Painting Buildings in Watercolor

by Ranulph Bye

How to create expressive paintings of historic buildings, village scenes, private residences and vanishing architectural treasures. Rear cover "Have you always wanted to include buildings in your watercolor paintings, but have been afraid to - maybe because of the perspective or simply because you thought you couldn't paint them well enough? Here you'll learn how to paint structures of all types realistically, yet expressively. Master watercolorist Ranulph Bye teaches you his tricks of the trade and offers numerous practical techniques, including eight comprehensive step-by-step demonstrations...."

144 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 1994

About the author

Ranulph Bye was born in 1916 in Princeton, NJ. He attended the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art, now Philadelphia College of Art, and the Art Students League in New York. His paintings have received national recognition, and he has exhibited in the National Academy of Design, the American Watercolor Society, and Allied Art.

Reviews

[James · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a decent book on the subject but it is not as specific as other books like Painting Weathered Buildings in Pen, Ink & Watercolor. Much of this book covers basic painting techniques as well as a portfolio of Bye's painting. Another bizarre method described is thinned oils with turpentine, strange for a book on watercolors, still a useful tip, modelers who use paper have used this trick for decades. Painting composition is covered, an interesting section with utility for all painters. He does have a nice sample color palette.

If you don't have a book on the subject and you stumble on a cheap copy it's worth a look.