Author: Geoff Kersey
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1782212973
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Geoff Kersey shows people who have never picked up a paintbrush how to paint convincing watercolour landscapes using just 3 colours, 3 brushes, a plastic palette and a watercolour pad. Only 3 affordable Students range watercolour paints are used: light red, cadmium yellow pale and ultramarine blue; yet from these, Geoff shows how 9 realistic watercolour scenes can be painted. There is no colour theory or long-winded mixing information to put off the first-time painter, but a practical absolute beginner's course that shows the three colours in action. Only 3 affordable brushes are needed: no. 10, no. 4 and no. 2 rounds in a synthetic range, to achieve all of the paintings shown. Starting from the simplest of scenes, Geoff Kersey builds skills through 9 easy exercises, resulting in landscapes to be proud of. Start with a simple sky and progress through a basic scene with a reflected sunset, to landscapes that include simple buildings and even a figure. Clear advice and step-by-step photographs show how to add a simple figure to a scene and how to trace and transfer the basic drawings from the finished paintings, which are shown full size in the book for this purpose. Readers have everything they need to get painting.
Take Three Colours: Watercolour Landscapes
Author: Geoff Kersey
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1782212973
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Geoff Kersey shows people who have never picked up a paintbrush how to paint convincing watercolour landscapes using just 3 colours, 3 brushes, a plastic palette and a watercolour pad. Only 3 affordable Students range watercolour paints are used: light red, cadmium yellow pale and ultramarine blue; yet from these, Geoff shows how 9 realistic watercolour scenes can be painted. There is no colour theory or long-winded mixing information to put off the first-time painter, but a practical absolute beginner's course that shows the three colours in action. Only 3 affordable brushes are needed: no. 10, no. 4 and no. 2 rounds in a synthetic range, to achieve all of the paintings shown. Starting from the simplest of scenes, Geoff Kersey builds skills through 9 easy exercises, resulting in landscapes to be proud of. Start with a simple sky and progress through a basic scene with a reflected sunset, to landscapes that include simple buildings and even a figure. Clear advice and step-by-step photographs show how to add a simple figure to a scene and how to trace and transfer the basic drawings from the finished paintings, which are shown full size in the book for this purpose. Readers have everything they need to get painting.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1782212973
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Geoff Kersey shows people who have never picked up a paintbrush how to paint convincing watercolour landscapes using just 3 colours, 3 brushes, a plastic palette and a watercolour pad. Only 3 affordable Students range watercolour paints are used: light red, cadmium yellow pale and ultramarine blue; yet from these, Geoff shows how 9 realistic watercolour scenes can be painted. There is no colour theory or long-winded mixing information to put off the first-time painter, but a practical absolute beginner's course that shows the three colours in action. Only 3 affordable brushes are needed: no. 10, no. 4 and no. 2 rounds in a synthetic range, to achieve all of the paintings shown. Starting from the simplest of scenes, Geoff Kersey builds skills through 9 easy exercises, resulting in landscapes to be proud of. Start with a simple sky and progress through a basic scene with a reflected sunset, to landscapes that include simple buildings and even a figure. Clear advice and step-by-step photographs show how to add a simple figure to a scene and how to trace and transfer the basic drawings from the finished paintings, which are shown full size in the book for this purpose. Readers have everything they need to get painting.
Take Three Colours: Watercolour Snow Scenes
Author: Grahame Booth
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1782216995
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Popular artist and author Grahame Booth shows you how to paint nine wonderful snow scenes, using just three brushes and three colours Beautiful snow scenes make wonderful subjects for watercolour artists, yet they are often thought by beginners to be too difficult to paint. Popular artist and author Grahame Booth shows you how, using just three brushes, three colours and nine fantastic projects. Any colour can be mixed from just blue, red and yellow, and in this easy-to-follow book, Grahame shows you how to mix all the colours you need to paint stunning snow scenes. Starting with a basic tool kit of three brushes, a mixing palette, watercolour paper and of course three tubes of paint, Grahame guides you step-by-step through nine projects, starting with a simple scene and progressing on to more complex ones. Even if you have never picked up a paintbrush, you will be amazed at what you will achieve by the end of this book. And along the way you will have learnt all the skills you need to start painting wonderful snow scenes of your own.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1782216995
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Popular artist and author Grahame Booth shows you how to paint nine wonderful snow scenes, using just three brushes and three colours Beautiful snow scenes make wonderful subjects for watercolour artists, yet they are often thought by beginners to be too difficult to paint. Popular artist and author Grahame Booth shows you how, using just three brushes, three colours and nine fantastic projects. Any colour can be mixed from just blue, red and yellow, and in this easy-to-follow book, Grahame shows you how to mix all the colours you need to paint stunning snow scenes. Starting with a basic tool kit of three brushes, a mixing palette, watercolour paper and of course three tubes of paint, Grahame guides you step-by-step through nine projects, starting with a simple scene and progressing on to more complex ones. Even if you have never picked up a paintbrush, you will be amazed at what you will achieve by the end of this book. And along the way you will have learnt all the skills you need to start painting wonderful snow scenes of your own.
Everyday Watercolor
Author: Jenna Rainey
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
ISBN: 0399579737
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
A contemporary paint-every-day watercolor guide that explores foundational strokes and patterns and then builds new skills upon the foundations over the course of 30 days to create finished pieces. This beautifully illustrated and inspiring guided watercolor-a-day book is perfect for beginning watercolor artists, artists who want to improve their watercolor skills, and visual creatives. From strokes to shapes, this book covers the basics and helps painters gain confidence in themselves along with inspiration to develop their own style over the course of 30 days. Featuring colorful contemporary art from Mon Voir design agency founder and Instagram trendsetter Jenna Rainey, this book's fresh perspective paints watercolor in a whole new light.
