Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #568730 in Books
• Published on: 2002-07
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 128 pages

Synopsis
As Joseph Zbukvic explains, in order to set the mood in a composition, artists need to set their clocks - their watercolour clocks, that is. The watercolour clock is a simple, but ingenious teaching device Zbukvic created to show artists how to manipulate watercolor materials for dazzling, atmospheric effects. The "clock" accompanies every visual example in this book, helping artists anticipate how the condition of the paper (wet, dry, moderate, etc.) will react to various watercolor mixes. Based on this teaching principle, Zbukvic guides artists through step-by-step demonstrations that clearly illustrate how to: Identify a subject; Plan a painting; Control colour and value; Manipulate edges; Add the right finishing touches.: With this book, artists can achieve a greater level of mastery with watercolour and deeper, richer paintings.

Customer Reviews

a modern how-to approach
Yet another extra-ordinarily talented painter sets out his approach in a book that contains many illustrations, including number of sequences showing a picture being built up. Probably better suited to improvers than novices, Zbukvic uses the device of a 'watercolour clock' to explain the use of paint and water, but this is rather idiosyncratic. More appealing to me is the logical layout of the chapters into the main design criteria that every artist should think about: mood, tone, edges etc. These make the difference between lucky success and consistent success.