Index

Italicized page numbers indicate an illustration, photo, or its caption.

acrylic painting

canvases for, 15, 136–137

Demonstrations, 44–51, 82–91, 122–131

Galleries, 92–95, 132–133

paints for, 18–19, 136–137

Ampersand (company), 137

Arches watercolor paper, 15, 60

Berry Brook (Knight), 23

Big, Bold and Beautiful (Knight), 83

brushes, 16–17, 123

canvases, for acrylic painting, 15, 136–137

Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff, 18, 136

cold press paper, 15

color schemes, 33

color sketching. See watercolor sketching

cotton duck canvas, 15

Dancing Garden (Knight), 52

Daniel Smith watercolor paint, 18, 137

Da Vinci (brand), 137

Day Lilies (Knight), 56

Demonstrations

in acrylic, 44–51, 82–91, 122–131

in watercolor, 24–37, 58–73, 100–119

design sketching, 32, 63, 108

Dick Blick Art Materials, 136

Duck Island, Isles of Shoals (Hassam), 13

Early Island Morning (Knight), 96

Early Spring Morning (Knight), 42

flowers, painting

about, 53–57

in acrylic, 82–91

acrylic gallery of, 92–95

in watercolor, 58–73

watercolor gallery of, 78–81

Galleries

acrylic, 92–95, 132–133

watercolor, 42–43, 78–81, 120–121

garden flowers. See flowers, painting

Geraniums (Knight), 92

Golden acrylic paint, 18, 85, 137

Golden Melody (Knight), 81

Great Island Beauty (Knight), 138

hands, as tools, 49

Hassam, Childe, 13

Holbein watercolor paint, 18, 137

Homer, Winslow, 12–13, 98, 122

hot press paper, 15, 137

Impression of Nasturtiums (Knight), 61

Impressions of Nasturtiums (Knight), 78

indoor studio work. See studio work, indoor

Island Trails (Knight), 42

Jerry’s Artarama, 136

Joyful Garden (Knight), 57

L’Allée des Alyscamps (van Gogh), 11

linen canvas, 15

Liquitex acrylic paint, 18, 85, 137

“listening” to your painting, 90, 114, 116, 130

MaimeriBlu watercolor paint, 18, 137

materials and tools, 14–19, 136–137

M. Graham watercolor paint, 18, 137

Monet, Claude, 10–11

Moonlight on Peonies (Knight), 79

Morning Chop (Knight), 6, 99

Morning Garden in June (Knight), 80

Morning Woods (Knight), 37

Nasturtium Impression (Knight), 55

Nasturtiums #5 (Knight), 94

Ocean Fog Along the Road (Knight), 22

Ocean Surf (Knight), 121

paints, 18–19, 136–137

paper, watercolor, 14–15, 136–137

pencil sketching, 26–27, 32, 58–59, 102–103, 108

photography, 22, 25, 58, 101

plastic wrap technique, 70–72, 74–77, 86–89, 111–112, 126

Poplars on the Epte (Monet), 10–11

QoR watercolor paint, 137

Queen Anne’s Lace Evening (Knight), 93

Rebecca’s Flower (Knight), 9

The Red Canoe (Homer), 12

rocks and sea, painting

about, 97–99

in acrylic, 122–131

acrylic gallery of, 132–133

in watercolor, 100–119

watercolor gallery of, 120–121

rough press paper, 15

Sennelier watercolor paint, 18, 137

site selection, 25, 54, 58, 100

sketching

design, 32, 63, 108

pencil, 26–27, 32, 58–59, 102–103, 108

value, 32, 64, 109

watercolor, 28–29, 60, 104, 110

Snowy Woods (Knight), 43, 141

studio work, indoor

acrylic, 46–51

watercolor, 30–37, 62–73, 107–119

Surf Explosion (Knight), 132

Tango Tulip (Knight), 2

Techniques, Special Watercolor

plastic wrap, 70–72, 74–77, 111–112

thirsty brush, 34–35, 38–41, 42–43, 114

wax resist and scraping for texture, 112–113, 118–119

texture technique, 112–113, 118–119, 128

thirsty brush technique, 34–35, 38–41, 42–43, 114

tools and materials, 14–19, 136–137

On the Trellis (Knight), 55

Tulip Tango #2 (Knight), 95

Turner watercolor paint, 18

value sketching, 32, 64, 109

van Gogh, Vincent, 11

watercolor painting

Demonstrations, 24–37, 58–73, 100–119

Galleries, 42–43, 78–81, 120–121

paint for, 18–19, 136–137

paper for, 26–27, 32

techniques, 38–41, 66, 74–77, 118–119

watercolor sketching, 28–29, 60, 104, 110

wax resist and scraping for texture technique, 112–113, 118–119, 128

Wild Island Sea (Knight), 120

Winsor & Newton watercolor paint, 18, 19, 137

Woodland Road (Knight), 20, 51

woods, painting the

about, 21–22

in acrylic, 44–51

in watercolor, 24–41

watercolor gallery of, 42–43