Just Add Watercolour: Inspiration & Painting Techniques from Contemporary Artists
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- Author：Helen Birch
- ISBN：071123664X
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Lily
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Lovely little pictures to look at （all very much my style） and provided lots of inspiration。 Very informative accompanying text， though I sometimes felt a bit muddled reading it！ But absolutely lovely overall。
Kate
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More inspiration than techniques。 Dozens of examples of different styles using watercolor。
Frantastika
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A small format but big in ideas and inspiration for get the most of your watercolors。
Shona
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Inspiring！
Allison
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This series of books are great little tools for inspiration。 A lot of wonderful images of different artists' work， and brief explanation of the techniques used。 This series of books are great little tools for inspiration。 A lot of wonderful images of different artists' work， and brief explanation of the techniques used。 。。。more
Carolina
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Artists from this book:Ana Montiel:anamontiel。comAnne Smith: annesmith。netArthur Kvarnstrom:arthurkvarnstrom。comBecca Stadtlander:beccastadtlander。comBetsy Walton: 6。84， 6。86morningcraft。comBlanca Gómez:cosasminimas。comCate Edwards:flickr。com/cate_edwardsCathy McMurray:cathymcmurray。comCharlene Liu:charlene-liu。comDadu Shin:dadushin。comDaniela Henríquez Fernández:flickr。com/danielahenriquezDavid Hornung: 2。38， 2。55davidhornung。comEkaterina Koroleva:ekaterina-koroleva。deEleni Kalorkoti: 1。21， 2。4 Artists from this book:Ana Montiel:anamontiel。comAnne Smith: annesmith。netArthur Kvarnstrom:arthurkvarnstrom。comBecca Stadtlander:beccastadtlander。comBetsy Walton: 6。84， 6。86morningcraft。comBlanca Gómez:cosasminimas。comCate Edwards:flickr。com/cate_edwardsCathy McMurray:cathymcmurray。comCharlene Liu:charlene-liu。comDadu Shin:dadushin。comDaniela Henríquez Fernández:flickr。com/danielahenriquezDavid Hornung: 2。38， 2。55davidhornung。comEkaterina Koroleva:ekaterina-koroleva。deEleni Kalorkoti: 1。21， 2。43elenikalorkoti。comEleonora Marton:eleonoramarton。comElissa Nesheim: 6。81， 6。87elissasue。comElizabeth Baddeley:ebaddeley。comElizabeth O’Reilly:elizabethoreilly。comEmily Watkins:emily-watkins。co。ukFunctional Fox （Matt La’Mont）:thefunctionalfox。comGabby Malpas:gabbymalpas。comGeorgiana Paraschiv:gpdsn。comHatsuki Miyahara:hacco。hacca。jpHelen Dealtry:wokinggirldesigns。comHelen Hallows:helenhallows。comHolly Exley: 1。07， 1。17hollyexley。comItsuko Suzuki: fm1。1， 5。72itsukosuzuki。comJeannie Phan:jeanniephan。comJennifer Davis: 6。80， 6。83jenniferdavisart。comJoanna Gossjoannagoss。comJulie Van Wezemael:julievanwezemael。blogspot。co。ukJunyi Wu: Part One， 5。74junyiwu。comKamilla Talbot:kamillatalbot。comKaren Barbour:karenbarbour。comKasia Breska:pencilboxgirl。blogspot。comKate Pugsley:katepugsley。comKaye Blegvad:kayeblegvad。comKelly Puissegur: 6。82， 6。88retrowhale。comKoen Lybaert:u-cover。com/paintingsKotryna Žukauskaitė:kata-illustration。comLeah Goren:leahgoren。comLiam Howard:liam-howard。blogspot。co。ukLieke van der Vorst:liekeland。nlLoui Jover: 1。04， 1。08louijover。tumblr。comLourdes Sanchez:lulisanchez。comLuka Va:luk。ltsurfingsloth。com。auMadara Lukjanoviča:etsy。com/shop/madareliMarcus Oakley: 4。65， 4。69marcusoakley。comMarina Molares:marinamolares。comMisato Suzuki:alittlepainter。comMonica Ramos:monramos。comNadja Gabriela Plein:nadjagabrielaplein。co。ukNatasha Newton:natasha-newton。co。ukNicholas Stevenson: 2。44， 2。53nicholasstevenson。comNikki Painter:nikkipainter。comNuria Mora:nuriamora。comPatrick Boehner:patrickboehner。comPaul Bailey:paulbaileyart。co。ukPeggy Wolf:peggywolf。comSandra Dieckmann / Jamie Mills:sandradieckmann。comsandradieckmann。blogspot。comSandrine Pelissier:watercolorpainting。caSarah Burwash:sarahburwash。comSasha Prood:sashaprood。comSimona Dimitri:illusimi。comSophie Lécuyer:sophielecuyer。blogspot。comStina Persson:stinapersson。comkokoartagency。comTalya Baldwin:talyabaldwin。comTracie Huskamp:TheRedDoor-Studio。comValéria Kondor:flickr。com/people/13901617@NValerio Vidali:vivavidali。blogspot。co。uk/Vikki Chu: 2。45， 2。50vikkichu。comWil Freeborn:wilfreeborn。co。ukYellena James: fm3。2， 1。23yellena。comYoshinori Funayama:mozneko。boo。jp 。。。more
Lastoadri
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I love Helen Birch books。。 eye candy。
Maria Crean
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Lovely selectionVery cheap and my first art book bought on Kindle。 It is lovely to always have it to hand to flick through。 This was recommended through a course I was doing on Domestika。
Wendya
