En Plein Air: Watercolor: Expert techniques and simple step-by-step projects for creating dynamic landscapes in the open air with watercolor
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Summary
For artists looking to grow beyond the studio， En Plein Air: Watercolor is the definitive resource for experiencing the rewards and invigoration of watercolor painting on location。
En Plein Air: Watercolor introduces beginning artists and fine-art enthusiasts to the core concepts of painting on location。 This guide will have you fully prepared for a day of painting outdoors。 Inside， you'll find a comprehensive list of what to pack to maximize your time， learn how to choose a subject and interpret it for a composition， discover how to deal with the challenges of shadows and shifting natural light， and hone your watercolor techniques。
The collection of step-by-step projects will help you gain new artistic skills as you create unique， dynamic artwork outside the studio。 Perfect for artists looking to break outside the norm， En Plein Air: Watercolor is your complete guide to experiencing the unique rewards of painting on location with the invigorating medium of watercolor。
En Plein Air: Watercolor introduces beginning artists and fine-art enthusiasts to the core concepts of painting on location。 This guide will have you fully prepared for a day of painting outdoors。 Inside， you'll find a comprehensive list of what to pack to maximize your time， learn how to choose a subject and interpret it for a composition， discover how to deal with the challenges of shadows and shifting natural light， and hone your watercolor techniques。
The collection of step-by-step projects will help you gain new artistic skills as you create unique， dynamic artwork outside the studio。 Perfect for artists looking to break outside the norm， En Plein Air: Watercolor is your complete guide to experiencing the unique rewards of painting on location with the invigorating medium of watercolor。
Reviews
Marianne
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I will come back to this book again and again。 It is a good foundation for learning the basics as well as more advanced techniques。
Li Zi
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Wonderful Tips for EverybodyI took Ron’s 3-day workshop in 2021， it was amazing。 I learned a lot within the three days。 I’m so into his skills to paint the street scene。 He also does a great job on book writing this time。 All the tips that he mentioned in that book are so helpful。 So many details are on the book too。 The quality of the book is also impressive， images are so accurate。 I really like the part that he mentioned about how to mix two colors to create your own gray， it’s super handy。 T Wonderful Tips for EverybodyI took Ron’s 3-day workshop in 2021， it was amazing。 I learned a lot within the three days。 I’m so into his skills to paint the street scene。 He also does a great job on book writing this time。 All the tips that he mentioned in that book are so helpful。 So many details are on the book too。 The quality of the book is also impressive， images are so accurate。 I really like the part that he mentioned about how to mix two colors to create your own gray， it’s super handy。 This book combines theory and practical methods， he breaks down complicated things as simple as his painting。 Would love to recommend this book and Ron’s workshops to anyone who wants to be a good painter。 。。。more
Natalia
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I really enjoyed this book and will keep it in my library & revisit another time。 Unlike many other art instructional books， this one actually had a few tips and ideas that were new to me， so I actually learned something new from reading and will definitely apply in my watercolors。This is why the rating is not full 5 stars:- I would have enjoyed if there was more structure， more connection between ideas that the author tries to convey， a reader's journey if you will。 I was missing that at times。 I really enjoyed this book and will keep it in my library & revisit another time。 Unlike many other art instructional books， this one actually had a few tips and ideas that were new to me， so I actually learned something new from reading and will definitely apply in my watercolors。This is why the rating is not full 5 stars:- I would have enjoyed if there was more structure， more connection between ideas that the author tries to convey， a reader's journey if you will。 I was missing that at times。 - I would prefer if valuable page space was better utilised and filled more with author's advice。 I feel more than once the pages were filled with illustrations without strong case in point or an entire page or a spread were used to illustrate a point that could be easily illustrated with an image about 1/5 of a page size。Neither of these points prevents me from keeping this book and recommending it to you， dear stranger。 Read it， learn from it & elevate your art。 Good luck！ 。。。more
Pamela N。
