Full Description
Learn how to capture the translucency and energy of water in paint with this beautifully illustrated guide. Whether it is the focus of a watercolour painting or part of a wider landscape, water is the element that has the most immediate eye-catching appeal. Capturing it on paper, however, is not always easy, and the variety of subjects and atmospheres to be painted - from furious energy and speed to placid stillness - can put off many from attempting. Christian Wharton's many years of studying and painting water have led her to realise that the approaches to the subject and preparation are as important as putting brush to paper. In this inspiring book she uses finished paintings, sketches and step-by-step projects to help you organise your compositional and observational skills, as well as demonstrating the technical side of painting the glory of water in watercolour.
Contents
The ecstasy and the anguish: why paint water?; the joy and the hard work; watercolour as an expressive medium. Looking at water: how to observe water, mentally and technically; collecting and preserving information. Materials and techniques: watercolour materials and techniques, including making watercolour paints. Organization and improvization: planning and composing a painting; studies to help you loosen up and gain confidence to paint spontaneously. Elements of a waterscape: how to integrate surrounding elements - sky, land, hills, trees and rocks - into water painting. The infinite variety of water: water in all its many guises, from still pools and reflections to running streams and crashing waves; includes step-by-step projects. Troubleshooting: how and why paintings can go wrong, and how to correct and get the most out of them.
