Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Smibert, Tony
Title:
Tate watercolour manual : lessons from the great masters / Tony Smibert and Joyce H. Townsend.
Published / Created:
London : Tate Publishing, 2015.

©2014
Physical Description:
144 pages : colour illustrations ; 24 x 27 cm
Holdings:
Reference Library
ND2420 .S586 2014 (LC) Oversize

Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Related Content:
Contributor biographical information http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1606/2013949647-b.html
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 142) and index.

A classic medium, watercolor is practiced by many but mastered by few. This accessible and clear workbook is both a practical guide and an informative history. Beginning with a "1-day course," the chapters cover technique, equipment, general theory, painting plein air, and conservation. The authors also examine the work of watercolor masters, among them Claude Lorrain, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, John Constable, J.M.W. Turner, and John Ruskin. Each chapter includes photographs and helpful examples of works in progress, explanations of methods, and how-to demonstrations. Designed for those who have not picked up a paintbrush since high-school art class as well as more seasoned practitioners, this guide is a must-have for anyone who wants to start out in watercolors, become a more assured and better artist, or simply gain a new understanding of the great watercolorists.-- Source other than Library of Congress.
Subject Terms:
Watercolor painting -- Technique. | Watercolor painting. | Watercolor painting -- Technique. | Great Britain.
Form/Genre:
History.
Contributors:
Townsend, Joyce, author.