Painting flowers in watercolour
Peart, Fiona2013
Book
Do you want to paint quick, loose watercolours? This practical guide for beginners, in a handy sketchbook format, will show you how you can achieve attractive and successful paintings in just 30 minutes - ideal for today's busy amateur artists. Expert watercolourist, Fiona Peart, shares her tips and techniques for producing quick and effective paintings of beautiful flowers. Ten step-by-step demonstrations follow an extensive range of the best exercises and techniques for watercolour. Each demonstration is designed to be painted in half an hour; ideal for those short on time but high on enthusiasm.
Main title:
Painting flowers in watercolour / Fiona Peart.
Author:
Imprint:
Tunbridge Wells, Kent : Search Press, 2013.
Collation:
96 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Includes index.
Contents:
Using a round brush -- Wet strokes on dry paper -- Controlled shapes on dry paper -- Letting the shapes merge -- Lifting and releasing the brush -- Double loading the round brush -- Overlaying or glazing -- Spattering -- Teasing and bruising -- Scraping and moving paint -- Dropping in -- Lifting out -- Combining the techniques -- Using an angled brush -- Scribbling with the point -- Controlled strokes -- Double loading the angled brush -- Using a stippling brush -- Using salt -- Using masking fluid -- Backgrounds -- Background or vignette? -- Projects -- Jug of Daffodils -- Roses -- Blue Iris Vignette -- Lilies -- Roses and Buddleia -- Rose Posy -- Sunflowers -- Brompton Stock -- Window Flowers -- Spring Violas.
ISBN:
9781844488261
Dewey class:
751.4224343751.4224
Language:
English
BRN:
188684
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Library at the Dock | -Art and Culture | ARTS 751.4224 PEAR | Available |