Creative Watercolor offers beginners a fun, modern, and practical approach to a timeless medium with instructions on how to paint simple motifs and lettering and embellish projects beautifully.

"Shirley Trevena is renowned for her exciting compositions, unusual perspectives and vibrant color combinations. In this, her fourth book and first retrospective, the artist shares an inspiring annotated chronology of more than 100 of her paintings, including still lifes, portraits and abstracts. You'll gain an intriguing glimpse into Shirley's creative process through accompanying sketches and studies, color and compositional notes, and the stories,...

"This book will excite and inspire watercolor artists of all abilities to experiment and take a more dynamic approach to their painting...Explore new mediums such as crackle paste, metallic leaf, and gilding flakes [and] play with print, modeling paste, stamping, and stencils"--

"Character Sketch outlines a theory of costume rendering that explores how a designer conceptualizes and creates a character on the page. Beginning with how to develop a sense of character through active, gestural poses, this book explores and explains the process of drawing and painting from rough sketch to finished rendering."--Publisher's description

In this comprehensive guide to painting watercolor landscapes, two of Terry Harrison's bestselling books, Painting Watercolour Landscapes The Easy Way and Brush With Watercolour, are seamlessly combined into a single volume. Drawing on his many years' experience as an artist, tutor and demonstrator, Terry shares his love of painting and shows the reader how to create beautiful, vibrant pictures filled with light and atmosphere using a range of simple...

"Learn everything you need to get started in watercolor painting with Watercolor Basics. From rendering light and shadow to creating realistic textures, discover how to bring dimension and depth to your paintings. Featurint the artwork of Deb Watson, this book includes a variety of easy-to-follow, step-by-step projects, including a landscape, still life, and portrait. With engaging, inspirational lessons and useful artist tips, Watercolor Basics will...

A classic medium, watercolor is practiced by many but mastered by few. This accessible and clear workbook is both a practical guide and an informative history. Beginning with a "1-day course," the chapters cover technique, equipment, general theory, painting plein air, and conservation. The authors also examine the work of watercolor masters, among them Claude Lorrain, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, John Constable, J.M.W. Turner, and John Ruskin. Each...

Strongly influenced by the changing landscape and the border areas hidden in plain sight, Carole Robson's artwork is packed with color, atmosphere, texture and light. An experienced teacher and artist, in this book, Carole explores how to build from basic techniques to producing wonderful expressive and semi-abstract landscapes that combine watercolor with other watersoluble media and collage material. The book includes essential information on composition...

"Animals are a perennial favourite amongst artists, but many struggle with capturing their form and character in a way that reflects the true spirit of the animal. In this bright, breezy and accessible book, Jo Allsopp's genuine passion for wildlife is clear. That love is reflected in her art, and her loose, lively and dynamic style is one that many wish to emulate. Including a broad range of animals from around the world - everything from red squirrels...

Witness paintings change from bad to good as well-loved master watercolourist and teacher Charles Reid shows you how to correct problems to create fresh, spontaneous works, while offering an intimate inside glimpse into his processes. With expert advice on everything from drawing and design to fine-tuning figure and landscape paintings, Charles Reid's Watercolor Basics will help you identify shortcomings in your paintings, fix recurring problems and...