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| First Steps Painting Watercolors (First Step Series) | 
 enlarge | Author: Cathy Johnson
Publisher: North Light Books
Category: Book
List Price: $18.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (10 reviews)
Sales Rank: 58408
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 11 x 8.5 x 0.5
ISBN: 0891346163
Dewey Decimal Number: 751.422
EAN: 9780891346166
ASIN: 0891346163
Publication Date: August 15, 1995
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Product Description
The absolute beginner's first strokes can now be fun and rewarding. First Steps offers friendly instruction that is clear, simple and encouraging.
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For the true beginner November 21, 2008
I just bought this book based on reviews and it's exactly what I needed. The author breaks the techniques down into elementary, bite size bits to see and practice. She then demonstrates a few small elements in the same manner and finally, simple, yet beautiful paintings that a true beginner can accomplish. I can't say enough about this book, it really just opened my understanding so that now, I see things as easy to accomplish techniques, instead of being overwhelmed by the whole scene. It has also helped me to understand my many other watercolor books so that they are more useable for me. I enjoyed it so much I've bought other books written by her, I hope they arrive soon!
Painting Watercolours May 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have never really painted with watercolours until I read this book and it made the transition into this medium with ease. I heard constantly that is medium is difficult to control etc. The techniques described in this book broke that myth for me and I have been using it to compliment my photographs.
Wonderful guide May 23, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Cathy Johnson is a down to earth and talented instructor. I thoroughly enjoyed working through "Painting Watercolors" and it came highly recommended to me. I used this book as my basic guideline for studying watercolor and I greatly improved by doing all of the exercises she recommends. She is a very natural teacher and I found it very easy to follow her demonstrations. I am encouraged and feel as if I am really on my way to becoming the kind of artist I always wanted to be.
Great book April 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Great book, perfect for ideas. Detailed easy to follow. Poor delivery service from the seller.
Fine starter-upper March 2, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you are looking for a good start-up book you can plan on this being the one. Her easy going style belies the amount of information and great try out activities that establish basic necessary techniques. True--no book can do everything and eventually one would want a supplement but think purchasers would be generally pleased with this user-friendly book. It is not a cookbook (thank goodness) but rather in a format that will establish a base and encourage and confirm to a budding artist that he/she really can paint.
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