Wet-on-wet watercolour painting A complete guide to techniques and materials

As if watercolor wasn't difficult enough-one false brushstroke can ruin a painting-the wet-on-wet technique raises the stakes. In a process that takes more than half an hour, paper is dampened and stretched, then soaked. The artist then works against the clock, applying pigments and easing, pushing, and cajoling as the water dries. If this race between painter and medium is in harmony, the results can be luminous. If the water gets aggressive and gains control, however, the artist falls on her face. With 250 illustrations, artist Karpinska's book-originally published in France-is a detailed and highly effective look at this demanding form. Recommended for advanced artists. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.