Painting Weathered Buildings in Pen, Ink & Watercolor

One of the fundamentals of art! Claudia’s books themselves are works of art but she always gives very well written and thought out advice that I have found to be precise every time. Her books have improved my works for sure!

I first bought this as an ebook and loved the content but found the ebook resolution just wasn't cutting it, even zoomed in it was hard to make out detail. So, I ordered the hardcover. Good move. Not only can I see detail clearly, there is additional content not found in the ebook. If you're considering buying this book, I would highly suggest you get a printed version. Ebooks are great for reading but this is the second time I've found the resolution is just too poor for this type of material. I didn't learn the first time but I won't make that mistake again.

This has become my bible for pen & watercolor. I love painting architecture and this book has gotten me to take on some projects that I might have overlooked because of the textures. She's a wonderful artist and illustrator.

Got this for my Mother for her birthday. She has quite a collection of Claudia Nice's books. She's thrilled about this one, and this is a good thing because we've been trying to encourage her to get back to painting. (Her health has stymied her a bit, but she's recovered and is eager to get back to some good living).I'm not an artist. I can barely draw a smiley face, but I really like the images in this book. The buildings are unique with rich detail. I envy artists, because they can create these images right there in their own studios. Back when I used to do a little photography, well, obviously I had to go somewhere to get something. And at times that took days of driving.I wonder if it's too late for me to learn to paint???

Claudia Nice has written some nice art books mainly dealing with pen and ink, watercolor and sketching in pencil. I have used her books as guides for my art students. I like this book a lot but was not thrilled with the color overlays on some of the artwork. it is a little too much and to some degree, obliterates the fine detail that Nice is known for. I wish the colors were lighter. I would recommend this to anyone who teaches art or for those who are self starters and want a nice reference to aid them in pen and ink drawing.

Love Claudia Nice's books. I ordered a used copy so it comes with old smells, not bad smells but used and loved a long time smells.

More than any other book I have read by Claudia Nice, this book has so many useful techniques that should make it useful for artists on just about any level! The book is specifically about drawing weather buildings and you will find that most of the illustrations deals with old wood, metal and brick, but the techniques introduced are incredibly useful for a lot of other subjects where you want a rough "organic" texture.Even if you don't like the traditional very contrasty look of pen and ink with watercolor, I would recommend reading this book for it's general discussions of texture and it's samples of ink work using grey and sepia inks.

Regardless of the medium—watercolors, pastels, acrylic, or colored pencil—I return to this book anytime I need to create an accurate weathered or rusted look.With detailed instructions and excellent examples, this books contains numerous methods of creating realistic surface textures.This is my favorite Claudia Nice book and one of my overall favorite art reference books.

Totally unsatisfactory condition! Very disappointing.This was a shabby much used library book with water damage that had pencil notes in and a torn cover that was printed in 2003! This is only the fault of the seller - and not the author or content which is interesting, but not enjoyable to look at and learn from. It is not even good enough to take to a charity shop who can't and don't sell library books anyway.

The drawings in this book are inspiring, such is their beauty and quality. The information and detail regarding techniques and materials is just what I was wanting and needing, it is an extremely helpful and well presented publication.I am inspired by this book to to get out there and draw again after several years, and have new techniques and tools to bring my work to life.I strongly recommend it.

Another wonderful book by Claudia Nice, easy to follow and full of useful information

Good, with some excellent examples. My only reason for four stars is that they are all American.

Got it as a gift for my father who has just started drawing and painting. He was thrilled and has used it many times to help improve his techniques