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A Good BookIn my opinion this book contains information for someone who's had the basics or training in painting already。 Ron Stocke covers all of the questions that I have as a trained artist but who's trying to learn how to be a better water colourist。 Some of the tips that he shows he explains first and then gives step-by-step examples。 I'm just a little bit intimidated by the excellence of his abilities as Ron's art captures images and impressions with just a few strokes of colour。 This tell A Good BookIn my opinion this book contains information for someone who's had the basics or training in painting already。 Ron Stocke covers all of the questions that I have as a trained artist but who's trying to learn how to be a better water colourist。 Some of the tips that he shows he explains first and then gives step-by-step examples。 I'm just a little bit intimidated by the excellence of his abilities as Ron's art captures images and impressions with just a few strokes of colour。 This tells me how practiced and professional he is， a which is certainly a goal of mine。 。。。more
Amberwench
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An excellent start to finish impressionistic watercolor basics book。 Includes perspective， value， composition， and tools。 If you know how to sketch， this book will help you turn your sketch into a watercolor painting！
Jamie
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I really enjoyed reading this book。。。 Ron had great technique and preparation suggestions for both beginner and experienced painters alike。 As I break into plein air painting， his guidance will be with me。
Judy Hardman
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Very helpful to improve painting skills。 Nicely illustrated
Sally
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#EnPleinAirWatercolor #NetGalleyI was very pleased to be able to review an online copy of this book。 I've painted in watercolours for a few years， however I have never ventured outside in the fresh air to paint。 This book is an invaluable resource guiding the reader to help them paint successfully in the open air。 I particularly loved the paintings in the book， the use of vibrant colours is inspiring and the tips throughout the book on how to succeed， what to look out for and how to plan for pai #EnPleinAirWatercolor #NetGalleyI was very pleased to be able to review an online copy of this book。 I've painted in watercolours for a few years， however I have never ventured outside in the fresh air to paint。 This book is an invaluable resource guiding the reader to help them paint successfully in the open air。 I particularly loved the paintings in the book， the use of vibrant colours is inspiring and the tips throughout the book on how to succeed， what to look out for and how to plan for painting watercolours in the outdoors， a really good book。 Great inspiration to get my paints out and equipment and go and paint outside。 。。。more
Cherry
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Great reference book。 I found this book really inspiring - the paintings are beautiful in their skillful loose style， and also useful as a teaching tool in themselves。 There is a lot of very useful information regarding composition etc - well explained in a simple fashion and useful for any style of painting - and there are some good step by step tutorials。 I would definitely recommend this book and am happy it has inspired me to pick up my watercolour paints again。
Leyla Johnson
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As a oil and acrylic painter， I struggle to get my head around the concept of watercolor。 I love the look of it and I envy those that can achieve such flowing and beautiful painting。 The photo in this book are amazing and the stock standard fact the is " you can hide a bad drawing with a good painting" so yes this book is about getting the drawing right with plenty of sketching。 To highlight this there is information and examples on perspective， creating tension and detail。 This leads onto the p As a oil and acrylic painter， I struggle to get my head around the concept of watercolor。 I love the look of it and I envy those that can achieve such flowing and beautiful painting。 The photo in this book are amazing and the stock standard fact the is " you can hide a bad drawing with a good painting" so yes this book is about getting the drawing right with plenty of sketching。 To highlight this there is information and examples on perspective， creating tension and detail。 This leads onto the playing with watercolor and value， mixing， practicing and how to keep the color from becoming muddy，There are lots of examples， as well as a step by step marine to try， which I quite liked。 I really love this book 。。。more
Ann T
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Thank you Quatro Publishing and Netgalley for granting my wish。 This book provides good explanations and examples of how to paint with watercolour， emphasising the importance drawing has in each composition。 A great book for artists wishing to get outside and away from their studio。
Kris - My Novelesque Life
