Watercolour (Practical Art S.) - Hardcover

Gair, Angela

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1855018713 ISBN 13: 9781855018716

Publisher: Tiger Books, 1997

Synopsis

Unusual book

About this title

From the Back Cover:

A COMPREHENSIVE AND SUPERBLY ILLUSTRATED BOOK ON THE MATERIALS, TECHNIQUES AND INSPIRATION OF PAINTING IN WATERCOLOUR

'Collins Artist's Guide to Watercolour' provides an insight into the exhilaration of painting in watercolour, the most popular medium for artists of all levels of experience and ability. It also illustrates how pigments, water and paper interact in the most beautiful and sometimes unexpected ways.

Contents include choosing, caring for and using the many and varied types of watercolour materials – paints, brushes, papers and accessories.

There is advice on all the diverse techniques – washes, textures and the variety of effects that make watercolour such an exciting and challenging medium. Includes information on gouache, egg tempera and watercolour sketching.

About the Author:

Angela Gair is a writer and editor of many illustrated books, including ‘Collins Artist’s Manual’, ‘Watercolour Painter’s Question & Answer Book’ (HarperCollins), and ‘Encyclopaedia of Gardening Techniques’ (Dorling Kindersley).

About this edition

• Publisher: Tiger Books
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 1855018713
• ISBN 13: 9781855018716
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 96