Willenbrink, Mark
Summary: Become a confident and creative watercolor artist, even if this is the very first time you have picked up a paintbrush! This book provides: fully illustrated introduction to the basic materials and equipment, easy-to-follow instruction, comprehensive lessons, step-by-step demonstrations, and indispensable hints, tips, and guidance from Mark and Mary Willenbrink. - Publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: North Light Books 2009
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Summary: "A contemporary paint-every-day watercolor guide that explores foundational strokes and patterns and then builds new skills upon the foundations over the course of 30 days to create finished pieces"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Watson-Guptill 2017
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Summary: Get inspired with gentle and serene watercolor painting as your next calming hobby. The watercolors explained in this book achieve two essential objectives: to immediately enjoy painting and acquiring a solid foundation.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stash Books 2022
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Summary: "Find inner calm and happiness in this beautiful, meditative and earthy watercolour instruction book from nature lover, teacher and artist Inga Buividavice. Art therapy and the act of painting is widely acknowledged to bring positive mental health benefits, as it helps us centre ourselves, focus our intentions and engage creatively with the world around us. This beautiful guided watercolour...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Leaping Hare Press 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "There can be few watercolour painters today in the UK with the influence of Shirley Trevena R.I. Her style is immediately recognisable and mixes her skills as a colourist with vaulting imagination and style. In this DVD Shirley takes us on a journey through her creative process from how to start a picture from scratch to how to decide when a painting is truly finished. This DVD is full of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Town House Films 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 751.42 MYDonaldson, Danielle
Summary: "The world of Danielle Donaldson is as wondrous as a jar full of fireflies. Her whimsical illustrations are known for their color combinations, artful arrangements and endearing quirkiness. In this book, you'll learn how to partner with the wonderfully spontaneous medium of watercolor to create your own brand of magic. Start by creating a handmade journal, then follow exercises and projects to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: North Light Books 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "Dale describes painting as a battle of the edges. You contrast hard and soft lines for variety, and learn techniques for creating lost-and-found edges that keep viewers curious."--Container
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Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Catalyst Productions 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 751.42 LANSummary: Shirley Trevena's paintings are visually inspiring ; they are vibrant with color and strong in composition. The DVD shows what stunning results she achieves and how she achieves them by taking risks with watercolour. Taking you through the painting from her first exciting concept to how she knows when it is finished, Shirley explains and illustrates her technique for putting down layers of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Town House Films 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 751.42 TAKSummary: Simmons reveals how challenges unique to water-media can be turned to the artist's advantage, with stunning results. He incorporates blooming, crawl-backs, bleeding and puddling, and demonstrates methods for integrating masked areas with wet-in-wet painting. He mixes watercolor with fluid acrylic, encourages the paper to buckle, and boldly wields a spray bottle to achieve textural effects.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Catalyst Productions 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 751.42 INNNeedham, Thomas
Summary: This book offers a fresh take on a beloved classic art medium. This how-to-paint book opens with a thorough introduction to the essential watercolor tools and materials artists need to get started, including paintbrushes, watercolor paints, sketchbooks, papers, and supports. Next, readers will learn about the fundamentals of watercolor, as well as a variety of painting techniques, including...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walter Foster 2013
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Summary: "In Go with the Flow Painting, learn how to paint lush, flowing, expressive flowers, still life, travel motifs, food and drink, and animals with watercolor and pen and ink using easy and fun techniques that are perfect for beginners and beyond"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quarry Books 2023
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Summary: "Renowned artist Ann Blockley shares the secrets of her unique and dramatic paintings in a series of workshops - each designed to help you explore, experiment and unlock the potential of your own work. Step-by-step demonstrations show how some of Ann's most innovative paintings are created. Key techniques - such as creating texture, using gesso and collage, manipulating paint and printing with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Batsford 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 750.2 BLOHarrison, Hazel.
Summary: Gives step-by-step instructions for developing all the basic techniques of watercolor painting.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Reader's Digest 1993
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Summary: Demonstrates watercolor techniques that yield expressive results, featuring nine step-by-step painting projects, tips for spattering, and instructions on using acrylic underpaintings.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 751.422 POLRice, Kristy
Summary: Kristy Rice's joy-focused approach to watercolor art has won the hearts of fans worldwide. Here she teaches the basics of painting, infusing the learning process with wit, wisdom, and laughter. Rice shows all levels of painters how to make "art for joy's sake." She offers her quirky, joy-focused guidance on preparation, including the materials you really need (and don't need), and walks you...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Schiffer Publishing 2021
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Summary: Explores the techniques of watercolor painting, discussing various types of washes, masks, and texture, with instructions for painting nature scenes, still life, and people.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Reader's Digest Association, Inc. 1995
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "Play with size, scale, texture and a variety of water-based mediums. Learn advanced watercolor techniques alongside artist and instructor Mary Murphy. You'll see how to create a complementary underpainting, use masking methods to preserve white space and achieve harmonious color shifts Then, discover a simple strategy for making compositional decisions and apply a gridding technique to scale...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Craftsy and Sympoz Inc. 2015
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Nonfic SiMillard, David
Summary: Practical, easy, fully explained lessons...working from novice to advanced...using your sketchbook as a workbook and portable laboratory...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Watson-Guptill Publications 1983
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 750.2 MILChandramohan, Geethu
Summary: "Learn to paint seascapes, landscapes, florals, and more with Paint with Me: Vibrant Watercolor, a beautiful new book from Geethu Chandramohan"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walter Foster 2024
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Summary: Flowers are a perennial favourite of artists; and what better medium than luminous, delicate watercolour? Fiona Peart's new book is a complete course in learning to paint flowers, packed with handy hints and tips for new artists - or indeed anyone who wants to capture the beauty of flowers with paint. Numerous simple step-by-step exercises are seeded through the book to allow the reader's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Search Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 751.42 PEAKersey, Geoff
Summary: Artists who work from photographic source material need to learn how to adapt and improve in order to create a successful painting. Geoff Kersey is a master of this way of working, and here he shows how it is done. Reference photographs, colour charts and preparatory sketches are shown alongside all the finished paintings in this book, with full details of the adaptations and creative processes...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Search Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 750.2 KERSummary: Ratindra Das demonstrates how he adheres to his own sense of aesthetics in watercolour painting. From a value/shape drawing already much changed from a reference photo, Das proceeds to design the painting as a whole, with the use of unconventional flat shapes and the manipulation of a visual path in creating a bustling harbour scene. His strong design sense and willingness to question common...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Catalyst Productions 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 751.422 PAISummary: This book will show you how 24 watercolor painters capture their subjects' brilliant colors, subtle shadings, graceful shapes and delicate textures. Assembled from some of the best teaching available, this comprehensive, step-by-step instruction will help you create your own, breathtaking watercolor gardens.
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Publisher / Publication Date: North Light Books 1996