Watercolour Painting A Guide to Techniques and Materials.pdf

From back cover:
Watercolour is the most popular of all the painting and drawing methods. Once you have understood the basic principles of working with water, colour, and light, a whole range of creative effects can be achieved. Watercolour Painting: A Guide to Techniques and Materials is a comprehensive and practical guide for beginners which explores all aspects of this medium, from preparing your surface and choosing the right brush to creating mists and colour blends, glazes and flat washes. Simple exercises help explain the techniques, while a selection of paintings are broken down into step-by-step stages to provide further inspiration. A special gallery section looks at work by other watercolour artists, illustrating the variety of results that can be achieved through this wonderful art form. Fully illustrated with colour photographs throughout, as well as step-by-step artworks and diagrams, this is an essential book for anyone taking up this popular and immensely satisfying art.

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ISBN: 1843305216