Watercolour: Techniques And Tutorials For The Complete Beginner

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Watercolour painting is an absorbing meditative art-from that many people would like to enjoy but don't attempt to because they believe they can't paint or simply don't know where to begin An encouraging voice & a clear easy-to-follow approach is often all that's needed to give people the confidence to get started & keep going That's exactly what this book provides Paul Clark an enthusiastic & accomplished painter who runs his own art school explains the fundamentals in a friendly & accessible way He shows readers what they really need in terms of tools & materials
- starting with a limited colour palette that can be mixed to create the vast majority of colours required He then explains & illustrates the basic techniques before presenting ten of his paintings that put those techniques into action Each painting is broken down into stages with clear instructions & photographs for readers to follow plus plenty of helpful tips In addition there are three feature spreads that focus on particular areas of interest for beginners including special effects painting trees & painting skies