Geoff Kerseys Pocket Book for Watercolour Artists
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Description
Geoff Kersey’s Pocket Book for Watercolour Artists
Over 100 essential tips to improve your painting by Geoff Kersey
Size: 148x210 mm
Illustrations: 280
Pages: 96
Book Description
'Search Press have reissued their eminently useful Top Tips series in paperback. If you haven't encountered these before, they're a handy way of taking the advice of your favourite artists out in the field with you.' Paint Magazine
Geoff Kersey shares his expertise in this book packed full of tips for watercolour painters. Learn all you need to know, from what to buy, composing a painting and mastering techniques such as wet into wet and dry brush work, to how to paint skies, water, trees, buildings and more. The tips are clearly explained and illustrated through artwork and step-by-step photographs.
This title was previously published as Geoff's Top Tips for Watercolour Artists. In this new, easy-to-use flexibinding format with an updated design, the books in the Watercolour Artists’ Pocket Books series bring you the best tips from some of Search Press's leading authors.
Table of Contents
Introduction7
What to buy8
Techniques14
Using masking fluid22
Mixing colours24
The importance of shadows26
Interpreting photographs30
Painting skies36
Painting hills and mountains44
Painting trees48
Painting water58
Painting buildings66
Painting coastal scenes74
Painting snow scenes82
Adding signs of life88
Index96
About Geoff Kersey
Geoff Kersey is an experienced watercolourist and is much in demand as a teacher and demonstrator. He lives and works in Derbyshire, where he has a studio, and he exhibits extensively. He has made many watercolour DVDs, contributes to various art publications and has written many bestselling watercolour books. Visit his website www.geoffkersey.co.uk
Press
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Geoff Kersey's Pocket Book for Watercolour Artists is a 96-page paperback filled with tips and techniques on watercolour painting by Geoff Kersey. Note that this book was previously published under the title Geoff's Top Tips for Watercolour Artists.
This book may be small but it packs a lot of useful practical techniques, such as the basics of wet on wet, wet on dry, colour mixing, creating textures and more. The several step by step demonstrations are easy to follow along. The instructions also explains the rationale behind each technique, and the thought process.
The subject matter in this book is mostly landscapes. There are tips on painting certain subjects, such as trees, houses, water, clouds and more. There are also plenty of beautiful watercolour paintings included.
Overall, this is a good guide for watercolour beginners.
Paint magazine (September 2018)
Search Press have reissued their eminently useful Top Tips series in paperback. If you haven't encountered these before, they're a handy way of taking the advice of your favourite artists out in the field with you. Got a problem with skies, water, washes, colour mixing or almost anything else? You'll find quick solutions, often in a short paragraph and a single illustration that'll get you back on track in minutes. Ideal as a source of inspiration, as well as an antidote to frustration, these are easy to pack and use.
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