Creating Textures In Watercolor Save 25%

Silken strands of hair. Water tumbling over rocks. Blinding reflections in glass or metal. The textures of these elements are what make your watercolor paintings come alive. Viewers feel as if they could "step right into" the scenes you've created.

But how do you create these textures? How do you avoid creating a muddy mess instead? Expert watercolorist Cathy Johnson shows you, in her practical, step-by-step manner, how to create 83 different textures, including:

* fruits and vegetables
* hair
* glass
* metal
* fabric
* flowers
* fur
* skin
* a variety of other textures

Each of these textures—and their many variations—is demonstrated by Johnson's beautiful watercolor sketches, all with helpful captions to illustrate specific techniques. When applied to your own paintings, these techniques will help you accurately recreate the textures you see, allowing you to create lovely watercolor paintings that almost seem to "breathe."

Cathy Johnson's expertise as an artist will show you how to expand your own artistic vision and discover a world of textures—a world you can then capture in your paintings.

“I was born with a pencil in one hand and a watercolor brush in the other" says Cathy Johnson, artist/writer/naturalist. She began painting as a child and went on to study art at the Kansas City Art Institute.

Prior to becoming a full-time freelance writer and artist, Johnson worked as an artist for Hallmark Cards and as art director for a Kansas City television station and two advertising agencies. She is currently a contributing editor to The Artist's Magazine and has written articles for Sports Afield, Early American Life, Mother Earth News and numerous other publications. She is also the author of Painting Nature's Details in Watercolor and Watercolor Tricks & Techniques (both North Light Books). Johnson's work has appeared in numerous regional and national shows, twice in Watercolor USA, and is included in various private and corporate collections. She lives in Excelsior Springs, Missouri with her husband and their many cats.

Paperback, 128 pages; 115 color illustrations, 03/03.

 

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