifully illustrated, easy-to-navigate guide to creating contemporary watercolors, pairing full-page paintings with insights and tips for artists.
Featuring 200 of the best works of young, modern watercolor painters, paired with bite-sized painting tips and art instruction, Just Add Watercolor gives aspiring artists access to information about--and examples of--top work in the medium. Artist and instructor Helen Birch breaks down each painting by techniques, subject matter, and tools, providing art enthusiasts and painters with a one-stop resource and gallery of the best that modern watercolor has to offer. Its small trim size with one painting per spread provides a bold, but user-friendly alternative to traditional, process-heavy painting instruction texts. Just Add Watercolor shines the spotlight on featured paintings, while still giving readers all the insights needed to get started painting in this popular medium.
Author: Helen Birch
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Published: 03/03/2015
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 5.35h x 7.30w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9781607747574
ISBN10: 160774757X
BISAC Categories:
- Art | Techniques | Watercolor Painting
- Art | Techniques | Painting
Featuring 200 of the best works of young, modern watercolor painters, paired with bite-sized painting tips and art instruction, Just Add Watercolor gives aspiring artists access to information about--and examples of--top work in the medium. Artist and instructor Helen Birch breaks down each painting by techniques, subject matter, and tools, providing art enthusiasts and painters with a one-stop resource and gallery of the best that modern watercolor has to offer. Its small trim size with one painting per spread provides a bold, but user-friendly alternative to traditional, process-heavy painting instruction texts. Just Add Watercolor shines the spotlight on featured paintings, while still giving readers all the insights needed to get started painting in this popular medium.
Author: Helen Birch
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Published: 03/03/2015
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 5.35h x 7.30w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9781607747574
ISBN10: 160774757X
BISAC Categories:
- Art | Techniques | Watercolor Painting
- Art | Techniques | Painting
About the Author
HELEN BIRCH is a journalist and prolific artist based in the UK. She is also the author of the highly popular blog DrawDrawDraw reaching more than half a million readers. Birch teaches courses in art and design, fine art, and illustration at Bradford College, UK.