Landscapes in Watercolour
Techniques and Tutorials for the Complete Beginner
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Landscapes in Watercolour breaks down ten progressively more challenging paintings into easy-to-achieve steps for the absolute beginner.
A variety of landscape paintings, from a midwinter farm and a sunny woodland to a coastal waterfront and boats in an estuary are featured. Each watercolor is broken down into four or five steps, showing the reader how simple it can be to achieve stunning results as they build up their painting from the background color and add the finishing details.
The reader will learn how to simplify the scene in front of them, allowing them to recreate the essence of the landscape for the viewer without slaving over an easel for hours. Interspersed with the tutorials are special masterclasses covering trees, skies and reflections. Readers will benefit from the section on choosing tools and materials, and introductory topics on color theory, composition and perspective, as well as the essential basic drawing and painting techniques.
About this Author
Lois Davidson is an English watercolor artist with over 40 years of experience. She has been painting professionally since 2020, and was shortlisted for the Jackson's Painting Prize in 2021. She now runs a successful YouTube channel, alongside her daughter, which boasts almost 90,000 subscribers and demonstrates traditional and experimental watercolor techniques, with a focus on loose landscape painting. She also offers painting tutorials and more learning-based watercolor workshops on Patreon, and she runs a popular online art community. She sells her paintings across the world through her Etsy page, and she exhibits her work locally and online. She lives in the South East of England.
YouTube @LoisDavidsonArt (86,900 subscribers)
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Reviews
"A perfect introduction to the medium, Landscapes in Watercolour by Lois Davidson will teach you everything you need to know to start painting the world around you. With over 40 years of experience using and teaching how to use watercolour, Lois provides information on how to choose your tools and materials. Basic drawing and painting techniques are clearly explained, and Lois offers advice on subjects such as colour theory, composition and perspective. The main body of the book is devoted to ten different landscape paintings, from a midwinter farm to a coastal waterfront, with each subject broken down into easy steps, interspersed with tutorials that explain how to paint special elements of the landscape, such as trees, skies and reflections. This is a well presented and well written book that will encourage beginners to get started straight away."--The Leisure Painter Magazine
"There is much to like about this short, practical guide. After a concise introduction to materials and techniques, Lois proceeds by way of a series of demonstrations that introduce trees, flowers, skies, buildings, water and even boats. Her compositions are simple, but not simplistic, meaning that they are easy to follow without leaving you feeling short-changed."--Art Book Review
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