- Paperback: 128 pages
- Publisher: North Light Books (February 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1581803168
- ISBN-13: 978-1581803167
- Product Dimensions: 26.2 x 18.5 x 1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 23 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #770,529 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Book Description
Mike Chaplin's compositions tell a story. Full of light, texture and mood, they embody everything developing artists struggle to create in their own work. Here Chaplin reveals his simple, but highly effective techniques for capturing the soft light and vibrant hues that make watercolor come alive.
Chaplin explains his techniques with clear, full-color examples of each step. Four complete painting demonstrations cover every detail, including color selections, brushes, paper, thumbnail sketches and detailed captions. In addition, artists will draw limitless inspiration from Chaplin's eclectic range of examples, featuring everything from landscapes and still lifes to seascapes and exotic cityscapes.
Ideal instruction for intermediate artists who want to reach the next level; features the vibrant, "loose" style artists strive to achieve; includes four complete step-by-step demonstrations.
About the Author
Mike Chaplin is a hugely popular artist and teacher, known best for his appearances on the highly rated British television series, Watercolour Challenge. He has starred in a video of painting tips based on the series, and he has also written numerous articles teaching various watercolor techniques. Diana Vowles is an accomplished writer, editor and photographer. She is the author of several books on art, including two best-selling books accompanying the Watercolour Challenge television series. They live in Great Britain.
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Great impression of this expressive book!,
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This review is from: Expressive Watercolors (Paperback)
It may not be my absolute favorite (Nita Engles book "How to make a watercolor paint itself") but it is a fantastic book! The illustrations are very fresh and loose, very expresssive indeed! The pictures are soo good I tend to forget reading the text, and that is a shame because every page is filled with good thoughts, hints, tips and tricks. There are a few very clear step-by-step demonstrations as well.This is easily among the best "how-to" art books I have seen. Get it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews) 6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Great impression of this expressive book!,
By Claes Tegenfeldt "artist, silversmith, MScEE" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Expressive Watercolors (Paperback)
It may not be my absolute favorite (Nita Engles book "How to make a watercolor paint itself") but it is a fantastic book! The illustrations are very fresh and loose, very expresssive indeed! The pictures are soo good I tend to forget reading the text, and that is a shame because every page is filled with good thoughts, hints, tips and tricks. There are a few very clear step-by-step demonstrations as well.This is easily among the best "how-to" art books I have seen. Get it. 0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Exceptional Watercolor Artist,
By Ronald K. Ridley - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Expressive Watercolors (Paperback)
I bought Mike Chaplin's book, because he is an authority on J.M.W. Turner. His watercolor paintings are outstanding. I was interested in learning his expressionistic techniques. I read his book and enjoyed it immensely. I would recommend this book to any serious watercolor artist. Mike has great perspective. You can see it in his building painting of York Minster, where he shows the echoing of the Gothic architecture of the windows and the steeples showing the beauty of antiquity with curvilinear designs along with scaffolding of modern time in linear form makes a contrast between time periods and angle of shapes. His use of negative shapes to bring out subjects and his shadowing are marvelous.
Sincerely, Ron Ridley Ridley Art Studio ELk Grove, CA |
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