The Urban Sketching Handbook Working with Color: Techniques for Using Watercolor and Color Media on the Go (Volume 7)

The Urban Sketching Handbook Working with Color: Techniques for Using Watercolor and Color Media on the Go (Volume 7)

<DIV><B>Learn to express yourself through color while painting on location with the in-depth tips and techniques of <I>Working with Color</I>, the fifth volume in the Urban Sketching Handbook series.</B><BR /><BR /> Expert watercolorist, illustrator, instructor, and co-founder of Urban Sketchers Montreal Shari Blaukopf shares her <B>essential color tips</B> about color-water ratio, achieving bold color, avoiding muddy washes, painting in layers, and using wet-in-wet techniques.<BR /><BR /> This essential handbook covers:</DIV><ul><li>supplies and materials</li><li>sample color palettes</li><li>color mixing</li><li>using limited palettes</li><li>monochrome sketches</li><li>the power of complementary colors</li><li>using evocative, expressive color</li></ul><DIV>With a focus on <B>using watercolor with greater confidence and knowledge</B>, the book also delves into <B>pencil and ink</B> and water-soluble pencils.<BR />  <BR /> The instructional text is enhanced with <B>stunning watercolor illustrations</B> by the author and other expert urban sketchers from beautiful locations around the globe. The illustrations include examples of color swatches showing value; mixing; illustrations of complementary, analogous, and neutral color schemes; and sample galleries.<BR /><BR /><I>Working with Color </I>is an indispensable guide for <B>on-location artists </B>looking to <B>expand and strengthen their expressive use of color</B>.</DIV>