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This is one of my favourites for inspiration lately using watercolour。 Great tips and ideas for keeping your work moving。
Taylor Ashbrook
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Beautiful & Inspiring Learned some green lessons。 The examples are wonderful。 I can't wait to try out the ideas the book inspired。 Happy to recommend it！ Beautiful & Inspiring Learned some green lessons。 The examples are wonderful。 I can't wait to try out the ideas the book inspired。 Happy to recommend it！ 。。。more
Fabienne
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"Think carefully about how you're going to use red before you start your piece of work。 It can be a striking device in creating your image， but it's also a very dominating colour。" （p。18） "Think carefully about how you're going to use red before you start your piece of work。 It can be a striking device in creating your image， but it's also a very dominating colour。" （p。18） 。。。more
Sibisse
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Un buen puñado de inspiración。 Es un libro que abre la mente， da ideas y explica técnicas。 Me gusta mucho su enfoque
Krista Park
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An overview of how many， many watercolor pieces were created。 A nice introduction to equipment/supplies and techniques。
Mariel
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So much inspiration in this little book！ Excited to try out some new techniques！
Cam
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Not a basic watercolour book。 How to take your watercolour to the next level。 Goes into colour theory， advanced techniques， composition。 Pretty inspiring though！
Jordan Lammert
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i like haw it tells you all about the different techniques
Anna
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This was a delightful little book filled with a beautiful selection of watercolor paintings。 While there wasn't much in step-by-step technique process， it did get me thinking about the different materials and the different ways that watercolor can be used。 Seeing the different styles of watercolor was intriguing and informative。 I would recommend this book for any beginner artist。 This was a delightful little book filled with a beautiful selection of watercolor paintings。 While there wasn't much in step-by-step technique process， it did get me thinking about the different materials and the different ways that watercolor can be used。 Seeing the different styles of watercolor was intriguing and informative。 I would recommend this book for any beginner artist。 。。。more
Grape
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Introduces some really cool techniques by explaining how the unique paintings were created。 Great for getting inspiration to try a new technique in your art work。
Jamie
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A fun little book to browse， though reading the text that accompanied every painting/illustration got old， so I quit about halfway through。 Good for inspiration or new ideas！
Liliana
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mucha descripción y poca explicación
Susan Barton
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I’ve attempted watercolor several times， but have never been particularly pleased with the results。 I’ve always gone back to my favorite method of using acrylics。 However， after browsing the pages of "Just Add Watercolor"， I’m definitely ready to give it another try。As the book description states， this book showcases “200 of the best works of young， modern watercolor painters， paired with bite-sized painting tips and art instruction…” Yet， as the description also says， each photograph is paired I’ve attempted watercolor several times， but have never been particularly pleased with the results。 I’ve always gone back to my favorite method of using acrylics。 However， after browsing the pages of "Just Add Watercolor"， I’m definitely ready to give it another try。As the book description states， this book showcases “200 of the best works of young， modern watercolor painters， paired with bite-sized painting tips and art instruction…” Yet， as the description also says， each photograph is paired with insights and tips。 Each vivid and beautiful photo includes an in depth critique of the art， along with an insightful tip from the author。 Techniques like lifting color with a variety of tools， adding finely detailed pen work before or after adding watercolor and prepping surfaces with gesso （good to know！） are explained in detail at the conclusion of each art evaluation/description。 "Just Add Watercolor" packs a ton of information in one lovely little book。 It’s filled to the brim with watercolor tips， tricks and techniques for artists of any level。 This book has definitely given me the incentive to try my hand at watercolor again！ Highly recommended。 http://ebookreviewgal。com received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Vera Godley
