Painting Nature in Pen & Ink with Watercolor [Paperback]

Claudia Nice (Author), Sueellen Ross (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2003

Anyone willing to learn can celebrate the wonder of nature with Claudia Nice's techniques for combining pen and ink with watercolor. Offering clear, step-by-step instruction for painting a range of subjects, she focuses on the little details first, from soil and leaves to wildflowers and birds. As artists are guided piece-by-piece through the wonders of different panoramic settings, they will learn to combine these elements into full-scale projects - quiet forest scenes, coral reefs teerning with color, prairies, deserts, ponds and mountains - all alive with the beauty and joy of nature.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Nice offers a large-format color exploration of the natural world in broad context. The forest scenes, the coral reef, and desert themes help create a substantial manual in an up-to-date format. If the budget is tight, Dover offers a reprint of Sy and Dorothea Barlow's Illustrating Nature (1997), which has a preponderance of black-and-white illustrations. But spring for Nice's volume if the budget allows.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Claudia Nice is a self-taught artist who has developed her realistic style by sketching from nature. Throughout her career, she has won numerous awards for her work and has shared her masterful techniques through her workshops and bestselling books. These titles include Creating Textures in Pen & Ink with Watercolor, Sketching Your Favorite Subjects in Pen & Ink and How to Keep a Sketchbook Journal. She lives in Sandy, Oregon.

Product Details

• Paperback: 131 pages
• Publisher: North Light Books (January 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1581802439
• ISBN-13: 978-1581802436
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,230,090 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Claudia Nice is a successful and well-known pen & ink artist, teacher and author in the US. She teaches students from all over the world at her studio in Oregon. Claudia lives with her husband in the Columbia River Gorge on the Oregon border.

Customer Reviews

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34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice, but material is duplicated in another of her books, June 6, 2004

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This review is from: Painting Nature in Pen & Ink with Watercolor (Hardcover)

This is an excellent book... IF you don't already own "Painting with Watercolor, Pen and Ink" by Claudia Nice. The material in this book is entirely duplicated in the "Painting with...". Please do not buy this book if you already own a copy of "Painting with Watercolor, Pen and Ink". I did and was thoroughly disappointed that there was no new material in the "Painting Nature in Pen & Ink with Watercolor".

Now, if you own the other book "Creating Textures with Watercolor, Pen and Ink" then I highly recommend this book as it has subject matter that was not covered in the "Creating Textures..." book.

If you don't own any of her books, then buy the "Painting with Watercolor Pen and Ink" ISBN 158180265X because it completely combines the material in both "Creating Textures..." and "Painting Nature..." books.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Painting Nature in Pen & Ink with Watercolor, March 11, 2008

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Nancy S. Gragg "All4U" (Alamogordo, NM) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Painting Nature in Pen & Ink with Watercolor (Hardcover)

I love Claudia Nice and buy her books. She is the real expert on pen and ink. That's why I bought this one. It is an excellent book but imagine my vast disappointment when I discovered I already had it. Except for a few overview pages, this entire book is in Painting With Watercolor, Pen and Ink.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars painting nature in pin and ink, January 12, 2011

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Wilma F. Irwin (Sanford Nc) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Painting Nature in Pen & Ink with Watercolor (Paperback)

I love this book. If you love observing nature and painting about what you see, you will find this book very helpful. The book is easy to follow, and beautifully illustrated.