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Watercolour Textures: An art guide from basic textures to advanced compositions (Collins Artist’s Studio) [Blockley, Ann] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Watercolour Textures: An art guide from basic textures to advanced compositions (Collins Artist’s Studio) Review: Much more than the title suggests - If you are familiar with Ann Blockley's flower paintings, you will be surprised by this book. (You can see a gallery of Blockley's paintings on her website.) It is no ordinary, watercolour how-to book, and the cover and title give nothing away. In this book, the author admits that she has stepped well outside her comfort zone to explore an entirely new approach to the painting process. We can be very glad that she did. The simple chapter headings give no idea of the innovations Blockley presents. There are the usual texture mediums described in other art instruction books, but Blockely applies these mediums in entirely new ways: clingfilm, salt, inks, granulation medium, bubbles and foam, gold and silver pigments, paint resist and more. The beautiful colour illustrations inspire and encourage the reader to experiment, but the text is even more important. You could approach this book in one of two ways: either you can use it for the techniques alone, or you can use the techniques to move outside your artistic comfort zone as Blockley has done - beyond what is familiar in your established approach to painting. Blockley admits that it took courage to do this publicly in a book. Any artist - of any medium - can take heart - and inspiration - from what the author shares of her out-of-the-zone process. This book has plenty of demonstrations and includes three guest artists: Shirley Trevena, Moira Huntly and John Blockley, all of whom explored art mediums in daring ways. You can google all three names and take a look at their on-line galleries. I nearly didn't buy this book because watercolour is not my medium. I am so glad I did. It's one of the best books I've come across for encouraging the exploration of new ways of artistic expression - in any medium. Better still, Blockley makes the process simple, interesting and fun. Review: Recipient loves it - Gave it as a gift because of the handsome cover. Recipient absolutely loved the technique. Below is my own original review. She's more into showing her work than teaching technique. As far as textures, she occasionally (briefly) mentions tired recycled hacks, like salt, resist, wax, scratching. But she doesn't get into much how-to detail. If you yearn to browse nice, gift shoppe art, this is your book!
| Best Sellers Rank | #908,098 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #409 in Landscape & Seascape Art #413 in Landscape Painting #754 in Watercolor Painting |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (378) |
| Dimensions | 9.13 x 0.59 x 10.24 inches |
| Edition | illustrated edition |
| ISBN-10 | 0007213859 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0007213856 |
| Item Weight | 2.31 pounds |
| Language | English |
| Part of series | Collins Artist’s Studio |
| Print length | 128 pages |
| Publication date | May 1, 2007 |
| Publisher | Collins |
S**T
Much more than the title suggests
If you are familiar with Ann Blockley's flower paintings, you will be surprised by this book. (You can see a gallery of Blockley's paintings on her website.) It is no ordinary, watercolour how-to book, and the cover and title give nothing away. In this book, the author admits that she has stepped well outside her comfort zone to explore an entirely new approach to the painting process. We can be very glad that she did. The simple chapter headings give no idea of the innovations Blockley presents. There are the usual texture mediums described in other art instruction books, but Blockely applies these mediums in entirely new ways: clingfilm, salt, inks, granulation medium, bubbles and foam, gold and silver pigments, paint resist and more. The beautiful colour illustrations inspire and encourage the reader to experiment, but the text is even more important. You could approach this book in one of two ways: either you can use it for the techniques alone, or you can use the techniques to move outside your artistic comfort zone as Blockley has done - beyond what is familiar in your established approach to painting. Blockley admits that it took courage to do this publicly in a book. Any artist - of any medium - can take heart - and inspiration - from what the author shares of her out-of-the-zone process. This book has plenty of demonstrations and includes three guest artists: Shirley Trevena, Moira Huntly and John Blockley, all of whom explored art mediums in daring ways. You can google all three names and take a look at their on-line galleries. I nearly didn't buy this book because watercolour is not my medium. I am so glad I did. It's one of the best books I've come across for encouraging the exploration of new ways of artistic expression - in any medium. Better still, Blockley makes the process simple, interesting and fun.
J**S
Recipient loves it
Gave it as a gift because of the handsome cover. Recipient absolutely loved the technique. Below is my own original review. She's more into showing her work than teaching technique. As far as textures, she occasionally (briefly) mentions tired recycled hacks, like salt, resist, wax, scratching. But she doesn't get into much how-to detail. If you yearn to browse nice, gift shoppe art, this is your book!
M**T
Book review
Nice product and in good condition.
D**.
Lacks instructions
Good info with beautiful paintings. Well written, just doesn't have enough demonstrations.
B**R
Wonderful ideas
Wonderful book full of so many ideas that are actually doable! What more can I ask for?
W**E
I own four of Ann's books
I recently purchased , Experimental flowers, landscapes, watercolor texture and watercolor workshop. All books are good. this book may have more appeal it presents various subjects and how to develop them in various fashions . The Watercolor texture book is very informative , The experimental books are very good however more from a contemplative point of view. I have written this same review for all 4 books.
A**R
Watercolor Textures
Love the content of this book. Unfortunately the delivery guy sat something heavy on it and warped the cover!
I**2
Lovely pictures, short on instruction and demos.
As the other reviewers have said, the pictures are lovely, mostly, but very little instruction. I ordered the book, knowing this, but still had hope. Even though most of the pictures were somewhat inspiring, it wasn't enough for me to keep the book, and I usually hate sending an art book back. I have enough books in my library and they are more helpful. Ann is a VERY accomplished artist, however, and I have one of her videos that I enjoy better.
R**L
Muy buen libro. Lleno de ideas para mi novedosas, no todas fácil de ejecutar. Las explicaciones e ilustraciones son excelentes. Muy recomendable.
A**R
beautiful book
K**R
Absolutely FANTASTIC book! Hard cover, excellent condition and useful & interesting information. Great range of pictures including landscapes, still life & animals. It is my new ‘favourite’ book!!!!
D**.
Dieses Buch ist atemberaubend, sehr sympathisch und warmherzig geschrieben (Englisch!), gespickt mit vielen praktischen und kreativen Tipps rund um das Malen, die Mut machen, Neues auszuprobieren und voller traumhaft schöner Beispielbilder. Danke an Ann Blockley für dieses besondere Werk und die wohltuende Inspiration!
L**A
Great books for intermediate or higher level watercolor artist. Very interesting. Not recommended for beginners. Too big and complex of projects.
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