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Art Instruction Book - WATERCOLOUR - Colour Demystified by Julie Collins

Art Instruction Book - WATERCOLOUR - Colour Demystified by Julie Collins

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A complete guide to mixing and using watercolours. 

This book helps to banish the all-too-common confusion over the watercolour palette and give painters the confidence to experiment with colour mixing.

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Helping artists understand how colour works in a highly visual way through the use of colour charts accompanied by examples, practical exercises, and analyses of watercolour paintings.

Topics such as granulation, iridescence, staining strength, and transparent and opaque colours are explained clearly and simply, and there is practical guidance on colour relationships, using colour to create space, and how to be more creative with colour.

Armed with a clearer understanding of colour and how it looks and behaves on paper, artists will be encouraged to be more bold and creative in their use of colour in their art.

Numerous artworks by a variety of contemporary artists are featured in the book, covering a broad range of subjects and palettes.


Table of Contents

  • Introduction 6

  • Materials 8

  • The language of colour 14

  • Pigments Demystified 38

  • Tone & Value 58

  • Step-by-step project: Leaf 66

  • Palettes 72

  • Step-by-step project: Carte Postale Birds 86

  • The interaction of colour 98

  • Step-by-step project: Christmas Cactus 104

  • Modifying your Colours 112

  • Step-by-step project: Daina’s Teapot 120

  • Glazing 126

  • Step-by-step project: Still Life with Tulips 132

  • Mineral pigments & Luminescent watercolours 136

  • Step-by-step project: Inside, Outside 144

  • Experimentation & inspiration 148

  • Step-by-step project: Trees and Birds 154

  • Glossary 158

  • Index 160

 

 

Publisher: Search Press
Edition: BC Paperback
Publication: 26 August 2021
Size: 216x280 mm
Illustrations: 300
Pages: 160