Watercolor for the Absolute Beginner with Mark Willenbrink: A Clear and Easy Guide to Successful Painting

Description

Start painting today - it's easier than you think! If you've ever dreamed of painting in watercolour, this is the book for you. It's designed to help you start experiencing the joy of watercolour immediately - even if you've never picked up a brush. Mark and Mary Willenbrink provide all the guidance and encouragement you need. Their painting techniques, tips and tricks help make every step you take a success, from selecting colours to designing a composition. It's like having two private art instructors right there at your side. In no time at all you'll be hanging original works of art - pieces you'll be proud to show to family and friends. The Willenbrinks' easy-to-follow instruction ensures it. Don't put off your artistic life another day! | Suitable for beginner watercolourists, this title is designed to help reader's start experiencing the joy of watercolour immediately - even if they've never picked up a brush. It provides the author's painting techniques, tips and tricks that help make every step taken a success, from selecting colours to designing a composition.

Mark Willenbrink, with his wife Mary, is the author of North Light's Drawing for the Absolute Beginner. He trained as a commercial artist and worked in advertising, then as a freelance illustrator. He teaches and is a regular contributor to Watercolor Artist magazine. Mark and Mary reside in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Remember to have fun with watercolors! Because they're unpredictable, some artists can feel tense and out of control at first. You just have to watercolors behave as the transparent, fluid paints they are. Let them do their thing. You may be surprised and enjoy the results."