Susanna Spann | Watercolor Painting, Floral Painting, and Art Instruction

Painting Crystal and Flowers in Watercolor by Susanna Spann

Name: Painting Crystal and Flowers in Watercolor by Susanna Spann
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SKU: 1581800312
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Painting Crystal and Flowers in Watercolor by Susanna Spann

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A Technical Watercolor Guide to Refractive Glass, Crystal, and Layered Floral Washes

Watercolor painter Susanna Spann outlines her signature "Polaroid method" of building complex watercolor paintings through systematic, transparent value layering. The manual focuses on rendering highly reflective, transparent subjects—such as cut crystal vases, glass bowls, and wet flower petals—without muddying paint layers.

Through step-by-step mini-demonstrations and a full floral composition exercise, Spann explains color temperature, value contrast, highlight reservation using masking fluid, and edge definition. The guide provides technical instruction on mixing dark background values, managing paper dampness, and capturing light refraction through glass.

Why You’ll Love This Book

Susanna Spann breaks down the complex physics of painting reflective glass, cut crystal, and floral petals into clear, layered steps. An essential technical guide for watercolorists seeking to master transparent reflections and rich value contrast.

Edition & Specifications

Publisher: North Light Books

Pages: 125

Format: Hardcover

Publication Date: 2001

ISBN: 9781581800319

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