
Watercolour
Alwyn Crawshaw(Author)
Collins (Publisher)
Published on 7. August 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-0-00-723177-5 (ISBN)
Description
Relaunched in paperback, this bestselling book is the essential guide to the basics of watercolour for the absolute beginner.
Full of easy-to-follow exercises and step-by-step demonstrations, `You Can Paint Watercolours' will give even the most hesitant of beginners the enthusiasm and confidence to start painting in watercolour.
Acclaimed TV painter Alwyn Crawshaw takes the reader by the hand and starts by explaining basic watercolour techniques and how to mix colours. Then, with easy step-by-step exercises, he demonstrates how to paint the separate elements of a picture one by one, so that by the end of the book you can paint a watercolour to be proud of.
Covering a broad range of subjects, from flowers and animals to people and buildings, this is the ideal book to teach the absolute beginner to paint in the most popular medium.
Full of easy-to-follow exercises and step-by-step demonstrations, `You Can Paint Watercolours' will give even the most hesitant of beginners the enthusiasm and confidence to start painting in watercolour.
Acclaimed TV painter Alwyn Crawshaw takes the reader by the hand and starts by explaining basic watercolour techniques and how to mix colours. Then, with easy step-by-step exercises, he demonstrates how to paint the separate elements of a picture one by one, so that by the end of the book you can paint a watercolour to be proud of.
Covering a broad range of subjects, from flowers and animals to people and buildings, this is the ideal book to teach the absolute beginner to paint in the most popular medium.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 189 mm
Width: 246 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
317 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-723177-5 (9780007231775)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Previous edition
Book
09/2000
Collins
€36.11
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Person
Alwyn Crawshaw is the author of over 25 books on art instruction, all of which are published by HarperCollins. He has a huge following among leisure painters and has had 7 successful TV series on Channel 4. He has also made many successful videos on painting. He is Founder of the Society of Amateur Artists and President of the National Acrylic Painters Association.