Creating Textures in Watercolor

About Creating Textures in Watercolor

Silken strands of hair. Water tumbling over rocks. Blinding reflections in glass or metal.

Cathy Johnson shows you how to create realistic textures like these and make your watercolor paintings come alive.

You’ll find practical, easy-to-follow guidelines inside for creating 83 wonderful textures for fruits, vegetables, hair, glass, metal, fabric, flowers, fur, skin and much, much more.

Johnson’s beautiful watercolor sketches – complete with helpful captions – demonstrate each of these techniques and their many variations. You’ll learn how to accurately recreate any texture you see and create lovely watercolor paintings that almost seem to breathe.

Cathy Johnson’s expertise will show you how to expand your own artistic vision and discover a world of textures – a world you can capture with your brush.