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

Soan, Hazel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1849941408 ISBN 13: 9781849941402

Verlag: Batsford, 2014

Inhaltsangabe

This brilliant book has been designed for busy people wanting to learn how to paint. Created by bestselling artist and writer Hazel Soan, it's bursting with simple, step by step guidance and easy-to-follow illustrations - the perfect inspiration for artists of all abilities - from those completely new to painting to the more experienced wanting to learn something new.

Discover what essential materials you need to get started, learn about the properties of watercolour paper, how to select suitable subjects, their composition and how to .pick and mix' colours on your palette.

With all this practical advice you will soon be using basic brushstroke techniques to create balanced paintings full of focus, balance, perspective, light and shade.

Book: Batsford - Hardback - 112 pages - Colour throughout

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Reseña del editor:

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 picked up faster than you think. Hazel Soan's concise book, filled with easy-to-follow instructions and step-by-step exercises, is written in an 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?; What Surfaces to Paint on; Basic Painting Techniques; Brushstrokes 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.

Biografía del autor:

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 Harper Collins and Batsford, including Watercolour Rainbow and 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.

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• Verlag: Batsford
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1849941408
• ISBN 13: 9781849941402
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 112