Creative Watercolor Techniques [Hardcover]

Zoltan Szabo (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 174 pages
• Publisher: Watson-Guptill (January 1, 1974)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823011194
• ISBN-13: 978-0823011193
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #970,772 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not bad for beginners, September 20, 2006

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Nicole N. Pellegrini "sockii" (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Creative Watercolor Techniques (Hardcover)

This book will provide some interesting ideas for those looking to explore watercolor as a painting medium. Different techniques are illustrated such as drybrushing vs. wet-into-wet painting, opaque vs. translucent colors, creating textures and using salt, solvents, sponges and other tools to manipulate paint application. I definitely took some inspiration from this book to try different things when I was first learning watercolor as a medium, though as is noted in the book itself, some of these techniques should be used sparingly as they can look gimmicky in a painting if overused. Still, it is nice to have a book that shows one how to experiment with the medium and not be locked into certain schools of thought that insist on a very regimented approach to watercolor.

The biggest problem with this book is that there are not enough color illustrations to really appreciate what is being described by the artist. There are only 32 color plates in a book with more than 175 black & white images. This shortcoming makes the book visually less appealing and some of the technique explanations harder to fully appreciate.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Satisfactory, September 5, 2005

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Lupie M. Riley (Grovespring, Mo. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Creative Watercolor Techniques (Hardcover)

Quick response book was satisfactory but slightly outdated. Would have desired more color illustrations.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Creative W/C Techniques by Zolton Szabo, October 18, 2009

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Cat Lover "Janie" (Centralia, WA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Creative Watercolor Techniques (Hardcover)

Quick delivery and in great condition. Would order again from this person. One of his earlier books full of basic and very informative information as well as advanced techniques.