Название: Learn Watercolour Quickly: Techniques and painting secrets for the absolute beginner
Автор: Hazel Soan
Издательство: Batsford
Жанр: Рисунок, живопись
Год издания: 2014
Страниц: 91
ISBN: 978-1-849941-97-6
Язык: Английский
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 30 Мб

Начните рисовать - всего за один день! Автор бестселлеров и художница Хейзел Соан собрала все ключевые элементы создания красивых акварелей в этом кратком, доступном и пошаговом руководстве. Книга, предназначенная для начинающих, охватывает все основные приемы от мазков до композиции и объясняет, как выбирать и смешивать цвета; выбрать тему и создать перспективу, свет и тень.

Start painting—in just one afternoon! Bestselling author and artist Hazel Soan has distilled all the key elements of creating beautiful watercolors into this concise, accessible, step-by-step guide. Geared to total beginners, Learn Watercolour Quickly covers all the basic techniques from brushstrokes to composition, and explains how to choose and mix colors; select a subject; and create perspective, light, and shade.

Содержание

Introduction
CHAPTER 1
What you should know
about watercolour
The medium of watercolour
You need only the desire
Be curious
Creation and failure are interlinked
CHAPTER 2
The stuff you need
Less is more
Don’t buy cheap products
Brushes
Paints
Palette
Paper
Water and kitchen towel
Pencil and eraser
CHAPTER 3
Choosing the colours
The primary colours
Secondary colours
Tertiary colours
Transparency
The fabric of the colours
Colours have temperature
Your first set of colours
CHAPTER 4
Putting paint on paper
Mixing on a palette
The right amount of water
The brushmarks
Using the brush
Try the flat brush too
Painting techniques
Other useful techniques
Reserving the white paper
Masking fluid
Washes
Restoring light in watercolour
CHAPTER 5
Selecting a subject
What makes a good subject?
Shape
Silhouette
Negative spaces
Light and shade
Form
Rounded forms
Angular forms
Space and depth
Proportion
Designing the picture
Don’t be a slave to veracity
Knowing when to stop
CHAPTER 6
Go for it!
Gaining confidence
Index