Watercolor

Inthisirreplaceableguide，award-winningartistandinstructorJohnPikeshareswithartistsatalllevelsofexperiencetheexpertisegainedthroughalifetimeofperfectinghiscraft.Alltheinformationwatercoloristscouldpossiblywantishere--choosingabrush;selectingandcomposingsubjectmatter;producingavarietyofwashes，brushstrokes，andtextures;makingcorrections;anddiscoveringthepropertiesofcommonwatercolorpapers.
Theauthor'spersonalstyleandhismeticulouslyreproducedillustrationsmakethisoneofthebesthow-toguidesavailable.Readersareledfromthesimpleststill-lifeexercisestoaseriesofcomplexlandscapeproblems.Thetextisabundantlyillustratedwiththeauthor'sownfamouspaintings(manyreproducedinfullcolor)andanalyzeseachindetailforlessonstobelearnedandtricksofthetrade.
"Thetextisbrilliantlylucid，likeMr.Pike'sownwatercolors.Itisdifficulttoimagineamorehelpfulguide."--WilliamF.Buckley，NationalReview，