Watercolor Painting Step by Step

Both expert watercolorists and beginners will benefit from this concise, well-illustrated guide by a noted painter and teacher. Brimming with useful information, this easy-to-follow volume discusses fundamental techniques, illustrating essential points with a series of eight "demonstrations" that show stop-motion sequences of works in progress. Other topics include modeling in color; painting a variety of landscapes; special effects, scratching wet and dry color; preserving watercolors; and much more. 38 b/w illus. 53 color illus. 8 halftones.