beginners guide to watercolour

Author: Yakako Y Miyoshi
112 pages

Your perfect introduction to the enjoyable art of watercolour sketching!

A Beginner's Guide to Watercolor Painting is the perfect book for anyone who wants to experience the spontaneity of watercolour painting - a rewarding hobby that enables you to paint anytime, anywhere with very simple materials. The beginner-friendly lessons in this book contain all the information you need - detailed tips and instructions along with step-by-step photos to walk you through the process of painting everything from still life to portraits and landscapes.

The 15 lessons in the book show you how to paint the following popular subjects:

Lifelike fruits and vegetables such as zesty lemons, sweet cherry tomatoes and crisp sugar snap peas
Beautiful flowers like brilliant yellow sunflowers, pastel pink roses and stunning floral bouquets
Adorable pets like friendly calico cats and fluffy Shibu Inu dogs
Tasty treats including indulgent strawberry shortcakes, coffees and teas
Charming buildings and landscapes such as quaint canal-side buildings and exotic tiered pagodas
And much more!
Each lesson opens with a reference photo and suggested colour palette, followed by the step-by-step process of creating an underdrawing and applying brilliant watercolour paints. This handy book is the perfect companion for vacations and weekends. Toss it into your bag with your paper, paints and brushes - and go out and capture interesting subjects in the world around you!

Plus, at the back are 16 postcards on heavy paper stock with printed underdrawings for readers to paint and mail to family and friends!