Learn watercolour the easy way, in this fresh, visual and brand-new series from trusted teacher and best-selling author, Matthew Palmer.
Focusing on trees, leaves and foliage, work your way through 12 skill-building paintings and one inspiring final project to create your own remarkable results.
The perfect watercolour guide for beginners, this book is packed with short, easy-to-follow exercises, complete with step-by-step photos, helpful annotations, and all of Matthew's tried-and-tested tips:
- Start at the very beginning with a short section covering key equipment, advice on mixing colours and some recipes for the basic colour mixes you will need throughout.
- Dive straight into 12 inspiring practical exercises that each build on a new skill. Start with a simple tree silhouette and build up gradually to a verdant forest.
- There are short, easy-to-follow steps for every lesson, with clear step-by-step photos and simple annotations.
- Within each "lesson" or exercise, Matthew reveals his tried-and-tested tips and tricks for achieving a painting you'll be proud of, which artists of all abilities will find invaluable.
- To put everything you’ve learned into practice, the book finishes with an inspiring final project for you to paint, to pull together everything you've learned and to flex your new abilities.
This exciting new series demystifies landscape painting in small, digestible chunks, making this the ideal handbook for any budding painter.
Table of Contents
Introduction
GETTING STARTED
- Tools and materials
- Colour mixing
- Techniques
THE LESSONS
- Simple Summer Tree
- Simple Winter Tree
- Simple Autumn Tree
- Simple Spring Tree
- Pine Tree
- Laburnum Tree
- Fir Tree Forest
- Silver Birch Tree
- Willow Trees
- Autumn Woodland
- Winter Woodland
- Spring Woodland
BIG PROJECT
Index
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About Matthew Palmer
Matthew Palmer is a renowned watercolour-painting teacher and best-selling author, with over 145,000 books sold worldwide. He has been painting for over 30 years, and specializes in landscapes, still life and animals.
From his studio in Derbyshire, UK, he has taught thousands of beginner artists to paint online with watercolours, and has gained a devoted following, with over 175,000 subscribers on YouTube alone. When he's not giving online demos, hosting in-person workshops, exhibiting at art shows or appearing regularly on television, Matthew also runs his own online shop where he sells Matthew Palmer brush collections, paints and more.
He has over 150k subscribers to his YouTube channel (@mattyartist); 10K followers on Facebook (@MatthewPalmerArtist); his own paint and brush collections; and an online watercolour school - Watercolour.tv
