Create art thats 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. Its an insightful artistic philosophy that boils down the many technical principles of composition into a single master rule thats 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 paintings 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.Youll 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.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Watercolor Simplified makes watercolor painting accessible to anyoneBy M. MaurerWatercolor Simplified by Pat Weaver offers an easy approach to watercolor painting. Pats style is refreshingly simple requiring a minimum of tools to create a maximum effect. If you are on a slim budget and want to get started at watercolor painting. Pat will show you how to do it with three tubes of artists grade paint. a few brushes and some good quality watercolor paper. Thats all you need along with some patience and practice. Im game. Are you?2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Just an absolute favorite of mineBy P. RameyI borrowed this book - Watercolor Simplified - by Pat Weaver. I borrowed it from a friend who has had it for years. I have so many watercolor books as I teach a beginning class to older adults - I didnt want to go out and buy another.I was due to give a talk to a local art group and needed help. So I borrowed my friends book since the words Watercolor and Simplified described my state of mind. I started taking notes. Then more notes. Then even more notes. Finally. I said to myself - If Im taking these many notes - hell I may as well just buy the doggone book. And I did - off as a used book.Now students in my class are borrowing my book. I suspect they will want to buy their own as well.This book is a keeper and the video of the same name is fantastic. This woman has no time for foolishness when teaching - she simplifies the entire process. Youll love Pat Weaver in her video and Pat Weaver in her book. Watercolor Simplified is a keeper of a book which is why you can barely find it anymore.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great lessons from my favorite watercolor painter!By BonnieThis book provides easy to understand watercolor techniques. along with tips on drawing. composition and color mixing. The authors approach to watercolor maximizes its beautiful transparency. Just look at the cover! Her tips make what is considered an unwieldy medium very simple and approachable. This is a must-have for both beginner and experienced watercolor artists.
