Urban Watercolor Sketching: A Guide to Drawing, Painting, and Storytelling in Color
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| Rating | : | 4.75 (552 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00FIN2H4Q |
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| Number of Pages | : | 259 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-25 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This lushly illustrated resource teaches artists on the go how to sketch with watercolor, rendering subjects efficiently and without inhibitions. A guide that shows painters, drawers, doodlers, and urban sketchers how to bring their drawings to life with colorful, bold, yet accessible painting methods.Watercolor sketching is a rapidly emerging technique that enlivens sketches done in pen or pencil with the expressive washes, glazes, and luminous hues of watercolor . Readers are guided through all aspects of the medium, from fundamental techniques including wet-on-wet, glazing, and washes; materials and supplies; and little known tips and tricks for getting the most out of watercolor (for example, just sprinkling a little salt on your painting creates a texture that's impossible to achieve with a brush.) A strong focus color theory provides a solid foundation for enhancing drawings with vibrant hues.
“If you like urban bustle and disorganisation… you’ll love the book. It’s American, brash and makes no concessions to sensitivity, happily accosting you and telling you how it is”– The Artist
Wonderful book on watercolour and a bit on sketching [[VIDEOID:mo1W9MQ3ITU20KG]]The original edition for this book is actually in German and it's called Wasserfarbe für Gestalter. That was published in 2011 and is one of my favourite books on watercolour and sketching. And I can't read German.The author is Felix Scheinberger from Germany and has published other books as well. I'm so glad that the English edition for this is finally available. It's really well translated.There are two publisher for this book as I know, namely Watson-Guptill which seems to be distributing for the western market and Page One Publishi. "My new favorite watercolor book." according to Fabian Aguilar. This book is quite a gem, I was surprised with how many times I found myself highlighting parts of it. I would say that this book is more about the essentials and concept of watercolor more so than 'how-to' watercolor so seasoned pros might find it tedious. It's more geared toward beginners, illustrators and non-artists but I (who has been water coloring for over a decade thoroughly enjoyed it). Scheinberger puts things like wavelengths, paper stretching, and painting water in ways I haven't seen in more detailed watercolor books so that you grasp the idea, not just . A lively, informative book Any book with the words “urban sketching” in the title catches my eye, and this one by Felix Scheinberger was no exception. Translated from the German, the book is filled with the author’s watercolor illustrations (such as of suggested art materials) and many colorful examples of his whimsical work. The examples are not strictly about urban sketching (as in the Urban Sketchers manifesto), though, and the original title, Wasserfarbe für Gestalter, translates to “Watercolor for Designers,” so the English-language title may have been a
He lives in Berlin, Germany. FELIX SCHEINBERGER is an illustrator, artist, and designer. He is the author and illustrator of two other books on watercolors andhas illustrated more than fifty children’s books in the last decade. . His work has appeared in magazines including Harvard Business Manager and Psychology Today