Watercolours

Alwyn Crawshaw has a very loyal following among amateur painters, and this book is an ideal introduction to this popular medium.

Each title in the best-selling Learn to Paint series is written by a professional working artist and offers the leisure painter a personal course of art instruction. Here well-known and loved TV artist Alwyn Crawshaw clearly describes all the basic techniques of painting in watercolour, and provides many practical exercises and step-by-step demonstration paintings.

The book includes:
advice on materials and equipmentbasic techniques and methodshelp with brush effectshow to mix colourshelp with composition
This is the only guide you’ll need to learn how to paint watercolours with skill and confidence.

About the author

Alwyn Crawshaw is the author of over 20 books on art instruction, all of which are published by HarperCollins. He has a huge following among leisure painters and has had 8 successful TV series on Channel 4. He has also made many successful videos on painting. He is Founder of the Society of Amateur Artists and President of the National Acrylic Painters Association. He runs popular painting holidays and courses, and regularly gives lectures and demonstrations to painting groups.