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Creating Textures in Pen & Ink with Watercolor

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Format: Paperback, Illustrated


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Claudia Nice shows you how to turn ink and watercolors into the coarse-barked trunk of an oak, or the burnished smoothness of brass, or the verdant velvet of moss. Or any of many other things. She shows you how to use dots, fine lines, brushstrokes, black and white, color—a mixture of mediums and techniques—to suggest: • glass • cast iron • adobe and brick • sunrise and sunset • driftwood • leaf textures • basketry • surf and ocean waves • enamelware • rainbows • wood grain • distant trees • eggs and onions • animal hair • and dozens of other textures! You'll learn how to use materials, from technical pens to paint brushes, colored inks to liquid acrylics. You'll discover ways to blot, spatter, stamp and otherwise alter and combine ink and watercolor for exciting texturing effects. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ North Light Books; Illustrated edition (January 29, 2005)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Paperback ‏ : ‎ 144 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1581807252


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 57


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.33 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.57 x 0.41 x 11 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #41,009 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #16 in Mixed Media (Books) #37 in Watercolor Painting #44 in Pen & Ink Drawing


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  • I enjoyed the entire book!
Claudia has a teaching technique that is informative, encouraging and a light style that does not leave me with a headache. I'm a hands-on learner. I don't learn well when a teacher gives too much information all at once. (It's like drudgery with a headache.) I learned a lot with a quick read through and I'm ready to begin watercolor painting. I use oil and acrylic paints. I always shunned watercolor because of the masking and layers of paint. Claudia made it clear why we would need the layers, and the application excites me. Add in the ink techniques and I'm hooked. This book is a great resource book and will be kept close at hand. I'm thankful I found this great teacher. I have bought another of her books. I'll read that one tonight. Thank you Claudia! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2023 by CroShayLady

  • Packed with ideas and inspiration!
In love with this book! I bought it on a bit of a whim. Have been working in watercolor for a while but thought I would take a look at how mixing ink and watercolor could be used. Wow! This book really opened my eyes to how much can be done with this mix. Seems like much of what I see is an ink drawing with some washes of watercolor, but this artist/author does such a great job of showing how the two media can be employed as a unified approach to projects. Really well organized with clear explanation of different techniques! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2023 by Ellen

  • Excellent!
This book doesn't just show simple basic techniques, such as wet-on-wet, it also shows several ways to perform this technique. Later in the book, it shows pictures where they have been used, but instead of just saying 'wet-on-wet,' (for example), it provides the detailed description that allows the reader to see how to uses them. Really good book for the watercolorist of any level. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2023 by rlm

  • Excellent Reference Manual
To be clear, it isn't an instruction manual on how to draw or use watercolor -- those basics are assumed. Instead it serves as a reference manual for textures, techniques, and approaches. The illustrations inside are lovely, very classic look (but of course you can adapt them for more modern styles, your imagination is the limit). Essential? Maybe not, but it's a very nice reference and source of inspiration. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2023 by KBMM

  • Artist
This type of art was over my head. I’m only a beginner. But loved the illustrations.
Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2023 by L.Mitchell

  • In extremely nice condition
Great seller! Wonderful book...better condition then advertised...Thank you!
Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2023 by Infinite Tee

  • Informative
Enjoyable
Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2023 by Lillie M Kinder

  • THE BEST BOOK!
I have a lot of watercolor books, probably more than any one person ought to hoard. But this is the best one I've ever seen. Extremely well organized and loaded with colored illustrations, Claudia Nice presents her material in a logical and easy to follow manner. She writes so clearly that the book isn't burdened with unnecessary text, burt rather succinct lines of how she achieved her results. Frequently she includes her palettes. I'm using this as a textbook, copying her demonstrations (today I did animal eyes, for instance). I was taking a local art class and left in the middle of it yesterday when the teacher - for the 2nd week in a row - threw a picture up on the screen and told us to paint it while he devoted the rest of our class time to painting his own art. I was frustrated as I didn't have a clue how to paint what was on the screen. I came home saddened and very discouraged, not wanting to sketch or paint. Today, I pulled out THIS book and I'm back on track. I spent 1 1/2 hours studying/painting 1 page of this book and learned more than I did with 25 hours of instruction for the last 2 art classes I've taken. I have 2 of her other books also and can't wait to jump into them too. I cannot recommend this book highly enough! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2016 by Sinclair Browning

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