"Mountain Stream" (1912-14) by John Singer Sargent, watercolor and graphite on off-white wove paper. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Many of the books about watercolor technique can be found in the following range:
Winslow Homer Watercolors
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This study cencompasses virtually the entire Homer Winslow watercolour collection of The Brooklyn Museum of Art and The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
American Watercolors
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A brief history of watercolor -- First views of the new land -- A grass-roots tradition -- Frontiers and waterways -- Academics and originals -- Winslow Homer -- Americans abroad -- John Singer Sargent -- John Marin -- New directions -- Charles Burchfield -- Edward Hopper and the Realists -- The postwar avant-garde -- The postwar Realists.
The Watercolor Course You've Always Wanted
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A comprehensive and practical guide to watercolor painting from sought-after instructor and acclaimed artist Leslie Frontz that answers the two most common questions students at all levels want to know- What am I doing wrong? and How do I decide what to do instead? aaaaaIn the tradition of the eminently practical, top-selling guides such asaHow to Make a Watercolor Paint Itself,aThe Oil Painting Course You've Always Wanted, andaProblem Solving for Oil Painters,athis straightforward handbook offers a fresh approach to watercolor mastery that bridges the gap between theory and practice. Through thoughtful discussion, expert instruction, and in-depth step-by-step demonstrations, Leslie Frontz shows readers how to eliminate common barriers to achieve beautiful, captivating watercolor paintings. Beginning with teaching readers how to see with an artist's eye, Frontz then establishes how watercolor painters build on this skill by making timely decisions throughout the creation process.
Encyclopedia of Watercolor Techniques
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Easy-to-use, full-color, A-to-Z reference guides to basic and advanced techniques. Presents a guide to watercolor painting as well as examples by watercolor artists that show how the different techniques can be used.
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Part One -- Techniques: Backruns, Blots, Body Color, Broken Color, Brush Drawing, Brushmarks, Building Up, Color Changes, Correstions, Drawing, Drybrush, Glazing, Gum Arabic, Hard and Soft Edges, Highlights, Lifting out, Line and wash, Masking, Mixed Media, Scraping Back, Scumbling, Spattering, Sponge Painting, Squaring Up, Stippling, Stretching Paper, Textures, Toned Ground, Underpainting, Wash, Wash-off, Wax Resist, Wet-in-wet, Wet-on-dry. Part Two -- Themes: The Animal World (p.74) -- Buildings (p.86) -- The Figure (p.104) -- Flowers (p.118) -- Landscape (p.132) -- Skies (p.150) -- Still Life (p.160) -- Water (p.174).
Watercolor Painting
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Explains flat wash, graded wash, wetin-wet, and drybrush watercolor techniques, providing practical demonstrations for painting still lifes and landscapes.
Lessons in Realistic Watercolour
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Beginner to advanced artists looking to either learn classical realist watercolor techniques or improve upon the skills they already have. In the tradition of American painters such as Andrew Wyeth, Thomas Eakins, Winslow Homer, and John Singer Sargent, Robinson shows readers how to create beautiful, timeless, classical watercolor paintings through the use of simple, yet sophisticated, techniques every watercolorist needs to know. Robinson's approach to the medium of watercolor is primarily traditional. Many artists find watercolor difficult to control and are often disappointed with the results. The water meanders across the surface of the paper and, given the proper nuance by the artist's brush, it will reluctantly settle. The end result is the bright white of bouncing light contrasted with the liveliness of mysterious shadows. Robinson's method teaches artists to layer colors from light to dark and to focus on the highlighted areas first. Further, his "live in the moment" approach embraces watercolor's unpredictability as part of the process, the end result being a painting with intensity, spontaneity, and beauty. For the beginner, mid-level, or professional artist, Robinson introduces his unique working method that shifts the focus from the end result to the enjoyment of each stage of the painting process. Readers will learn how to start by stretching the paper to achieve a pristine surface; choose the right materials (brushes, palettes, paints, etc.); do a preliminary drawing; establish the subject's light, middle, and dark values with a tonal underdrawing; create symmetrical features and mass big shapes using intuition to achieve a more natural appearance; work through a monotone wash; explore water manipulation and work wet into wet for color mixing; finish up with a special drybrush technique; avoid common mistakes; set up an artist's studio; and establish yourself as a pro.
Expressive painting : tips and techniques for practical applications in watercolor, including color theory, color mixing, and understanding color relationships
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Learn to paint colorful watercolors full of mood and emotion with Portfolio: Expressive Painting.
Basic Watercolor Techniques
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Intended for beginners, this book offers suggestions on equipment and techniques for creating different textures, and gives tips on how to actually see what is being painted.
The Watercolors of the Birds of America
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Catalog of the original watercolors from Aubudon's Birds of America held by the New-York Historical Society.
"Additional watercolors from the New-York Historical Society": p. 301-365.
Painting the Marine Scene in Watercolor
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Painting trees & landscapes in watercolor.
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Materials -- Composition -- Value arrangement -- Fog and rain -- Road puddles -- On painting roads -- Useful strokes for painting trees -- Painting trunks and foliage -- The forest -- Ten varieties of trees -- The willows -- Evergreens -- The maple tree -- The birches -- The sycamore -- The palms -- The elm tree -- The oaks -- Lombardy poplar and aspen -- Monterey cypress -- Practice subjects.
Landscapes in Watercolor
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Watercolor portrait painting
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Artist Jan Kunz explains and demonstrates the five steps to vibrant, lifelike watercolor portraits. Jan shows what to look for in a model and how to boldly render hair and features for a fresh dynamic result. She discusses proper value relationships, color temperature, what to include in your drawing, how to divide the face into manageable parts, where to look for cool and warm areas of the face, and provides color mixing and color call outs.
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