Learn watercolour the easy way, in this fresh, visual and brand-new series from trusted teacher and best-selling author, Matthew Palmer.Focusing on trees, leaves and foliage, work your way through 12 skill-building paintings and one inspiring final project to create your own remarkable results.The perfect watercolour guide for beginners, this book is packed with short, easy-to-follow exercises, complete with step-by-step photos, helpful annotations, and all of Matthew's tried-and-tested tips:Start at the very beginning with a short section covering key equipment, advice on mixing colours and some recipes for the basic colour mixes you will need throughout.Dive straight into 12 inspiring practical exercises that each build on a new skill. Start with a simple tree silhouette and build up gradually to a verdant forest.There are short, easy-to-follow steps for every lesson, with clear step-by-step photos and simple annotations.Within each "lesson" or exercise, Matthew reveals his tried-and-tested tips and tricks for achieving a painting you'll be proud of, which artists of all abilities will find invaluable.To put everything you’ve learned into practice, the book finishes with an inspiring final project for you to paint, to pull together everything you've learned and to flex your new abilities.This exciting new series demystifies landscape painting in small, digestible chunks, making this the ideal handbook for any budding painter.
