30 Minute Artist: Painting Water in Watercolour

All watercolour landscape artists need to know how to paint water, and in this book Terry Harrison excels in demystifying the painting process. Here he shares his expert advice and no nonsense tips and techniques for producing quick, effective paintings of water. There are two or three-step exercises for painting water in all its varied moods and situations, including ripples, reflections, puddles, streams, breaking waves, choppy water, surf, bridges, riverbeds, boats, and much more. There are then ten step-by-step demonstrations that can be produced in half an hour: a misty lake, track with puddles, ford, waterfall, lazy river, stormy sea, cliffs, fishing from a boat, sunset estuary and fishing boat.

• Essential painting skills conveyed through quick, lively studies
• Expert art tuition from a renowned artist ,for beginners, the busy artist, or those wanting to loosen up their painting style
• Numerous quick exercises and 11 step by step demonstrations in a handy, affordable pocket-sized format

Book Contents

Introduction6

How to use this book8

Materials10

Colour14

Quick techniques16
Painting ripples16
Lifting out ripples16
Reflections in still water18
Wet on dry reflections18
Puddles20
Rippled reflections22
Waterfall24
Fast-flowing stream26
The sea from the beach28
Breaking waves30
Painting choppy water32
Lifting out choppy water32
Crashing wave34
Wave breaking on rock36
Beach with surf38
Masking the horizon40
Sunset on the sea42
Bridge44
Building and reflection46
Riverbed48
Marsh50
Boat52
Sky reflections54

Projects56
Track with Puddles56
Ford60
Wooded Waterfall64
Lazy River68
Stormy Sea72
Cliffs76
Fisherman80
Misty Lake84
Fishing Boat88
Sunset Estuary92

Index96