Watercolour Textures: An art guide from basic textures to

Watercolour Textures: An art guide from basic textures to advanced compositions (Collins Artist’s Studio)
- Explore Further exercises - quick, simple suggestions to try
- Studio Tips - useful hints for the reader
- Practical Projects - more considered exercises to help develop personal style
- Step-by-step demonstrations - detailed development of paintings
Ann Blockley is a very successful artist, known for the innovative way in which she uses texture as a key element in her work. This book, in Collins Artistâ€™s Studio series, looks at how she achieves her stunning effects and provides essential guidelines for the intermediate painter wishing to develop this aspect of their own painting.Creating texture in watercolour can be quite a challenge but this book provides a fresh approach to the subject. It focuses on a wide range of unusual techniques, some of which depart from the more conventional methods, revealing how to portray texture by a variety of means. Ann explains how to manipulate the paint by lifting out colour, scraping and scratching the paint, and by using additional materials such as wax, clingfilm, salt and metallic pigments. She also explains how the surface itself can play an important role in the effects that can be achieved, and experiments with acrylics, inks, gouache and collage as well as watercolour.In later chapters Ann looks at the creative process and provides insights into how to develop ideas, then concentrates on how to portray texture in specific subjects, such as flowers and foliage, animals, still life, buildings and landscapes. Practical exercises, projects, step-by-step demonstrations and studio tips are included, as well as the work of several guest artists â€“ John Blockley, Moira Huntly and Shirley Trevena.
Country USA
Brand Collins
Manufacturer Collins
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 7213859
Model 9780007213856
ReleaseDate 2007-05-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 8601300015521

Country	USA
Brand	Collins
Manufacturer	Collins
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	7213859
Model	9780007213856
ReleaseDate	2007-05-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	8601300015521

Watercolour Textures: An art guide from basic textures to advanced compositions (Collins Artist’s Studio)

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