Watercolor Painting For Dummies

by Colette Pitcher

Have you ever been amazed by watercolor paintings that seem to spring to life before your eyes? Would you love to be able to paint with watercolors? Now, you can. Watercolor Painting For Dummies shows you the fun and easy way to create breathtaking paintings so beautiful you won’t believe you made them yourself. This friendly, guide gives you hands-on instruction and easy-to-follow, step-by-step exercises to help you master the basics. Filled with full-color projects and sample paintings, it shows you how to work with color and texture, practice composition, and make smooth changes. You’ll find out how to select the best tools, materials, and supplies, practice basic brush strokes, and use the three best common techniques: flat wash, graded wash, and rough texture. Discover how to: Complete with strategies for improving your painting immediately and marketing and selling your work, Watercolor Painting For Dummies, is the resource you need to make your creative dreams come true.

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, Reference, Ebooks, Crafts, Education, Drawing

294 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[Natashya KitchenPuppies · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good little starter for watercolours. I read the same author's book on acrylics - it is clear she is primarily a watercolour painter and I found this one more comprehensive.

[heyitsbookishme · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting book for beginnings and those looking for an extra dose of inspiration. Packed with good advice, projects to follow and beautiful paintings to accompany the useful notes. Recommended!

[Inês · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a nice book for those who are learning how to use watercolor. It includes several tutorials, and the instructions are easy to follow.

[Monica · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good introduction for a beginner like me as it makes starting out easier. After reading basic colour theory and paint selection from this book, I could choose painting supplies in a more informed manner. I now know that I only need 6 colours to paint the world and do not need to buy so many colours unless for convenience. This helped prepare me before I start my first class on water colour painting recently since the art teacher's style is not very structured (which is ok for me, just go with the flow).

There are many interesting methods and exercises in the book like using salt to create texture. I did not try all, since I am just starting out but it was really an eye opener on what is possible and that painting does not have to be as prescriptive as I thought but rather a journey of discovery and self-expression.

[David Turner · Rating 1 out of 5]

Dreadful

Complete waste of money and time , very hard to learn techniques from books one is better off looking on internet video sites, this was a major let down for a Dummies guide I'm very disappointed much better tutorial books out there

[Kara · Rating 3 out of 5]

because I'm a dummy.

[Ben Scott · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice ideas the illustrations aint fantastic but good for a beginner

[Ashleigh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some good techniques and ideas to take into my own work.

[Anita (Hearts and Whodunits) · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great introduction on watercolor painting.