The Art of Watering Colour: My Journey of Techniques to Mastering This Magnificent Obsession — Watercolour
Original price was: $49.99.$25.00Current price is: $25.00.
Dianne Kelly
Product Specs:
- File Type: PDF
- File Size: 15.3 MB
- Book Language: English
- Total Page Count: 192
- Instant Download
The Art of Watering Colour: My Journey of Techniques to Mastering This Magnificent Obsession — Watercolour
The Art of Watering Colour is Dianne Kelly’s practical guide to exploring watercolour techniques. This digital PDF format is available for instant download.
The book is intended for absolute beginners and experienced watercolourists who want to develop or extend their existing techniques.
With 192 pages, it covers materials, brushes, colour, painting methods, backgrounds, figures, photography, travel sketchbooks, and creative projects.
Book Overview
Dianne Kelly presents a personal journey toward mastering watercolour. The book begins with materials and confidence-building exercises, then introduces brushes, brush strokes, and a range of painting techniques.
Its colour chapters explain colour vibration, analogous and complementary colours, shadows, counter change, warm and cool colours, reflected light, white, greys, darks, and percentage mixes. Further sections address backgrounds, simplified figures, photography in painting, miniature painting, and travel sketchbooks.
The final chapters offer projects involving cards, stamping, collage, wrapping papers, fabrics, wallpapers, book plates, flowers, mixed media, coloured waterproof inks, and photo transfer. All illustrations, text, and photography are by Dianne Kelly.
What You’ll Discover Inside
- Materials, brushes, and brush strokes for watercolour painting.
- Techniques including wet into wet, tissue paper glazes, lifting out, colour runs, and painting into a wet shape.
- Colour relationships, mixing, shadows, reflected light, greys, darks, and primary colours.
- Methods for simplifying and creating painted backgrounds.
- Approaches to figures, miniature painting, photography, and travel sketchbooks.
- Creative projects using cards, collage, fabrics, wallpapers, book plates, and mixed media.
Why This Book Matters
The Art of Watering Colour brings together practical watercolour instruction and creative applications in one illustrated reference. Its scope makes it relevant to readers beginning with the medium and to watercolourists seeking additional techniques.
The book also connects painting with photography, travel sketching, mixed media, and decorative projects. Its structure supports both sequential reading and consultation by topic.
Book Details
| Author | Dianne Kelly |
|---|---|
| Title | The Art of Watering Colour |
| Subtitle | My journey of techniques to mastering this magnificent obsession — watercolour |
| Format | |
| File Type | |
| File Size | 15.3 MB |
| File Size Bytes | 16043362 |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 192 |
| Copyright | Copyright © 2015 by Dianne Kelly. |
| Revision Date | 04/26/2015 |
| Publisher | Boolarong Press |
| Imprint | Xlibris |
| Publication Date | 1 June 2016 |
| Library of Congress Control Number | 2014922044 |
| Paperback ISBN-13 | 978-1-4990-3578-0 |
| Hardcover ISBN-13 | 978-1-4990-3584-1 |
| EBook ISBN-13 | 978-1-4990-3570-4 |
| ISBN-10 | 1925236838 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1925236835 |
| Reading Age | 12 years and up |
| Dimensions | 21.7 x 0.8 x 28 cm |
| Rating | 3.7 out of 5 stars |
| Review Count | 12 |
| Best Sellers Rank | 627,087 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) |
| Category Rank | 879 in Watercolour Painting |
| Website | www.xlibris.com.au |
Device Compatibility
This is a digital download, and no physical copy will be shipped. Access is available after purchase.
The PDF works with appropriate Kindle apps, tablets, desktop computers, mobile devices, and compatible reading apps. Device features may vary by application.
FAQ
When can I access the book?
Access is available after purchase, with instant download for the digital PDF.
Will I receive a physical copy?
No. This product is a digital download, so there is no physical shipping.
What devices can open the file?
The PDF can be used with compatible Kindle apps, tablets, desktop computers, mobile devices, and reading apps.
Download The Art of Watering Colour as a digital PDF and explore its watercolour techniques and creative projects at your own pace.
User Reviews
Only logged in customers who have purchased this product may leave a review.
Original price was: $49.99.$25.00Current price is: $25.00.
There are no reviews yet.