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David Bellamy's Complete Guide to Watercolour Painting
by David Bellamy

Publisher: Search Press
Edition: Paperback

ISBN 13: 9781844487349

An extremely good introduction to watercolour and a great reference book for any artist wanting to brush up their skills. Renowned watercolourist David Bellamy shares his invaluable expertise in this complete reference book for artists, including essential advice on painting still life, flowers and plants, landscapes, buildings, people and coastal scenery.

Price: £14.99

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Paint It! Buckingham Palace
by Geoff Kersey

Publisher: Search Press
Edition: Paperback

ISBN 13: 9781844485666

Can’t paint? Don't know what to paint? The Paint It series is the answer. Leading artists present a range of popular subjects and each Paint It contains one step-by-step demonstration, the full-sized finished picture, plus an A3 tracing of the picture outline – so you don’t need any drawing skills at all. Just transfer the subject image on to the painting surface, then follow the stage photographs, which clearly illustrate what you should do next. All the authors use some interesting techniques to create their pictures, with many tips and ideas for using colour, creating distance, mixing greens and more, so even more experienced artists will find something new here.

Price: £3.99

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Paint It! North Carolina Barn
by Terry Harrison

Publisher: Search Press
Edition: Paperback

ISBN 13: 9781844485659

Terry Harrison has chosen a barn that is typical of those found in the High Country of North Carolina, with its rusty domed roof and warm, rich, russet colours, for this step by step demonstration. Just transfer the subject image on to the painting surface, then follow the stage photographs, which clearly illustrate what you should do next.

Price: £3.99

Paint It! Mountain Stream
by Arnold Lowrey

Publisher: Search Press
Edition: Paperback

ISBN 13: 9781844485673

Art at your fingertips! Pull-out the full-size tracing, and paint this beautiful landscape following Arnold Lowrey's comprehensive step-by-step instructions. No drawing skills required; just supply the paper and paint!

Price: £3.99

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Ready to Paint: Watercolour Hills and Mountains
by Arnold Lowrey

Publisher Search Press
Edition Paperback

This book is designed specifically for beginners who want to paint hills and mountains, but whose drawing skills let them down. By providing pull-out tracings of each of the five projects, you can simply transfer the drawing to your watercolour paper following the easy instructions provided and then concentrate your efforts on the painting techniques. There are five projects, each with a tracing and detailed, step-by-step instructions, plus a bonus tracing so that you can reproduce the painting shown on the introductory page.
Price: £8.99

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How to Paint: Water Colours
by Jeremy C. Ford

Publisher Search Press
Edition Paperback

Jeremy Ford is a master artist who will show you all you need to know to paint beautiful water colour pictures, starting from initial sketches, through simple techniques to completed pictures, ready for display. Containing everything you need to know, this book includes three comprehensive step-by-step demonstrations, advice on choosing your paints, brushes, papers, sketchbooks and other materials, and a clear and simple section on colour theory in watercolour painting.
Price: £8.99

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Collins Artist's Little Book of Watercolour
by Simon Jennings

Publisher Harper Collins
Edition Hardback

An attractive handy guide to the fascinating world of watercolour, Collins Artist's Little Book of Watercolour is an essential sourcebook for artists of all levels of experience and ability. Full of fascinating facts and useful information about all aspects of watercolour, this book is a visual delight. It explores the paints and pigments themselves, the equipment, surfaces and accessories of watercolour painting and illustrates many different techniques. The book encourages you to make the most of your watercolour painting by understanding what different materials can achieve and experimenting with different surfaces and techniques, thus revealing watercolour's full potential. Other water-based media, like gouache and water-soluble pencils, are also covered and the range of work from many different artists is inspirational.
Price: £8.99

Watercolours in a Weekend
by Charles Evans

Publisher David & Charles
Edition Paperback

This is a unique guide from well-known artist Charles Evans that will show beginners how to paint a complete watercolour in just one weekend. Each course starts with practice exercises to be completed on the Saturday - readers are then ready to complete the full watercolour painting on the Sunday. After introducing essential materials and the workspace, Charles guides you through eight popular watercolour subjects with step-by-step illustrations. Written in a clear and approachable no-nonsense style, the reader will learn how to create vibrant finished paintings in the quickest possible time.
Price: £12.99

Ready to Paint: Watercolour Landscapes
by Terry Harrison

Publisher Search Press
Edition Paperback

Terry Harrison's clear, no-nonsense advice and easy to follow instructions make painting accessible for people who have never had the confidence to try before.
Price: £8.99

The Complete Watercolour Course
by John Raynes

Publisher Batsford
Edition Paperback

Discover the great potential of watercolours and how to achieve professional result. Acclaimed artist John Raynes covers simple to complex techniques using glazes and additives on a range of papers to give an enormous variety of effects and finishes. With dozens of inspiring examples and hundreds of easy-to-follow, step-by-step projects, this book offers useful tips and helpful advice to build your confidence and skill.
Price: £12.99