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EN PLEIN AIR: WATERCOLOR: EXPERT TECHNIQUES AND SIMPLE STEP-BY-STEP PROJECTS FOR CREATING DYNAMIC LANDSCAPES IN THE OPEN AIR WITH WATERCOLORWritten by Ron Stocke2018; Quarto Publishing Group – Walter Foster （128 pages）Genre: art， crafts， nonfiction， refernce， guide（Review Not on Blog）RATING: 4 STARSI am hoping this year I "actually" start painting。 I keep psyching myself out that I will be terrible and so I should not start。 I have the supplies and guides/books and am getting the confidence that EN PLEIN AIR: WATERCOLOR: EXPERT TECHNIQUES AND SIMPLE STEP-BY-STEP PROJECTS FOR CREATING DYNAMIC LANDSCAPES IN THE OPEN AIR WITH WATERCOLORWritten by Ron Stocke2018; Quarto Publishing Group – Walter Foster （128 pages）Genre: art， crafts， nonfiction， refernce， guide（Review Not on Blog）RATING: 4 STARSI am hoping this year I "actually" start painting。 I keep psyching myself out that I will be terrible and so I should not start。 I have the supplies and guides/books and am getting the confidence that it's okay if it is terrible， and that is what practice is for！ I read both Acrylic and Watercolor but have not decided which to start first as I have both paints。***I received an eARC from NETGALLEY*** 。。。more
Pam
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Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book。This book includes great tips and techniques for the beginner as well as the experienced watercolorist。 The chapter on drawing was particularly useful asit demonstrated the importance of planning and sketching before actually beginning to paint。 The watercolor examples used in the book made it easy to see the techniques the author described。 This book would be a great addition to the library of any watercolor artist。
Jane
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This is an excellent book for someone new to En Plein Air watercolor or seasoned artists。 The explanations are clear and accompanied by beautiful illustrations。 In this book， the author presents different drawing styles and shows you how to draw perspectives， how to choose the right equipment for painting on location， and how to paint from photographs。 He also addresses difficulties in subject placement and mistakes in drawing simple shapes。 Ron's explanation of the color wheel and color mixing This is an excellent book for someone new to En Plein Air watercolor or seasoned artists。 The explanations are clear and accompanied by beautiful illustrations。 In this book， the author presents different drawing styles and shows you how to draw perspectives， how to choose the right equipment for painting on location， and how to paint from photographs。 He also addresses difficulties in subject placement and mistakes in drawing simple shapes。 Ron's explanation of the color wheel and color mixing is concise and highly valuable。 He presents a different concept of assigning a value to a subject rather than color。 The author's finished paintings are stunning！ This is a book to be read and reread and I am definitely adding this to my list of art books！ Highly recommend to fine-art enthusiasts。 Thank you to NetGalley and Walter Foster Publishing for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Diane
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En Plein Air: Watercolor by author Ron Stocke is a wonderful book to help you with your pursuit of amazing watercolor！ The author begins with examples of simple drawings。 Yes， if you have had a desire to learn the basics of watercolor， you can do this！ The information about perspectives and also vanishing points in the simple drawing can make a big difference in your art。 Drawing buildings， vehicles， figures， and geometrical shapes are challenging， but with this perspective and scale trick of us En Plein Air: Watercolor by author Ron Stocke is a wonderful book to help you with your pursuit of amazing watercolor！ The author begins with examples of simple drawings。 Yes， if you have had a desire to learn the basics of watercolor， you can do this！ The information about perspectives and also vanishing points in the simple drawing can make a big difference in your art。 Drawing buildings， vehicles， figures， and geometrical shapes are challenging， but with this perspective and scale trick of using the pencil and really seeing the difference your scale， midpoints， and horizons will make is so beneficial for your finished piece。 This book will guide you to get your supplies， get organized， and get on location！ The information about color， value， blending， and techniques are easy to understand。 A beginner should feel comfortable to pick up this book， gather supplies， and get out on location and Enjoy！ 。。。more
Liz （Quirky Cat）
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tI received a copy of En Plein Air: Watercolor through NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review。 tEn Plein Air: Watercolor is a fascinating art book; one I hadn’t realized I needed to read until I spotted it listed online。 This art book teaches you everything you need to know about painting with watercolors out in the real world – out in the open air， so to speak。 tWhat originally caught my attention about En Plein Air: Watercolor was the cover。 The colors were so beautiful， and the ar tI received a copy of En Plein Air: Watercolor through NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review。 tEn Plein Air: Watercolor is a fascinating art book; one I hadn’t realized I needed to read until I spotted it listed online。 This art book teaches you everything you need to know about painting with watercolors out in the real world – out in the open air， so to speak。 tWhat originally caught my attention about En Plein Air: Watercolor was the cover。 The colors were so beautiful， and the artwork so vibrant， I knew I had to learn more about it。 What I found inside did not disappoint。 tEn Plein Air covers everything you might expect， and then some。 It is a traditional art book， in that it teaches you everything you need to know about the particular medium included （watercolors， in this case）， but as I stated above it also gives you the important starting information for painting outside。 That sounds like a simple concept， but there’s more to it than that。 This book does a good job of explaining it， and giving tips and tricks。tThis book is split into seven sections; drawing， painting on location （this was my personal favorite）， composition & technique， color & value， tips & techniques， the Artist’s Voice， and sketchbooks to studio。 As you can see， it includes a little bit of everything。 It’s certainly everything an aspiring artist would need to get started。For more reviews， check out Quirky Cat's Fat Stacks 。。。more
