Splash 16: Exploring Texture

by Rachel Rubin Wolf (Editor)

100 top artists share the tricks behind their textures! Have you ever stood fascinated before a painting, wondering, "How did they do that?" In this 16th book in the ever-popular Splash series, 100 of today's top watercolor artists share the techniques behind the remarkable textures that bring their subjects to life. You'll learn how to create the look of rippling water, backlit glass, fur, fruit, stone, textiles, rust and a world of other illusions that make viewers forget--if only for an instant--that they are looking at mere pigment on paper. These pages are filled with experiments, happy accidents and techniques perfected over a lifetime. Discover the many ways color is drybrushed, layered and manipulated...applied with plastic wrap, chopped brushes, sponges and fingers...sprayed, splattered, scrubbed and sanded...whatever it takes to achieve that sense of believability. A palpable display of artistic invention, Splash 16 celebrates the magnificent versatility of the medium. Can you feel it? "When it comes to texture, just go for it--wash, scrub, glaze, scratch and lift!" --Yael Maimon, p39 "Music is what feelings sound like and paintings are what feelings look like." --Judi Betts, p107

Genres: Art, Nonfiction

144 pages, Hardcover

First published June 25, 2015

Reviews

[Renee · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoy this series. Quality reproductions of many watercolour paintings by various artists gives me a chance to be inspired and to learn from others. I like the format of this series - large pictures with small blurbs from the artists about the technique used or approach they took.

[Jenni · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful paintings to inspire. A bit thin on the "how to." Some artists provided some technical guidance, many others retreated into abstraction.

[Ann · Rating 5 out of 5]

A variety of subjects all in watercolor with snippets of information on each artist, the goal of the artist to express his style, his take and his technique to accomplish the goal he set out when he saw the subject. This book is bold in color and in scope and has a good sized reproduction of each painting.