Watercolour Painting Step-by-Step

This is a practical and comprehensive guide for all watercolour enthusiasts, from the beginner who wishes to explore this popular painting medium to the experienced artist looking for inspiration and ideas. Starting with advice on materials, colour and composition, the book goes on to describe basic and more advanced techniques and the wonderful effects they can produce. Fourteen easy-to-follow, step-by-step demonstrations show the reader how to paint skies, trees, water, buildings and flowers, and each section is accompanied by a selection of inspirational paintings by the seven featured artists, in a rich variety of styles.

 
Originally published as 'Working with Watercolour', this book uses material from the 'Leisure Arts' series.

Book Contents

Introduction
Materials
Colour
Techniques
Composition and perspective
Understanding tone
Farmhouse step-by-step
Skies
Cumulus clouds step-by-step
A wet-into-wet sky step-by-step
Trees
Old oak tree step-by-step
Early morning step-by-step
Country Lane step-by-step
Water and reflections
Scottish Loch step-by-step
Farm Pond step-by-step
Chub stream step-by-step
Buildings
Chapel at last light step-by-step
Flowers
Daffodils and catkins step-by-step
Roses step-by-step
Backlit lily step-by-step
Irises step-by-step
Index