THE COLOUR MIXING GUIDE: WATERCOLOUR BOTANICALS

Create over 100 vibrant watercolour mixes and paint a range of inspiring botanicals including flowers leaves seedheads and bulbs with award winning artist and colour mixing guru Julie Collins Why so happy Because it s so good Where previous guides of this type all of them have gone for quantity this very much goes for quality and relevance I d class this as pretty much a must have for any flower painter Henry Malt artbookreview netThis colourful practical book features 15 vibrant and varied botanical subjects including a geranium hydrangea maple leaf cardoon and allium bulb All 15 subjects feature a complete list of colour mixes used with colour ratios and finished swatches for inspiration and five of the subjects are painted step by step so that you can follow the process of selecting colours mixing and painting from start to finish Discover Comprehensive information about colour including a colour wheel and a guide to pure and mixed pigments Essential watercolour techniques such as painting wet into wet wet on dry washes lifting off and more 15 inspirational paintings with colour swatches 5 shown step by step from start to finish Useful tips and tricks scattered throughout This book will inspire your love of colour provide you with colour