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WATERCOLOUR PUBLICATIONS

Books for Beginners:

You can read reviews on some of these books by visiting The Aquanet Web Site and Gallery

Watercolour: You Can Do It by Tony Couch

The Complete Watercolor Course by Stan Smith (Collins & Brown 1995)

Watercolour Workbook by Bud Biggs

How to Make a Painting by Irving Shapiro

The Joy of Watercolor by David Millard

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Watercolor (Marion Appelhof, editor)

The North Light Illustrated Book of Watercolor Techniques by Mark Topham.

Online Book on Watercolour written in French for French-speaking students.

 

WATERCOLOUR SOLUTION BOOKS:

The Watercolor Painter's Solution Book by Angela Gair

Watercolour Troubleshooter by Don Harrison

 

MAGAZINES

The following magazines feature articles on watercolour artists and techniques. Watercolor magazine is the only one in the list wholly dedicated to watercolor. They are available in libraries, book shops or by subscription -

 

American Artist

Watercolor (published by American Artist)

The Artist (published in England)

Leisure Painter (published in England)

Australian Artist

International Artist (published by Australian Artist)

 

SOME ONLINE SUPPLIERS:

In England:

Ken Bromley Art Supplies http://www.artsupplies.co.uk

E-mail: kenbromley@artsupplies.co.uk

Ph: 01204-491472

Fax: 01204-848014

 

In United States:

Cheap Joe's Art Stuff (send for their catalogue) http://www.cheapjoes.com Phone: 1-800-227-2788

Fax: (704)-262-0795 Email: cheapjoe@aol.com

Dick Blick http://www.dickblick.com

Email: info@dickblick.com

Phone: 1-800-828-4548

Pearl http://www.pearlpaint.com Email: Pearlsite@aol.com

Phone: 1-800-451-7327

Rex Art http://www.rexart.com Email: rexart@earthlink.net

Jack Richeson & Co. http://www.richesonart.com

Phone: 1-800-233-2404, ext.100

The Wholesale Art Company http://www.wholesaleart.com

The Italian Art Store: http://www.italianartstore.com/

Phone toll-free: 1-800-643-6440

The Art Shoppe: http://www.art2000.com/

Jerrys Catalog: http://www.jerryscatalog.com/

Art Supply Warehouse: http://www.aswexpress.com/index.htm

Discount Art Supplies: http://www.discountart.com/

Email: cosmos@moose.ncia.net

Schmincke paints are available from L Cornelissen & Son, I05 Great Russell Street, London WC I B 3RY; ph. 0 I 7I 636 I045. Their web site http://www.schmincke.com provides information on where their paints can be purchased in United States.

Holbein paints are described at their web site http://www.holbeinhk.com

Daniel Smith paints - http://www.danielsmith.com/ for mail order inquiries contact PO Box 84268, Seattle, Washington 98I24-5568 USA; toll-free for ordering: 1-800-426-6740, toll-free customer service:1-800-426-7923
Fax 00 I 800 238 4065. E-mail address: info@danielsmith.com

There are many personal watercolour pages on the web, far too numerous to itemize here. The following list is limited to sites which host groups of artists, sites offering excellent resources for watercolourists, and discussion sites.

Aquanet Mailing List - Dedicated to discussion, mutual help and encouragement of watercolour artists - beginners and experienced.

Watercolour Online - Covers all forms of water media, including watercolour

National Watercolor Society

Watercolor Studio - Artists, galleries, links, hints & tips

Watercolor Society of Canada - Lively and interesting articles dedicated to watercolour

Mining Co - Links and Resources

Artists Resource Site

ArtFaces, ArtPlaces - Artists in watercolour and other media

Artscape - Features the work of many watercolour painters