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Art Instruction Book - Watercolour - Colour Mixing Guide: Watercolour by Julie Collins

Art Instruction Book - Watercolour - Colour Mixing Guide: Watercolour by Julie Collins

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A clear, comprehensive guide to colour mixing for the watercolour artist.

A beautifully presented and practical guide to understanding and mixing colours. Watercolour artists from beginners to more experienced painters will find this a handy, comprehensive guide.

It begins with simple colour theory and a colour wheel, with a template provided so that readers can paint their own; a vital step towards understanding colour.

There is vividly illustrated guidance on complementary, warm and cool colours, colour tone, using a limited palette, dull and bright colours and factoring in local colour.

There follows an array of essential colour mixes using widely available Winsor & Newton colours.

  • Clear, practical comprehensive guide including a colour wheel template so readers can paint their own

  • Uses readily available Winsor & Newton colours, easily substituted by other ranges

  • Pocket-sized and practical for the artist

 

 

Table of Contents

  • Introduction 4

  • Materials 6

  • Colours used in this book 8

  • Colour 10

  • Colour wheel 10

  • Primary colours 12

  • Secondary colours 14

  • Tertiary colours 15

  • Complementary colours 16

  • Warm and cool colors 18

  • Colour tone 20

  • Using a limited palette 22

  • Dull and bright colours 26

  • Local colour 27

  • Colour mixes 28

  • Yellows and oranges 28

  • Reds and pinks 32

  • Violets and blues 36

  • Greens 40

  • Browns 44

  • Blacks and greys 46

  • Glossary 48mixes 28

  • Glossary 48

     

    Publisher: Search Press
    Edition: BC Paperback
    Publication: 08 July 2015
    Size: 155x215 mm
    Illustrations: 200
    Pages: 48