ARTIST’S PAINTING TECHNIQUES

This book presents a comprehensive guide to painting in watercolour, oil and acrylics. Beginning with the basics such as honing your observational skills, choosing a subject and learning to draw, the book then takes an in-depth look at working with the three mediums. Six professional artists have contributed to the book including Grahame Booth who contributed a considerable portion of the watercolour section.

STREET SCENES IN 30 MINUTES

This complete beginners guide to painting watercolour street scenes is ideal if you want to learn to paint but are short on time. Each of the 32 quick and easy exercises takes no more than 30 minutes and will teach you how to create a new street scene element such as doorways, buildings and people or work an exciting technique such as creating washes, mixing colours and playing with perspective. Tracings are provided for the exercises and finished paintings.

WATERCOLOUR LANDSCAPES

This inspiring watercolour landscapes book is part of the exciting and innovative Paint Pad Artist series. Whether you are a beginner or a more experienced artist you will be amazed at how quickly you will acquire the skills needed to produce beautiful landscape paintings, and with the initial outlines for six stunning projects provided on high-quality watercolour paper, you can start creating amazing works of art straight away.

WATERCOLOUR SNOW SCENES

"There’s no grandstanding or showmanship, just solid, honest instructions and demonstrations that produce solid, worthwhile results." - Artbookreview.net Starting with a small but perfectly formed tool kit of three brushes, a mixing palette, watercolour paper and three tubes of paint, Grahame guides you step-by-step through nine projects, starting with a simple scene and progressing on to more complex ones. Even if you have never picked up a paintbrush, you will be amazed at what you will achieve by the end of this book. And along the way you will have learnt all the skills you need to start painting wonderful snow scenes of your own.

WATERCOLOUR TECHNIQUES

Beginning with the basics - such as honing your observational skills, choosing a subject, and learning about composition - the book then takes a comprehensive, in-depth look at techniques to expand your repertoire. With expert advice from consulting editor Grahame Booth and other artists & illustrators working in a range of styles - from classic to cutting-edge contemporary - this book will equip you with the skills and confidence to develop your own style and grow as an artist.

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MY BOOKS

WATERCOLOUR LANDSCAPES

This is a reissued version of the above book, Watercolour Landscapes without the watercolour paper but including tracings. Whether you are a beginner or a more experienced artist you will be amazed at how quickly you can produce beautiful paintings following the clear, straightforward written and visual steps. The outlines for each of the six projects appear at the end of the book for you to trace, transfer and customize so you can start to paint impressive landscapes straight away.

PLEIN AIR PAINTING WITH

WATERCOLOURS

‘So what is all this fuss about plein air painting? It is the difference between listening to a CD and being at a concert, watching a travel programme and actually visiting. With plein air you don’t just see your subject. You feel it and you are literally part of it.’ Grahame Booth In this guide to painting en plein air with watercolours, expert teacher Grahame Booth provides a complete introduction to painting outdoors, from preparing your kit and planning your painting session to getting the most out of your environment, light and subject. Structured seasonally with numerous exercises and 8 complete step-by-step projects, all painted en plein air, and infused with Grahame’s friendly, encouraging teaching style, this is the ideal introduction to painting outdoors with watercolours.