The Urban Sketching Handbook Working With Color: Techniques For Using Watercolor And Color Media On The Go

Learn to express yourself through color while painting on location with the in-depth tips and techniques ofWorking with Color, the fifth volume in the Urban Sketching Handbook series.<BR<BR Expert watercolorist, illustrator, instructor, and co-founder of Urban Sketchers Montreal Shari Blaukopf shares her <STRONG>essential color tipsabout color-water ratio, achieving bold color, avoiding muddy washes, painting in layers, and using wet-in-wet techniques.<BR<BR This essential handbook covers:

• supplies and materials
• sample color palettes
• color mixing
• using limited palettes
• monochrome sketches
• the power of complementary colors
• using evocative, expressive color

With a focus onusing watercolor with greater confidence and knowledge, the book also delves intopencil and ink</STRONG>and watersoluble pencils.<BR <BR The instructional text is enhanced with <STRONG>stunning watercolor illustrations</STRONG>by the author and other expert urban sketchers from beautiful locations around the globe. The illustrations include examples of color swatches showing value; mixing; illustrations of complementary, analogous, and neutral color schemes; and sample galleries.<BR<BRWorking with Coloris an indispensable guide foron-location artistslooking to <STRONG>expand and strengthen their expressive use of color</STRONG>.