Watercolour Tips
Packed full of tips for the aspiring watercolourist, its handy format makes it ideal for quick reference either in the studio or out in the field.Contents include:• essential tips on all the basic watercolour techniques, plus helpful advice on sketching and drawing• guidelines on painting skies, backgrounds, foregrounds, the main subject, trees, details and shadows• clear and straightforward step-by-step instructions for painting a complete landscape in 7 easy stages• tips on painting water in various forms and adding people to a painting
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Watercolour Tips
Ian King
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Based on material from Ian Kingâs Watercolour Landscape Techniques.
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CONTENTS
Horsey Mill, Norfolk 29 Ã 41 cm (12 Ã 16 in) Often walking around a subject can give you a better view as shown in this study of Horsey Mill.
To fully understand the methods of the Norwich School, I have evolved a unique stage-by-stage method which has helped hundreds of aspiring watercolourists master the techniques of this style. There is no such thing as the correct method, but there are some basic simple rules that can help to give you an understanding of this very challenging medium, thereby creating brilliantly lit, evocative paintings easily and cheerily. This book contains all you need to know to achieve this in your own painting. Watercolour painting has become a way of life to me. It has taken me to beautiful places and has always been stimulating, providing me with hours of pleasure and a career in fine art, teaching and television. You are about to become part of it. Welcome to the world of watercolour.
Winter Furrows 23 Ã 23 cm (9 Ã 9 in) The simplest subjects often make the best paintings. Using a soft wet in wet background technique with a more detailed foreground, this simple tree makes a lovely fresh study.
Having decided that you want to paint in watercolour, whatâs your next step? For many of us, itâs a visit to our local art shop, an Aladdinâs cave where we will spend hours of our precious time and lots of hard-earned money. I suggest that you read the next chapter before you buy any art materials, but the best advice is always to keep them simple and get only what you need. You must also master a few basic watercolour techniques, which are explained in detail in the following pages. Then you will be ready to start painting.
