25 January 2022

£12.99

BC Paperback Plus 6 full-size gatefold outlines

216x280 mm

9781782219101

9781782219101

200 pages

Search Press

Absolute Beginner Art

Watercolour Landscapes for the Absolute Beginner

by Matthew Palmer

WATERCOLOUR FOR BEGINNERS: 6 full-size, pre-drawn tracings help you paint lush watercolour landscapes with world renowned artist Matthew Palmer!
 
Bestselling author, artist, and teacher Matthew Palmer guides beginners through their first steps in watercolour and reveals the power of this exciting medium.
 
Build your watercolour painting skills with:
 
  • Step-by-step exercises, mini projects, and 6 longer projects
  • Demonstrations of essential drawing skills
  • Demonstrations of watercolour techniques like colour mixing, scratch-out and more.
 
Learn to apply natural-looking foliage to trees and woodlands... Use dry-brush techniques to depict intricate detail, and refer to Palmer’s finished paintings for even more inspiration!
 
Featuring tons of easy-to-follow advice, this watercolour painting guide will help beginners produce landscape paintings they’re proud of.

Includes material previously published in Matthew Palmer's Step-by-Step Guide to Watercolour Painting (2018), but with the addition of three brilliant new projects, many new illustrations and extensive textual revisions.

Book Contents

Introduction 6, Materials 8, Inspiration 16, Sketching 22, Working outside 26, Useful drawings 28, Easy perspective 32, Colour 36, Building a scene 46, Top techniques 54, Painting skies 64, Painting water 68, Painting trees 73, Troubleshooting 82, The projects 86, Northern Lights step by step 90, Venice in Monochrome step by step 100, Hawaiian Sunset step by step 114, Night-time Snow Scene step by step 132, Waterfall in Summer step by step 146, Wildflower Meadow step by step 162, Index 176

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