Full Description
Paint a stunning range of mountain-themed postcard-sized watercolour scenes with popular author and artist Lesley Linley.
Fast, fun results in 15 half-hour lessons, with full-size templates included!
Within this inspiring, practical book are full instructions for 15 small-but-perfectly-formed, mountain-themed paintings. Highly varied, the projects range from atmospheric mountains looming through the mist to close-up rocky waterfalls, and show you how to use classic watercolour techniques to produce beautiful postcards to keep, send or show off.
The beginner-friendly projects are packed with hints and tips and structured step by step, making it easy to follow the instructions and achieve your own fantastic results!
Each of the 15 projects takes just 30 minutes, so are quick and easy to paint in an evening or in a spare afternoon.
The paintings are all worked at postcard size - ideal for a 6 x 4in (A6) watercolour pad.
No drawing is necessary - full-sized line drawings for each postcard artwork are provided at the back of the book.
This book uses material previously published as Ready to Paint in 30 Minutes: Mountain Scenes in Watercolour (9781782216865).
Contents
Introduction 6
First steps with Watercolour 8
The Postcard Projects 16
Summer Sky 24
Colourful Clouds 28
Colour and Distance 32
Waterfall 36
Rock Textures 40
Sunlight and Shadows 44
Reflections 48
Mountain and Sea 52
Wavelets and Ripples 56
Chill Peaks 60
Snowy Summit 64
Ridgeline 68
Silhouettes 72
Bright Water 76
Wreath of Mist 80
Outline drawings 84
Index 96
