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10-Minute Watercolours

By Hazel Soan
Series: Collins Gem
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10-Minute Watercolours by Hazel Soan offers accessible techniques for creating vibrant watercolour paintings quickly. Aimed at artists of all levels, the book provides clear instructions and quick projects that can be completed in ten minutes, focusing on capturing energy and immediacy in watercolour art. It’s a perfect guide for those looking to fit creativity into their busy schedules.
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You might enjoy this book if you have an interest in watercolour painting and are looking for quick, achievable projects to enhance your skills. The author's approach is perfect for both beginners and experienced artists seeking to create beautiful works in just minutes.

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This handy, practical and inspirational little book is perfect for the pocket or art bag. It shows watercolour painters of all levels how to loosen up their paintings and maintain spontaneity by painting simple watercolour studies in no more than 10 minutes.

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A handy, practical and inspirational little book—perfect for the pocket or art bag—showing watercolour painters of all levels how to loosen up their paintings and maintain spontaneity. Written by popular artist Hazel Soan, 10-Minute Watercolours is arranged in two parts.

The first section explains all about watercolour and shows what can be achieved with it in a short time span. The second section suggests specific approaches to painting in particular situations.

10-Minute Watercolours covers all the essential techniques, focusing on maximising brushstrokes and exploring colours. It includes useful advice on deciding what to include and what to leave out.

The book offers helpful chapters on painting a wide range of subjects, including people, landscapes, seascapes, buildings, gardens, flowers, and still life subjects.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780007202157

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 August 2005

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Collins

Illustration: 160 col illus, Index

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 11.0mm

Width: 82.0mm

Height: 117.0mm

Weight: 100g

Pages: 192

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About the Author

Hazel Soan is a successful international artist who divides her studio time between London and Cape Town, exhibiting her work widely. She is the author of Collins Painting Workshop: Flowers in Watercolour, Learn to Paint Vibrant Watercolours, What Shall I Paint? and African Watercolours, and regularly contributes articles to art magazines. She has made several successful videos on painting, as well as a number of radio and TV appearances both in the UK and abroad. She is one of the art experts on the popular Channel 4 series Watercolour Challenge.

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