Learn Watercolour Quickly: Techniques and painting secrets for the absolute beginner (Learn Quickly) - Hardcover

Soan, Hazel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1849941408 ISBN 13: 9781849941402

Publisher: Batsford, 2014

Synopsis

Bestselling artist and writer Hazel Soan has distilled her art teaching into the things that matter most and can be digested in a short period of time - in just one afternoon you can start painting. Learning to paint is one of the life-long aspirations of many of us, and these techniques can be learnt more quickly than you think. Hazel Soan's concise book, filled with easy-to-follow instructions and step by steps, is written in a very accessible way for those completely new to painting. Chapters include: Getting Started (the materials you will need and those you can ignore in the art shop); Choice of Colours; Mixing Colours; What's the Subject? (how to select a suitable subject); What Surfaces to Paint on; Basic Painting Techniques (remembering that in watercolour white paper is the light and you paint the shade); Brushstrokes (with lots of examples) and Composition (with details on how to design paintings with horizon, focus and balance, a hint of perspective and the light and shade of a subject). Packed with illustrations for guidance, this is the most comprehensive guide to learning watercolour very quickly.

About this title

About the Author:

Hazel Soan is a popular and successful artist who divides her time between London and Cape Town, exhibiting her work widely. She has her own gallery in Fulham, London. She is author of eight bestselling books for both Harpercollins and Batsford, including the Essence of Watercolour. She was one of the art experts in the popular Channel 4 TV series Watercolour Challenge. The very successful Collins Gem 10 Minute Watercolour (9780007202157) is also by Hazel Soan.

About this edition

• Publisher: Batsford
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1849941408
• ISBN 13: 9781849941402
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 112