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Lessons in Landscapes: Painting Trees in Watercolour

Tips, Techniques and Step-by-Step Exercises
By Matthew Palmer
Series: Lessons in Landscapes
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Through 15 practical, skill-building lessons, learn how to paint trees, leaves and foliage in watercolour with renowned artist and best-selling author, Matthew Palmer. This brand-new series takes a fresh approach to painting, with short captions and clear visuals, and is packed with Matthew's tried-and-tested tips and... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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Learn watercolour the easy way, in this fresh, visual and brand-new series from trusted teacher and best-selling author, Matthew Palmer.

Focusing on trees, leaves and foliage, work your way through 12 skill-building paintings and one inspiring final project to create your own remarkable results.

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Through 15 practical, skill-building lessons, learn how to paint trees, leaves and foliage in watercolour with renowned artist and best-selling author, Matthew Palmer.

This brand-new series takes a fresh approach to painting, with short captions and clear visuals, and is packed with Matthew's tried-and-tested tips and techniques.

Start at the very beginning with a short section covering key equipment, advice on mixing colours and some recipes for basic colour mixes you will need throughout. Dive straight into 15 inspiring projects that each build on a new skill. Start with a simple tree silhouette and build up gradually to a verdant forest.

There are short, easy-to-follow steps for every lesson, with clear step-by-step photos and simple annotations. Within each project, Matthew reveals his tips and tricks for achieving a painting you'll be proud of, which artists of all abilities will find invaluable.

To put everything you've learned into practice, the book finishes with one large project for you to paint, to pull together everything you've learned and to flex your latest abilities.

This exciting new series will demystify landscape painting in small, digestible chunks, making Lessons in Landscapes: Painting Trees in Watercolour the perfect handbook for any budding painter.

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  • Lessons in Landscapes: Painting Trees in Watercolour
    Lessons in Landscapes: Painting Trees in Watercolour
    Through 15 practical, skill-building lessons, learn how to paint trees, leaves and foliage in watercolour with renowned artist and best-selling author, Matthew Palmer. This brand-new series takes a fresh approach to painting, with short captions and clear visuals, and is packed with Matthew's tried-and-tested tips and techniques. Start at the very beginning with a short section covering key equipment, advice...
    By Matthew Palmer
    Paperback
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781800922730

Publisher: Search Press Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 10 November 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Search Press Ltd

Illustration: Illustrations, color

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 190.0mm

Height: 235.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 96

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About the Author

Matthew Palmer is a best-selling author (145k worldwide) and renowned demonstrator of watercolor painting, and his classes are particularly popular with beginners. He has been painting seriously for over 20 years and specializes in landscapes, still life and animals. He has his own studio at his home in Derbyshire, UK and teaches hundreds of people each week, as well as running watercolor workshops and holidays. He has many personal exhibitions, participates in several art shows and appears regularly on television as well as on his own internet-based art show at www.watercolour.tv. He has over 150k subscribers to his YouTube channel (@mattyartist).

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