{"product_id":"the-watercolour-companion","title":"The Watercolour Companion","description":"\u003cp\u003eISBN 9781782219484\u003cbr\u003ePublisher Search Press\u003cbr\u003eFormat BB Hardback with elastic band and envelope containing picture finder \u003cbr\u003eDimensions 127mm x 180mm\u003cbr\u003ePage Extent 128\u003cbr\u003ePub Date July 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis easy, practical reference guide to watercolour painting combines top tips, handy hints and useful tricks-of-the-trade for artists of all abilities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLet this innovative and indispensable book be your painting companion: simply dip in and out whenever you need advice and guidance from best-selling author, Matthew Palmer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStart with watercolour basics and learn to plan successful pictures, then select expert guidance, tips for success, and beginner-friendly troubleshooting from within the sections on flowers, trees, buildings, water, people and wildlife. Discover how to make your moonlit sky really glow; learn how to paint lush, realistic foliage; add believable figures; and create driving rain and sparkling water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnique to this book are Matthew’s key mix swatches. These allow you to achieve perfect results every time; explaining the colours you need and in what proportion. The paint mix is shown both wet and dry, so you can compare your palette with the wet mix, and know what it'll look like once applied. The dry swatches stretch to the edge of the page, so you can also simply hold the book up to the object you’re painting, find a colour match and create the right mix with ease. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book also includes a pull-out picture finder, which will help you create the best composition from the scene in front of you, isolate and identify a colour, try different picture formats and help with proportion and size. Designed to aid you whilst painting either indoors or out, the small format and hard cover make the book easy to transport and to store with the rest of your painting kit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMatthew Palmer is a best-selling author and renowned demonstrator of watercolour painting, and his classes are particularly popular with beginners. He has been painting seriously for over twenty years and specializes in landscapes, still life and animals. He has his own studio at his home in Derbyshire, UK and teaches hundreds of people each week, as well as running watercolour workshops and holidays. He has many personal exhibitions, participates in several art shows and appears regularly on television as well as on his own internet-based art show at www.watercolour.tv\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"JS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46187729059975,"sku":null,"price":32.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2810\/8423\/files\/0103100.webp?v=1792037634","url":"https:\/\/theartistsresource.com\/products\/the-watercolour-companion","provider":"The Artists Resource","version":"1.0","type":"link"}