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| The Encyclopedia of Watercolor Techniques, 2nd Edition | 
 enlarge | Authors: Hazel Harrison, Diana Craig
Publisher: Running Press Book Publishers
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (5 reviews)
Sales Rank: 120091
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 2 Rev Sub
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 9.1 x 0.8
ISBN: 0762404655
Dewey Decimal Number: 751.42
EAN: 9780762404650
ASIN: 0762404655
Publication Date: February 1999
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| Customer Reviews:
 Encyclopedia of Watercolor techniques April 27, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is an outstanding resource of techiques that can be used to produce an interesting and varied watercolor. I think it should be part of a watercolorist's library.
Making Watercolors September 22, 2001
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
Harrison defines and employs standard language used in identifying watercolor effects. She also identifies watercolor usages and materials and is consistent in this regard. Her illustrative material is literally a survey of the watercolor world, with no histrionics, from abstraction to the tightest realism. It is a beautiful book and gratifyingly complete. She has no 'method' to push. With her insistence on planning as the key to realizing one's concept, she leaves the reader in peace to enjoy the experience the book offers of seeing how accomplished watercolorists plan their work.
The index is excellent. I will admit disappointment that Harrison touches only lightly on the qualities of now very expensive materials that would enable one to make useful choices. Her remarks on paper by type and maker I find useful and I wish this knowledgeable woman had given the reader more insights on other materials.
 Almost half of this book is a reprint of a previous edition. February 14, 2001
9 out of 13 found this review helpful
Some years ago I purchased the previous edition of this book and found it very useful. When I saw what appeared like a new edition of this book I decided to purchase it. On the cover it is marked REVISED AND UPDATED. The techniques are described well and most are new material but Part 2 - Themes is exactly the same as the first edition and this was very disappointing and will make me think carefully about purchasing a book unless I can view it in a bookshop.
 Not my favorite book however January 28, 2001
7 out of 10 found this review helpful
You might find it useful. If you can only have a few watercolor books, and you are short on technical experience, this might be just the thing for you. But if you are looking for a lot of creative inspiration rather than technique, this isn't so useful. I wasn't inspired by the contents, but the techniques are certainly ones that I do use.
A book that shows how to master the art of watercolor December 1, 1999
37 out of 40 found this review helpful
I was requested by my editors to write the introduction to the Brazilian edition of this book and immediately accepted, because, unlike o most books on art techniques, Hazel Harrison concentrates on demonstrating how to master all the resources and effects that watercolor offers, without implying that there is any preferable way in which to paint. The techniques are clearly explained and well illustrated and, in the second part of the book, she includes many examples of how different artists used the effects described in the first part to interpret various subjects. I strongly recommend this book to anyone who wishes to master the art of watercolor.
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