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First Steps; Painting Watercolors

By Cathy Johnson

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Watercolor's vivid colors and fresh, direct brush strokes make it the most exciting way to paint. "But," you think, "learning to paint must be hard and frustrating." Not with Cathy Johnson as your teacher! Here, she makes learning to paint in watercolor fun. Even easy! With Painting Watercolors, you'll learn to paint by picking up a brush and painting—not by reading about a bunch of confusing theories.Cathy tells you everything you need to begin—including:

  • which tools and materials you should buy to get off to a good, affordable start
  • when, what, even where to paint
  • explanations of watercolor terms (such as "washes" and "puddles")
  • easy and useful painting tricks-such as glazing and drybrush
Excercises help you loosen up and learn the ins and outs of putting paint on paper. Easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions show you how to paint water, believable skies, a variety of trees in different seasons and other popular elements. Plus, a dozen demonstrations show you how paintings come together, from initial sketches to final brushstrokes.With Cathy's help, you can start painting right away. So jump right in!

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SKU 30724
Additional Feature 150 color/b&w illustrations
Author/Speaker/Editor Cathy Johnson
File/Trim Size 11 x 8.5
Format No
ISBN 13 9780891346166
Number Of Pages 128

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Watercolor's vivid colors and fresh, direct brush strokes make it the most exciting way to paint. "But," you think, "learning to paint must be hard and frustrating." Not with Cathy Johnson as your teacher! Here, she makes learning to paint in watercolor fun. Even easy!

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