Painting the Unposed Figure in Watercolor

by Vincent Ballestar

So much daily human activity longs to be captured by the artist's brush--but to do so requires skills and techniques that stretch beyond the traditional, studio-based approach to figure drawing.Ballestar teaches watercolor artists a "Candid Brush" approach to subjects engaged in the spontaneity of everyday tasks. He shows how to capture attitudes, emotions and activities of many subjects--a child playing in the street, a farmer returning from work,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0966638336
• ISBN13: 9780966638332
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Design Books International
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.7" x 12.2"

Customer Reviews

Good for beginners!

If you already have formal training in fine arts you may not find information of any additional benefit to your existing knowledge. This book has valuable information for those who do not have formal training. If you are just starting to paint with the figure as your subject of interest then this book will have very helpful information to better comprehend various elements in composition and style considerations, as well as some insight into figure representation in paintings from the past. The step by step is only interesting from the standpoint of seeing the progression of this artist's work but offers very little in actual instruction of paint application technique. For the experienced painter the book offers very little in the way of technical inspiration or information not already second nature.