Watercolor basics

This book provides everything beginning painters need to know in order to use light to get attention with their paintings, to set the mood and to express the time of day. They'll find invaluable advice on tools and materials as well as general information on how and why to use light in your paintings. Then readers will learn the important basics about knowing their light source and some practical techniques for painting both lights and darks. Finally, Morris shows them some simple ways to use light to set the mood for their paintings and a variety of problem-solving techniques. The perfect book for beginning artists trying to master the difficult skill of manipulating light, this is the latest volume in the highly successful Watercolor Basics painting series.