Capturing Light in Watercolor
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| Rating | : | 4.39 (942 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0891347097 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
By working through a series of step-by-step demonstrations - each building on the one before it - you'll gain a practical understanding of how to design your paintings - and plan the light - right from the start; "carve" out your white areas with rich shadows and shapes; juxtapose bright colors against colorful grays; use broken color to "punch up" the point of interest; and achieve a powerful simplicity by seeing your subject as dynamic shapes of color. From thumbnail sketches to finishing touches, watch as Marilyn paints a broad range of subjectssun-drenched florals, light-filled interiors, dramatic still lifes, cityscapes and harbors. In this book, you'll learn how to make the most of this powerful relationship. Watercolor "light" is, in essence, the white of the paper contrasting with the shapes and colors of your washes. Throughout, she shares her special ways of working - including the way she uses a palette knife to create texture and how she achieves the interesting "Simandle Grays" that fill her shadows.
a beautiful wise book i devoured this book with the same pleasure i'd get from reading a beautiful children's book. the illustrations -- step by step images of simandle paintings in process -- are beautiful to look at. the stories -- how to put together a painting, from first sketches to last touches of detail -- are simple and engaging. simandle's approaches to brushwork (including the palette knife), mixing colors, preserving white and developing visual rhythms are well worth learning. a very fine guide for the intermediat. xsailer said Five Stars. Good usable information. kerstin.gloerfelttarp@skandia.se said FOR EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO BECOME A LIGHT WATERCOLORIST. I am a Swedish girl who bought this book by chance and it turned out to be just what I was looking for. A wonderful book, a "must" for everyone who like bright, light, sparcling and fresh watercolor paintings. M Simandle teaches you really how to capture light and how important it is to use, as she calls it, "broken color" - many, many fragments of bright pigment, sparkling and contrasting with the white of the paper. A book that I HIGHLY RECOMMEND.