Portfolio: Expressive Painting: Tips and Techniques for Practical Applications in Watercolor, Including Color Theory, Color Mixing, and Understanding, Stoddard Joseph

Following the same clean, contemporary, easy-to-read, and easy-to-follow layout and design of the other books in Walter Foster Publishings popular Portfolio series, Expressive Painting gives beginning and aspiring artists the information they need to paint colorful watercolors that convey mood and emotion on canvas.

The book covers essential painting topics, including color theory, color mixing, selecting color schemes, and working with tools and materials, as well as watercolor painting techniques, such as painting wet-into-wet and wet-on-dry. Helpful tips are called out throughout the book for easy comprehension and reference, while step-by-step projects build on the featured techniques, allowing artists to practice making their own dynamic, colorful watercolor paintings. With Expressive Painting, beginning and aspiring artists will learn all they need to know to start creating watercolor art thats full of color and emotion.

The Portfolio series covers essential art techniques, core concepts, and media with an approach and format thats perfect for aspiring, beginning, and intermediate artists.