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Matthew Palmer - Watercolour for the Absolute Beginner - 9781844488254 - 9781844488254
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Watercolour for the Absolute Beginner

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Description for Watercolour for the Absolute Beginner paperback. Expert tuition from a high-profile author with an accessible style, plenty of tips and tricks from beginners and his own range of brushes and colours to simplify things. Num Pages: 128 pages, 566 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AFCC; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 222 x 11. Weight in Grams: 626.

This book is a comprehensive course in watercolour landscape painting by expert SAA tutor, Matthew Palmer.

Matthew is renowned for his beautiful, detailed paintings and his ability to teach effective painting using simple techniques.

  • The book begins with excellent advice for the beginner, including, easy drawing for painting, composition, easy perspective, light and shade, colour, and how to paint skies, tree, water and figures in watercolour.
  • There are then six simple step by step painting exercises, and each exercise leads into a more developed step by step painting project, including a windmill, seascape, snow scene, mountains and lakes, bluebell ... Read more
  • The exercises are ideal for beginners and the main projects will also build skills for improving artists.
  • A pull-out outline drawing is provided for every exercise and main project, and Matthew shows step by step how to transfer these onto watercolour paper.

Matthew teaches over 150 pupils per week and also appears regularly on TV. He has an accessible style, plenty of tips and tricks for beginners and his own range of brushes and colours to make things easier (though readers can use alternatives).

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Search Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844488254
SKU
9781844488254
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1

About Matthew Palmer
Matthew Palmer is a renowned demonstrator of watercolour painting, and his classes are particularly popular with beginners. He has been painting professionally for over 20 years and specializes in landscapes, still life and animals. He has his own studio at his home in Derbyshire, UK and teaches hundreds of people each week, as well as running watercolour workshops and holidays. ... Read more

Reviews for Watercolour for the Absolute Beginner
The good didactic structure of this book offers hobby painters who have never previously painted with water colors, an easy introduction to this technique. The artist makes the experience of years of teaching and personal development of its technique with many helpful tips. This book can be broken down into two parts. The first teaches the basics ... Read more

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