{"product_id":"complete-guide-to-watercolor-painting-dover-art-instruction","title":"Complete Guide to Watercolor Painting (Dover Art Instruction)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarc Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOriginally published: New York: Watson-Guptill, 1974.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIntroduction \n\u003cbr\u003e1. Tools for Watercolor \n\u003cbr\u003e THE VIRTUES OF WATERCOLOR \n\u003cbr\u003e WATERCOLOR'S NATURE \n\u003cbr\u003e THE TOOLS \n\u003cbr\u003e PAPER AND COLORS \n\u003cbr\u003e STRETCHING PAPER \n\u003cbr\u003e COLOR PRESS PAPER \n\u003cbr\u003e SMOOTH PAPER \n\u003cbr\u003e PALETTE \n\u003cbr\u003e BRUSHES \n\u003cbr\u003e COLOR PALETTE \n\u003cbr\u003e WATER CAN \n\u003cbr\u003e KNIFE \n\u003cbr\u003e OTHER TOOLS \n\u003cbr\u003e CARRYING THE TOOLS \n\u003cbr\u003e2. The Drills \n\u003cbr\u003e FLAT WASH ON DRY PAPER \n\u003cbr\u003e FLAT WASH ON WET PAPER \n\u003cbr\u003e GRADED WASH ON DRY PAPER \n\u003cbr\u003e GRANULATED WASH \n\u003cbr\u003e \"THE \"LIFT\" \n\u003cbr\u003e WET IN WET DIFFUSIONS \n\u003cbr\u003e COLOR DRILL \n\u003cbr\u003e3. Painting the Picture \n\u003cbr\u003e THE CREATIVE CONCEPT \n\u003cbr\u003e EMOTIONAL INVOLVEMENT \n\u003cbr\u003e BEING SELECTIVE \n\u003cbr\u003e SUBJECT MATTER \n\u003cbr\u003e SYMBOLS \n\u003cbr\u003e SIGNIFICANT DESIGN \n\u003cbr\u003e SHAPES \n\u003cbr\u003e PATTERS \n\u003cbr\u003e SIX PATTERN SCHEMES \n\u003cbr\u003e CONTRIVING THE DESIGN \n\u003cbr\u003e THE SMALL ROUGH \n\u003cbr\u003e DESIGNING WITH A LARGE BRUSH \n\u003cbr\u003e \"SEEING\" A VALID DESIGN\" \n\u003cbr\u003e DESIGNING WITH THE PENCIL \n\u003cbr\u003e NOTATED SKETCHES \n\u003cbr\u003e QUICKIES \n\u003cbr\u003e CHOOSING THE TECHNIQUE \n\u003cbr\u003e ORGANIZING YOUR PICTURE \n\u003cbr\u003e EXPRESSION IN LOWEST POSSIBLE TERMS \n\u003cbr\u003e RESTRICTING YOUR VALUES \n\u003cbr\u003e SEEING VALUE DIFFERENCES \n\u003cbr\u003e BEST VALUE SEQUENCE \n\u003cbr\u003e \"KEYING\" \n\u003cbr\u003e VISUAL STRENGTH OF WHITE \n\u003cbr\u003e MIX COLOR ON THE PAPER \n\u003cbr\u003e WATERCOLOR METHODS \n\u003cbr\u003e WETTING THE PAPER \n\u003cbr\u003e KEEPING THE PAPER WET \n\u003cbr\u003e RE-WETTING \n\u003cbr\u003e DRYING \n\u003cbr\u003e DRY BRUSH \n\u003cbr\u003e CORRECTIONS \n\u003cbr\u003e RECLAIMING LOST WHITES \n\u003cbr\u003e USING UNSUCCESSFUL PAINTINGS \n\u003cbr\u003e DEMONSTRATION PAINTINGS \n\u003cbr\u003e4. Landscape Painting \n\u003cbr\u003e SUN ON PAPER? \n\u003cbr\u003e TREES \n\u003cbr\u003e WOOD INTERIOR \n\u003cbr\u003e BIRCHES \n\u003cbr\u003e SAND DUNES \n\u003cbr\u003e MOONLIGHT \n\u003cbr\u003e THE OCEAN \n\u003cbr\u003e SURF \n\u003cbr\u003e ROCKS \n\u003cbr\u003e SNOW \n\u003cbr\u003e REFLECTIONS IN WATER \n\u003cbr\u003e SKIES \n\u003cbr\u003e CLOUDS \n\u003cbr\u003e FOG \n\u003cbr\u003e OUTDOOR LIGHT \n\u003cbr\u003e GRAY DAYS \n\u003cbr\u003e INTERIORS \n\u003cbr\u003e OTHER LAWS OF THREE DIMENSIONS \n\u003cbr\u003e DESIGN CHARACTER \n\u003cbr\u003e GRADATION \n\u003cbr\u003e FOREGROUNDS \n\u003cbr\u003e RELATED FIGURES \n\u003cbr\u003e EDGES \n\u003cbr\u003e DEMONSTRATION PAINTINGS \n\u003cbr\u003e5. Figure and Portrait Painting \n\u003cbr\u003e \"FRESHNESS, ESSENTIAL\" \n\u003cbr\u003e \"THE \"PUDDLE\" METHOD\" \n\u003cbr\u003e DRY METHOD A \n\u003cbr\u003e DRY METHOD B \n\u003cbr\u003e DRY METHOD C \n\u003cbr\u003e DRY METHOD D \n\u003cbr\u003e WET METHOD A \n\u003cbr\u003e WET METHOD B \n\u003cbr\u003e BACKGROUNDS \n\u003cbr\u003e SEEING YOUR MODEL \n\u003cbr\u003e USING THE LAWS OF LIGHT \n\u003cbr\u003e PAINTING MEANS WORK \n\u003cbr\u003e6. Principles of Design \n\u003cbr\u003e UNITY \n\u003cbr\u003e CONFLICT \n\u003cbr\u003e DOMINANCE \n\u003cbr\u003e REPETITION \n\u003cbr\u003e ALTERNATION \n\u003cbr\u003e BALANCE \n\u003cbr\u003e HARMONY \n\u003cbr\u003e GRADATION \n\u003cbr\u003e A NECESSARY TOOL \n\u003cbr\u003e EIGHT WORDS: DESIGN PRINCIPLES \n\u003cbr\u003e FIFTEEN WORDS: PRINCIPLES AND ELEMENTS OF DESIGN \n\u003cbr\u003e PAINTINGS IN COLOR \n\u003cbr\u003e7. Elements of Design \n\u003cbr\u003e LINE \n\u003cbr\u003e VALUE \n\u003cbr\u003e COLOR \n\u003cbr\u003e HUE \n\u003cbr\u003e VALUE \n\u003cbr\u003e INTENSITY \n\u003cbr\u003e MONOCHROMATIC HARMONY \n\u003cbr\u003e COMPLEMENTARY HARMONY \n\u003cbr\u003e ANALOGOUS HARMONY \n\u003cbr\u003e SPLIT COMPLEMENTARY \n\u003cbr\u003e TRIADIC HARMONY \n\u003cbr\u003e TEXTURE \n\u003cbr\u003e SHAPE \n\u003cbr\u003e SIZE \n\u003cbr\u003e DIRECTION \n\u003cbr\u003e USING THESE ELEMENTS \n\u003cbr\u003e BOTH ARTIST AND CRITIC \n\u003cbr\u003e8. Drawing \n\u003cbr\u003e DRAWING IS THE FOUNDATION \n\u003cbr\u003e UNDERSTANDING THE FIGURE \n\u003cbr\u003e USING PRINCIPLES \n\u003cbr\u003e DRAWING EVERYWHERE \n\u003cbr\u003e VARY YOUR DRAWINGS \n\u003cbr\u003e VARY YOUR TOOLS \n\u003cbr\u003e SEEING VOLUME \n\u003cbr\u003e VARY THE LINES \n\u003cbr\u003e DRAWING WITH ALL THE SENSES \n\u003cbr\u003e CONTOUR DRAWING \n\u003cbr\u003e GESTURE DRAWING \n\u003cbr\u003e THE EXPERIENCE \n\u003cbr\u003e STUDY THE LIGHTING \n\u003cbr\u003e CAST SHADOWS \n\u003cbr\u003e DRAPERY \n\u003cbr\u003e SOLID FORMS \n\u003cbr\u003e SHADE AND SHADOW \n\u003cbr\u003e PERSPECTIVE \n\u003cbr\u003e LOCAL COLOR VALUE \n\u003cbr\u003e FRESHNESS \n\u003cbr\u003e STRUCTURE \n\u003cbr\u003e DRAUGHTSMAN'S MISCELLANY \n\u003cbr\u003e BE BOLD \n\u003cbr\u003e DRAW CONTINUOUSLY \n\u003cbr\u003e9. \"Matting, Framing, and Selling\" \n\u003cbr\u003e MATTING \n\u003cbr\u003e FRAMING \n\u003cbr\u003e PRICING \n\u003cbr\u003e10. A Craft Philosophy and Art Today \n\u003cbr\u003e YOUR EMOTIONS \n\u003cbr\u003e A CRAFT PHILOSOPHY \n\u003cbr\u003e PAINTING TODAY \n\u003cbr\u003e WHAT IS ART? \n\u003cbr\u003e11. Color Demonstrations \n\u003cbr\u003eNotes \n\u003cbr\u003eConclusion \n\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue \n\u003cbr\u003eBibliography \n\u003cbr\u003eIndex \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJacket Description\/Back\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe author of this superb guide was not only a renowned watercolor painter but also a brilliant teacher with an unmatched talent for conveying to his students the techniques and aesthetic philosophy underlying great paintings. Years after becoming award-winning painters themselves, his students still quote his \"Whitneyisms\" to remind themselves of all that is most important