Complete Guide to Watercolor Painting

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Edgar A. Whitney

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The author of this superb guide was not only a renowned watercolor painter but also a brilliant teacher with an unmatched talent for conveying to his students the techniques and aesthetic philosophy underlying great paintings. Years after becoming award-winning painters themselves, his students still quote his "Whitneyisms" to remind themselves of all that is most important in creating art. This fine guide, the distillation of Edgar Whitney's teaching, is one of the most useful, comprehensive, and popular watercolor painting books every published ? almost a cult classic. Starting with the nuts-and-bolts basics ? including choice of paper, colors, palette, and brushes ? and with exercises to give the beginner experience in using washes on both dry and wet paper, the book presents a full course of watercolor painting. The author gives specific, detailed instructions for creating landscapes and for painting portraits and figures ? instructions that come vividly to life in two 16-page full-color sections showing the steps involved in creatiang seven of his own watercolors. Other chapters focus on drawing; the principles and elements of design; and matting, framing, and selling completed works of art. Beautifully designed and illustrated, this invaluable book will be treasured by all watercolorists ? from complete beginners to experienced painters looking for ways to improve their own paintings.

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Introduction

1. Tools for Watercolor
   THE VIRTUES OF WATERCOLOR
   WATERCOLOR'S NATURE
   THE TOOLS
   PAPER AND COLORS
   STRETCHING PAPER
   COLOR PRESS PAPER
   SMOOTH PAPER
   PALETTE
   BRUSHES
   COLOR PALETTE
   WATER CAN
   KNIFE
   OTHER TOOLS
   CARRYING THE TOOLS
2. The Drills
   FLAT WASH ON DRY PAPER
   FLAT WASH ON WET PAPER
   GRADED WASH ON DRY PAPER
   GRANULATED WASH
   "THE "LIFT"
   WET IN WET DIFFUSIONS
   COLOR DRILL
3. Painting the Picture
   THE CREATIVE CONCEPT
   EMOTIONAL INVOLVEMENT
   BEING SELECTIVE
   SUBJECT MATTER
   SYMBOLS
   SIGNIFICANT DESIGN
   SHAPES
   PATTERS
   SIX PATTERN SCHEMES
   CONTRIVING THE DESIGN
   THE SMALL ROUGH
   DESIGNING WITH A LARGE BRUSH
   "SEEING" A VALID DESIGN"
   DESIGNING WITH THE PENCIL
   NOTATED SKETCHES
   QUICKIES
   CHOOSING THE TECHNIQUE
   ORGANIZING YOUR PICTURE
   EXPRESSION IN LOWEST POSSIBLE TERMS
   RESTRICTING YOUR VALUES
   SEEING VALUE DIFFERENCES
   BEST VALUE SEQUENCE
   "KEYING"
   VISUAL STRENGTH OF WHITE
   MIX COLOR ON THE PAPER
   WATERCOLOR METHODS
   WETTING THE PAPER
   KEEPING THE PAPER WET
   RE-WETTING
   DRYING
   DRY BRUSH
   CORRECTIONS
   RECLAIMING LOST WHITES
   USING UNSUCCESSFUL PAINTINGS
   DEMONSTRATION PAINTINGS
4. Landscape Painting
   SUN ON PAPER?
   TREES
   WOOD INTERIOR
   BIRCHES
   SAND DUNES
   MOONLIGHT
   THE OCEAN
   SURF
   ROCKS
   SNOW
   REFLECTIONS IN WATER
   SKIES
   CLOUDS
   FOG
   OUTDOOR LIGHT
   GRAY DAYS
   INTERIORS
   OTHER LAWS OF THREE DIMENSIONS
   DESIGN CHARACTER
   GRADATION
   FOREGROUNDS
   RELATED FIGURES
   EDGES
   DEMONSTRATION PAINTINGS
5. Figure and Portrait Painting
   "FRESHNESS, ESSENTIAL"
   "THE "PUDDLE" METHOD"
   DRY METHOD A
   DRY METHOD B
   DRY METHOD C
   DRY METHOD D
   WET METHOD A
   WET METHOD B
   BACKGROUNDS
   SEEING YOUR MODEL
   USING THE LAWS OF LIGHT
   PAINTING MEANS WORK
6. Principles of Design
   UNITY
   CONFLICT
   DOMINANCE
   REPETITION
   ALTERNATION
   BALANCE
   HARMONY
   GRADATION
   A NECESSARY TOOL
   EIGHT WORDS: DESIGN PRINCIPLES
   FIFTEEN WORDS: PRINCIPLES AND ELEMENTS OF DESIGN
   PAINTINGS IN COLOR
7. Elements of Design
   LINE
   VALUE
   COLOR
   HUE
   VALUE
   INTENSITY
   MONOCHROMATIC HARMONY
   COMPLEMENTARY HARMONY
   ANALOGOUS HARMONY
   SPLIT COMPLEMENTARY
   TRIADIC HARMONY
   TEXTURE
   SHAPE
   SIZE
   DIRECTION
   USING THESE ELEMENTS
   BOTH ARTIST AND CRITIC
8. Drawing
   DRAWING IS THE FOUNDATION
   UNDERSTANDING THE FIGURE
   USING PRINCIPLES
   DRAWING EVERYWHERE
   VARY YOUR DRAWINGS
   VARY YOUR TOOLS
   SEEING VOLUME
   VARY THE LINES
   DRAWING WITH ALL THE SENSES
   CONTOUR DRAWING
   GESTURE DRAWING
   THE EXPERIENCE
   STUDY THE LIGHTING
   CAST SHADOWS
   DRAPERY
   SOLID FORMS
   SHADE AND SHADOW
   PERSPECTIVE
   LOCAL COLOR VALUE
   FRESHNESS
   STRUCTURE
   DRAUGHTSMAN'S MISCELLANY
   BE BOLD
   DRAW CONTINUOUSLY
9. "Matting, Framing, and Selling"
   MATTING
   FRAMING
   PRICING
10. A Craft Philosophy and Art Today
    YOUR EMOTIONS
    A CRAFT PHILOSOPHY
    PAINTING TODAY
    WHAT IS ART?
11. Color Demonstrations
    Notes
    Conclusion
    Epilogue
    Bibliography
    Index