Doreen Prentiss Gabriellini
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En Plein Air: Watercolor by Ron Stocke is a creative book about techniques and step by step projects for creating landscapes in watercolor in the fresh air。 The book covers drawing， painting on location， composition and tension， color and value， tips and techniques， the artist's voice as well as sketchbook to studio。 Mr。 Stocke's philosophy is that you have to learn how to draw if you want to learn how to paint。 There are many wonderful drawings and watercolor painting "En Plein Air" to inspire En Plein Air: Watercolor by Ron Stocke is a creative book about techniques and step by step projects for creating landscapes in watercolor in the fresh air。 The book covers drawing， painting on location， composition and tension， color and value， tips and techniques， the artist's voice as well as sketchbook to studio。 Mr。 Stocke's philosophy is that you have to learn how to draw if you want to learn how to paint。 There are many wonderful drawings and watercolor painting "En Plein Air" to inspire almost anyone。 This is not a beginner's workbook。 This book should be used by those who have had some experience in drawing and watercolor。 Definitely a book full of inspiration。 Well done！ I would like to thank Quarto Publishing， Ron Stocke and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Annelise Lestrange
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*~。Book Analysis。~*Just remembering that those were my impressions and opinion as a reader :）Rating: 5 starsReading period: Dec。 22nd， 2018Format: ebookSource: NetGalley - I have received this book in exchange for an honest review。Release date: Dec。 18th， 2018PROSThis book is so enlightening about watercolor painting！ I went to art classes for two years during my teen days， but unfortunately financial issues led me away from it – I never actually painted seriously on a canvas and all。 I decided *~。Book Analysis。~*Just remembering that those were my impressions and opinion as a reader :）Rating: 5 starsReading period: Dec。 22nd， 2018Format: ebookSource: NetGalley - I have received this book in exchange for an honest review。Release date: Dec。 18th， 2018PROSThis book is so enlightening about watercolor painting！ I went to art classes for two years during my teen days， but unfortunately financial issues led me away from it – I never actually painted seriously on a canvas and all。 I decided to read this book especially because I was about to start water coloring when I dropped my lessons。 I admit it is really hard not to look at details， but this is exactly the key point of this art: simplicity。 I honestly felt so inspired to learn tricks， techniques and tips from this book that I almost shopped for the materials on Amazon to start right away – maybe when I come back from my Christmas/New Year family trip。CONSHm， maybe a con is that I can’t hug the artist ‘thank you’ for this book？COVER ANALYSISIn this particular case， the cover made me reach for the book。 All this beautiful blue had me in a second！ I think this defines well how much I liked it， right？？QUOTES“Draw all you want， but paint only what you need。” “When it comes to equipment， I think a natural reaction is to bring more than you’ll need。 I use one simple rule: if I don’t think I’ll touch it， I don’t bring it。 Carrying around too many equipment can ruin your day。”* *this one is equally useful for when one is packing up for a trip！ RECOMMENDED FORPeople seeking to improve their painting / drawing skills！ 。。。more
Anna
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En Plein Air Watercolor: Expert techniques and simple step-by-step projects for creating dynamic landscapes in the open air with watercolor by Ron Stocke， published this December 18 by Quarto， is the perfect book for learn how drawing and painting in watercolor in the most diversified environments。 For starters and for painters this book introduces also the art of drawing for passing later at real examples for capturing the best subjects in a city， in a countryside or seaside。I warmly suggest to En Plein Air Watercolor: Expert techniques and simple step-by-step projects for creating dynamic landscapes in the open air with watercolor by Ron Stocke， published this December 18 by Quarto， is the perfect book for learn how drawing and painting in watercolor in the most diversified environments。 For starters and for painters this book introduces also the art of drawing for passing later at real examples for capturing the best subjects in a city， in a countryside or seaside。I warmly suggest to everyone this creative book。 I thank NetGalley and Quarto for this eBook。 。。。more
