Capturing Light in Watercolor [Hardcover]

Marilyn Simandle (Author), Lewis Barrett Lehrman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1997

The author shares her techniques for creating light-filled watercolor paintings and offers step-by-step demonstrations of essential methods.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: North Light Books; First edition (March 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0891347097
• ISBN-13: 978-0891347095
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #105,235 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #71 in Books > Arts & Photography > Painting > Watercolor

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38 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a beautiful wise book, September 22, 1999

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This review is from: Capturing Light in Watercolor (Hardcover)

i devoured this book with the same pleasure i'd get from reading a beautiful children's book. the illustrations -- step by step images of simandle paintings in process -- are beautiful to look at. the stories -- how to put together a painting, from first sketches to last touches of detail -- are simple and engaging. simandle's approaches to brushwork (including the palette knife), mixing colors, preserving white and developing visual rhythms are well worth learning. a very fine guide for the intermediate painter looking for more poetry in their watercolor technique ... one of my favorite watercolor books.

29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FOR EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO BECOME A LIGHT WATERCOLORIST, September 14, 1998

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This review is from: Capturing Light in Watercolor (Hardcover)

I am a Swedish girl who bought this book by chance and it turned out to be just what I was looking for. A wonderful book, a "must" for everyone who like bright, light, sparcling and fresh watercolor paintings. M Simandle teaches you really how to capture light and how important it is to use, as she calls it, "broken color" - many, many fragments of bright pigment, sparkling and contrasting with the white of the paper. A book that I HIGHLY RECOMMEND.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow! This is perfect for any watercolorist!!, June 19, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Capturing Light in Watercolor (Hardcover)

I found Marilyn's unique approach and palette knife techinique a real find in the world of watercolor instruction books. The beautifully designed step by step latouts and gorgeous subject matter really hit the spot for the starving artist in all of us. Each lesson makes everyone an editor so we can go on to design and illustrate our own personal world in watercolor. I love this book!! (like you didn't notice)