Painting Buildings in WatercolorHave you always wanted to include buildings in your watercolor paintings, but have been afraid to -- maybe because of the perspective or simply because you thought you couldn't paint them well enough? Here you'll learn how to paint structures of all types realistically, yet expressively. Master watercolorist Ranulph Bye teaches you his tricks of the trade and offers numerous practical techniques, including eight comprehensive step-by-step demonstrations. |
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Introduction | 1 |
Creating Building Textures | 15 |
Using Color Effectively | 29 |
Copyright | |
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