Painting Workshop Flowers in Watercolour (Collins painting workshop) - Softcover

Soan, Hazel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007121687 ISBN 13: 9780007121687

Publisher: Collins, 2001

Synopsis

Reissued in paperback with a brand-new cover, this very successful title in the Collins Painting Workshop series provides a superb introduction to one of the most popular painting subjects.

Its aim is to inspire amateur artists to create beautiful flower paintings in watercolour by developing their own style right from the start. With this in mind, the book contains plenty of instruction on essential watercolour techniques and methods, and includes the following key features:

Projects: practical projects, with a system of self-assessment to monitor progress
· Demonstrations: developing a painting step-by-step
· Exercises: additional exercises to put theory into practice
· Ideas: flowers with still life, in garden settings, close-up compositions, flowers in the landscape, flower portraits and studies
· Inspiration: a wide selection of flower paintings to show different styles and techniques

The book features stunning paintings by the author and a number of other well-known contemporary artists, including John Lidzey, Shirley Trevena and Ann Blockley.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

'Reissued in paperback with a brand-new cover and updated page design, this very successful title in the Collins Painting Workshop series provides a superb introduction to painting in the most popular of all media.'

Its aim is to inspire amateur artists to create watercolours that are full of atmosphere and character by developing their own style right from the start. With this in mind, the book contains plenty of instruction on essential watercolour techniques and methods, and includes the following key features:
· Projects: practical projects, with a system of self-assessment to monitor progress
· Demonstrations: developing a painting step-by-step
· Exercises: additional exercises to put theory into practice
· Ideas: flowers with still life, in garden settings,close-up compositions, flowers in the landscape, flower portraits and studies
· Inspiration: a wide selection of flower paintings to show different styles and techniques

The book features stunning paintings by the author and a number of other well-known contemporary artists, including John Lidzey, Shirley Trevena and Ann Blockley.

Synopsis:

The aim of this book is to inspire amateur artists to create beautiful flower paintings in watercolour by developing their own style right from the start. With this in mind, the book contains plenty of instruction on essential watercolour techniques and methods, and includes the following key features: projects - practical projects, with a system of self-assessment to monitor progress; demonstrations - developing a painting step-by-step; exercises - additional exercises to put theory into practice; ideas - flowers with still life, in garden settings, close-up compositions, flowers in the landscape, flower portraits and studies; and inspiration - a wide selection of flower paintings to show different styles and techniques. The book features paintings by the author and a number of other well-known contemporary artists, including John Lidzey, Shirley Trevena and Ann Blockley. It adopts a "workshop" approach, with practical projects, exercises and step-by-step demos.

About this edition

• Publisher: Collins
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0007121687
• ISBN 13: 9780007121687
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128