The figure in watercolor : simple, fast, and focused
Stabin, Mel
The figure in watercolor : simple, fast, and focused / Mel Stabin - New York : Watson-Guptill Publications , 2002 - 112 p. : illus. ; 27 cm.
Includes index.
Introduction -- Materials and equipment -- Drawing the figure -- Painting the figure -- Light and shadow -- Treating edges -- Painting portraits -- Painting people in an environment -- Groups of people -- Painting from photographs -- In conclusion.
Following in the footsteps of Watercolor: Simple, Fast, and Focused is Mel Stabin's latest: The Figure in Watercolor: Simple, Fast, and Focused. Capturing a figure's unique personality and multifaceted quality in watercolor is challenging - but Stabin demonstrates, step by step, how the new artist can capture the figure by painting simply, directly, and with intense focus on the "essence" of a person. Readers will discover tested techniques and hands-on tips for painting portraits, people in an environment, and groups of people, as well as for painting people from photographs. They'll also find a treasury of valuable advice on design, composition, shape, value, color, and more!
English.
9780823016945
Human figure in art
Watercolor painting---Technique
ND2190 / .S73 2002
751.422 STA
The figure in watercolor : simple, fast, and focused / Mel Stabin - New York : Watson-Guptill Publications , 2002 - 112 p. : illus. ; 27 cm.
Includes index.
Introduction -- Materials and equipment -- Drawing the figure -- Painting the figure -- Light and shadow -- Treating edges -- Painting portraits -- Painting people in an environment -- Groups of people -- Painting from photographs -- In conclusion.
Following in the footsteps of Watercolor: Simple, Fast, and Focused is Mel Stabin's latest: The Figure in Watercolor: Simple, Fast, and Focused. Capturing a figure's unique personality and multifaceted quality in watercolor is challenging - but Stabin demonstrates, step by step, how the new artist can capture the figure by painting simply, directly, and with intense focus on the "essence" of a person. Readers will discover tested techniques and hands-on tips for painting portraits, people in an environment, and groups of people, as well as for painting people from photographs. They'll also find a treasury of valuable advice on design, composition, shape, value, color, and more!
English.
9780823016945
Human figure in art
Watercolor painting---Technique
ND2190 / .S73 2002
751.422 STA