Tom Lynch 100 Watercolor Workshop Lesson Charts

by Tom Lynch

Every time Tom Lynch teaches a workshop, his students are enthralled by the charts he uses to illustrate his techniques and ideas. So many have expressed a desire to take them home, he's decided to offer them in the form of a book designed for real-time use in the studio. Now, as students paint, they'll be able to stand the book at their side and refer to the exact chart they need at a glance. Step-by-step photos and related paintings are provided to make many of the charts even more clear and valuable. It's like having Tom Lynch in the studio guiding every step of the way, showing how to achieve the looks and effects wanted.

100 pages, Spiral-bound

First published October 1, 2002

Reviews

[Debbie Yacenda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love the lesson charts! They are simple, concise and to the point. This book has been around for a while but it’s still relevant and helpful with watercolor art. I will definitely use his layering concept.

[Del Lunde · Rating 4 out of 5]

The lessons are there, but overly complicated.

[Patrick · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cool quick reference guide to lots of techniques. Planning to use them in my photoshop illustrations. Nice book!

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars. This book has some really fantastic features and explanations of how to approach watercolor, but it has some critical weaknesses as well. The major flaw is lack of a logical organization. For example, Lynch doesn't discuss how to layout a painting until page 61/100. Seriously?! That bit of information should have been covered in the first few pages. He also makes some significant assumptions about his readers: 1) that they are using top quality products, and 2) that they have a fair amount of prior experience. While many of his ideas are distillable (which I did for a middle/high school classes) this is not a realistic book for the general beginner. You've got to have a basic level of knowledge to understand many of his pointers. That said, his tips are clear, concise and lovely illustrated. Though in most cases, I wished that I had a written explanation/type up of his lecture to go with them. It's very much like being handed the power point for a really good lecture that you missed - you can follow them to a degree and glean a lot, but you get the sense you are missing a lot of the connective tissue.