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Red and Blue Make Purple – or Do They?
Books and other media
Sheila's favorite books are these, and generally in this order:
B3178. Watercolor Tricks & Techniques by Cathy Johnson. Out-of-print. A few used copies available. $18.00
B2861. Exploring Color by Nita Leland. Paper. $24.99
B2598. Watercolorist's Essential Notebook by Gordon MacKenzie. Hardcover. $24.99
Painting the Spirit of Nature by Maxine Masterfield. Out-of-print
B2054. Arteffects by Jean Drysdale Green. Paper. $29.95
B3179. Painting Techniques by Elizabeth Tate. Hardcover. $24.95
B3180. Watercolor Tricks & Techniques: 75 New and Classic Painting Secrets by Cathy Johnson. Paper. $29.95*
*Old edition is out of print, new edition is available February 2010. If you order now or at The Connection: 10% conference discount plus free shipping for this not-yet-printed book to you home.
Supplies
Tools: 3/8" Wide brush; old watercolor brushes for mixing; one good size 0 or 00 brush for detail work.
Ink/Paint: Gouache: One tube of each of the following colors – any brand: Two reds: warm orangey red (Ex. Scarlet); purplish-red (Ex. Permanent Red or Magenta); NOT Primary or Spectrum Red; Two blues: cool greenish blue (Ex. Turner or Pebeo's Cyan; or Peacock Blue); purplish-blue (Ex. Ultramarine); NOT Primary or Spectrum Blue; One mid-yellow: Primary or Spectrum Yellow OK; Black: Ivory Black; White: Zinc (Chinese) White.
Paper: Variety of 8.5x11" paper to experiment including tinted or colored papers.
Misc..: Two water pots; palettes with many hollows.
Optional: Ground sandarac (if you have it).
Materials Fee: $25 Includes Sheil Waters color chart exercises including binder; watercolor papers; vellum; use of acrylic grounds; gold leaf and Mylar; and additional tools/materials.
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B3180. Watercolor Tricks & Techniques New Edition
Watercolor Tricks & Techniques: 75 New and Classic Painting Secrets by Cathy Johnson. 2010. 159pp. Paper
For this new edition, Johnson brings in new tools, surfaces, and materials. Tips and techniques include using liquid mask, inks and alcohol, gum Arabic, and soap as well as granulating, metallic and gel mediums. You learn how to use drafting and masking tape, tissues and paper towels, aluminum foil, waxed paper, & plastic wrap and how to use tools other than the brush.
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B3179. Painting Techniques by Eliz. Tate
The North Light Illustrated Book of Painting Techniques by Elizabeth Tate. 1986. 208pp. 9"x9". Hardcover $29.95. JNB Sale $19.95
Illustrations and clear instructions for 45 painting techniques as they apply to watercolor, pastel, tempera, gouache, acrylic and oil. The second half of the books shows you how to apply these techniques to specific subjects, such as animals, buildings, landscapes, skies & clouds, water, and weather effects,
Recommended by Sheila Waters for her Calligraphy Connection 2009 Class
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B2861. Exploring Color / Leland
Exploring Color: How to use and control color in your painting. By Nita Leland. 1998. 144pp. 8.5"x11". Paper.
In this classic book, popular workshop instructor Nita Leland illustrates the principles of color with step-by-step demonstrations and finished paintings. You'll find 87 exercises that help you apply this information in your own work. Chapters include information on the history of color and how it has been used, charts that show how the colors appear and how you can mix colors to create your own, how to use compatible colors and colors that contrast, ways to use light and shadow to make your art come alive, and learn how to unify color and design to create a well-planned composition.
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B2598. Watercolorist's Essential Notebook
Watercolorist's Essential Notebook
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B2054. Arteffects / Green
Arteffects. By Jean Green. 1993. 208pp. 8.25"x11". Paper.
A visual sampler, including step-by-step demonstrations, for experimenting with inks, watercolor, acrylics, oils, pastels, and unusual materials to achieve hundreds of different effects to use in your paintings. ArtEffects is divided into five sections that cover the most-used painting mediums: inks, watercolor, acrylics, oils, and pastels. Each section begins with a general discussion of the specific medium's unique properties, physical makeup, and methods of application, followed by a list of various materials that can be used in combination with the medium. This is followed by a display of examples (some with step-by-step demonstration) of the almost limitless textures and effects you can achieve by combining one medium with another, or with the myriad papers and art-related products on the market today, as well as with household and other unexpected materials such as cornstarch, string, and plastic wrap. Here, you can easily find out how a specific medium will perform in combination with, for example, sand, gold gouache, or acrylic modeling paste, and how that medium can be used in airbrush, stenciling, and monoprinting techniques.
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BR24. Raphael Kaerell Flat Brush
These brushes can be used for chisel edged brush writing and watercolor painting. Carl Rohrs finds these water media brushes to be good for lettering. He recommends the W&N 995 (BR01) for ½" & larger. Synthetic bristles.
Brush Sizes:
1/8" size 02 -- List $11.15
3/16" size 04 -- List $12.25
1/4" size 06 -- List $13.50
5/16" size 08 -- List $15.10
3/8" size 10 -- List $16.00
1/2" size 12 -- List $17.75
5/8" size 14 -- List $19.50
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S407. Mixing Brushes
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