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I don’t draw and I don’t paint。 That being said， I have long desired to have an artistic outlet and now that I’m retired， I’ve been thinking perhaps a bit of painting might be something to try。 I also understand that watercolors are the medium best to begin with。 Hence， my desire to see just what Just Add Watercolors might have to help this potential painter。First of all， it is NOT a step-by-step how-to-do-it book that tells you how best to dip you brush into a pot of watercolors and voila an ar I don’t draw and I don’t paint。 That being said， I have long desired to have an artistic outlet and now that I’m retired， I’ve been thinking perhaps a bit of painting might be something to try。 I also understand that watercolors are the medium best to begin with。 Hence， my desire to see just what Just Add Watercolors might have to help this potential painter。First of all， it is NOT a step-by-step how-to-do-it book that tells you how best to dip you brush into a pot of watercolors and voila an artist is born！ No。 It is a small book filled with interesting paintings along a “modern” line。 Each of the paintings is show on the right side and an explanation of the tools and techniques used by the artist is on the left side。You’ll get an introduction to techniques and terms on a small scale so you can begin your dabbling in this forgivable medium。 Or if you've been painting awhile， you might learn a new technique that will really make your painting come alive。So now I just need to go out and acquire a bit of stuff - you know brushes， paints， pens， and paper to begin。 Then I can see if I have any talent for adding watercolor to create something that might be lovely to look upon。 Something with which I can express feelings of joy， moodiness， hurt， love。The anticipation just might be enough to get me moving。 So do I really Just Add Watercolor？Pssssssttt…。 I do have a daughter that dabbles a bit with paints and she enjoys using watercolors。 Perhaps this little book will be best suited for her。 But then…。。 perhaps I should give it a real try myself。DISCLOSURE: I received a complimentary copy from Bloggingforbooks。com to facilitate this review。 Opinions are my own。 I was not compensated for this review。 。。。more
Amanda Marie
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What a treat！ First I was shocked at the size of the book， it is around 4″ X 6″！ I love how tote-able the book is and it features a hard cover which is great for carrying the book around the city with me！One of the highlights of the book is the unique index gallery in the front of the book。 There are thumbnails of all the painting is the book with the page number in them offering a quick visual reference which is helpful and such an amazing quality for the book！The main focus of the book is each What a treat！ First I was shocked at the size of the book， it is around 4″ X 6″！ I love how tote-able the book is and it features a hard cover which is great for carrying the book around the city with me！One of the highlights of the book is the unique index gallery in the front of the book。 There are thumbnails of all the painting is the book with the page number in them offering a quick visual reference which is helpful and such an amazing quality for the book！The main focus of the book is each artist talking about their painting， offering techniques and tips。 Each painting is by a different artist and Helen features all types of water-coloring as well which is great！Helen Ends the book with Watercolor Fundamentals， information on materials and steps on what to do next！ I think it is great that she offers ideas on what steps to take after painting to get your work in galleries ect。Helen is based out of UK and is an art lecturer， blogger and author。 You can check out her blog @ http://drawdrawdraw-drawdrawdraw。blog。。。 and also follow her on Twitter @ https://twitter。com/drawdrawdraw and also on instagram @ https://www。instagram。com/helenbirch_。。。I really enjoy her Pinterest which can be found @ https://www。pinterest。com/drawdrawdraw/ particularly her board watercolour-water-based-media 。。。more
Helene Fosse
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This book has taught me so much more than I could've ever expected from it。 If you already know the basics of watercolour-painting， but want to learn how to truly experiment， using everything from digital tools to collage， in your watercolour-work， and at the same time be inspired by a whole bunch of really beautiful and artistically interesting paintings， then this is the book for you！ This book has taught me so much more than I could've ever expected from it。 If you already know the basics of watercolour-painting， but want to learn how to truly experiment， using everything from digital tools to collage， in your watercolour-work， and at the same time be inspired by a whole bunch of really beautiful and artistically interesting paintings， then this is the book for you！ 。。。more
Miquela
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This book was like Pintrest in your pocket， a portable， well-curated collection of artwork that centers around water-based media。 Not only was the art fun to look at， Ms Birch gave tips and insights into how each piece was created。 In addition to the tidbits throughout the book， there was a good glossary at the end with more ideas。 I'll be on the lookout for her other book Freehand" （Illustrer in French）。 This book was like Pintrest in your pocket， a portable， well-curated collection of artwork that centers around water-based media。 Not only was the art fun to look at， Ms Birch gave tips and insights into how each piece was created。 In addition to the tidbits throughout the book， there was a good glossary at the end with more ideas。 I'll be on the lookout for her other book Freehand" （Illustrer in French）。 。。。more
Shauna
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Beautiful， inspirational book。 Not only was this book a joy to read， but I was also inspired by the talented artists featured as well as this useful techniques and tips shared！ Just Add Watercolor is a must have for anyone who loves the arts！
Candy
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VERY enjoyable read。The format is small， with a description of the art piece on the left page and a picture of the piece on the right page。My thought in picking it off the new books shelf was that it might give me ideas for quilts， and then， watercolors are my favorite kind of paintings。It was all that and more！ I didn't know anything about using the computer to scan in and manipulate painting images。 Fascinating。 VERY enjoyable read。The format is small， with a description of the art piece on the left page and a picture of the piece on the right page。My thought in picking it off the new books shelf was that it might give me ideas for quilts， and then， watercolors are my favorite kind of paintings。It was all that and more！ I didn't know anything about using the computer to scan in and manipulate painting images。 Fascinating。 。。。more
Callie
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I read a couple books on watercolors after I started getting more interested in it。 I really don't think any other resource will give you as much information on techniques as a good 'ole book。 I read one last summer and got a lot of good information from it， so I picked out another book on watercolors this summer。 I am reading Just Add Watercolor by Helen Birch， and I am finding it really interesting so far！ This is a quick， easy book to read - each page has a painting， with the matching page in I read a couple books on watercolors after I started getting more interested in it。 I really don't think any other resource will give you as much information on techniques as a good 'ole book。 I read one last summer and got a lot of good information from it， so I picked out another book on watercolors this summer。 I am reading Just Add Watercolor by Helen Birch， and I am finding it really interesting so far！ This is a quick， easy book to read - each page has a painting， with the matching page including descriptions of the artists work and tips on techniques。 I like this layout for a couple reasons - first， including the descriptions of the work is really interesting to me in terms of art appreciation。 Are these paintings all my style？ Not all of them， but when I read about the process the artist went through， or the unusual choices they made， I appreciate each work that much more。 I think this book would actually be a handy little tool in our homeschool arsenal for art appreciation。 Second， I love that they don't end with just talking about each painting - they give you tips on the practical aspects of techniques and materials， which I found very helpful！When I am reading a book about a specific topic， it gives me that motivation to try to apply some of what I'm learning - so books are one of my favorite things for that inspiration to get started！Note: I received a copy of this book in exchange for a review。 This is my honest opinion。 。。。more
Meaghan Steeves
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This was just the BEST。 I can't wait to work through my other watercolour tutorial books so I can treat myself and take on the techniques of this one！ Loooved it。 <3 This was just the BEST。 I can't wait to work through my other watercolour tutorial books so I can treat myself and take on the techniques of this one！ Loooved it。 <3 。。。more
Eula
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