Many art books offer advice on how to perform the techniques used by creative watercolorists, but this one goes farther by also explaining the "why" and "when" aspects of using these critical skills. Artful Watercolor exhaustively covers the best uses of light and shadow, color values, mixing custom colors, applying washes, and understanding shape, as well as exploring expressions of harmony and conflict, order and chaos within the composition. Numerous exercises and tips help guide readers through expressive detail work, wet/dry painting, and fixing mistakes.

Author Biography

Lou Bonamarte has won numerous awards for his watercolours and is the founder of Connecticut's Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts. Carolyn Janik, who has studied with Bonamarte for five years, is the successful author of 15 how-to books and has received critical praise for her ability to translate technical information into prose that is easily understood and fun to read.