London: B.T. Batsford Ltd, 1993. 1st Edition. Hardcover_cloth. Collectible - Near Fine/Near Fine. 8.75"x11.13" 127 pgs.Purple cloth boards w/purple letters outlined in gilt on spine. Typeset by Keyspools Limited. Frontispiece "Daybreak, Hydra". Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, unclipped, & unmarked. Minor shelf and edge wear to DJ. Little white paint on bottom edges. This introduction to the art of painting water in watercolour. Each chapter covers a different aspect of water, including reflections, running water, falling water, still water and atmospherics. With the emphasis on the gradual accumulation of skills, Ann Whalley explains the basic principles of perspective and reflection, colour and tone, as well as the rules governing composition and distortion. A useful chapter on materials and equipment is followed by chapters dealing with individual aspects of painting water in its many forms, from the sea with its cliffs, harbours and beaches to flowing rivers and muddy puddles.

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Bookseller: Blacks Bookshop (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 9091
Title: Painting Water in Watercolour
Author: Whalley, Ann
Format/Binding: Hardcover_cloth
Book Condition: Used - Collectible - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0713469692
ISBN 13: 9780713469691
Publisher: B.T. Batsford Ltd
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1993

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