- Paperback: 160 pages
- Publisher: Sterling (Feb 1 2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1402713576
- ISBN-13: 978-1402713576
- Product Dimensions: 27.9 x 21.6 x 1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 658 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,583,704 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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What other medium has the delicate power or the ethereal resonance of watercolor? It appears so easy to do, but at second glance, it looks so difficult to do. Beginners eager to try their hand should take Moses as their tutor. She sensitively guides readers through a complete starter course in watercolor. She begins with information on tools and materials, including paper, paint, and brushes; then she explains the seven elements of design. After that, Moses discusses color and various time-honored techniques. Readers are then directed step-by-step through a series of projects, of increasing difficulty, to apply what they have learned so far. And for inspiration and sheer enjoyment, she provides at the end a gallery of her own paintings. The entire book is beautifully designed for easy eye movement over its rich pages. An excellent place to start. Brad Hooper
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Named one of Booklist's Top Ten Craft and Hobby Books!
"Beginners eager to try their hand should take Moses as their tutor. She sensitively guides readers through a complete starter course [and] discusses color and various time-honored techniques. Readers are then directed step-by-step through a series of projects. Beautifully designed...An excellent place to start."--Booklist
Artist Marcia Moses brings knowledge, conviction, and zeal to her painting, and her watercolors of flowers, seascapes, and landscapes capture their beauty and mood. With her sensitive and intelligent instruction, any beginner can accomplish this artistic magic, too. Using her own exquisite work as examples, she guides novices through all the tools and materials of the trade (brushes, paper, paint); teaches every basic stroke; explains how to shape an effective composition and create an eye-pleasing design; reveals how to work with color; and--most important--helps newcomers feel confident enough to draw on their own creativity to produce truly personal paintings.
Artist Marcia Moses brings knowledge, conviction, and zeal to her painting, and her watercolors of flowers, seascapes, and landscapes capture their beauty and mood. With her sensitive and intelligent instruction, any beginner can accomplish this artistic magic, too. Using her own exquisite work as examples, she guides novices through all the tools and materials of the trade (brushes, paper, paint); teaches every basic stroke; explains how to shape an effective composition and create an eye-pleasing design; reveals how to work with color; and--most important--helps newcomers feel confident enough to draw on their own creativity to produce truly personal paintings.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
The author doesn't paint well enough to write instruction books,
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This review is from: Easy Watercolor: Learn to Express Yourself (Paperback)
I'm sorry. As someone who also paints watercolor, I have to say that I don't understand how Marcia Moses, who may be wonderful in all other respects, found a publisher for her mystifyingly bad instruction books on watercolor painting. Her painting examples are dingy, oddly colored, unappealing and often ill-proportioned.She is an enthusiast though, and I gave her a star for that...
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not so easy,
By Zombie Force (CA, United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Easy Watercolor: Learn to Express Yourself (Hardcover)
Despite the aesthetic pleasure one might derive from perusing this book's pages in a bookstore, hoping that this is their key to gorgeous watercolor paintings, this book is not what it claims to be - "easy watercolor." It's definitely more along the lines of "intermediate - or more likely professional - watercolor." Though Moses shares a good deal of her ideas and techniques, the book does not go so far as to answer the challenge of how get to the point of having a painting worthy or even remotely necessary of these techniques. Her how-tos jump, not range from, a ridiculously simple watermelon slice to a street scene in France. This is, all the while, assuming you already know how to draw professionally, seeing as how you've jumped from a slice of watermelon to a deluxe French street. Tutorials will jump from a simple wash of one color to a deluxe painting with loads of colors and intricate details, none of which have been explained or shown in between the process. The author's own paintings are quite far from captivating; a great deal of things are out of proportion and unintentionally unappealing. Her only two paintings of humans, for instance - one of a little boy, and one of her father - share the exact same pose and the exact same disproportions. There are, however, helpful value scales, examples of washes, gradations, and principles, if only for the more advanced artist. Which brings me back to my original point - this book is not _easy_ watercolor, and I doubt many beginners that aren't highly skilled aritsts already will find it the right step between knowing nothing and knowing it all.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Inspiring!,
By Julie Thorpe (Carmel, IN USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Easy Watercolor: Learn to Express Yourself (Hardcover)
"Easy Watercolor" was truly inspiring. It contains a wealth of experience set out in an easy to follow format. Not only does it include all the basics but it teaches many great techniques. The content gave me confidence and the artwork gave me inspiration.
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