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 | | Flowers: Wonders of Nature in Watercolor by Erika Just ISBN-10: 9780823018536 ISBN-10: 0-8230-1853-9 ISBN-13: 9780823018536 ISBN-13: 978-0-8230-1853-6 Paperback 2003-07-01 Watson-Guptill Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description Elegant, colourful, and ubiquitous, flowers are a perennial favourite of painters. They're also inexpensive, easy to obtain and "hold a pose" over many painting sessions. And no style of painting better captures the nuances of flowers than watercolour, one of the most popular yet frustrating mediums for beginning artists. Internationally recognized floral still-life specialist Erika Just reveals her tried and true secrets for successfully rendering these elegant forms using this subtle, yet elusive medium in this comprehensive guide. Beginning with a thorough discussion on the essential materials the artist will require (including the basics such as paints, brushes and paper), the book outlines a variety of effective approaches beginning artists can use to best capture the natural beauty of their chosen subject, from experimenting with values and establishing mood to directing the point of interest and even deciding when a painting is finished. Finally, artists will learn, step-by-step, such valuable techniques as wet-in-wet, glazing and masking - all complemented by 150 full-colour illustrations demonstrating these techniques in action. | ||
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Look into the book On the Authors homepage you have a chance of taking a glimpse inside this wonderful book. Her homepage is her full name and a com ending. I have the book myself and can only recommend it to you all. | ||
Recommended for all beginners and advanced students It was an exceptional experience painting with this book. From beginning to end it is filled with beautiful large scale full color fotos. The text is very understandable and easy to read. There is a red line from beginning to end. If you want to learn to paint, this is it. I hope more will follow soon... Thankyou very much... | ||
A Beautiful and Instructional Book Ms. Just has presented a beautiful book full of luscious l transparent watercolor paintings of flowers. Each page contains several large photos of her work plus instructional text. All illustrations are done in watercolor including the chapter on painting materials. Nearly half of the pages are step-by-step demonstrations, each with very clear explanations of her process. Ms. Just also discusses design and watercolor technique and shows her command of the subject matter with great expertise. Flowers: Wonders of Nature in Watercolor will be a wonderful addition and a well used book in the library of watercolor painters of all levels. | ||
Expressly recommended to aspiring artists Flowers: Wonders Of Nature In Watercolor is a full-color, how-to guide by Erika Just and expressly recommended to aspiring artists which to reveal and re-produce the beauty of flowers through the medium of watercolor. From establishing a color scheme; to building layers of color, contrast, and detail; to adding quality finishing touches, all instructions are superbly illustrated with captivating artworks. Flowers: Wonders Of Nature In Watercolor is a first-rate and thoroughly "user friendly" guide for watercolor artists of all skill and experience levels. | ||