portrait 4 PAINTING IN at WATERCOLOR © Charles ReidPORTRAIT =~ PAINTING IN WATERCOLOR Charles Reid In this book, Charles Reid guides the reader through complete, step-by-step tour ofthe watercolor materials and trated demonstrations that incorporate such techniques a5 mixing washes and over-washes, wat.in-wet, dry brush Iifting out, and using more than one value. He goes on to show the reader how to paint the basic head form: the eyes, nose, mouth, and ears; light hair and dark hair; hands in general and hands in de- tail, In following these demonstrations, the reader will Tearn how to use simple light and dark washes to indi- cate the shadows and highlights that describe the: features; where to look for these light and dark areas: when the head is in three-quarter, side, front, back, ‘and rim lighting situations; and how to use scratching, feathering, and hard and soft edges to oreate textures. By the time he reaches the complete, full-color por- trait demonstrations—stowing how to paint children, young men and women, and older men and women— the reader has mastered the basic techniques of the medium, and is ready to Incorporate them into suc- ‘cessful portrait painting in watercolor. 160 pages. 11 x 8%. Over 150 black and white illustra- tions, 42 Color Plates, Index. \WATSON-GUPTILL PUBLICATIONSPORTRAIT PAINTING IN WATERCOLOR