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WaterMedia Painting
Water Media Painting with Stephen Quiller

The Complete Guide to Working in Watercolor, Acrylics, Gouache and Casein
Join renowned artist Stephen Quiller on a journey of art discovery and exploration. This book is an in-depth look at all the water media paints available to today’s artists. Part One looks at watercolors, with illustrations of the visual characteristics of the mineral (sedimentary) and transparent (staining) and their effects with different paper surfaces. Part Two focuses on acrylics, gouache, and casein and then using these media in combination. In Part Three, Quiller shares his secrets for the most difficult aspect of painting: composition, seeing abstractly, and developing a personal style and vision. Packed with Quiller’s thoughts and ideas on painting philosophy, the meditative and spiritual aspects of art, and personal observations on painting throughout his career, this is an inspiring guide to living a creative life and creating art. This book covers the four watermedia: watercolor, gouache, acrylic and casein, their visual qualities and handling characteristics as well as possibilities for combining these media. There is a chapter on composition, visualization, and learning to see abstractly. It will also have excerpts from my journals from over the last twenty years.

Artist-Signed Softcover Copy (ISBN: 987-082396886)
Price: $24.95


What Others are Saying About Stephen Quiller's New Book!

 

“This comprehensive book about the creative potentials and technical challenges of water media painting not only describes the “how to,” it offers insights into the inspirations we can find within our lives.”

M. Stephen Doherty
Editor in Chief, American Artist

 
“Steve’s sense of color has always taken my breath away. He is the color theorist of our time and a water media master.”

Jack Richeson
Jack Richeson & Company


A Painter's Guide to ColorPainter's Guide to Color

Published in 2000, this book incorporates innovative and accessible color-theory techniques that will help you to train your eye to see and use color in exciting ways. It presents a wide range of fundamental color-theory concepts including the value-intensity foundation, harmoniuous and discordant colors, and how to use “grays” and “blacks” to maximum benefit.

The book reviews numerous painting techniques, giving tips about how each can be used to maximize color expression. There is also an innovative chapter on the emotional use of color. Another highlight of the book is a chapter on using your color palette while painting from life. This chapter demonstrates how to use the standard 12-color palette or the expanded 24-color palette to mix any color you want. SQ

Soft bound • 144 pages • 200 color plates • bibliography • index
QG Price: $24.95

Color ChoicesColor Choices:

Making Color Sense out of Color Theory
This book has been in print since 1989, and I have revised and updated the gatefold color wheel and colors in the book. This book provides a foundation on color mixing, color relationships and standard color schemes.

Chapters on monochromatic, complementary, analogous, split-complementary and the triad are examined and developed thoroughly. This book provides a foundation for any artist who is interested in color. SQ

Soft bound • 144 pages • 186 color plates • index • 9 B&W illustrations • bibliography
QG Price: $19.95

 

A Painter's Guide to Color and Color Choices are very compatible and will make an important addition to your art library. You can purchase both books as a set for only $39.95.

 


Acrylic Painting TechniquesAcrylic Painting Techniques

How to Master the Medium of our Age
This book covers the gamut of approaches offered by the versatile medium of acrylic. It includes a guide to supplies and materials; a chapter on color including an acrylic color wheel; a chapter on acrylic used as watermedia; a chapter on acrylic use for easel painting; a chapter on experimental acrylic media; and a chapter on acrylic mixed with drawing and other painting media. SQ

Soft bound • 144 pages • 200 color plates • index
QG Price: $19.95

 


Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About WatercolorEverything You Ever Wanted to Know About Watercolor

This is a comprehensive anthology of fifteen of Watson-Guptill’s best known authors. It is a treasure trove of information about tool and materials of watercolor, color mixing and color theory, and watercolor techniques. SQ

 

Soft bound • 400 pages • 525 full-color illustrations
QG Price: $29.95