Watercolour Landscapes for the Absolute Beginner

Watercolour Landscapes for the Absolute Beginner

2022 • 200 pages

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6 full-size pre-drawn tracings help you paint watercolor landscapes from scratch, with world renowned artist Matthew Palmer. Bestselling, author, artist and teacher Matthew Palmer guides you, the absolute painting beginner, through your first steps in watercolor and shows what incredible landscapes can be achieved in this exciting medium. Step-by-step exercises, mini projects and 6 longer projects help you to build essential skills and allow you to produce a range of landscapes you will be proud of. Vital drawing skills are explained and demonstrated, along with key techniques such as including the application of resists; color mixing; applying natural-looking foliage to trees and woodlands; use of dry-brush technique in depicting intricate detail, and using scratch-out techniques to add sparkle and movement to water. A huge wealth of finished paintings provide ideas and inspiration for your own future watercolor work. This is a new and extended edition of Matthew Palmer's Step-by-Step Guide to Watercolour Painting (2018).

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Decent introductory book, although (being an absolute beginner in watercolor painting) not all of my questions were addressed. I did appreciate the variety of projects and the style in which the book was written - it was very easy to understand and follow.

June 18, 2022