DK Watercolour Techniques for Artists and Illustrators discover how to paint landscapes,people,still lifes,and more develop your own style,guided by professionals

Why watercolor
为什么是水彩画
DISCOVER A WATERY WORLD OF COLOR Watercolor has existed for thousands of years but artists are still enjoying experimenting with techniques and exploring new ways of using this medium.
发现一个水彩画的世界已经存在了数千年，但艺术家们仍然享受着技术实验和探索使用这种媒介的新方法。
Discover how something as simple as a mix of pigment and water can give so much pleasure and delight when wielding a brush. Learn from other artists to develop your unique style.
当你挥动画笔的时候，你会发现颜料和水的混合是多么的简单。向其他艺术家学习，发展你的独特风格。 Watercolor creates transparent layers of color that result in a freshness, clarity, and glow that no other medium can match.
水彩画创造了透明的色彩层，带来了其他媒介无法比拟的新鲜感、清晰度和光泽。
Watercolor also offers an immediacy to the artist as well as a certain amount of unpredictability— often watercolors are best when allowed to go their own way, creating beautiful and unexpected subtle blends.
水彩画也为艺术家提供了一种即时性以及一定程度的不可预测性——通常，水彩画在允许自己走自己的路时是最好的，创造出美丽而意想不到的微妙融合。 Watercolor creates transparent layers of color that result in a freshness, clarity, and glow that no other medium can match.
水彩画创造了透明的色彩层，带来了其他媒介无法比拟的新鲜感、清晰度和光泽。
Watercolor also offers an immediacy to the artist as well as a certain amount of unpredictability— often watercolors are best when allowed to go their own way, creating beautiful and unexpected subtle blends.
水彩画也为艺术家提供了一种即时性以及一定程度的不可预测性——通常，水彩画在允许自己走自己的路时是最好的，创造出美丽而意想不到的微妙融合。 They use exactly the same pigments as oils or pastels, which gives the paints rich and reliable color, but with a unique luminosity. Some people perceive watercolor purely as a sketching medium, but this idea could not be further from the truth.
它们使用与油画或粉彩完全相同的颜料，这使颜料具有丰富而可靠的颜色，但具有独特的亮度。有些人认为水彩画纯粹是一种素描媒介，但这种想法与事实相差甚远。
Many of history’s finest artists, in fact, have used watercolor palettes to create paintings that are every bit as exciting and enduring as those in other media. And, as you’ll see from the range of examples across the book,
事实上，许多历史上最优秀的艺术家都曾使用水彩调色板创作出与其他媒体一样激动人心、经久不衰的绘画作品。从书中的一系列例子中可以看出，
contemporary artists and illustrators continue to experiment, explore, and utilize watercolor to produce artworks in an inspirational variety of painting styles and effects.
当代艺术家和插画家继续实验、探索和利用水彩画创作各种风格和效果的艺术作品。 Capturing wildlife Some subjects are never still, and the fluidity of watercolor is perfect for conveying energy and movement. This painting captures a moment in time as the birds come in to land and settle.
捕捉野生动物有些题材永远不会静止，水彩画的流动性非常适合传递能量和运动。这幅画捕捉了鸟儿降落和定居的瞬间。