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| Splash 6: The Magic of Texture (Serial) | 
 enlarge | Creator: Rachel Rubin Wolf
Publisher: North Light Books
Category: Book
List Price: $31.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (17 reviews)
Sales Rank: 452690
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 143
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.4
Dimensions (in): 12.3 x 9.2 x 0.8
ISBN: 089134960X
Dewey Decimal Number: 759.1309048
EAN: 9780891349600
ASIN: 089134960X
Publication Date: March 2000
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Product Description
The "Splash" series showcases the very best of watercolor art currently being created in America. In each brilliant gallery, 100 or more of the finest artists comment on the techniques and insights behind their masterpieces. Each work of art is presented in full color and as large as possible so that every luminous detail stands out. The resulting treasure trove is a visual treat for anyone who appreciates art.
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 Inspiration for the Artist July 24, 2008
Rachel Rubin Wolf puts together another exciting and stimulating collection of recent watercolor works and the artists.
Not a how to paint with watercolor book, rather each artist tells about how they achieved the painting, what inspired them, perhaps an obstacle they had to work around.
Some of the works are incredible and some make you realize maybe you are a better artist than you thought.
Both perspectives in the book make me want to try my hand at another painting.
Inspiring and Technique May 13, 2008
If you are looking for a Splash edition that has a smattering of everything; this is the one. Cats up close, pears in a still life, cows, street scenes. This is the fifth in a series of watercolor books that feature various artists and their work.
With this book you get beautiful color photos of the art along with a little bit about the piece followed by "technique" which tells you what they did to achieve the particular look. For example: "I use Golden fluid acrylics mixed with whatever is nearby, such as pastel, ink, crayon, alcohol, etc. After blocking out what I want to save with frisket, I splash color on with a wide brush."
As always with the Splash books, this too is inspiring, but I especially like the technique explained in this one.
Magical Texture May 13, 2008
The cover art alone for Splash 6 is worth the price of the book! Paul W. McCormack's work is phenomenal. I stared forever at the velvet dress he paints. This book is definitely about texture.
This Splash edition has more portrait painting than some of the others and the artists are good!
It also has a fair amount of architectural painting.
This is my favorite Splash for its outstanding paintings.
Rachel Rubin Wolf does a nice job of editing the work for her books.
 Very American January 3, 2007
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
So many almost photographic pictures of shiny objects,fruits, flowers and too few real "Discoveries" I look forward to each new "Splash",but this one seemed just more of the same.The pictures using fluid inks and a looser style are fun, but please thinks of us non-Americans when you use brand names of materials like "Yupo"plastic paper
Les meilleurs livres sur les aquarelles (review from France) January 12, 2006
4 out of 10 found this review helpful
La serie des livres SPLASH (actuellement le 8e volume est paru) est une pure merveille. J'ai la chance de disposer de l'integralite de ces ouvrages achetes sur le site Amazon.com
Chaque livre presente plus de 100 oeuvres. Chacune de ces aquarelles est une decouverte formidable: de la couleur, de la poesie, de l'art, du tres grand art.
Je vous recommande ces ouvrages tres vivement. Vous ne serez pas decus. Felicitations tres chaleureuses a tous ces artistes.
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