Painting Watercolour Snow Scenes the Easy Way

Snow scenes are a popular subject of painters all year round. In this inspiring and accessible guide, best-selling author and popular tutor Terry Harrison shares a wealth of tips and techniques for painting snow in watercolour. Suitable for artists of all abilities, Terry shows you how to capture the beauty of snow-covered landscapes using easy techniques. The book begins with guidance on colour mixes and brushes for achieving different effects, and moves on to step-by-step demonstrations of painting snow-laden trees, frozen streams, wintry skies, falling snow, and the warm glow of a low winter sun. He provides valuable tips on using photographs for reference, and turning a summer landscape into a snow-covered one. There's also a section on how to create a traditional Christmas scene, and how to turn it into a Christmas card. With numerous examples of Terry's beautiful artwork, this book is a truly indispensable guide for anyone wishing to paint snow scenes in watercolour.

Book Contents

Introduction
Materials
My palette
Choosing brushes
Wet-into-wet winter glow
Masking fluid trees
Dry brushwork tracks
Lost and found snow drifts
Snow on rocks
Snow-capped mountains
Silver birches
Using photographs
Creating Christmas scenes
Finishing touches
Projects:
Snowy Lane
Christmas Cottage
American Barn
Packhorse Bridge
Sunset Reflections
Snow Storm
Index