Landscapes in Watercolour: Techniques and Tutorials for the Complete Beginner

3,Landscapesin Watercolour breaksdown ten progressively more challenging paintings into easy-to-achieve steps for theabsolute beginner. A variety of landscape paintings, from a midwinter farm and a sunny woodland to acoastal waterfront and boats in an estuary are featured. Each watercolor isbroken down into four or five steps, showing the reader how simple it can be toachieve stunning results as they build up their painting from the backgroundcolor and add the finishing details. The reader will learn how to simplify thescene in front of them, allowing them to recreate the essence of the landscapefor the viewer without slaving over an easel for hours. Interspersed with thetutorials are special masterclasses covering trees, skies and reflections. Readers will benefit from the section on choosing tools andmaterials, and introductory topics on color theory, composition andperspective, as well as the essential basic drawing and painting techniques.