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| The Tao of Watercolor: A Revolutionary Approach to the Practice of Painting (Zen of Creativity) | 
 enlarge | Author: Jeanne Carbonetti
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (19 reviews)
Sales Rank: 154210
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 112
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 9.1 x 0.4
ISBN: 0823050572
Dewey Decimal Number: 751.422
EAN: 9780823050574
ASIN: 0823050572
Publication Date: March 1, 1998
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Product Description
Combining the best of Eastern philosophy with the best of Western technique, this book is the first in a three-part series that offers inspiring and empowering advice for artists and creators of all levels. 100 color illustrations.
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 Wow! September 27, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have changed my entire approach to watercolors because I read this book. Yes, I enjoyed painting, yes, I love watercolors, but this book helped me free my vision and use of colors in self expression. I honestly felt that painting started to become a chore because of some unspoken expectation (in myself). I paint more freely and expressively with the help of Jeanne and I actually enjoy it even more. New vision and inspiration...
 Contains 30+ pages of interesting combinations of wash techniques... June 14, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
...and a handful of very nicely executed paintings. The "tao" part of the book, however, has little to do with watercolor per se, and some of prose is a little fuzzy: "Whichever paper you choose, get to know it well. Allow your paper to speak to you. It will tell you when it's ready to fulfill your desire."
The emphasis is on wet-in-wet techniques, and applied to forested landscapes - in Ms. Cabonetti's talented hands - they often produce stunning results. This approach doesn't work quite as well with most of her other illustrative examples, though. The general wash terms and techniques are better described in other watercolor books, so I would recommend this one mainly for its very innovative and easy to learn approach to forested landscapes.
A Must for Watercolorists! March 29, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Jeanne Carbonetti has a beautiful refreshing style. She gives us wonderful instructions that are inspiring to all watercolor painters. A truly wonderful book.
Beautiful! February 4, 2007
A friend of mine who is an artist showed me this book, and I instantly fell in love with the beautiful illustrations in it. I plan to try most of the water color techniques in the book--They look like great fun as well as creating wonderful results. The book arrived in excellent condition.
Fauvist Watercolor Wash May 7, 2006
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
If you have read the other reviews, then you realize that this book is about painting watercolor washes. It's a welcome book for those of us who cannot draw well, as the author's technique almost completely eschews drawing. Rarely is even an outline drawing done prior to the painting. Basically, the paper is first covered with a very wet wash of two or three colors suggesting only the most general shape, if any. When that first wash has dried, it is covered with a second wash that vaguely suggests some kind of form... perhaps of flowers in a vase. In order to refine that form into something recognizable, some of the color of the second wash is tinted with additional water, or supplemented by dropping in concentrated pigment, all while the second wash is still damp. There is also the possibility of adding color glazes atop the painting or some portion of the painting after the washes have dried. The author also recommends a separate wash... or even several separate washes... for the purpose of adding spatter. There doesn't seem to be anything uncommon... let alone revolutionary... about this wash technique. Indeed, I have read it explained more articulately in a book titled "Acrylic Watercolor Painting" by Wendon Blake. But while Mr. Blake's book is very instructive, the heartbreaker is that only 16 of its 115 images are in color. Ms. Carbonetti's book also presents many images, all of them in intense color, and many of them filling an entire page. There are about a dozen very lovely paintings among them. It is clear that Ms. Carbonetti's technique is restricted to abstract landscapes and the occasional still life with flowers. I can't recommend this book to someone who is brand new to watercolor painting, as there is some terminology (such as the phrase "pull out the edges") whose meaning is not self-evident. I find that the primary value of the book is in the inspirational nature of the exceedingly lovely paintings. Just leafing through the book makes you want to break out all your art supplies, and give it a go.
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