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Practice flower painting at your leisure, without worrying about seasonal availability, changing light, or your subject altering in appearance as buds open or fade. This beautiful collection of 60 flower images by professional nature photographers teaches you how to turn a floral photograph into a watercolour masterpiece. Along with the photographs, you'll find:
• Step-by-step painting demonstrations with tips on special techniques and working methods, palette choices and colour-mixing
• A variety of techniques that are clearly explained, from laying washes to methods of salt granulation and wax resist
• Advice on bringing detail and vitality to your flower paintings
• A handy hidden-wiro format that shows the photo on one side of the spread and step-by-step instructions on the facing page, eliminating the need to turn a page as you paint
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With expert advice on sketching, simple instructional illustrations and a unique, user-friendly format, techniques range from basic to advanced – so budding painters can enhance their skills at any level. |
Product: Single Book
Product Type: Hardcover
Product Dimensions: 280mm x 216mm
Pages: 160
ISBN Number: 9781606521687
Author: Robin Berry
About the Author: Robin Berry has been a professional artist for 35 years. After 20 years as a nationally recognised porcelain artist, Robin changed direction to painting, focusing exclusively on transparent watercolour. Today, her flower paintings regularly win awards in national shows.
Language: English
Published: 2010
Genre: Arts & Photography
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