Watercolor Class: An Innovative Course in Transparent Watercolor

by Michael Crespo

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Genres: Art, Nonfiction, Reference

Paperback

First published February 1, 1994

Reviews

[Lynn · Rating 4 out of 5]

I haven’t actually done any of the painting exercises except the first one, but wanted to read through it all first. I’m not sure I’d be inclined to do every assignment, but appreciated the thoroughness of the instruction offered in book form and the many examples shown, not only by the author, but also many more by his students’ work. One of the last assignments was to take an old failed painting and rework it to reclaim it. I would love to have seen the paintings both before and after the reworking - we were only shown how they looked afterward with descriptions of what they looked like before. The author’s style of painting wasn’t one that really appealed to me, but the principles of watercolor that he put forth transcend any particular style and can be adapted to suit one’s own bent. An unexpected bonus for me was that two-thirds of the way through this book, I discovered two pages of a letter written by someone and sent to the previous owner of the book (presumably). The letter detailed the writer’s journey through parts of Europe and their painting adventures. Charming!! My plan now is to start going through the book and doing the exercises.

[Jeanne · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm working my way through this instructional book. So I'm reading it and have read it or something like that. I'm marking it 'read'. It's great. Here's where I learned to make a true gray out of reds, blues and yellows. Alls you gotta do is what Michael Crespo tells you to do and, voila! you are working well in watercolor paints.

[Aubrey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well organized and simple exercises that build upon themselves; easy to get through and straightforward. A confidence builder.