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Book Synopsis: How can experienced watermedia artists continue to develop their skills while cultivating a spirit of experimentation and discovery? How can they push the medium beyond realism to build images that have urgency and power? Where can they seek informed advice and inspired motivation in pursuit of their art?
In Master Class in Watermedia - an updated full-color edition of his Master Class in Watercolor - renowned artist Edward Betts offers solutions to these and other provocative questions. Using his beautiful, luminous work as a point of departure, Betts invites painters who work in transparent watercolor, gouache, casein, acrylic, and mixed media to re-evaluate their materials, procedures, and approaches, and to take risks that will help them to abandon old habits and embrace fresh ways of seeing and painting.
Reviewing basic methods and exploring a variety of techniques, Betts first analyzes traditional sketching strategies (both on-location and in the studio), sources for pictorial images (including photographs, memory, reading, and studio experimentation), and the textures and effects obtainable in each of the watermedia. Collage, mixed-media, and brushless methods are considered as tools for expanding one's repertoire, and for gaining a deeper understanding of the formal possibilities of subject matter. Betts then assesses the complex relationships between nature and abstraction, from descriptive realism to pure design. Finally, readers are encouraged to evaluate their influences and work critically, and to appraise their creative strengths and weaknesses.
Intelligently written and lavishly illustrated with many new works done especially for this version, Master Class in Watermedia is an invaluable source of inspiration for intermediate and advanced watermedia artists.
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Are you an experienced watermedia artist looking to take your skills to the next level? Look no further than the Master Class in Watermedia: Techniques in Traditional and Experimental Painting book by renowned artist Edward Betts. This updated full-color edition offers a wealth of solutions to help you develop your artistic abilities while cultivating a spirit of experimentation and discovery.
With Betts' beautiful and luminous work as your guide, you'll be inspired to push the boundaries of realism and create images that possess urgency and power. From transparent watercolor to gouache, casein, acrylic, and mixed media, this book encourages you to reimagine your materials, procedures, and approaches. Embrace risk-taking and abandon old habits as you gain fresh perspectives on seeing and painting.
In Master Class in Watermedia, you'll find a comprehensive exploration of traditional sketching strategies, both on-location and in the studio. Betts provides insights into finding inspiration from various sources such as photographs, memory, reading, and studio experimentation. You'll also learn about the textures and effects achievable with each watermedia, and how collage, mixed-media, and brushless techniques can expand your creative repertoire.
This book goes beyond technique alone. Betts delves into the complex relationship between nature and abstraction, guiding you from descriptive realism to pure design. Through thoughtful reflection and self-assessment, you'll be able to critically evaluate your own artistic influences, strengths, and weaknesses.
Master Class in Watermedia is intelligently written and lavishly illustrated with many new works created specifically for this edition. Whether you're an intermediate or advanced watermedia artist, this book is sure to provide you with the inspiration and motivation you need to take your artistry to new heights.
Ready to embark on your artistic journey? Click here to get your copy of Master Class in Watermedia today!
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