in creating art. This fine guide, the distillation of Edgar Whitney's teaching, is one of the most useful, comprehensive, and popular watercolor painting books every published--almost a cult classic. Starting with the nuts-and-bolts basics--including choice of paper, colors, palette, and brushes--and with exercises to give the beginner experience in using washes on both dry and wet paper, the book presents a full course of watercolor painting. The author gives specific, detailed instructions for creating landscapes and for painting portraits and figures--instructions that come vividly to life in two 16-page full-color sections showing the steps involved in creatiang seven of his own watercolors. Other chapters focus on drawing; the principles and elements of design; and matting, framing, and selling completed works of art. Beautifully designed and illustrated, this invaluable book will be treasured by all watercolorists--from complete beginners to experienced painters looking for ways to improve their own paintings. \n\u003cbr\u003eDover (2001) unabridged republication of the enlarged second edition originally published by Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, 1974.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe author of this superb guide was not only a renowned watercolor painter but also a brilliant teacher with an unmatched talent for conveying to his students the techniques and aesthetic philosophy underlying great paintings. Years after becoming award-winning painters themselves, his students still quote his \"Whitneyisms\" to remind themselves of all that is most important in creating art. This fine guide, the distillation of Edgar Whitney's teaching, is one of the most useful, comprehensive, and popular watercolor painting books every published -- almost a cult classic. Starting with the nuts-and-bolts basics -- including choice of paper, colors, palette, and brushes -- and with exercises to give the beginner experience in using washes on both dry and wet paper, the book presents a full course of watercolor painting. The author gives specific, detailed instructions for creating landscapes and for painting portraits and figures -- instructions that come vividly to life in two 16-page full-color sections showing the steps involved in creatiang seven of his own watercolors. Other chapters focus on drawing; the principles and elements of design; and matting, framing, and selling completed works of art. Beautifully designed and illustrated, this invaluable book will be treasured by all watercolorists -- from complete beginners to experienced painters looking for ways to improve their own paintings. \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/span\u003e 11\/01\/2001 pg. 203 (EAN 9780486417424, Paperback)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46581130625155,"sku":"SPTM-9780486417424","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0564\/6830\/8099\/files\/9780486417424_spiral_3fc70449-395e-497a-a68f-95d8b75503e9.png?v=1770802743","url":"https:\/\/sebink.com\/products\/complete-guide-to-watercolor-painting-dover-art-instruction","provider":"Sebink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}