Watercolour - John Lidzey

Reissued in paperback with a brand-new cover and updated page design, this very successful title in the Collins Painting Workshop series provides a superb introduction to painting in the most popular of all media.

Its aim is to inspire amateur artists to create watercolours that are full of atmosphere and character by developing their own style right from the start. With this in mind, the book contains plenty of instruction on essential watercolour techniques and methods, and includes the following key features:

Projects: practical projects, with a system of self-assessment to monitor progress
Demonstrations: developing a painting step-by-step
Exercises: additional exercises to put theory into practice
Ideas: still life, flowers, interiors, landscapes, buildings and figures
Inspiration: a wide selection of watercolour paintings to show different styles and techniques

The book features stunning paintings by the author and a number of other well-known contemporary artists, including Trevor Chamberlain, Shirley Felts, Ronald Jesty and David Prentice.