Collins 30 Minute Watercolours
by Fiona Peart

Publisher Harper Collins
Edition Hardback

Do you want to paint quick, loose watercolours? This practical guide for beginners, in a handy sketchbook format, will show you how you can achieve attractive and successful paintings in just 30 minutes - ideal for today's busy amateur artists.
Price: £7.99

The Watercolour Wheel Book
by John Barber

Publisher Search Press
Edition Paperback

The world's first truly interactive art instruction book, The Watercolour Wheel Book will help anyone who wants to paint in watercolour to produce quality art in days. It begins with a look at the equipment you will need to get started and then describes the basic principles of colour mixing and applying colour.The book presents a series of eight step-by-step projects designed to teach you the most rewarding watercolour techniques, all applied to subjects from still lifes to landscapes, and from buildings to woodland. Each project also introduces and illustrates the most important technique for the project and gives at-a-glance advice on colour mixing. The colour wheel on the jacket allows mixes to be immediately visible, for successful paintings every time.
Price: £9.99

Watercolour Workbook
by Anne Elsworth

Publisher David & Charles
Edition Hardback

A course of ten lessons to help the novice watercolourist proceed at a realistic pace through the difficulties of the learning stages. Theories of colour, tone and composition are gradually introduced, with exercises designed to fuel the painter's enthusiasm and confidence.
Price: £15.99

Watercolours in a Weekend: Landscapes
by Frank Halliday

Publisher David & Charles
Edition Paperback

Beginners recognize that they need to acquire basic painting skills - but at the same time they are eager to produce a finished painting that they can hang on their walls. This popular 'weekend' formula allows them to do just that - to build skills gradually and produce an attractive, frameable painting in a limited amount of time. The author starts by introducing the materials required for painting watercolour landscapes, then leads readers through a series of initial techniques designed to provide a basic grounding in the skills required for this subject area. This instruction is followed by eight short courses for painting a range of popular landscape subjects: skies and clouds; water; moutains and lakes; trees and foliage; buildings and textures; reflections in the landscape; winter landscapes; summer landscapes.
Price: £14.99

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Learn to Paint Country Flowers in Watercolour
by Ann Blockley

Publisher Harper Collins
Edition Paperback

Ann Blockley is well-known for her attractive paintings of flowers and here she explains all the basic techniques for painting country flowers in watercolour. This practical yet inspirational book is part of the renowned Collins Learn to Paint series. Country flowers are an accessible and endlessly fascinating subject. In this book, Ann Blockley shows you how to capture them in watercolours, teaching the methods and techniques that are needed to paint a variety of flowers. There are many practical and step-by-step demonstrations throughout, with sections on how to create texture and effective backgrounds, making this an essential guide on the subject.
Price: £8.99

Learn to Paint Watercolour Landscapes
by David Bellamy

Publisher Harper Collins
Edition Paperback
Price: £8.99

Starter Guide: Painting in Watercolours
by Gabriel Martin Roig

Publisher New Holland
Edition Paperback

These two titles are aimed at the complete beginner who wants to learn the basics of painting in oils and watercolour. The contents of both books are organised into two main chapters - "Materials and Techniques" and "Practical Exercises". The reader will be able to start learning straight away by practicing strokes and completing mini exercises. A specially created section, "The Practice Page", allows the reader to consolidate the skills learnt in the theory chapter of the book, before moving on to complete the main projects in the book.
Price: £7.99

Starting to Paint
by Arnold Lowrey

Publisher Search Press
Edition Paperback

Arnold Lowrey offers an envigorating and creative introduction to the medium and in clear, simple-to-understand terms he explores the materials you will need to start painting. Using a vibrant and colourful palette, he clearly illustrates all the techniques from laying initial washes and capturing atmosphere to adding interest and detail - and includes a series of step-by-step demonstrations to build up skills. Before you realise it you will be painting your own beautiful paintings - with this fresh, innovative introduction to watercolours.
Price: £9.99

Painting With Watercolour
by Debbie Flenley

Publisher GMC
Edition Hardback

In this comprehensive guide Debbie Flenley explores all aspects of the medium, from choosing materials & creating a picture, to more advanced composition and selling your artwork.
Price: £19.95

Watercolour Basics: Perspective Secrets
by Phil Metzger

Publisher North Light
Edition Paperback

If you want to learn the secrets to creating depth and realism in your watercolour paintings, take a look inside this book. You will find easy tricks for fooling the eye into seeing your paintings in three dimensions - from the basic rules of linear perspective to size and space variations, overlapping, aerial perspective and other techniques. Everything is explained in simple language, with step-by-step demonstrations showing how to apply the principles to a variety of subjects. With this clear and practical instruction, it is easier than you might think to put your paintings into perspective.
Price: £12.99

Watercolour Painting Step by Step
by Barbara Fudurich

Publisher Walter Foster Publishing
Edition Paperback
Price: £6.99

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