Would you love to paint stunning woodlands in watercolour, but you don't have the skills to produce the basic sketches?
Geoff Kersey's new book and DVD collection will help you create breathtaking paintings and you don't need any drawing skills!
The superb book contains five painting outlines (plus one bonus picture) to pull out and use to create the basis of your painting.
Geoff shows how to paint a bluebell wood, a snow scene, an autumn woodland, a pair of ancient oaks and a willow leaning over a boat.
Follow clear instructions and step-by-step photographs to develop your work from transferring the initial outlines onto paper through to capturing nature's beauty in your final watercolour painting.
In each of the three DVDs Geoff shows you how to paint a complete watercolour in just 20 minutes. His experience, talent and clear instruction will give you the feeling of one-on-one tuition, which will really help you develop your skills.
The DVDs are the perfect accompaniment to the book and in 'The Road from Stanton Lees' DVD he exclusively shows you how to bring the book's 'bonus' painting outline to life. This offer includes FREE UK Mainland Delivery!
Please note FREE post and packing applies to UK mainland only. Any overseas orders are likely to incur standard postal charges.
Hazel Soan is one of the foremost exponents of loose watercolour working today and it's the quality of light that suffuses her work, as much as anything else that has contributed to her immense popularity. She's every inch a painter's painter.
In this, her latest book, she looks at a wide and varied range of techniques from when to choose transparent or opaque colours, using a limited palette, layering, wet-in-wet and using brushwork to shape your subject and lay washes. The thing is, though, that at no point does this feel like a technical manual. There are no step-by-step demonstrations and, as ever, Hazel teaches by example: "explore this, try that, here's what I mean", so that the result is a constant stream of inspiring paintings that can't help but get you hurrying off to pick up your brushes. You'll think you're looking at a book of wonderful pictures, but you're learning every time you turn the page.
The accompanying DVD gives an inspirational insight into the secrets of successful watercolour painting. Hazel focuses on the use of transparent and opaque watercolours and demonstrates these characteristics by painting a charming crocus, some vibrant red apples and a wild elephant. She also explains how to gain real control in wet-in-wet blending and draws your attention to the role of gravity. Painting a group of backlit figures, Hazel also looks at counter-change, emphasising the value of tone and the suggestion of the third dimension through light and shade. The DVD's bonus feature also demonstrates how to add those all important finishing touches!
This book and DVD set is a real must have for those wanting to get to grips with the essence of watercolour!
Book & DVD: Batsford. Hardback. 128 pages. Colour throughout. 80mins
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Author: Hazel Soan
Tape Length: 80 mins
Monet's inspiring impressionist art is now within your reach thanks to professional artist Noel Gregory!
If you've ever admired the work of world-renowned artist Monet, you'll delight in this book and double DVD set. Noel takes readers and viewers through a number of Monet's most famous masterpieces, showing how to capture every brush stroke in acrylic with ease!
Noel will also offer a variety of superb insights into the life and work of Monet. The book and each DVD are also available separately. Whether you're an absolute beginner or a professional, this set is the perfect introduction to the world of impressionist painting!
Book: Paperback. 64 pages. Colour throughout
DVD: 2 x 45 mins
Please note this DVD title is also available in NTSC format (U.S. Customers). Should you wish to order the NTSC version, please specify so in the 'notes' section when placing your order.
Author: Noel Gregory
Tape Length: 37mins
Oil painting is all about tradition. Slow-drying, capable of producing subtle blends of colour as well as detailed light and shadow effects, classic oils are perfect for the leisurely painter. And here's a superb starter pack to oil your creative wheels!
The kit includes a fantastic set of Winsor and Newton water-mixable oils, three SAA brushes and an easy-to-understand DVD with Michael Sanders, whose charm and passion will have you mastering basic oil techniques quicker than you can say turpentine!
These beautiful SAA acrylic brushes, made from a synthetic mix, include a special fibre called 'Teijin'. Springier than sable but softer than bristle, these interlocked brushes point well, give great control and are built to last.
This is an unrivalled opportunity to invest in a range of top-quality brushes. Competitively priced, they make acrylic painting a pleasure. And they work well with oils, too.
Whatever situation you're faced with, you can be sure to find the right brush with this set of 10!
Set includes: Round 0, 4, 8, 10, Flat 0, 6, 12, Filbert 0, 4, 8
Whether you're a beginner, stuck in a rut or looking for a fresh approach, this DVD course with Ian King will have you painting successful watercolour landscapes in no time! Only £17.49 includes FREE postage to UK mainland only.
In Part 1 you will learn the very basics and how to complete successful compositions, which include; sky, background, foreground, your subject, trees, detail and shadows. In a matter of minutes you will be able to paint a number of simple landscapes!
Build on your skills in Part 2 as you learn to paint an attractive autumnal scene of a freshly ploughed field, then discover how simple it is to paint water as Ian guides you through a beautiful river scene filled with colourful reeds.
Bring everything you have learnt together in Part 3 as you paint two attractive compositions. Ian goes on location to demonstrate how to create a sketch of a cottage by a river before returning to the studio to bring it to life. He also shows you how to work from photographs to paint an ancient sail boat.
This set of three DVDs is guaranteed to teach you everything you need to paint successful watercolour landscapes and once you've completed it you'll be painting your very own compositions effortlessly!
Please note FREE post and packing applies to UK mainland only. Any overseas orders are likely to incur standard postal charges.
DVD: 3 x DVD (Total: 180 mins)
Please note this DVD title is only available in PAL format and therefore is unlikely to play in North America, Japan, South Korea and some of the Pacific Islands.
However, all DVDs will play on personal computers and laptops.
Author: Ian King
Tape Length: 147 mins