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
ISBN: 0399579737
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
A contemporary paint-every-day watercolor guide that explores foundational strokes and patterns and then builds new skills upon the foundations over the course of 30 days to create finished pieces. This beautifully illustrated and inspiring guided watercolor-a-day book is perfect for beginning watercolor artists, artists who want to improve their watercolor skills, and visual creatives. From strokes to shapes, this book covers the basics and helps painters gain confidence in themselves along with inspiration to develop their own style over the course of 30 days. Featuring colorful contemporary art from Mon Voir design agency founder and Instagram trendsetter Jenna Rainey, this book's fresh perspective paints watercolor in a whole new light.
The Easy Guide to Painting Skies in Watercolour
Author: Stephen Coates
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1782219447
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The ultimate, accessible, no-nonsense guide to painting watercolor skies There are some areas of watercolor painting that beginners often have trouble with, and one of these is skies. In Stephen’s characteristic style, he approaches the subject in a no-fuss, technique-led way that aims to demystify sky painting so that you, the novice watercolorist will be able to approach it with confidence. Beginning with advice on key tools and materials, how to prepare your palette and achieve the right consistency of paint, Stephen takes you through seven common skies, ordered by difficulty: from simple plain blue skies and white cloudy skies to sunsets and storms. Every sky includes invaluable guidance on how to plan your sky, dozens of handy tips and clear step-by-step instructions and numerous examples. This is an essential book for watercolur artists starting out, as well as the more experienced looking to hone their landscape painting skills.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1782219447
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The ultimate, accessible, no-nonsense guide to painting watercolor skies There are some areas of watercolor painting that beginners often have trouble with, and one of these is skies. In Stephen’s characteristic style, he approaches the subject in a no-fuss, technique-led way that aims to demystify sky painting so that you, the novice watercolorist will be able to approach it with confidence. Beginning with advice on key tools and materials, how to prepare your palette and achieve the right consistency of paint, Stephen takes you through seven common skies, ordered by difficulty: from simple plain blue skies and white cloudy skies to sunsets and storms. Every sky includes invaluable guidance on how to plan your sky, dozens of handy tips and clear step-by-step instructions and numerous examples. This is an essential book for watercolur artists starting out, as well as the more experienced looking to hone their landscape painting skills.
Take Three Colours: Watercolour Lakes & Rivers
Author: Stephen Coates
Publisher: Search Press Limited
ISBN: 1781266263
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher: Search Press Limited
ISBN: 1781266263
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Watercolor Color
Author: Ray Smith
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN: 9780789432926
Category : Color in art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Twelve art projects with step-by-step instructions and advice on materials, subjects, and methods.
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN: 9780789432926
Category : Color in art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Twelve art projects with step-by-step instructions and advice on materials, subjects, and methods.
Ready to Paint London in Watercolour
Author: Geoff Kersey
Publisher: Search Press
ISBN: 9781844484195
Category : London (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Geoff Kersey uses clear instructions and step-by-step photography to show how to paint five famous London scenes, from the drawing stage, which is provided as a tracing, to the finished painting. Follow every step of the way as Geoff creates beautiful, convincing paintings of the London Eye, Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge, the Tower of London and Trafalgar Square. There are several other wonderful paintings of London scenes to inspire you, and an extra tracing is provided for the stunning picture of St Paul's Cathedral that accompanies the Introduction.
Publisher: Search Press
ISBN: 9781844484195
Category : London (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Geoff Kersey uses clear instructions and step-by-step photography to show how to paint five famous London scenes, from the drawing stage, which is provided as a tracing, to the finished painting. Follow every step of the way as Geoff creates beautiful, convincing paintings of the London Eye, Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge, the Tower of London and Trafalgar Square. There are several other wonderful paintings of London scenes to inspire you, and an extra tracing is provided for the stunning picture of St Paul's Cathedral that accompanies the Introduction.
The Watercolour Enigma
Author: Stephen Coates
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781906722340
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781906722340
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Big Brush Watercolour
Author: Ron Ranson
Publisher: David & Charles Publishers
ISBN: 9780715301951
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
Using the Japanese hake brush, obtainable from most art and craft shops, Ron Ranson demonstrates how, because of its nature and size, it forces the watercolourist to simplify the subject matter and thus distil the essence of a scene. He also discusses the dissecting and dramatizing of the subject.
Publisher: David & Charles Publishers
ISBN: 9780715301951
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
Using the Japanese hake brush, obtainable from most art and craft shops, Ron Ranson demonstrates how, because of its nature and size, it forces the watercolourist to simplify the subject matter and thus distil the essence of a scene. He also discusses the dissecting and dramatizing of the subject.
Depicting the Colours in Water
Author: Craig Letourneau
Publisher: Colour School of Publishing
ISBN: 9781931780100
Category : Color in art
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
The Colour Notes series is aimed at the keen amateur artist struggling, as always, to mix and use colour. A series of paintings and studies is shown with full guidance given to mixing and applying the colours used. Following very extensive research the subjects have been carefully chosen to answer the most commonly expressed questions. The artist will collect the books in order to cover the wide range of subjects tackled.
Publisher: Colour School of Publishing
ISBN: 9781931780100
Category : Color in art
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
The Colour Notes series is aimed at the keen amateur artist struggling, as always, to mix and use colour. A series of paintings and studies is shown with full guidance given to mixing and applying the colours used. Following very extensive research the subjects have been carefully chosen to answer the most commonly expressed questions. The artist will collect the books in order to cover the wide range of subjects tackled.