- Hardcover: 128 pages
- Publisher: North Light Books; illustrated edition edition (April 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1581800312
- ISBN-13: 978-1581800319
- Product Dimensions: 28.4 x 22.1 x 1.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 880 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #321,538 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Book Description
Susanna Spann shows artists how to capture the unmatched beauty of crystal and flowers in watercolor by "building" paintings like a Polaroid picture, developing them layer by layer, value by value, transforming them into works full of drama and feeling. She shares her techniques through mini-demos, instructional art and a complete painting demonstration that cover everything from value and texture to composition and color. Readers will gain the skills they need to produce images of startling melancholy, wondrous joy and everything in between. Susanna's clear instructions make learning easy and fun, providing artists with the knowledge and confidence they need to make their watercolor work glow with light and color.
About the Author
Susanna Spann teaches watercolor workshops across the country and for many years was a part-time instructor at the Ringling School of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida. Her work has appeared in Splash 1, Splash 2, The Best of Flower Painting, The Best of Flower Painting 2, The One-Hour Watercolorist, The Artist's Illustrated Encyclopedia and The Artist's Magazine. She lives in Bradenton, Florida.
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The visual beauty of sparkling crystal and delicate flowers still brings tears to my eyes after years of painting this subject. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
The visual beauty of sparkling crystal and delicate flowers still brings tears to my eyes after years of painting this subject. Read the first page
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Wonderful Instruction,
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This review is from: Painting Crystal and Flowers in Watercolor (Hardcover)
This book is the answer to a watercolorist's questions about value and color. Susanna provides demonstrations and clear, precise instructions and information. You can easily teach yourself to arrange, photograph and paint crystal vases and flowers using this book. It provides very clear,useful and practical information about composition, backgrounds, and shadows. It is a basic handbook that every artist show use as a reference every day.
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Painting Crystal and Flowers,
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This review is from: Painting Crystal and Flowers in Watercolor (Hardcover)
This is more then painting crystal and flowers. Any artist in should have it as a reference. There is information on setting up still life, photographing setups,and composition errors. There is a chapter values in which you make your own value chart. Then you hole-punch the value chart which helps to see values in your painting or setup. I have over 250 art technique books. I thought I knew everything. YOU MUST GET THIS BOOK.
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This review is from: Painting Crystal and Flowers in Watercolor (Hardcover)
This is more then painting Crystal and Flowers. Any artist in any medium should have it as a reference. There is information on setting up still life, photographing settings,and composition errors. There is a chapter values in which you make your own value chart. Then you hole-punch the value chart which helps to see values in your painting or setup. I have over 250 art technique books. I thought I knew everything. YOU MUST GET THIS BOOK.
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