Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #21376 in Books
• Published on: 2007-04-04
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 48 pages

Synopsis
Popular author, Terry Harrison, shows how to paint seas and skies using simple watercolour techniques. Step-by-step photographs and clear explanations show how to achieve the effects needed to paint the various elements of skies and seascapes. These are then combined in three demonstrations showing every stage of painting a beautiful picture, from drawing to finishing touches. Learn how to create impressive paintings of crashing waves, a coastal footpath and a sunset over the sea.

Customer Reviews

great sea and sky techniques
Terry begins by a brief overview of materials and colours - he says buy the best quality paints and papers and this is something I agree with. He outlines the colours he uses and shows which to mix to make some good sea colours. Terry has his own range of brushes on sale and I found it useful that he showed the marks each one can create.

The painting section begins by explaining - with pictures- basic watercolour techniques such as wet in wet and lifting out, then moves on to a useful section on how to paint different seas, from calm water to crashing waves, and goes on to cover many of the elements for creating sea paintings, such as rocks, reflections and shorelines in separate detail. I found this very useful as it allows any combination of sea paintings to be created, and the instructions were very clear and easy to follow. The latter section of the book contains three demos, using many of the techniques already demonstrated and each one is very clear about what step, colour and brush to use next.

An excellent soft back book for those interested in creating sea and sky paintings in watercolour, with clear easy to follow instructions.