Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Terry's no-nonsense teaching style and expert tips and techniques make this a must-have manual for anyone wanting to learn how to paint watercolor landscapes the easy way. There are practical tips for buying and using materials, mixing colors, creating texture and correcting mistakes, as well as for painting skies, fields, trees, water, roofs, winter scenes and much more. Building on material from the best-selling Terry's Top Tips for Watercolor Artists, this book adds more step by step demonstrations, more beautiful paintings, new techniques and even some revolutionary new materials such as the magic watercolor eraser. Terry has updated his expert advice to include information on collecting, storing and using digital reference and using watercolors with acrylic texture pastes without losing their unique properties. Terry demystifies the painting process, reveals his secrets and shows how to produce perfect pictures every time.
Synopsis
Terry Harrison has been an artist since he was 16 years old, and during his life has built a formidable reputation as an artist, tutor and author. This comprehensive and accessible book brings together all he has learnt during his lifetime and provides over 170 tips, techniques and trade secrets to help the reader improve their watercolour painting. Drawing on material from his best-selling 'Terry's Top Tips for Watercolour Artists' (2008) and 'Painting Water in Watercolour' (2013), Terry begins with what materials to buy, using photographs, colour and techniques, and ends with numerous tips on painting a variety of subjects such as skies, distance, mountains, beaches and boats. Terry has an easy, accessible style that artists of all abilities will find easy to understand, making this book an invaluable resource that the reader will return to again and again.