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Item Description Painting with the White of Your Paper Judi Wagner & Tony Van Hasselt North Light Books, 1994 Hardcover with dust jacket, 8-1/2" X 11", 134 pages Light wear on the dust jacket. There is a small, faint stain on the edge of the text block. The book has no other significant flaws or markings. From the dust jacket: A seldom-discussed secret to creating luminous watercolor paintings is making the most of the white of your paper. The beauty of watercolor comes partly from its transparency, the way the light shines through the pigment to the white paper beneath. If you cover your paper with paint, you'll lose a great deal of that special beauty. Instead, try letting your paper portray the whites you want, from sun-dappled birch trees to wheeling sea gulls. Featuring their own work and that of other artists, the authors show you how to use the white of your paper to tell the story in your paintings. Throughout, you'll get extensive insights from the artists on their creative processes and materials as well as step-by-step instructions on particular painting techniques. In the first part of this book, Judi Wagner and Tony van Hasselt open your eyes to the ways in which "white space" can bring life to your watercolor paintings. Using the authors' instruction on the play of light and dark shapes, you'll learn to distill your subject to its simplest, most elegant elements and create a vibrant, eye-catching design. You'll discover how to apply washes and glazes for brilliant, transparent color and to create illusions of reflections and light. And you'll learn to set the mood of your paintings by exaggerating color and light or by adding dramatic contrasts and shadows. In the second part of this book, the authors show you how to preserve and maximize the white in your paintings. First, they take you through the wide range of papers and boards you can use and show you how surface texture, color and weight can affect your painting. Next, they show you how to plan your white space and save it with abstract underpainting and masking. As you read and follow their instructions, you'll learn to enhance your whites through gradation and edge quality. You'll discover how to add character and texture to your whites with dry brushwork and spatters, sprays and runs. And finally, the authors will show you what to do if you accidentally paint over a white area or decide you need to lighten a dark area. You'll learn how to reclaim your whites while preserving your painting and paper with the aid of sponges, salt and razor blades. Make your watercolor paper an integral part of every picture, and discover how a little light can bring so much life to your painting! Shipping Domestic: Free International: $6.00 to Canada and Mexico. $8.00 to all other countries. Powered by eBay Turbo Lister The free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items.
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