John Salminen - Master of the Urban Landscape: From realism to abstractions in watercolor

John Salminen - Master of the Urban Landscape: From realism to abstractions in watercolorTake a Journey with the Master of the Urban Landscape! Hardcover: 192 pagesPublisher: North Light Books (October 27 2016) Language: English ISBN 10: 1440348227 ISBN 13: 978 1440348228 Product Dimensions: 10. 5 x 0. 9 x 11. 8 inches Shipping Weight: 3. 7 pounds

New painters wanted

The absence of colour means that Andrew uses other aspects such as pattern shading and shape to give his paintings life and interest

Compose and create intriguing works of art with fun techniques that include creating crackles carving with stencils making wax-like elements adding image transfers and so much more

What are lift-able and what are staining paints

These projects include instructions to create: ButterfliesFruitCatsDogsFlowersAnd more

ISBN-13: 978-1844489985

) make this a lively guide to the medium

The outlines of five paintings (plus one bonus picture) are provided to pull out from the centre of the book

Series: Art for the Absolute Beginner

All you need is this book and some paint to get started today

Marie Boudon's beautifully presented creative course will give you a good grounding in this new-to-you medium and teach you all you need to know to get started with painting flowers in watercolor

This comprehensive guide also includes information on the materials you need drawing and sketching using photographs composition colour and perspective and throughout the book are examples of Geoffs finished artworks to provide inspiration and ideas for compositions of your own