- Paperback: 136 pages
- Publisher: Collins; New edition edition (5 Oct 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0004133498
- ISBN-13: 978-0004133492
- Product Dimensions: 27.4 x 20.2 x 1.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
-
Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
78,339 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #11 in Kindle Store > Books > Nonfiction > Arts & Entertainment > Art > Instruction & Reference
- #86 in Kindle Store > Books > Nonfiction > Home & Garden > Crafts & Hobbies
Did you know you can trade in your old books for an Amazon.co.uk Gift Card to spend on the things you want? Visit the Amazon.co.uk Trade-In Store for more details. |
Product details |
More About the Author
Product Description
Product Description
This very successful book by top TV artist Alwyn Crawshaw has sold over 60,000 copies in hardback and is now being reissued in paperback. It covers everything that the beginner needs to know about watercolour painting in 32 comprehensive lessons. Filled with clear instruction and wonderful examples, this is a great introduction to watercolours.
Readers are encouraged to work through each lesson in turn so that gradually they will improve their technique and gain in confidence. Alwyn Crawshaw explains each process clearly and offers advice and encouragement at every stage.
The book includes:
A series of practical lessons covering all the basic watercolour methods and techniques
• Simple exercises and several step-by-step painting demonstrations, with clear and detailed instructions
• Revealing examples of ‘what went wrong’, showing how to avoid common painting problems
• A wide variety of subjects – trees, water, skies, flowers, buildings, people, boats and animals
From the Back Cover
In this bestselling book (over 60,000 copies sold in hardback), well-known TV artist Alwyn Cranshaw helps you to master the popular art of painting in watercolour. He covers everything the beginner needs to know in this complete course of 32 lessons, with many step-by-step demonstrations.
The course is progressive and really does start with the basics. Readers are encouraged to work through each lesson in turn, in this way gradually improving their technique and gaining in confidence.
CONTENTS INCLUDE:
• 32 self-contained progressive lessons
• Simple exercises on brush control and how to use washes
• Advice on colours and how to mix them
• Basic exercises on drawing, measuring and perspective
• Hints on how to paint from your photographs
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
39 of 39 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Having had only 1 two hour lesson whilst on holiday, water colour painting became very interesting. It is also a potentially expensive hobby/pastime and mistakes on purchasing items are very easy to make.
Alwyn clearly explains the basics and moves on from there. There are 28 lessons in total, so there is something for the starter to the experienced.
The only downside to the book are the actual paintings, I found them to be 'dull' but that could be the result of the printing process. This does not detract from the lessons, explanations, and the knowledge he provides. It is a must for a starter as it provides the guidence you may need to buy the right equipment. I would also 'guess' the lessons further on in the book would be of help to the experienced. You cannot learn too much.
Well worth the money!
29 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
In summary this book is excellent. I am not a natural artist, but having worked patiently (most of the time) through lessons 1-10 I am really pleased with my progress - I've got something on paper with actually looks quite good!
I'd advise buying this book first, before buying any equipment because there is a lot of advice in there about what equipment, paper, paints, brushes to purchase.
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Lessons 1 to 10 concern the basic materials and techniques required to make use of colour, brush and paper. They are full of helpful advice and examples, obviously based on many years of teaching experience and written by a thoughtful, encouraging, talented teacher. I recommend them without reservation. Lessons 11 to 14 concern drawing, but this subject deserves a book to itself and I'd suggest getting one. Nevertheless they would all be helpful if you didn't intend to study drawing otherwise, and Lesson 14 follows on from techniques taught in the first part of the book. This is followed by some demonstrations, and advice on working outdoors; then most of the rest of the book is devoted to practical advice for the beginner on painting various particular kinds of subject.
Like some other reviewers, I don't find the paintings themselves (as reproduced here) inspiring, and this could make the later lessons seem like a slog. The book would be very much better if some paintings by other artists, or Alwyn's students, had been included. But inspiration can be had on a visit to any good gallery. Then you can return to any chapter for the advice of a kindly, intelligent and experienced teacher, not always confined to the subject at hand. That's the way I intend to continue using this book.
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
Was this review helpful?
Let us know
Most Recent Customer Reviews
watercolour painting
This book is very informative and is ideal for the beginner and intermediate painter I particularly like his approach for explaining the way to simplify the painting produced from... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Chalkie
Its OK.
Brought this for the Father in Law as a Xmas pressie, As the book title says its a step by step guide, and after reading this book and following the instructions the father in law... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Mr. A. J. Walker
Good delivery and great condition
This is the first time I have purchased from other than Amazon itself and was very impressed with the service and condition of the book.
Published 20 months ago by rich's mum
alwyn crawshaw's watercolour painting course
A wonderful book for beginner painters, with clear step-by-step instructions and illustrations for the tricky stuff-water, foreground etc. Read more
Published 21 months ago by sage
Excellent book
An excellent book on the subject.There are many books on this particular painting media and many of them cover very similar material within their pages ! Read more
Published 21 months ago by E. Bradwell
An original approach which is really encouraging
This watercolour course was approached differently than other courses I've looked at.
Having dealt with the basics and supported the reader in building up their practical... Read more
Having dealt with the basics and supported the reader in building up their practical... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Sue B.
Painting for beginners
Alwyn Crawshaw's Watercolour Painting Course
An excellent book for the raw novice, simple yet complete guidance on how to use water colour and how to form paintings. Read more
An excellent book for the raw novice, simple yet complete guidance on how to use water colour and how to form paintings. Read more
Published on 20 July 2009 by Pencoch
Well....not for complete beginners
I'm a complete beginner and I decided to buy this book to teach me how to paint watercolour.
The book reviews looked good and seemed like this is the book. Read more
The book reviews looked good and seemed like this is the book. Read more
Published on 13 Mar 2009 by coolwater
Excellent book for beginers and the more advanced
Alwyn Crawshaw has the uncanny knack of making watercolour painting appear very simple, and is capable of expressing complex scenes with just a few brush strokes. Read more
Published on 17 Nov 2000 by peter.morris@netscient.com
A good starters book.
Have found this book an excellant starter. I will recommend it to anyone interested in watercolour painting
Published on 7 Nov 1999 by mike@roche60.freeserve.co.uk
Listmania!
|
|
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
