Painting Water in Watercolour

“From beach scenes to ponds, rivers to seas, puddles and streams, Terry shows how to paint water in all its beautiful painterly effects.” —Karen Platt, yarnsandfabrics.co.uk

All watercolour landscape artists need to know how to paint water, and in this book Terry Harrison excels in demystifying the painting process. Here he shares his expert advice and no-nonsense tips and techniques for producing quick, effective paintings of water. There are two or three-step exercises for painting water in all its varied moods and situations, including ripples, reflections, puddles, streams, breaking waves, choppy water, surf, bridges, riverbeds, boats, and much more. There are then ten step-by-step demonstrations that can be produced in half an hour: a misty lake, track with puddles, ford, waterfall, lazy river, stormy sea, cliffs, fisherman, sunset estuary and fishing boat. • Essential painting skills conveyed through quick, lively studies • Expert art tuition from a renowned artist, for beginners, the busy artist, or those wanting to loosen up their painting style • Numerous quick exercises and ten step-by-step demonstrations in a handy, affordable ebook format

“Terry demonstrates twenty-three basic exercises to build your confidence with the subject from rippled reflections to crashing waves, fast-flowing streams to sun setting on the sea.” —The Leisure Painter

© 2013 Search Press (Ebook): 9781781268070

Release date

Ebook: 7 March 2013