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The Watercolor Bible

This handy guide is a must-have addition to every artist's toolkit. Small enough to take anywhere, The Watercolor Bible offers indispensable advice for nearly every aspect of watercolor painting. It's jam-packed with useful information, featuring:

-Inspiring artwork and friendly instruction, including the basics on composition, color, and finding ideas

-A comprehensive section on materials and supplies -- everything from paint, brushes, and paper to gouache and masking fluid

-More than 15 step-by-step demonstrations on such popular subjects as water, flowers, trees, animals, and landscapes

-An in-depth look at the drawing and painting techniques every artist should know

-Wire binding that makes it easy to flip open and reference during a painting  more

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  • From: Amazon
  • Posted: Feb-16-2008

Watercolor Bible

The Watercolor Bible by Joe Gracia had been highly rated by Barbara Farrell, a watercolor teacher and accomplished artist. I am taking a class from her in Lake Forest, Illinois, and the book has been a big help in understanding color mixing from a limited palette such as the one Barbara...

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  • Posted: Feb-08-2008

Garcia's Books

This is a wonderful book for the beginning watercolorist. I also recommend his other book on watercolor washes, one of the most important techniques for anyone who wants to be successful with watercolors.

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  • Posted: Dec-20-2007

Good book for fundamentals

This is a good book which goes over the fundamentals of watercolor. It's excellent for a beginner, as it walks the reader through:- Types of watercolor paints available (tube and pan, translucent and gouache, student grade and professional grade),- Brushes and the types (synthetic versus...

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  • Posted: Sep-09-2007

The Watercolor Bible

This is one of the best general information watercolor texts I've seen. I teach watercolor to adults, and this is the most thorough book I've seen. It covers technique, materials, design elements, color and much, much more. I highly recommend it.

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  • Posted: Apr-17-2007

Excellent book to experiement with

I first bought the book with a book club. The artist's work is more into the realism aspect, but his skill is very matured in watercolor. He has included alot of detailed sketches and experiementation with this medium, and alot of visuals. After reading it, one can't help but to try some of the...

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  • Posted: Feb-13-2006

Excellent Reference

This is an indispensable guide. Mr. Garcia covers every aspect, and it seems to me that it would be an excellent reference for anyone, regardless of medium.

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