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With well over 300 step-by-step illustrations, masses of tips, instructions & finished paintings, this complete guide is just that - a truly inspirational guide to watercolour & a great reference book for any artists wanting to brush up their skills, or learn new ways of applying traditional techniques.
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Publisher
Search Press
Pub. Date
2015
Description
Step into Jean Haines' distinctive, exciting world of watercolour with this guide to her influences, style and work. Jean's loose, expressive paintings are filled with colour and personality, and embrace a range of subjects that includes flowers, animals, people and places, all influenced by the countries and cities she's lived in and the people she's met during her life. This book contains easy-to-follow and inspiring introductory sections such as...
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Publisher
Batsford
Pub. Date
2014
Description
Learning to paint is one of the life-long aspirations of many of us, and these techniques can be learnt more quickly than you think. Hazel Soan's concise book, filled with easy-to-follow instructions and step by steps, is written in a very accessible way for those completely new to painting.
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Publisher
Search
Pub. Date
2011
Description
Just like having a painting tutor on call 24 hours a day - this book is packed with inspiration and know-how for both beginners and more experienced painters. With over 200 tips and step-by-step techniques, this is a guide to watercolour painting with quick fixes and solutions provided throughout for commonly encountered problems.
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Publisher
Batsford
Pub. Date
2014
Description
'Watercolour Rainbow' is an inspiring yet practical book on colour. Hazel Soan sets out to encourage and inspire all watercolour artists to make really radiant and colourful paintings. She takes each main colour in the palette in turn - chapter by chapter - and shows how to use the pigments to their maximum effect with lots of practical hints and tips throughout, as well as projects in focused detail.
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Search Press
Pub. Date
2015
Description
Creativity and imaginative use of the popular watercolour medium suffuses every part of Jane Betteridge's work. In this, her first book, she shares her painting techniques and methods with you. Learn to use watercolour paints in unusual and surprising ways to create works bursting with vibrancy and beauty.
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Publisher
Search Press
Pub. Date
2017
Description
This complete guide to watercolour will teach you how to paint relaxing landscapes, exciting seascapes and portraits with personality. In addition to beautiful detailed projects covering architecture, still life, and other classic scenes, this book contains sections on colour and tone, the materials you will need, key watercolour painting techniques as well as vital information on perspective and drawing; all explained and illustrated for ease of...
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Quarto Press
Pub. Date
2016
Description
This title is an invaluable source of information designed to appeal to anyone working in watercolour, from absolute beginners through to intermediate level painters. It covers all aspects of working in the medium; from selecting your paints, brushes, and paper, to essential techniques and methods that will help you gain confidence and start to develop your own personal style.
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Publisher
Search Press
Pub. Date
2017
Description
Everyone is a potential artist. This work invites you to free yourself from conventional watercolours and bring vibrancy and brightness to your work. Learn how to create portraits full of life, landscapes packed with atmosphere, and abstracts that seem to leap from the paper.
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Publisher
David & Charles
Pub. Date
2008
Description
This practical book is for anyone who has learnt the basics of watercolouring and wants to develop their own style. It encourages artists to re-examine their approach using the direct method of painting. The author explores all kinds of subject matter, and topics such as movement, light and focus.
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Frances Lincoln
Pub. Date
2015
Description
'Just Add Watercolour' is an innovative and accessible guide to this most dynamic of artforms, packed with bite-sized creative painting tips and advice, offering aspiring artists the freedom to dip in and out for practical information or flick through for fresh inspiration and ideas.
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Lorenz Books
Pub. Date
2013
Description
This guide to watercolouring explores which types of paper and brushes to use and the principles of working in colour. The section on techniques explains the main methods of brushwork, texturing, line and wash, and masking. There is advice on the basics of preparation as well as ten projects to teach and refine each technique.
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Publisher
Collins
Pub. Date
2008
Description
A handy guide to the world of watercolour, this book will also serve as a sourcebook for artists of all levels of ability. Full of fascinating facts and useful information, it explores the paints and pigments themselves, the equipment, surfaces and accessories of watercolour painting and illustrates many different techniques.
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Southwater
Pub. Date
c2012
Description
A complete practical introduction to watercolour painting techniques for beginners. Each technique is introduced as a step-by-step sequence that enables the reader to learn the brush stroke, and is accompanied by a short exercise to allow even complete novices to produce simple studies from the outset.