Watercolour Landscapes for the Absolute Beginner

Watercolour Landscapes for the Absolute Beginner by Matthew Palmer is the perfect title for beginners looking to paint their first landscapes in watercolour. An artist and teacher, Matthew will guide you through taking your first steps in watercolour and will demonstrate how incredible landscapes can be created with this exciting medium.

The book includes a number of step by step exercises, mini projects and six long projects that will help you build up essential watercolour skills. These skills will be put to use throughout the book and you'll soon be creating a broad range of watercolour landscapes you will be proud of. Matthew begins with covering essential drawing skills through various demonstations before moving on to key techniques such as using resists, colour mixing, painting natural-looking foliage, using dry-brush techniques and scratch out methods to add sparkle and movement to water.

The beginning exercises are perfect for beginners, while the main projects will also help intermediate artists improve on their skills. Matthew's accessible teaching style includs plenty of tips and tricks to make painting for beginners easier. Included are numerous of Matthew's own paintings that are sure to inspire your own paintings.