Take Three Colours: Watercolour Flowers: Start to paint with 3 colours, 3 brushes and 9 easy projects

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Review Booklist review Dec 1, 2017Many readers will remember using watercolor paint in childhood, but fine art watercolor is a wholedifferent thing and can feel intimidating for someone just beginning. King recognizes this and starts with aminimum of equipment, the most basic techniques, and a very common subject: flowers. Using just thethree primary colors of paint, three brushes, and one pad of watercolor paper, the novice painter can getstarted with a nominal investment in materials. Starting with a single tulip and progressing through nineincreasingly complex flowers, King teaches the reader three techniques in each painting, encouragingconfidence and mastery along the way, and adding up to a well-rounded knowledge base. For those whofind the blank page daunting, King also includes instructions for using tracing paper and pencil to transferthe outlines of her finished paintings onto watercolor paper. Terminology is explained as it comes up in"jargon buster" feature boxes, and a preview of what the reader will learn in the following project isoffered at the end of each set of instructions.— Anne Heidemann Read more About the Author After graduating with a first class degree in textile design, Julie King worked as an in-house designer of household textiles before freelancing for several years; creating fabrics,wallpapers and ceramics, all inspired by her deep love of flowers. More recently Julie was awarded the Society of Botanical Artists Certificate of Botanical merit, judged by the Senior Conservator at Kew Gardens,for her freestyle interpretation of an iris. She lives in Kent with her husband and their two daughters. A contributor to the Leisure Painter magazine she paints and runs regular classes for adults as well as painting days in National Trust and privately owned gardens. Read more

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This book is very helpful for the beginning watercolor painter. Using only three color helps teach about mixing paints and step by step instructions show you how to use your brushes effectively..

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