Create over 100 vibrant watercolour mixes and paint a range of inspiring seashore subjects including shells, seaweed, plants and fish with award-winning artist and colour-mixing guru, Julie Collins.This colourful, practical book features 15 vibrant and varied coastal subjects including mussel shells, coral weed, sea grass, sardines and a blue jellyfish. All 15 subjects feature a complete list of colour mixes used with colour ratios and finished swatches for inspiration, and five of the subjects are painted step by step so that you can follow the process of selecting colours, mixing and painting from start to finish.Discover:Comprehensive information about colour, including a colour wheel and a guide to pure and mixed pigments;Essential watercolour techniques such as painting wet into wet, wet on dry, washes, lifting off and more;15 inspirational paintings with colour swatches, 5 shown step by step from start to finish;Useful tips and tricks scattered throughout.This book will inspire your love of colour, provide you with colour mixing inspiration and is designed to equip you with the knowledge you need to confidently create your own colour mixes.***Mix the perfect colours for every painting with the inspiring and easy-to-use Colour Mixing Guide series. Each book features over 100 key colour mixes on a popular theme, showing you how to create exactly the colours you want, and building up your colour knowledge at every stage. These handy, pocket-sized paperbacks make ideal gifts or on-the-go reference guides: each contains 64 pages bursting with colour and jam-packed with practical information.
