From Library Journal
Szabo, a justly celebrated painter and teacher, is the author of seven previous books, including Painting Little Landscapes (Watson-Guptill, 1991). Szabo's early chapter on the qualities of transparent watercolor pigments is evidence of extensive experimentation. But his 65 years of painting watercolors and 30 years of teaching really pay off in the body of the book, where he shares many of the very specific techniques that can take decades to perfect. He doesn't merely do birch trees, he does ice on trees, frost on trees, rough tree bark, smooth tree bark, and trees in heavy snow. His chapter on reflections of light and color on a variety of wavy, choppy, and smooth water uses photographs and sketches to demystify this complicated subject. Similar books, like Ray Campbell Smith's Fresh Watercolour: Bring Light and Life to Your Painting (David & Charles, 1995), are fine for the usual trees and foliage, skies, coastal scenes, and mountains. Szabo's book, with features like his sunlight on snow compared with sunlight on wood, advances art instruction to another level. A breathtaking book; recommended for all collections.Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Zoltan Szabo's 70 Favorite Watercolor Techniques FROM THE PUBLISHER
Zoltan Szabo's 70 Favorite Watercolor Techniques
By Zoltan Szabo
This one-of-a-kind book provides watercolor instruction with an exciting visual approach. Master artist and teacher Zoltan Szabo uses call outs, side-bars, brush-in-hand pictures and plenty of art to lead readers point by point through:
-43 simple techniques for painting dramatic clouds, jagged rocks, rolling surf, sunsets, rough tree bark, shadows on wood and other popular nature subjects
-10 easy-to-follow rules for painting reflections--getting the angles, color, value and other aspects right
-8 frequently used basic techniques, including charging a wash and softening edges, and
-13 step-by-step demonstrations that show how to use previously learned techniques to create a beautiful finished painting.
Zoltan Szabo is a celebrated painter and watercolor instructor who conducts well-attended workshops nationwide. He was among the first watercolor teachers to do so, and one of the first and most successful authors of watercolor instruction books. He is also the author of Zoltan Szabo Watercolor Techniques. He lives in Matthews, North Carolina.
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Library Journal
Szabo, a justly celebrated painter and teacher, is the author of seven previous books, including Painting Little Landscapes (Watson-Guptill, 1991). Szabo's early chapter on the qualities of transparent watercolor pigments is evidence of extensive experimentation. But his 65 years of painting watercolors and 30 years of teaching really pay off in the body of the book, where he shares many of the very specific techniques that can take decades to perfect. He doesn't merely do birch trees, he does ice on trees, frost on trees, rough tree bark, smooth tree bark, and trees in heavy snow. His chapter on reflections of light and color on a variety of wavy, choppy, and smooth water uses photographs and sketches to demystify this complicated subject. Similar books, like Ray Campbell Smith's Fresh Watercolour: Bring Light and Life to Your Painting (David & Charles, 1995), are fine for the usual trees and foliage, skies, coastal scenes, and mountains. Szabo's book, with features like his sunlight on snow compared with sunlight on wood, advances art instruction to another level. A breathtaking book; recommended for all collections.
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