Painting Nature in Watercolor With Cathy Johnson by Johnson, Cathy -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page Special Offers Contents Introduction Materials and Supplies

Choosing the Right Watercolor Pencils Learning How Your Watercolor Pencils Behave Choosing the Right Brushes for Watercolor Pencil Choosing the Right Paper Working With Colored Papers Prepping for Mixed Media Working on the spot—Tools for Travel

Getting Started: Basic Techniques

Getting Familiar With Opacity Using Saturated Colors Values Working Light Over Dark in Watercolor Pencil Varying Watercolor Pencil Application Applying Basic Pencil Techniques With Water Playing With Pencil Pigment Working Dry-Into-Wet in Watercolor Pencil Dealing With Shadows Keeping It Clean Retaining Whites in Watercolor Pencil Paintings Watercolor Washes Creating Flat Tones in Watercolor Pencil Creating a Graded Wash in Watercolor Pencil Layering in Watercolor Pencil Painting With Color Lifted From Your Watercolor Pencil Using Linear Effects in Watercolor Pencil Incorporating Elements of Design

Keeping an Artist’s Sketch Journal

How to Get Started Creating a Field Journal Learning From Your Own Art Asking the Right Questions Bird Watching With Journal in Hand Travel Journal Doing What You Have to Do Field Journal

Woods and Forests

Tracking the Seasons Leaves and Tree Bark Painting Tree Bark Foliage Colors and Shapes Painting Foliage Painting Tree Shapes Weston Bend Using Trees in Your Landscapes Trees From a Distance Painting Morning Light Denizens of the Forest—Plants and Creatures Painting Plants Up Close Painting Fur and Hair Painting an Animal’s Eye Birds

By The Water

Still Water—Lakes, Ponds, Coves, Marshes Reflections and Wave Patterns Painting Reflections Maine Coast Morning Creating Reflections in Rivers and Streams Painting Lakes and Ponds Fast-Moving Water—Rivers and Streams Painting Rivers and Streams in Perspective Painting Waterfalls Promised Land Ocean Habitat—Tidal Zones and the Seashore Painting the Sea Painting the Light of Sunrise and Sunset Cliff House Natural History Sketches—Plants and Wildlife Painting Feathers Painting Flocks of Birds Creating a Bird’s Portrait Painting Different Types of Clouds Painting Snow Painting Rain Painting Rain Clouds

Prairies, Meadows and Fields

Trees That Follow the Watershed Wildflowers Painting Flowers in the Distance Mammals of the Grasslands Bison Birds of the Grasslands Painting Weeds and Grass Painting Grass Cultivated Fields Painting Aerial Perspective Limestone Fence Posts and Windmills Painting Night Painting Intimate Landscapes

Mountains

Trees of the Eastern and Western Mountains Mountain Wildflowers Birds of the Mountains Mountain Wildlife Mountain Sheep Mountain Painting Painting Rocks and Boulders Using Rocks in Landscapes

Deserts

Desert Wildlife Ground Squirrel Trying Out Desert-Toned Paper Signs of Early Occupation Desert Plants Following the Rules of Perspective for Plants Raven’s Hole

People in The Landscape

Small-Scale People Painting People in Watercolor Pencil Creating Skin Tones Painting Hair in Watercolor Pencil Landscape With Figure Going Camping Capturing Firelight Canoes, Kayaks, Dories and Jon Boats Sunset Canoes Fishing Hiking or Walking in All Weather Implied Humans Variations on a Theme Conclusion

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