Painting Beautiful Watercolors from Photographs

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Summary: A Wonderful Reference Book
Review: I love books that have lots of tit-bits of information, and this is one of those books. Although, some of the information has been incorporated from her other books, it's still worth getting. I find Jan to be very generous, and it shows in this book.

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Summary: Painting beautiful watercolors from photographs by Jan Kunz
Review: It has a lot of information, but was not what I thought it would be....not enough detail

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Summary: Simplifies the Painting Process with Remarkable Results
Review: The best way to describe how valuable this book has been to me is this: when I pick up my brush, Ms. Kunz book is open and waiting within arm's reach.

She covers many techniques including collaging, proportional enlargements, and even tips for how to take photos for your subject matter. It also has many step by step demonstrations with each technique-building lesson. The book even has a chapter on most asked questions including how to paint teeth!

Don't worry about having pictures to get started because she includes a few in the back of the book and in each lesson.

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Summary: Artist Motivates Me To Begin Watercolor Painting!
Review: This book is a great guide for any level of artist! After checking this book out of the library several times and paying overdue book fines, I decided I couldn't live without it! I just purchased this book online.

What a great instruction book from Jan Kunz on set-up, photography hints, transferring and enlargements, combining photos, painting techniques and handling problems. This book has it all. She even includes sample photographs to get you started.

I'm just a beginner, but this book gave me the motivation to get started.