The Urban Sketching Handbook Working with Color: Techniques for Using Watercolor and Color Media on the Go (Volume 7) (Urban Sketching Handbooks, 7)
Description
Learn to express yourself through color while painting on location with the
in-depth tips and techniques of Working with Color, the fifth volume in the
Urban Sketching Handbook series. Expert watercolorist, illustrator,
instructor, and co-founder of Urban Sketchers Montreal Shari Blaukopf shares
her essential color tips about color-water ratio, achieving bold color,
avoiding muddy washes, painting in layers, and using wet-in-wet techniques.
This essential handbook covers:supplies and materialssample color
palettescolor mixingusing limited palettesmonochrome sketchesthe power of
complementary colorsusing evocative, expressive colorWith a focus on using
watercolor with greater confidence and knowledge, the book also delves into
pencil and ink and watersoluble pencils. The instructional text is enhanced
with stunning watercolor illustrations 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.
Working with Color is an indispensable guide for on-location artists looking
to expand and strengthen their expressive use of color. Read more
Features:
Product Details:
- Publisher : Quarry Books; Illustrated edition (March 26, 2019)
- Language : English
- Flexibound : 112 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1631596802
- ISBN-13 : 03
- Grade level : Preschool and up
- Item Weight : 8.8 ounces
- Best Sellers Rank: #193,707 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #221 in Watercolor Painting #334 in Graphic Design Color Use #1,060 in Drawing (Books)
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