Watercolorist's Answer Book

You’ll Love This Watercolor Painting Book If:

• You love learning new watercolor painting techniques
• You want to hear top tips from a range of popular watercolor artists
• You’re looking for a comprehensive book for watercolor painting

Each page of Watercolorist’s Answer Book is filled with great & helpful watercolor painting techniques & tips. 20 step-by-step demonstrations show you how to improve your own watercolor painting art and advance your creative process. All of the 425 tips, techniques & solutions for watercolor painting in Watercolorist’s Answer Book come straight from our industry-leading library of watercolor painting books.

Learn new brush techniques, how to pour a glaze, how to use masking fluid, how to create linear perspective, paint lifting techniques as well as gradated and flat wash tips and so much more. Master still life, landscapes, flowers & so much more in watercolor. In addition to great painting tips you'll also get great advice on how to sell your art & giving your art framing a professional look. If you want to make art your career, don't miss these great tips,

In Watercolorist’s Answer Book You’ll Learn:

• Tips and techniques for painting values& light
• Composition and design techniques for watercolor painting
• What materials to use as well as wash and color techniques

Check Out This Excerpt From Watercolorist’s Answer Book:

Surface Finish

There are three main surface finishes for watercolor papers: hot press, cold-press and rough. A standard-sized sheet is 22” x 30” (56cm x 76cm).

Hot-Press A smooth finish is called hot-press. The newly made sheets are pressed between calendar rollers to smooth the surface. Hot-press paper had a glossy, hard, even finish that’s idea for detail work. It gives a characteristically mottled look to watercolors.

Cold-Press Cold-press paper (also called not or not hot) has a moderate surface texture, referred to as tooth. The tooth results when cotton pulp passes through the cylinders of a papermaking mould next to a sheet of felt. The impression left by the felt creates the surface texture of that sheet. Cold-press papers have a visible yet unobtrusive finish that is good for broad, even washes as well as detail work.

Rough The dramatic "pebble" appearance of rough-surfaced paper make a loud statement. As you brush a wash across this surface, the pigment will drain off the hills and settle into the valleys of this finish, creating a slightly impressionistic effect. Use this paper when you want a dramatic surface pattern to create an impact in your painting.