Watercolour FLowers Step by Step by Wendy Tait & Richard Bolton
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Description
Watercolour Flowers Step-by-Step by Wendy Tait & Richard Bolton
Size: 204x260 mm
Illustrations: 300
Pages: 160
Be inspired to paint beautiful flowers in watercolour by the four respected artists featured in this comprehensive guide. Each artist has their own individual style and provides detailed instruction on the tools, materials and techniques they use.
Learn about painting wild flowers from Wendy Tait, including composition, sketching, painting backgrounds, and expert tips on how to improve your flower portraits. There's a fascinating section on achieving light in flower painting by Jackie Barrass, and an exploration of creative techniques with Richard Bolton. Finally, Ann Mortimer guides you through depicting flowers in the landscape with four stunning projects.
With a total of 12 gorgeous projects to choose from, this highly practical book will provide all the instruction and inspiration you need to create amazing watercolour flower paintings in a range of styles.
This book uses material previously published in the highly successful Step-by-Step Leisure Arts series and the Watercolour Tips and Techniques series.
Table of Contents
Materials
Basic techniques
Stretching paper
Using masking fluid
Wild flowers in watercolour
Colours for wild flowers
Planning your painting
Composition
Sketching
Leaves
Painting your painting
Honeysuckle spray step-by-step
Wild roses step-by-step
Wild flowers step-by-step
Watercolour flower portraits
Choosing your colours
Painting terms explained
Composing flower portraits
Fuchsias
Cyclamen
Roses
Daffodils and catkins step-by-step
Primroses, pansies and heather step-by-step
Anemones step-by-step
Light in flowers painting
Light and colour
Backlit lily step-by-step
Creative techniques for flowers
Irises step-by-step
Flowers in the landscape
Using colour
Incorporating the landscape
Daffodils and a stone wall step-by-step
Hellebores step-by-step
Mailbox and hollyhocks step-by-step
Daisies on a table step-by-step
About Wendy Tait
Wendy Tait gave demonstrations and taught classes to art clubs and societies. Although she no longer teaches, she remains as busy as ever, enjoying writing and illustrating books and painting in several different media.
About Richard Bolton
Richard Bolton is a professional watercolour artist who enjoys travelling and painting. He has written a number of successful art books from his visits around the world. He now lives and works in New Zealand with his wife.
Press
Leisure Painter - December 2020
Drawing on previously published material from Search Press's Leisure Arts and Watercolour Tips and Techniques series, Watercolour Flowers: Step by Step includes advice from Wendy Tait, Jackie Barras, Richard Bolton and Ann Mortimer. Each of the artists has their own unique watercolour style so this book provides a wide range of information that will encourage you to paint successful flower paintings in a variety of ways. The book is divided into four sections: Wendy Tait focuses on wild flowers, Jackie Barras looks at how to achieve light in flower painting, Richard Bolton explores how to develop creative techniques and Ann Mortimer concludes by painting flowers in the landscape. There are also 12 projects for you to work through.
Crafts Beautiful
Authored by four professional artists, this book guides you through the process to paint beautiful blooms. Wendy Tait shows you the essentials for painting wild flowers, teaching you composition, whilst Jackie Barrass focuses on achieving light within your paintings. Richard Bolton explores more techniques, and Ann Mortimer provides expert advice on painting floral depiction in landscapes. Each section helps any artist create their own style using watercolours.
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