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| Watercolor Made Simple with Claudia Nice | 
 enlarge | Author: Claudia Nice
Publisher: North Light Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (3 reviews)
Sales Rank: 281414
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.4
ISBN: 158180251X
Dewey Decimal Number: 751.422
UPC: 035313320798
EAN: 9781581802511
ASIN: 158180251X
Publication Date: May 12, 2003
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Product Description
This book is perfect for beginning watercolorists and artists in other mediums interested in trying something new-particularly decorative painters. It assumes they have absolutely no prior knowledge of watercolor and proceeds from there. The basic questions all beginners ask will be explained and illustrated in simple, step-by-step, fail-proof presentations-questions like: "How wet should my paper be?" "What brush should I use?" "How full of paint should my brush be?" "At what point do I stop and what should my painting look like?" Claudia illustrates not only the terms and techniques associated with watercolor painting, but also shows many examples of common problems beginners have, whey things can go wrong, and how to fix them. She also includes step-by-step exercises to help readers learn and practice each new watercolor technique. Most of all, this book makes learning about watercolor fun by eliminating frustration and giving beginners a solid foundation on which they can build. Claudia Nice is a multi-media artist, but prefers pen, ink and watercolor when working in the field. She has been an art consultant and instructor, has authored fifteen art instruction book and travels across North America conducting workshops, seminars and demonstrations at schools, clubs, shops and trade shows. She has recently opened her own teaching studio near Mt. Hood, Oregon.
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 Claudia Nice certainly is! July 26, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book was suggested for me since I am a relatively newcomer to watercolor. The person who suggested it has been a painter and teacher for over 70 years(she is 95 and still teaches a small group). She was right its a great book for people such as myself.
Watercolor made simple....almost January 30, 2006
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
Great book, but not simple enough for a total beginner like myself.
 A good reference book for all levels December 4, 2005
21 out of 21 found this review helpful
This a very good book. It covers many aspects of painting in watercolor, including some difficult-to-find tips like mixing convincing shadow colors, working with color triads (3 colors) to create mood, and a list of common colors that are transparent, opaque, staining, or granulating.
There are troubleshooting tips to help the beginner who wants to achieve certain effects but cannot figure out what went wrong.
The book has only 127 pages, but it is fiiled with useful information about techniques like washes, glazing, layering, masking and spatter. There is also some information about the use of unconventional aids like stamping, sponging, alcohol and plastic wrap. Every page is filled with Ms. Nice's realistic yet magical artwork.
Where to use transparent or opaque watercolor, and how to test pigments for transparency would have been some welcome additional information.
Overall, it is a good book to own, especially for the beginner to intermediate levels.
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