{"id":22996,"date":"2014-12-31T09:26:02","date_gmt":"2014-12-31T09:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/?p=22996"},"modified":"2017-01-26T18:02:44","modified_gmt":"2017-01-26T18:02:44","slug":"make-watercolour-paint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/31\/make-watercolour-paint\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make a Watercolour Paint Itself"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/Art_Departments-A-Z_All_Departments-Books_for_Artists-Painting_and_Drawing_Books-Books_by_Media-Books_on_Watercolour\/c2129_2128_498_25062_25177_25211\/p24121\/How_to_Make_a_Watercolour_Paint_Itself:_Experimental_Techniques_for_Achieving_Realistic_Effects_:_Book_by_Nita_Engle\/product_info.html\"><strong>How to Make a Watercolour Paint Itself: Experimental Techniques for Achieving Realistic Effects<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A 144-page book by Nita Engle.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/BKG21.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/BKG21.jpg\" alt=\"How to Make a Watercolour Paint Itself: Experimental Techniques for Achieving Realistic Effects : Book by Nita Engle\" width=\"300\" height=\"390\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/BKG21.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/BKG21-230x300.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A guide to the use of watercolours, this book demonstrates the many experimental techniques which will produce a realistic effect. Nita Engle&#8217;s breakthrough approach to watercolour shows readers how to combine spontaneity and control to produce glowing, realistic paintings, with dynamic and dramatic result.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Engle11.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Engle11.jpg\" alt=\"How to Make a Watercolour Paint Itself Nita Engle\" width=\"759\" height=\"987\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Engle11.jpg 759w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Engle11-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Engle11-620x806.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 759px) 100vw, 759px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h5>Nita Engle<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nita_Engle\">Nita Engle<\/a> (born 1926) is an American watercolor painter. She has worked as an art director and magazine illustrator and exhibited in and out of the United States. Engle has received several awards, including an honorary doctorate from Northern Michigan University. A documentary has been made about her entitled Wilderness Palette &#8211; Nita Engle in Michigan and she wrote the book How to Make a Watercolor Paint Itself: Experimental Techniques for Achieving Realistic Effects.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Click on the underlined link to go to the current offers on the book <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/Art_Departments-A-Z_All_Departments-Books_for_Artists-Painting_and_Drawing_Books-Books_by_Media-Books_on_Watercolour\/c2129_2128_498_25062_25177_25211\/p24121\/How_to_Make_a_Watercolour_Paint_Itself:_Experimental_Techniques_for_Achieving_Realistic_Effects_:_Book_by_Nita_Engle\/product_info.html\"><strong>How to Make a Watercolour Paint Itself: Experimental Techniques for Achieving Realistic Effects<\/strong><\/a> on the Jackson\u2019s Art Supplies website.<br \/>\nPostage on orders shipped standard to mainland UK addresses is free for orders of \u00a339.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>The image at the top of the article is \u201cVictorian Spring, Grand Hotel\u201d, watercolour painting by Nita Engle, from the book.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Make a Watercolour Paint Itself: Experimental Techniques for Achieving Realistic Effects A 144-page book by Nita Engle. 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