This was such a fun book to peruse, and I am now a Scheinberger fan. He touches on a variety of subjects in this book, making it almost a crash-course in painting with watercolor.
The Intro provides a comfortable start, describing the origins of watercolor and paint colors. The next section of the book, First Attempts, allows the reader to see some of Scheinberger's examples of glazes and washes in his own sketches. The illustrations used throughout the entire book are wonderful. Then he moves onto Excursion in Color Theory, which of course, introduces and gives examples of various color theories. The following section is Your Own Style, in which he shows the reader many examples of different ways of painting and how to fall into your own creative pattern. Basics/Tools explores the world of paints and brushes available for watercolor painting. Out & About introduces the reader to painting things outside the four walls, how to communicate perspective and how to paint water, fog, air, smoke and how to create an atmosphere. Finally Tips & Tricks is a collection of, well, tips and tricks Felix has collected over the years using different types of paper, paint techniques, special effects, and a lot more.
I really enjoyed reviewing this book, because it is something I can personally use in my own artistic ventures. His particular style of sketching and painting is so inspiring and different to me. Most art books don't help much in the way of bettering your creativity or skills, but this one really is worth the 20 bucks if not for anything but the inspiration.
Source: I received a copy of this book from Blogging for Books in exchange for an honest review.
