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| Author: Anne Abgott
Publisher: North Light Books
Category: Book
List Price: $29.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 54562
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 8.5 x 0.9
ISBN: 158180850X
Dewey Decimal Number: 751.422
EAN: 9781581808506
ASIN: 158180850X
Publication Date: July 6, 2007
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| Customer Reviews:
 FUN! with watercolor February 26, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Just a fun book to read if you want glow in your paintings.....good ideas to try, and techniques for creating interest in watercolor paintings, and for getting good mixes without ever getting mud.
Just to Set the Record Straight! January 5, 2008
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
Just to set the record straight....Firstly, I don't work for Holbein, but I do know something about color, and specifically about transparent color. M. Eliowitz review was way off base! Not only about Hobine, but also about Anne's use of the Hobine colors. It has been stated that the color Opera by Holbein is a fugitive and not permanent. Ten years ago I put swatches of this vibrant color on two pieces of watercolor paper, I taped one swatch on the window of my studio in the direct sun the other swatch in a drawer away from the light. To this day the swatches are identical in color the only difference being that the watercolor paper in the window has yellowed from the sun. The rumor also persists to this day that this incorrect evaluation of the color was started by a competitor in the art world. The color Opera was such a success that it has been copied by other manufacturers.
The color Verditer blue is not opaque, when applied over other pigments it does not cover them but is transparent. The company Holbein is re-assessing the pigment and about to change the color evaluation. Anne is quite correct in her book in the way she uses this wonderful color.
As an artist we must experiment with the paints and pigments not take the label evaluation as fact, I have been disappointed too many times by pigments, finding to my dismay many characteristics that don't match the manufactures description.
This book should be celebrated as one of the very few that actually teaches. It is wonderfully written and illustrated. I have tried to get into an Anne Abgott Workshop...but they are "sold out" within minutes! I will keep trying so I can see her work in person! Congratulations on a wonderful book.
love this book! December 17, 2007
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I am a new watercolor painter and I think this book is great! Lots of tips and good advice and it makes you want to try it all!
Daring Color November 5, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Finally the perfect watercolor book start to finish. As a Watercolor teacher for our community.........this book simplified color. It did all the work for me.......my class understood right away. From supplies to actual painting to is perfect.The book is perfect for experienced artists and beginners......I bought 10 books...
 Daring Color October 23, 2007
5 out of 10 found this review helpful
I have purchased over 50 watercolor books. This is and will be, one of my very favorite. The author gives very good step by step examples. This is very helpful. I've been painting watercolor for over 4 years, and found the information in this book to be outstanding. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in improving their watercolor paintings!
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