Agnes Preszler
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Who knows a little about watercolour knows that's a difficult media。 To do it plein air， priving oneself from the comfort of the studio， is for really courageous artists。 You need a plan。 This book is of great help， as it shows you how you can resolve this intimidating task。 Perspective， figures， how to simplify what you see， elementary color theory， your equipment， there is all the know-how you need to start。 It's not clear to me though why the various themes are treated in an unusual order， no Who knows a little about watercolour knows that's a difficult media。 To do it plein air， priving oneself from the comfort of the studio， is for really courageous artists。 You need a plan。 This book is of great help， as it shows you how you can resolve this intimidating task。 Perspective， figures， how to simplify what you see， elementary color theory， your equipment， there is all the know-how you need to start。 It's not clear to me though why the various themes are treated in an unusual order， normally a guide like this would treat materials before other arguments and not halfway the book， and so on， but anyway I consider it a very useful guide。 。。。more
Cathy Geha
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Learning to watercolor from online tutorials and books and then giving it up for several years had me interested in seeing what this book might have to add to what I knew already and perhaps tweak my interest in taking up my brushes again。 I believe the author may have me interested in tackling figures in paintings。。。something I have always wanted to add to my paintings。。。and his tips and tricks are interesting indeed。 This book includes: *drawing skills*tools: brushes， paints， etc*tips & techni Learning to watercolor from online tutorials and books and then giving it up for several years had me interested in seeing what this book might have to add to what I knew already and perhaps tweak my interest in taking up my brushes again。 I believe the author may have me interested in tackling figures in paintings。。。something I have always wanted to add to my paintings。。。and his tips and tricks are interesting indeed。 This book includes: *drawing skills*tools: brushes， paints， etc*tips & techniques*choosing where to work outdoors*making sure you get permission*composition and tension*the golden rule *perspective*focal point*use of light & color*color & value*artist’s voice*sketching & sketchbooks*and included step by step projectsDid I enjoy this book？ YesWill I use ideas from this book in the future？ Perhaps。。。do want to get back to sketching and painting and this might be the book that acts as a catalyst。 Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group – Walter Foster for the ARC – This is my honest review。4 Stars 。。。more
Terrie Case
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Watercolors require a loosening up。 According to the author， this is required in order to paint with watercolors。 They are not exact and do not contain meticulous drawings or paintings。 This makes it more difficult if the painter is used to concentrating on the details。It shows movement with figures and outlines the golden rule about placing the subject。 Explained horizon and tension。 The paintings and drawings are truly beautiful。 The colors are so serene and makes you want to get some watercol Watercolors require a loosening up。 According to the author， this is required in order to paint with watercolors。 They are not exact and do not contain meticulous drawings or paintings。 This makes it more difficult if the painter is used to concentrating on the details。It shows movement with figures and outlines the golden rule about placing the subject。 Explained horizon and tension。 The paintings and drawings are truly beautiful。 The colors are so serene and makes you want to get some watercolors and follow his advice in learning to paint。I received an eBook ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 This in no way affects my opinions or ratings of this book。 。。。more
Bonnye Reed
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GNAB Ron Stocke has put together a very clear， concise set of instructions to improve the quality of your water color work and create eye popping appeal。 It is a long awaited look into the perspective， light value and horizon work that is basic to an eye catching work of art， and is a work I am happy to share with my fellow amatuer watercolorists this holiday。 I received a free electronic copy of this instruction book on watercolor techniques from Netgalley， Ron Stocke， and Walter Foster Publish GNAB Ron Stocke has put together a very clear， concise set of instructions to improve the quality of your water color work and create eye popping appeal。 It is a long awaited look into the perspective， light value and horizon work that is basic to an eye catching work of art， and is a work I am happy to share with my fellow amatuer watercolorists this holiday。 I received a free electronic copy of this instruction book on watercolor techniques from Netgalley， Ron Stocke， and Walter Foster Publishing in exchange for an honest review。 Thank you all for sharing your hard work with me。 Protected PDFpub date Jan 15， 2019Walter Foster Publishing 。。。more
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