{"product_id":"watercolor-painting-isbn-9780823006731","title":"Watercolor Painting","description":"The beauty of a watercolor painting lies in its diaphanous layers, delicate strokes, and luminous washes. However, the very features that define the beauty of the medium can make it difficult to master. This complete guide to understanding the relationships between color, value, wetness, and composition unravels the mysteries of watercolor to help your practice evolve.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExperienced teacher and acclaimed artist Tom Hoffmann offers a unique, inquiry-based approach that shows you how to translate any subject into the language of watercolor. With Hoffmann as your guide, you’ll learn the key questions to ask yourself at every turn and time-tested methods to help you reach solutions.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHoffmann’s thorough explanations and step-by-step demonstrations delineate the process of composing a painting in watercolor, while art from more than thirty-five past and present masters, including John Singer Sargent, Ogden Pleissner, George Post, Emil Kosa, Jr., Mary Whyte, Trevor Chamberlain, Lars Lerin, Torgeir Schjølberg, Piet Lap, Leslie Frontz, and Alvaro Castagnet serve to illustrate and inspire. Whether you’re a serious beginner or a seasoned practitioner, this book will guide you toward the all-important balance between restraint and risk-taking that every watercolorist seeks.\u003cu\u003eWatercolor Painting\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Understanding Watercolor     \u003cbr\u003eChapter One: Translating a Subject into the Language of Watercolor   \u003cbr\u003eBeing Mindful of Your Subject          \u003cbr\u003eRevisiting Your Purpose       \u003cbr\u003eIdentifying the Tricky Parts   \u003cbr\u003eKnowing Where to Begin     \u003cbr\u003eKnowing When to Stop         \u003cbr\u003eMaintaining Intentionality with Your Marks  \u003cbr\u003eRecognizing What Works    \u003cbr\u003eUsing the Language of Form           \u003cbr\u003eChapter Two: Knowing What Not to Paint  \u003cbr\u003eIdentifying the Major Shapes           \u003cbr\u003eCreating a Five-Value Monochrome Study            \u003cbr\u003eEvaluating a Simplified Study          \u003cbr\u003eCreating a Two-Layer Geometric Sketch  \u003cbr\u003eThinking about Stopping      \u003cbr\u003eCreating a Three-Layer Thumbnail Sketch            \u003cbr\u003eChapter Three: Seeing in Layers    \u003cbr\u003eResolving an Image through Layers\u003cbr\u003eLearning to Exercise Restraint        \u003cbr\u003eIdentifying Individual Layers    \u003cbr\u003eEvaluating the Layers              \u003cbr\u003eChapter Four: Understanding Value              \u003cbr\u003eIdentifying the Lightest Part of the Picture     \u003cbr\u003eReserving the Whites              \u003cbr\u003eReserving Non-White Elements         \u003cbr\u003eIdentifying the Darkest Part of the Picture     \u003cbr\u003eBracketing the Values             \u003cbr\u003eKnowing How Dark You Can Go        \u003cbr\u003eCritiquing the Darks     \u003cbr\u003eKnowing When to Depart from “Accuracy”   \u003cbr\u003eChapter Five: Sharing Control of Wetness               \u003cbr\u003eWorking with Hard and Soft Edges               \u003cbr\u003ePlanning the Wetness of the Paper               \u003cbr\u003eProviding Enough Time for Each Task          \u003cbr\u003eGauging How Much Paint You Need             \u003cbr\u003eGauging the Wetness of the Brush    \u003cbr\u003eRewetting an Area       \u003cbr\u003eKnowing When to Depart from “Accuracy”    \u003cbr\u003eChapter Six: Getting the Most out of Color               \u003cbr\u003eServing Your Main Goals with Color              \u003cbr\u003eEvaluating Your Palette           \u003cbr\u003eMixing Your Colors       \u003cbr\u003eIdentifying the Dominant Color           \u003cbr\u003eEvaluating the Effects of Color Temperature            \u003cbr\u003eKnowing When to Depart from “Accuracy”    \u003cbr\u003eEnlivening Your Darks             \u003cbr\u003eChoosing Colors for Your Neutrals    \u003cbr\u003eChapter Seven: Developing an Instinct for Composition     \u003cbr\u003eSketching Your Subject           \u003cbr\u003eTranslating Form into Content            \u003cbr\u003eKnowing When to Depart from “Accuracy”    \u003cbr\u003eCreating the Illusion of Space             \u003cbr\u003eBeing Mindful of Abstraction               \u003cbr\u003eEstablishing Balance               \u003cbr\u003eChapter Eight: Becoming Your Own Teacher           \u003cbr\u003eIdentifying the Qualities of a Good Teacher              \u003cbr\u003eEstablishing Who Is in Charge           \u003cbr\u003ePainting for Its Own Sake        \u003cbr\u003eDevising Alternate Strategies            \u003cbr\u003eIdentifying What Worked Well             \u003cbr\u003eExpanding Your Range           \u003cbr\u003eAsking the Questions              \u003cbr\u003eIndex       \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Hoffmann\u003c\/b\u003e is a practicing artist and teacher who has been dedicated to the watercolor medium for more than thirty years. He received his BFA from Amherst College and an MA in Art Education from the University of London. His paintings have been exhibited at the Seattle Art Museum, the Frye Museum, Tacoma Art Museum, the Copley Society of Boston, and the Park Avenue Armory in New York City.  He currently teaches three levels of watercolor classes at the Gage Academy of Art in Seattle, Washington.\"Having observed the progress of many watercolor students over the years, I can make a few informed generalizations about the limits we put on our own range. Most common of all is the tendency to stop short of the deep, rich, darks the image may require, This is why it is especially important to ask late in the painting process: \u003ci\u003eAre the darks dark enough?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Of course, certain technnical concerns can affect how dark the paint can be, but these can usually be solved with a piece of practice paper and a spirit of inquiry. The trickiest issues seem to have more to do with psychology than technique. For example, all watercolor paint dries lighter than it appears when it is wet. This is always true. You knew it the first week you started painting, right? There comes a point after which it is just plain silly to use this as a reason for not getting dark enough darks. You've got practice paper. Do the work, and make sure. \u003ci\u003eYou\u003c\/i\u003e are the one who is in charge of your paintings.\"","brand":"Watson-Guptill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302472241381,"sku":"NP9780823006731","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780823006731.jpg?v=1767743638","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/watercolor-painting-isbn-9780823006731","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}