With the aid of this informative guide, artists can explore every aspect of watercolor, from understanding the historical background to learning how to master the various watercolor techniques. This in-depth guide to materials explains how to choose the right paints, papers, and brushes from the wide range of watercolor materials available in today's market. The author's own research and experience shed new light on how the watercolor masters, from Durer and Turner to Cezanne and Sargent, actually worked. The step-by-step demonstrations encompass many varied styles and technical approaches and show, with the aid of photographs for each stage and detailed explanations, exactly how to re-create the methods of the watercolor masters.
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About the Author:
Jonathan Stephenson is an accomplished painter who has contributed to The Artist and The Artist and Illustrator's Magazine, among other publications. He lives in England.
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- PublisherWatson-Guptill Pubns
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 082303447X
- ISBN 13 9780823034475
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages160
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