Complete Guide to Watercolor Painting

Name: Complete Guide to Watercolor Painting
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ISBN: 9780486417424

ISBN-10: 0486417425

ISBN-13: 9780486417424

Edition: 2001

Authors: Edgar A. Whitney

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Written by a famous artist and teacher, this colour-illustrated guide to painting in watercolours has such a reputation that early editions can fetch up to 300 dollars on the rare book market.

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Dover Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/23/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 8.27" wide x 10.71" long x 0.35" tall
Weight: 1.034



Introduction



Tools for Watercolor


The Virtues of Watercolor


Watercolor's Nature


The Tools


Paper and Colors


Stretching Paper


Cold Press Paper


Smooth Paper


Palette


Brushes


Color Palette


Water Can


Knife


Other Tools


Carrying the Tools



The Drills


Flat Wash on Dry Paper


Flat Wash on Wet Paper


Graded Wash on Dry Paper


Granulated Wash


The "Lift"


Wet in Wet Diffusions


Color Drill



Painting the Picture


The Creative Concept


Emotional Involvement


Being Selective


Subject Matter


Symbols


Significant Design


Shapes


Patterns


Six Pattern Schemes


Contriving the Design


The Small Rough


Designing with a Large Brush


"Seeing" a Valid Design


Designing with the Pencil


Notated Sketches


Quickies


Choosing the Technique


Organizing Your Picture


Expression in Lowest Possible Terms


Restricting Your Values


Seeing Value Differences


Best Value Sequence


"Keying"


Visual Strength of White


Mix Color on the Paper


Watercolor Methods


Wetting the Paper


Keeping the Paper Wet


Re-Wetting


Drying


Dry Brush


Corrections


Reclaiming Lost Whites


Using Unsuccessful Paintings


Demonstration Paintings



Landscape Painting


Sun on Paper?


Trees


Wood Interior


Birches


Sand Dunes


Moonlight


The Ocean


Surf


Rocks


Snow


Reflections in Water


Skies


Clouds


Fog


Outdoor Light


Gray Days


Interiors


Other Laws of Three Dimensions


Design Character


Gradation


Foregrounds


Related Figures


Edges


Demonstration Paintings



Figure and Portrait Painting


Freshness, Essential


The "Puddle" Method


Dry Method A


Dry Method B


Dry Method C


Dry Method D


Wet Method A


Wet Method B


Backgrounds


Seeing Your Model


Using the Laws of Light


Painting Means Work



Principles of Design


Unity


Conflict


Dominance


Repetition


Alternation


Balance


Harmony


Gradation


A Necessary Tool


Eight Words: Design Principles


Fifteen Words: Principles and Elements of Design


Paintings in Color



Elements of Design


Line


Value


Color


Hue


Value


Intensity


Monochromatic Harmony


Complementary Harmony


Analogous Harmony


Split Complementary


Triadic Harmony


Texture


Shape


Size


Direction


Using These Elements


Both Artist and Critic



Drawing


Drawing is the Foundation


Understanding the Figure


Using Principles


Drawing Everywhere


Vary Your Drawings


Vary Your Tools


Seeing Volume


Vary the Lines


Drawing with All the Senses


Contour Drawing


Gesture Drawing


The Experience


Study the Lighting


Cast Shadows


Drapery


Solid Forms


Shade and Shadow


Perspective


Local Color Value


Freshness


Structure


Draughtsman's Miscellany


Be Bold


Draw Continuously



Matting, Framing, and Selling


Matting


Framing


Pricing



A Craft Philosophy and Art Today


Your Emotions


A Craft Philosophy


Painting Today


What is Art?



Color Demonstrations


Notes


Conclusion


Epilogue


Bibliography


Index