A compilation of practical guidance on everything you need to know about painting people and landscapes in watercolour, with simple exercises and step-by-step demonstrations to develop your masterpiece.
Hazel Soan is a hugely successful painter and an outstanding teacher and author of art books, which have introduced the wonders of art to a generation of amateur artists. Here she collates her vast knowledge on painting in watercolour in easily digested steps that can be achieved in short bursts of time.
In this extended compilation edition, Hazel Soan explains everything you need to know about painting people and landscapes in watercolour in an accessible and informative way. She advises on how to master brushstrokes and balance composition as well as dealing with the theories of colour and light. She gives you the tools to create urban streets, woodland forests and rocky coastlines and guides you through ways to inset people into your pre-existing paintings to bring them to life.
Bursting with easy-to-follow exercises and demonstrations, this comprehensive compendium to watercolour painting is a useful resource for experienced painters and an invaluable companion for beginners.
Table of Contents:
General Introduction 6
Learn Watercolour Quickly 8
Introduction 10
Chapter 1: What you should know about watercolour 12
Chapter 2: The stuff you need 20
Chapter 3: Choosing the colours 32
Chapter 4: Putting paint on paper 48
Chapter 5: Selecting the subject 88
Chapter 6: Go for it 112
Learn Watercolour Landscapes Quickly 116
Introduction 118
Chapter 1: Creating space 120
Chapter 2: Focus on composition 144
Chapter 3: Light and colour 160
Chapter 4: Landscape techniques 176
Chapter 5: Landscape themes 192
Chapter 6: Go for it 220
Learn to Paint People Quickly 224
Introduction 226
Chapter 1: Understanding the essentials 228
Chapter 2: Proportion 234
Chapter 3: The pose 248
Chapter 4: Lighting 256
Chapter 5: The face and clothing 272
Chapter 6: Figures in a setting 288
Chapter 7: Go for it 298
Index 300
About the Author :
Hazel Soan is a popular and successful artist who divides her time between London and Cape Town, exhibiting her work widely. She has her own gallery in Fulham, London. She is author of several bestselling books and a range of successful DVDs. She was one of the art experts in the popular Channel 4 TV series Watercolour Challenge. The very successful Learn Watercolour Quickly, Essence of Watercolour and Watercolour Rainbow are also by Hazel Soan.
