Product Description
Learn to Paint Vibrant Watercolours is a new title in the successful Learn to Paint series. Hazel Soan offers an exciting and contemporary approach to working in watercolour, the most popular medium of all.
In Learn to Paint Vibrant Watercolours Hazel Soan provides plenty of helpful advice on how to use watercolour in a bold and lively way.
She emphasizes the importance of using colour confidently, creating a strong composition, and evoking a powerful sense of atmosphere in your paintings.
Contents include:
tips on choosing painting materials
• clear, practical advice on watercolour techniques
• guidelines on using colour effectively and creating atmosphere
• a range of popular subjects, including landscapes, still life, flowers and people
• stage-by-stage demonstration paintings
From the Back Cover
Discover the excitement of 'painting vibrant watercolours' under the expert guidance of well-known professional artist and teacher Hazel Soan.
Colour: helpful advice on choosing your palette and mixing colours
Techniques: Close-up details showing how different effects are achieved
Techniques: Close-up details showing how different effects are achieved
This easy-to-follow guide includes everything you need to know to get started on this absorbing pastime:
• Advice on equipment and materials
• Hints, tips and techniques
• Simple exercises
• Step-by-step demonstrations
About the Author
Hazel Soan is a successful artist with an international reputation. She divides her studio time between London and Cape Town, exhibits her work widely, and her paintings can be found in collections worldwide. She is the author of 7 books on painting, regularly contributes to art magazines, and runs very popular painting holidays. She was an Art Expert on Channel 4’s Watercolour Challenge and has made a number of other radio and TV appearances both in the UK and abroad.
