Dynamic Watercolours: An exploration of colour, texture and technique - Softcover

Betteridge, Jane

 
9781782215578: Dynamic Watercolours: An exploration of colour, texture and technique

Synopsis

Brimming over with exciting and innovative techniques, bestselling author Jane Betteridge’s new book pushes watercolour to new heights, introducing vibrancy, texture and dynamism to this subtle medium.

Following on from her bestselling book Watercolours Unleashed, Jane has taken her techniques even further. She introduces you to a huge range of new and exciting ways of working using crackle paste, modelling pastes, metallic leaf, gilding flakes, print and much more.

This book will excite and inspire watercolour artists of all abilities to experiment and take a more dynamic approach to their painting.

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About the Author

Jane Betteridge is an artist and qualified adult education tutor whose interest in painting stems from childhood, and whose inspiration is drawn from the landscape; from countryside to seaside. Known for her experimental, innovative approach to watercolours, Jane’s venturesome, investigative ways aim to nudge the use of the medium a little further, and allows her readers and students to take advantage of the medium to produce free, lively works of art.

Jane has demonstrated at the prestigious Mall Galleries in London and the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford; and was Artist in Residence at the BBC's Gardener's World Live event. She has written for several art magazines and streams live workshops for the SAA. Jane also holds regular workshops in her studios in St Ives in Cornwall and Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, where she lives.

From the Back Cover

If you want to experiment with new techniques and take your watercolours to the next level, look no further than this latest book by bestselling author Jane Betteridge.

Following on from her highly successful Watercolours Unleashed, it is brimming over with fresh ideas and innovative ways of working that will both excite and inspire you. Explore new mediums such as crackle paste, metallic leaf and gilding flakes; play with print, modelling paste, stamping and stencils; and transform your watercolours into extraordinary works of art with texture, colour and dynamism.

  • More than 35 techniques, all clearly explained and illustrated.
  • 4 step-by-step projects showing you how to combine the techniques.
  • 75 examples of Jane's stunning artworks to ignite your imagination and set you on the path to painting dynamic watercolours.

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