Art:

Watercolor a Beginner's Guide

Written by Elizabeth Horowitz

Format: Hardcover, 144 pages
On Sale: September 1, 2009
Price: $23.50

A foundation course for the novice watercolor painter, Watercolor, A Beginner’s Guide keeps both subject matter and instructions simple enough for any beginner to follow – from young student to retired people trying their hand at art for the first time. Easy, enjoyable exercises encourage readers to work at their own... Read more >

Wonderful World of Watercolor
Learning and Loving Transparent Watercolor
Written by Mary Baumgartner

Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: September 30, 2008
Price: $23.95

Learn to paint in watercolor—at any age!



• Down-to-earth, you-can-do-it instructions and ideas


• Surefire techniques plus reassuring text


• Basics build to a final three-day watercolor workshop



Everyone loves watercolors. They’re easy to carry around and they don’t call for complicated special materials. But getting started with watercolors can be daunting. What paper, paint... Read more >

The Book of Exodus

Illustrated by Sam Fink

Format: Hardcover, 88 pages
On Sale: September 4, 2007
Price: $40.00

The Book of Exodus was originally conceived by artist Sam Fink as a gift to his family, now living in Israel, a vast ocean away from his home in New York City. The Book of Exodus details the Jews' enslavement in Egypt, their harrowing journey with Moses out of Egypt, and... Read more >

How to Make a Watercolor Paint Itself
Experimental Techniques for Achieving Realistic Effects
Written by Nita Engle

Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: July 10, 2007
Price: $19.95

Award-winning artist Nita Engle's breakthrough approach to watercolor shows readers how to combine spontaneity and control to produce glowing, realistic paintings. Her method begins with action-filled exercises that demonstrate how to play with paint, following no rules. Subsequent step-by-step projects add planning to the mix, demonstrating how to turn loose washes... Read more >

Watercolor By Design
Classic Designs to Inspire New Creative Directions
Written by Marianne K. Brown

Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: July 1, 2006
Price: $24.95

• Twelve classic design motifs make
composition simple


• Six variations on a design theme for each
motif, plus ten artist examples in styles
from realistic to abstract


• Great for beginners, illuminating for pros



Composition is one of the great puzzles of watercolor painting. Watercolor by Design solves that puzzle! Author Marianne Brown... Read more >

The Watercolor Artist's Flower Handbook
Leading Floral Artists Show How to Capture the Beauty of Flowers
Written by Patricia Seligman

Format: Hardcover, 144 pages
On Sale: April 1, 2005
Price: $19.95

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Watercolor Fairies
A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating the Fairy World
Written by David Riche and Anna Franklin

Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: September 1, 2004
Price: $24.95

An inspirational guide to drawing and painting the fairy realm, this enchanting book looks at the origins and development of fairy art, and draws upon a wide range of art, literature, mythology, and folklore surrounding fairies. Readers are shown how to invoke the fairy spirit and bring to life the nymphs... Read more >

The Figure in Watercolor
Simple, Fast, and Focused
Written by Mel Stabin

Format: Trade Paperback, 112 pages
On Sale: January 1, 2003
Price: $19.95

Following in the footsteps of Watercolor: Simple, Fast, and Focused is Mel Stabin’s latest: The Figure in Watercolor: Simple, Fast, and Focused. Capturing a figure’s unique personality and multifaceted quality in watercolor is challenging—but Stabin demonstrates, step by step, how the new artist can capture the figure by painting simply, directly... Read more >

You Can Paint Watercolors
A Step-By-Step Guide for Absolute Beginners
Written by Alwyn Cranshaw

Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: October 1, 2000
Price: $11.95

Light on words, heavy on pictures, this totally user-friendly how-to book can turn an absolute beginner of any age, who has never held a paintbrush before, into a productive and proud watercolor painter.

Basics open the book, as readers are shown the range of watercolors and how to mix them. Then... Read more >

The Watercolor Book
Materials and Techniques for Today's Artists
Written by David Dewey

Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: September 1, 2000
Price: $19.95

The most thorough guide to watercolor materials and techniques ever assembled in a single volume, this is the book for anyone working with watercolors, from beginners to experienced artists looking to develop more professional skills.

Starting with a comprehensive, up-to-date review of the tools and techniques required to master the art... Read more >

The Natural Way to Paint
Rendering the Figure in Watercolor Simply and Beautifully
Written by Charles Reid

Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: April 1, 2000
Price: $21.99

This instructional book approaches the figure organically, showing readers how to observe its basic shapes and subtle nuances through practical exercises and lessons in the art of seeing with a painter’s eye. Step-by-step demonstrations in contour drawing teach how to capture the overall essence of the human form, then lessons in... Read more >