Quick And Clever Watercolours: Step By Step Projects For Spectacular Results

Description

Accomplished artist, Charles Evans, will have you painting in no time with these cleverly constructed projects that can each be completed in a matter of minutes. Packed with simple techniques and top tips that will ensure successful results every time, Charles' easy-to-follow instruction will help improve your painting skills at once. It helps you learn professional hints and tricks about using watercolours and watercolour pencils which offer extra flexibility and convenience. It includes varied projects for outdoors and indoors, ranging from simple landscapes to more complex compositions, from pets to still lives. It reveals inspirational pages from Charles' own sketchbooks that clearly demonstrate the immediacy of this medium.

Author description

Charles Evans is one of today's leading painters, well-known from his long-running TV series. He has written a number of books for David and Charles including Quick & Clever Watercolour Landscapes. He lives in Northumberland and his website can be found at www.charlesevansart.com.

Table of contents

Introduction: Why Use Watercolours?; Materials & Techniques; The projects:; 1 Trees and Lake; 2 Skies; 3 Seascape; 4 Church; 5 Buildings; 6 Houses and Lane; 7 Mallards; 8 Pet Dog; Index.