This is an excellent book for the beginner watercolourartist as well as someone with experience wanting to reaffirm techniques. In myopinion this is an art class in a book, Elizabeth takes the reader/artistthrough many examples using a variety of different techniques, from usingtissue paper or leafs she does not hold back from getting the reader toexperiment as much as possible. Showing what you can really do with watercolourand why it is a fantastic medium to use.
In six chapters she goes through the painting process,composition, techniques, textures, colour and value, and paintingdemonstrations. There is nothing in this book that is too difficult for abudding artist and I would encourage anyone wishing to learn watercolours touse this book. This material is well laid out and easily understood with theauthor going into great depth to ensure her point is getting across but not insuch a way as to bore the reader. The colour section alone is essential forunderstanding colour relationships when painting and explains tones andmonochromatic effects in a thoughtful way.
Each example gives the reader a list of materials used andgoes into depth with using salt, masking tape, masking fluid, and other usefultools to help layering. As well as talking about acrylic printing (with leafs),she also uses oriental papers to give different effects and gives good tipswhen using them. There are many exercises held within the pages of this fantasticbook which will help give the reader more and more confidence as they progresswith the techniques learned. All in all a solid tutorial book with lots todiscover and take away with you as well as good reference material to go backto time and again.
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