Tony Couchs Keys To Successful Painting

Author : Tony Couch
Publisher : Echo Point Books & Media
ISBN 13 : 9781626540477
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tony Couch's Keys to Successful Painting written by Tony Couch and published by Echo Point Books & Media. This book was released on 2015-02-17 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No matter what medium you are working in, you can create paintings that are interesting to your viewer. Popular painter and instructor Tony Couch shows you how! Tony Couch maintains that the key to producing credible work lies within the mastery of two basic skills: drawing and design. There are only a few simple principles of design at the foundation of any successful painting, and Tony Couch demonstrates how you can apply these principles to create visually appealing paintings. Once you begin to understand and use the principles taught in this book, you can consciously incorporate them into your work. You'll learn to make your paintings interesting through color harmony, repetition, balance, and dominance, but at the same time create visual appeal through variety, contrast, and gradation. Tony Couch's Keys to Successful Painting breaks down the fundamentals of painting design. Couch demonstrates how to arrange shapes, size, lines, color, and values to create stunning compositions. Because Tony Couch reduces design to a few rules applied to a limited number of elements, you'll find his ideas easy to remember. The sheer number of paintings included here that illustrate these principles allow you to see how they work in practice. Painters of all mediums can create unforgettable works with Tony Couch's invaluable design advice. Tony Couch received his bachelor's degree from the University of Tampa and studied with Edgar A. Whitney at the Pratt Institute in New York City. During a 31-year career as a commercial airline pilot, Couch advanced his watercolor painting skills at workshops with Ed Whitney, Milford Zornes, Robert E. Wood, Zoltan Szabo, and others. He has written articles on watercolor instruction for North Light, American Artist, and Palette Talk, and has produced a popular series of videos on watercolor painting. He teaches watercolor workshops worldwide and has won over 50 awards. Couch maintains membership to a number of art societies and is also the author of Watercolor: You Can Do It and Watercolor Techniques.

Author : Tony Couch
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
ISBN 13 : 0486840360
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Watercolor: You Can Do It! written by Tony Couch and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2019-05-15 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete watercolor instruction guide, this long-time bestseller is full of vibrant illustrations, examples of what to do and what to avoid, and tips that make the medium accessible. Written by a true master, it presents practical information on the basics of setting up a good painting — composition, color, and light — before discussing the medium's advantages and concluding with informative demonstrations. Tony Couch emphasizes practice as the key to developing watercolor skills. Starting with equipment choices and methods for controlling paint on wet paper, he proceeds to discussions and illustrations of the elements and principles of design. Other topics include working with color and value, pulling together a composition, and acquiring techniques for handling watercolor. Easy-to-follow examples chart the progress from a rough sketch into a finished painting. Watercolor: You Can Do It! is an ideal companion for beginning to advanced artists, suitable for individual study as well as a text for art students and teachers.

Author : Edgar A. Whitney
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486134482
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Complete Guide to Watercolor Painting written by Edgar A. Whitney and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-05-11 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brilliant guide by renowned artist tells all, from basics to creating masterful landscapes, portraits, and figures. Full-color sections follow evolution of seven of the author's own watercolors. 37 color and over 100 black-and-white illustrations.

Author : Tony Couch
Publisher : North Light Books
ISBN 13 : 9780891342908
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tony Couch Watercolor Techniques written by Tony Couch and published by North Light Books. This book was released on 1989 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Tony Couch
Publisher : North Light Books
ISBN 13 : 9780891342892
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tony Couch Watercolor Techniques written by Tony Couch and published by North Light Books. This book was released on 1989 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Greg Albert
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440317518
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Simple Secret to Better Painting written by Greg Albert and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2003-04-23 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Create art that's more attractive, interesting and eye-catching! Even if your perspective is accurate, your subject realistic and colors vibrant, a weak composition - predictable, repetitious or monotonous - means a weak painting. The Simple Secret to Better Painting ensures that your compositions work every time. It's an insightful artistic philosophy that boils down the many technical principles of composition into a single master rule that's easy to remember and apply: Never make any two intervals the same. You can make every painting more interesting, dynamic and technically sound by varying intervals of distance, length and space, as well as intervals of value and color. The rule also applies to balance, shape and the location of your painting's focal point. Greg Albert illustrates these lessons with eye-opening examples from both beginning and professional artists, including Frank Webb, Tony Couch, Kevin Macpherson, Charles Reid, Tony Van Hasselt and more. You'll discover that the ONE RULE is the only rule of composition you need to immediately improve your work - the moment your brush touches the canvas.

Author : Carol Marine
Publisher : Watson-Guptill
ISBN 13 : 0770435335
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Daily Painting written by Carol Marine and published by Watson-Guptill. This book was released on 2014-11-04 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique system for jump-starting artistic creativity, encouraging experimentation and growth, and increasing sales for artists of all levels, from novices to professionals. Have you landed in a frustrating rut? Are you having trouble selling paintings in galleries, getting bogged down by projects you can’t seem to finish or abandon, or finding excuses to avoid working in the studio? Author Carol Marine knows exactly how you feel—she herself suffered from painter’s block, until she discovered “daily painting.” The idea is simple: do art (usually small) often (how often is up to you), and if you’d like, post and sell it online. Soon you’ll find that your block dissolves and you’re painting work you love—and more of it than you ever thought possible! With her encouraging tone and useful exercises, Marine teaches you to: -Master composition and value -Become confident in any medium including oil painting, acrylic painting, watercolors, and other media -Choose subjects wisely -Stay fresh and loose -Photograph, post, and sell your art online -Become connected to the growing movement of daily painters around the world

Author : Duane Light
Publisher : Walter Foster Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780929261027
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Watercolor written by Duane Light and published by Walter Foster Publishing. This book was released on 1984-01-01 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master the basics of drawing, composition, and value, as well as the specific techniques unique to painting in watercolor. Even if you've never touched a paintbrush, this book is the perfect way to get started out in the vibrant, colorful world of watercolor painting. This selection from the Artist's Library Series includes comprehensive instructions for painting a variety of subjects in watercolor. You will learn to master the basics of drawing, composition, and value, and then move on to specific techniques for painting in watercolor. The book is filled with information and encouragement; and, as you're learning from a professional artist, you can expect only the highest quality of information and instruction.

Author : Ron Stocke
Publisher : Walter Foster Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1633226166
Total Pages : 131 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book En Plein Air: Watercolor written by Ron Stocke and published by Walter Foster Publishing. This book was released on 2018-12-18 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Edward Norton Ward
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book First Impressions written by Edward Norton Ward and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: