Product Description
Claudia Nice shows you how to turn ink and watercolors into the coarse-barked trunk of an oak, or the burnished smoothness of brass, or the verdant velvet of moss. Or any of many other things. She shows you how to use dots, fine lines, brushstrokes, black and white, color—a mixture of mediums and techniques—to suggest:
- glass
- cast iron
- adobe and brick
- sunrise and sunset
- driftwood
- leaf textures
- basketry
- surf and ocean waves
- enamelware
- rainbows
- wood grain
- distant trees
- eggs and onions
- animal hair
- and dozens of other textures!
From the Publisher
Highly recommended by Booklist.
"Nice is adept at creating fine detail and an exciting and beautiful range of surfaces. She describes various pens and their maintenance as well as the qualities of specific inks and water-base paints, then offers hundreds of examples of her polished technique. Nice contrasts the use of watercolor alone with the combination of watercolor and pen and ink, demonstrating how texture greatly enhances a painting's dimension and richness." (Booklist, September 1995)
"Nice is adept at creating fine detail and an exciting and beautiful range of surfaces. She describes various pens and their maintenance as well as the qualities of specific inks and water-base paints, then offers hundreds of examples of her polished technique. Nice contrasts the use of watercolor alone with the combination of watercolor and pen and ink, demonstrating how texture greatly enhances a painting's dimension and richness." (Booklist, September 1995)
