Terry Harrison’s Pocket Book for Watercolour Artists

Easy tips for buying and using materials, mixing colours, creating texture and correcting mistakes, as well as for painting skies, fields, trees, water, roofs, winter scenes and much more. Terry demystifies the painting process, reveals his secrets and shows how to produce perfect pictures every time. 

This title was previously published as Terry's Top Tips for Watercolour Artists. In this new easy-to-use flexibinding format with an updated design, the books in the Watercolour Artists’ Pocket Books series bring you the best tips from some of Search Press's leading authors.

Book Contents

Introduction8
What to buy10
Colour22
Using photographs24
Mixing watercolours26
Washes28
Wet into wet30
Wet on dry32
Watercolour problems34
Masking36
Lifting out40
Painting skies42
Painting distance46
Painting fields48
Painting trees50
Painting grasses54
Painting flowers56
Painting mountains62
Painting water64
Painting beaches72
Painting rocks74
Painting cliffs75
Painting boats76
Painting roofs77
Painting walls80
Painting windows84
Painting doors86
Stiles, gates and fences88
Winter scenes90
Adding life94
Index96