Breaking the Rules of Watercolour: Painting secrets and techniques by Shirley Trevena


Breaking the Rules of Watercolour: Painting secrets and techniques
Title : Breaking the Rules of Watercolour: Painting secrets and techniques
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ISBN : 1906388830
ISBN-10 : 9781906388836
Language : English
Format Type : Hardcover
Number of Pages : 128
Publication : First published August 7, 2012

Shirley Trevena is a well-known and successful watercolourist, with a huge international fan base. Throughout her career she has pushed the boundaries of watercolour and is regarded as one of Britain's most innovative artists in that medium. Shirley's watercolours are visually inspiring, vibrant in colour and strong in composition This, her third book, shows how she achieves her stunning results by pushing the medium to its limits. Shirley takes the reader through 10 paintings in great detail and shares all her professional tips and painting secrets. In addition, each painting has large close-up details so the reader can really see all the brushstrokes. Shirley breaks the conventional rules of watercolour in many different ways: through her compositions, strange perspectives, fascinating textures and, above all, the strength and vibrancy of her colour combinations. In Breaking the Rules of Watercolour , Shirley explains all her painting decisions and demonstrates her techniques at every stage. In this way, she encourages all watercolourists, whatever their level, to experiment with the medium and produce exciting and challenging work of their own.  

Breaking the Rules of Watercolour: Painting secrets and techniques Reviews

  • Fox

    I'm so glad my watercolour teacher recommended this book! It was wonderful to see watercolour being used to create pictures that were so different from the norm - helped me to see that watercolour paintings don't always have to look the same/same/same/same. I loved seeing Trevena's Cubism-influenced style, and I wonder if she had draftsperson skills before, from her government planning job - because something about the style also reminded me of the way architects/draftspeople draw. I borrowed this book from the library, but I would like to purchase it and refer to it in the future.

  • Jana M

    I would love to have this one in my permanent collection. Sad to have to return it to the library!

  • Kym

    I could look at this book every day! Inspiring.

  • Jennifer

    A lot of guides to painting with watercolour tend to the twee. Many have a static approach that encourages copying without any sense of developing an individual vision. Shirley Trevor a is innovative, risk -taking and bold in her approach to the medium. Inspirational!