Product Description

Through a simple series of techniques, this book aims to show that anyone can enjoy and succeed at watercolour painting. It describes how to paint a wide range of subjects, including figures, cottages and other buildings, mountains, mist and other effects, and boats, bridges and harbour scenes.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #499771 in Books
• Published on: 1998-11-05
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 128 pages

From the Publisher
What people have said about Frank Clarke:

‘I bought your book and I have been amazed at how easy it is to paint’

‘I am a newcomer to watercolour painting and thanks to inspiration from you I intend to make it more of a major hobby.’

‘I have no doubt that, without your encouragement and belief that anyone can do it, I would never have had a go and achieved a lifetime’s wish.’

About the Author
Frank Clarke is a self-taught artist who realised that most art instruction books or classes for the beginner offered no help with the basics of painting a picture. He developed his ‘Have Some More fun’ teaching technique to help artists get started, and the success of his teaching methods led to the publication, in Ireland, of four books and the making of over 200 television programmes, transmitted on television stations worldwide. BBC Books published Frank Clarke’s Paintbox in 1998 – a bestseller with over 65,000 copies sold. He has produced his own teaching videos and created his own painting materials and equipment company, Simply Painting. He believes, and has proved, that anyone can paint… and that art is for everyone.

Excerpted from Frank Clarke's Paintbox 2 by Frank Clarke. Copyright © 2001. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved
“I am not a trained artist and, being self-taught, I understand the problems you might find yourself experiencing when you start your painting journey. To be Frank (excuse the pun), I had terrible trouble learning to paint. My greatest problem was when I told anyone I was trying to paint. They would usually say something like ‘aren’t you lucky to have the gift… I only wish I could draw a straight line’. It dawned on me that everyone was assuming that in order to paint I had to have some kind of gift or talent to begin with. My first efforts proved I didn’t! What I did have, though, was a desire to paint and, luckily, a stubborn nature. When someone tells me I can’t do something, I say ‘why?’. Now I am not suggesting we can all run a four-minute mile just because we are determined, and neither am I suggesting that if we paint we’ll all turn into Michelangelos. However, what I do know is that everyone can learn to paint if they want to, and that with some simple! instructions to jump-start you – and that’s what this book is all about – and some practise, you can become as good as you want.”

Customer Reviews

HAVE SOME MORE FUN
Totally addictive. He brings the hidden talent out of his pupils in a casual, humorous, charming way. I'm now totally hooked, a must for any one who thinks they cannot paint.

This book is fantastic and is a must for all wanna be artist
What a fantastic book. I didn't really know where to start on a picture until I brought this book, now I have an amazing range of paintings that my friends and family can't believe I did. Frank talks you through everything from what to buy to where to start. This book is great for beginners, it gives you the confidence to set out on your own. He uses his fool proof 'Have some more fun' method that shows how anyone can acheive fantastic results in next to no time. I've only had it a week and I'm hooked. Well done Frank, you've cut out all the jargon and I'm thrilled with my results !

I didn't know I could paint until I got this book !
What a fantastic book. I didn't have a clue what I was doing until I brought this book, now I have an assortment of amazing paintings that my friends and family can't believe I did. Frank talks you through everything from what to buy to where to start. This book is great for beginners, it gives you the confidence to set out on your own. I've only had it a week and I'm hooked. Well done Frank, you've cut out all the jargon and I'm thrilled with my results !