Take Three Colours: Watercolour Snow Scenes

"There’s no grandstanding or showmanship, just solid, honest instructions and demonstrations that produce solid, worthwhile results." - Artbookreview.net

Snow scenes make wonderful subjects for beginner watercolour artists - all you need is the know-how and confidence to give snow depth, sparkle and just the right amount of colour. Popular artist and author Grahame Booth will show you how to achieve beautiful results, using just three brushes, three paints and nine fantastic projects.

Starting with a small but perfectly formed tool kit of three brushes, a mixing palette, watercolour paper and three tubes of paint, Grahame guides you step-by-step through nine projects, starting with a simple scene and progressing on to more complex ones.

Even if you have never picked up a paintbrush, you will be amazed at what you will achieve by the end of this book. And along the way you will have learnt all the skills you need to start painting wonderful snow scenes of your own.

Book Contents

Introduction6
Using the colours8
Using the brushes9

Projects10

Snowy Field10

Snowy Hills16

Snowy Road20

Streamside Tree26

Winter Trees32

Snowy Sunset38

Snowy Mountains46

Winter Cottage52

Vermont Landscape58

Transferring a drawing64