Wednesday, April 6, 2011

BOOK REVIEW: Quick & Clever Watercolours

Title: Quick & Clever Watercolours


Author: Charles Evans

Publisher: David & Charles

RRP: $24.99

ISBN: 9780715338537

Release Date: March 2011

Pages: 192



Description:



Accomplished artist, Charles Evans, will have you painting in no time with these cleverly -constructed projects that can each be completed in a matter of minutes. Packed with simple techniques and top tips that will ensure successful results every time, Charles' easy-to-follow instruction will help improve your painting skills at once. It helps you learn professional hints and tricks about using watercolours and watercolour pencils which offer extra flexibility and convenience. It includes varied projects for outdoors and indoors, ranging from simple landscapes to more complex compositions, from pets to

still lives. It reveals inspirational pages from Charles' own sketchbooks that clearly demonstrate the immediacy of this medium.





Review:



Quick and Clever Watercolors is a comprehensive instructional book for both beginners and those watercolour painters with a bit of experience. Charles Evans sets a number of great projects that you can learn through well devised steps. As well as the techniques for each project and how to complete the various stages, there are numerous professional tricks that make your finished painting look even better.



Quick and Clever Watercolours covers a wide range of topics, such as landscapes, still lives, animals and indoor topics.



Can’t wait to work my way through each project.

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