06 WATERCOLOUR ESSENTIALS
The kit you need to get started.
09 ALESSANDRO ANDREUCCETTI
Paint a classic Tuscan landscape.
15 SKETCHBOOK STUDIES
An objective look at the strawberry.
16 SHIRLEY TREVENA
The evolving styles of an unconventional
watercolour artist.
18 JULIA TRICKEY
Reveal the pansy’s
fragility with wet-in-wet
techniques.
22 BRIAN SMITH
Learn to compose a
simple everyday scene.
26 SUZANNE
BALCHIN
Try dry brush
techniques to develop
detailed nature studies.
28 THE BASICS: PAINT SETS
A simple approach to buying paints.29 PROFILE: HELEN LAURA ASHLEY
How Helen turned a talent for painting fruit
and florals into a successful career.32 LUCY WILLIS
Paint watercolours on white paper for bright
tones and translucency.35 THE BASICS: MIXING COLOURS
Colour theory and mixing practices.36 PAUL LEWIN
Capture the drama of the coast
with an expert on Cornish vistas.41 HELEN KAMINSKY
Use mixed media to add
atmospheric effects
and texture.45 PROFILE:
JODY THOMAS
How an art director
and graffiti artist creates
huge instalments indoors and out.49 THE BASICS: PREPARE A CANVAS
How to apply a toned background.50 ART ON DISPLAY
Exhibition spaces and places discovered.53 THE BASICS: PERSPECTIVE
Hone your drawing skills with these easy-
to-follow steps.54 DRAWING ESSENTIALS
All the tools you need for basic drawing
and sketching.56 JULIA TRICKEY
Sketching a still life to improve pencil skills.58 OBSERVATIONAL DRAWING
Artist Karen Wallis discusses how to develop
your sketching – and looking – skills.60 COLIN BRADLEY
Create an animal portrait using pastels.62 LIFE DRAWING EXERCISES
Circling shapes and learning to use the
centre line to improve your life drawing skills.Contents
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