Matthew Palmer's Step-by-Step Guide to Watercolour Painting

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2018
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This comprehensive step-by-step guide to producing landscapes and seascapes in watercolour is a natural progression in learning from Matthew Palmer's previous title Watercolour for the Absolute Beginner. Providing a more complete course in painting, this latest book explores in further detail the key techniques used in watercolour painting, including the application of resists; colour 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 six-step exercise helps demonstrate the stages of creating a landscape scene of snowy hills and dales - including laying the initial wash, lifting out highlights on the hills, and applying shadow. The book also features five full step-by-step projects to help readers develop their watercolour painting skills, featuring a waterfall scene, a poppy field with country cottage and New York in autumn-time; each accompanied with a full-size outline.

Matthew Palmer's Step-by-Step Guide to Watercolour Painting is the perfect companion for artists who have mastered the rudiments of the medium but are keen to improve their skills, develop their own style, and progress further on their journey to painting success.

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This comprehensive step-by-step guide to producing landscapes and seascapes in watercolour is a natural progression in learning from Matthew Palmer's previous title Watercolour for the Absolute Beginner. Providing a more complete course in painting, this latest book explores in further detail the key techniques used in watercolour painting, including the application of resists; colour 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 six-step exercise helps demonstrate the stages of creating a landscape scene of snowy hills and dales - including laying the initial wash, lifting out highlights on the hills, and applying shadow. The book also features five full step-by-step projects to help readers develop their watercolour painting skills, featuring a waterfall scene, a poppy field with country cottage and New York in autumn-time; each accompanied with a full-size outline.

Matthew Palmer's Step-by-Step Guide to Watercolour Painting is the perfect companion for artists who have mastered the rudiments of the medium but are keen to improve their skills, develop their own style, and progress further on their journey to painting success.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 168
Publisher: Search Press
Published: 17 May 2018
ISBN 10: 1782215107
ISBN 13: 9781782215103

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In this easy-to-follow new guide Matthew explains the basic techniques of watercolour in a way that cuts through much of the mystique that surrounds the medium.

He explains how to choose your materials and best decide which brushes and paper will be best for you. He then moves on to easy exercises that introduce you to simple sketching and work in pen and wash, before progressing to colours and how they work. Matthew explains the colour wheel, primaries, complementaries and mixing, in simple language and with plenty of examples. So if you struggle with colour, you might find the book worth it for this alone.

The gentle progression continues with an introduction to techniques such as blending, lifting out and the use of masking fluid. These are accompanied by simple exercises that help you develop the skills you'll need later.

The bulk of the book is devoted to demonstrations for which there are pre-printed tracings allowing you to concentrate on the business of painting, using everything you've learnt so far. Every stage is illustrated and it's like having a tutor by your side. All in all this is a well thought-out and presented guide that will help you become proficient in the wonderful medium of watercolour.

-- SAA Paint magazine * Henry Malt *

Author Bio

Matthew Palmer is one of the SAA's most renowned demonstrators, and his classes are particularly popular with beginners. He has been painting seriously for twenty years and specialises in landscapes, still life and animals. He has his own studio at his home in Derbyshire, UK, and teaches over 150 people per week, as well as running watercolour workshops and holidays. He has many exhibitions, participates in several art shows and appears regularly on the Painting and Drawing Channel from the SAA.