Product Description

In this highly practical book award-winning artist Charles Reid uses his exceptionally fresh and free-flowing watercolours to show artists how to bring their floral paintings vividly to life. Starting out with basic brushstrokes and colour mixing, the artist leads readers through a series of exercises on painting individual flowers, leaves fruit and vegetables, keeping composition simple and carefully analysing local colour value. In the last section of the book full-scale step-by-step projects allow readers to put their newly found skills into practice Practical instruction and invaluable tips are accompanied throughout by a stunning selection of the artist's fresh and vibrant images.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #173049 in Books
• Published on: 2001-02-22
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 128 pages

About the Author
Charles Reid is an award-winning artist who specializes in watercolour painting. He exhibits in both Europe and the United States, and his paintings can be found in many private and corporate collections throughout the world. A popular workshop instructor, he is also the author of nine books, including The Natural Way To Paint and Painting What You Want To See. He lives in Connecticut, USA.

Customer Reviews

This is a book to use over &over again-don't just read it.
This is a lovely book from a wonderful artist. It starts with basic information on materials,teaches you to use a brush properly and goes on to show you how to paint individual fruits,flowers etc.and ends with step by step demos. The book is beautifully illustrated, well written and a must for those who would love to paint in a loose, impressionistic and colourful way. I highly reccomendit.

No More Making Mud!
This is the first of Charles Reids books I read............ and overnight it transformed me from a tight, impatient, frustrated mud-making watercourist of many years standing into someone who has, to date managed 4 clear, colourful, vibrant watercolours without a single flower in sight !

The way the artist/author tackles painting and writing about it is rather different from that of any artist/author I've met before - however accomplished, talented and admirable their work may be............its as much a question of WHY as HOW to.......so its a question of transferable skills......... if you long to paint bright and loose......... waste no more time........the video is excellent too......