Portrait Painting in Watercolor [SIGNED FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]

Reid, Charles

Verlag: Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, 1973

Beschreibung

Fine condition oblong maroon cloth boards with gold front cover and spine lettering contained in a very good condition non price-clipped color illustrated dust jacket. Includes Author Dedication; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Materials; The Head; The Features; The Hair; The Hands; Portraits in Black and White; Portraits in Color; Bibliography; and Index. Profusely illustrated with over 150 black-and-white illustrations and 42 color plates. Signed, inscribed and dated (3.24.93) by the author/artist with black pen on the half title page. Some rubbing to the upper jacket spine edge and upper right front jacket tip (see photographs). All pages are in fine unmarked condition and the spine is exceedingly tight and square (see photographs). "In this book, Charles Reid guides the reader through a complete, step-by-step tour of the watercolor materials and methods needed to create expressive, masterful portraits. He bigins with the basics, including which paints to use; how to choose your brushes; which papers are best for sketching; and how to set up and position your drawing board. Reid then presnets 25 informative, beautifully illustrated deonstrations that incorporate such techniques as mixing washes and over-washes, wet-in-wet, dry brush, lifting out, and using more than one value. He goes on to show the reader how to paint the basic head form; the eyes, nose, mouth, and ears; light hair and dark hair; hands in general and hands in detail. In following these demonstrations, the reader will learn how to use simple light and dark washes to indicate the shadows and highlights that describe the features; where to look for these light and dark areas when the head is in three-quarter side, front, back, and rim lighting situations; and how to use scratching, feathering, and hard and soft edges to create textures. By the time he reaches the complete, full-color portrait demonstrations - showing how to paint children, young men and women, and older men and women - the reader has mastered the basic techniques of the medium, and is ready to incorporate them into successful portrait painting in watercolor." - from the inner front jacket flap. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 005799

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Portrait Painting in Watercolor [SIGNED ...

Verlag: Watson-Guptill Publications, New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 1973

Einband: Hardcover

Illustrator: Reid, Charles

Zustand: Fine

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good

Signiert: Signed by Author(s)

Auflage: 1st Edition