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Mix Your Own Watercolors: An Artist's Guide to Successful Color Mixing
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Product Description
Here is a resource book that no one interested in painting in watercolor should be without. With a simple and direct approach, the author covers color theory in general and then describes in detail what makes mixing watercolors unique among painting mediums. Mixes for each major color group--including neutrals--are laid out in easy-to-follow diagrams, and then demonstrated in beautiful photographs and inspiring watercolor illustrations.
o Learn about hue, tone, and intensity
o Understand how to use the color wheel
o Discover helpful hints on using translucent colors, granulation and backruns
o Find precise ratios for mixing dozens of yellows, oranges, reds, violets, blues, greens, browns, and neutrals
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #2489951 in Books
- Published on: 1995-07
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Hardcover
- 64 pages
Editorial Reviews
From the Publisher
Serious Instruction for Serious Artists
That's what the Artist's Library series is all about! The books in this series will help you expand your creativity, overcome technical obstacles, and explore new media. Each 64-page paperback focuses on the materials and methods of a specific medium and provides step-by-step demonstrations, helpful tips, and plenty of encouragement.
The quality of instruction in this series is unsurpassed. Each book is written and illustrated by a professional artist who specializes in the particular medium and is uniquely qualified to guide the reader to a new level of expertise.
About the Author
After a period of part-time study at art college, John Lidzey became a graphic designer and worked in several London art studios and advertising agencies. Following this, he taught typographic and graphic design at London art schools until he left education to pursue his own interests in painting in watercolor. He now lives in Sufflolk, England, painting, exhibiting, and writing, and his artwork has appeared in many books and periodicals. John's work is known for its tonality and rich color, and his enthusiasm for this aspect of watercolor is conveyed throughout this book.
