N - /f Basic I Flower Jr. N Paintiri! TECHNIQUES J»i ' IN WAT RC O O E L by 'ited C H E I BOSTON PUBUC UBRARY CopleySquare Basic Flower Painting TECHNIQUES IN C_J* WAT E RC O LO R Ih Basic Flower Painting n(J TECHNIQUES WAT RC O LOI R E Edited by RACHEL RUBIN WOLF D NORTHUGHTBOOKS CINCINNATI,OHIO Bask FlowerPaintingTechniques inWatercolor. Copyright r? 1996 by North Light Books. Manufac- tured inChina. All rightsreserved. Nopartofthisbookmaybereproducedinanyformorbyanyelectronic or mechanical means including information storage and retrieval systemswithout permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer, who mayquote briefpassagesina review. PublishedbyNorth Light Hooks, an imprint ofF&W Publications, Inc., 1507 DanaAvenue, Cincinnati,Ohio45207. (800)289- l irst edition Other line North Light Hooks are available from yourlocal bookstore, artsupplystoreordirectfrom the publisher 02 'ii 00 8 7 6 LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData Bask flower painting techniques in watercolor/edited by Rachel Rubin Wolf. P cm. Includes index. ISBN 0-89134-730-5 Cpbk. alk. paper) : — 1 Flowers in art. 2. Watercolorpainting Technique. I. Wolf, Rachel Rubin. ND23O0.B37 1996 751 12'2434—dc20 95-48000 CIP An on page 1 Windsor Red, Frank Nofer, 2VA"XI6V2", privatecollection;page6:TheSunseekers, FrankNofer, ' tionofDi Alfred Beattie. followingartwork originallyappearedinpreviouslypublishedNorth LightBooksor TheArtist'sMagazine.The initial page numbersrefertopages intheoriginalwork; pagenumbersin parenthesesrefertopagesinthisbook. Ireeman, K.iss Moriri splash3IdeasandInspirationsii(21) Kun/. [an Painting WatercolorFlorals ThatGlowPages4-9(10-15), 12-13(16-17), 20(20), 24-33(22-31),94-95(36- l l'"' 109),74-75(18-19),98-101 (110-113),86-91 (114-119);Splash 1Page48(123) Johnson, Cathy Creating Textures in WatercolorPages80-83(32-35) 1rank HowtoMake WatercolorWorkforYouPages45(6),76(8), 123(2), 128-129(38-39), 130(5) Treman,Judy TheArtist'sMagazine,March 1994, BuildingBrilliantWatercolorsPages74-79(40-45) TheArtist'sMagazine, November 1992, FlowersThatGlowonYourPages64-69(46-51) Krell. Mary K.iy TheArtistsMagazine,October 1991, SoftentheBlowofRealityPages48-53(52-57) Ir.m<is, Ann.i IheArtistsMagazine,May 1991,AmaryllisinAction Pages62-67(58-63) s(hutzky, Marilyn IheArtist'sMagazine, November1990, DramatizeaClose-FocusFloralPages64-69(64-69) ( l.irkc, Man, Ann IheArtistsMagazine,August 1990,CreateGlowingFloralswithCrumpledPaperPages44-49(70-75) liner, Barbara New SpiritofWaterColorPages 11-13(76-79);Splash 1Pages56(87), 57(86) i Painting WithPassion Pages 130-131 (80-81) Lawren<e, Skip PaintingLightand Shadowin WatercolorPages 128-129(82-83) Kaplan, Sandra Dramatize YourPaintingswith Tonal ValuePages28-29(84-85) Jubb, Kendahljan Dramatize YourPaintingswith Tonal ValuePages 110-111 (88-89) Nyback, Arne The Sew SpiritofWatercolorPages ll 1-117(90-93) McK.i w Spiritof'WatercolorPages 100-101 (96-97) Bergstrom, Edith TheNew spiritofWatercolorPages9899(94-95) Nice Claudia Creating Textures in Pen&inkwith WatercolorPages 104-111 (98-105) Belanger, Ri<hard plash Jideas&InspirationsPage 14(120) Atwater, |ohn Splash i Page ill '121) Stephenson. Larry Spin InspirationsPage 118(122) Rasmussen, Susan McKinnon. splash l Page76(124) Pember, Ann Splash ;Ideas6 Inspirations Page 117(125) Editedby Rachel Rubin Woll Content Edited byJoyce Dolan Coverdesigned byAngela rnnert Wilcox I Cover illustration byCathyJohnson GardenBouquet, 103/4nxl7", Frank Nofer, collectionofMrs. GeorgeLemmon ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The people whodeservespecial thanks, andwithoutwhom thisbookwouldnothavebeen possible, aretheartistswhose workappears inthisbook. Theyare: NormaAuerAdams MaryKayKrell JohnAtwater JanKunz Richard Berlanger Skip Lawrence EdithBergstrom JoanMcKasson Barbara Buer Claudia Nice MaryAnnClarke FrankNofer JeanCole Arne Nyback Anna Francis Ann Pember KassMorin Freeman Susan McKinnon Rasmussen CathyJohnson MarilynSchutzky Kendahljanjubb LarryStephenson Sandra Kaplan JudyTreman \ \\ a£\ wm ^- TABLE of CONTENTS INTRODUCTION CHAPTER THREE Varied Floral Textures PAGE 1 DEMONSTRATIONS Weeds and Grasses AND SPECIAL TIPS CHAPTER ONE PAGE38 Painting Flowers From Photographs BASIC SUPPLIES Underpainting Purple Shadows PAGE10 • Painting Dewdrops Essential Tools Capture the Brilliance ofPetals With GlazingTechniques Puddle and Pull Watercolor Paper • CreateVelvety Images Curled Edges Paint With Cotton Swabs • Painting Around Complex Edges PaintingTips Amaryllis inAction ColorandWatercolor Dramatize a Close-Focus Floral Cast Shadows • • Using ColorTemperature to Painting a White Blossom ClusterBlooms Enhance FlowerColors • CHAPTER FOUR Batik-Like EffectsWith CHAPTER TWO Crumpled Paper MORE FLOWER FLOWER FORMS • PAINTING IDEAS AND TEXTURES GlazingWithAcrylics PAGE120 PAGE20 • Find FlowerSubjects on the Street Anatomy Painting aVelvety Surface • With LiquidAcrylics Juxtapose Bright White Disk-Shaped Flowers • and Pure Color Catching a Subject's Luminosity • Sphere-Shaped Flowers Attract the ViewerFrom a Distance Painting ComplementaryValues Cone-Shaped Flowers • Let One Shape Dominate Produce Moods With Multi-Shaped Flowers Dramatic Contrast Guide theViewer's EyeWith Color • • Hints onTexture Designing Florals With Black Appreciate the Abstract Patterns ofLight Complex Petals LayerColortoMake Opaque Areas INDEX Flowers With an Overall Texture Painting Flowers With Water PAGE 126 • Flowers in a Field AccentYourWatercolor Florals With Penmanship Suggesting Form With Line Painting Folds and Ruffles TerriesFlags, 15'A"X iy/2", FrankNofer, privatecorporatecollection