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Painting Watercolour Outdoors

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Painting Watercolour Outdoors by Geoff Hunt is a practical guide that focuses on creating finished watercolour artworks on location. It explores the unique challenges of painting en plein air, offering clear techniques and inspiring examples. The book emphasizes observing natural light and colour, and provides ideas for composition when working directly from nature. Geoff Huntโ€™s expertise as a renowned marine and outdoor painter shines through, making this a valuable resource for artists eager to capture the vibrancy of outdoor scenes.
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This book is ideal for amateur and professional artists who want to enhance their skills in watercolour painting outside the studio. It particularly suits those interested in marine and landscape subjects, as well as members of outdoor painting groups.

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Learn how to capture the moment in watercolour and enjoy the thrill of painting outdoors. Materials and equipment. Finding a subject. Themes to try Techniques. Coping with onsite challenges. Using a sketchbook.

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This beautiful book shows you how to tackle the special challenge of painting in watercolour with the aim of creating finished pieces of work onsite. With inspiring examples and clear techniques, it guides you through the practice, joys and pitfalls of painting watercolour outdoors. It particularly explains how to observe the strength of light, colour and ideas for composition that you find when working directly from the subject outside. The experience and enthusiasm of its author makes this book an essential read for every artist who wants to enjoy the excitement of painting en plein air. AUTHOR: Geoff Hunt is an internationally-respected marine artist. As an outdoor painter, he specialises in watercolour. Geoff is a past President of the Royal Society of Marine Artists and President of the Wapping Group of Artists, the eminent London-based outdoor painting group. 200 illustrations

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Acclaimed by Henry Malt from The Artist, this book is praised for its thorough and warm-hearted advice. Whether you are a seasoned outdoor painter or a newcomer to plein-air work, Geoff Hunt provides a rich source of experience and enthusiasm that guides artists through the joys and challenges of watercolour painting outdoors.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780719842719

Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 14 September 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: The Crowood Press Ltd

Illustration: 200 Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 9.0mm

Width: 189.0mm

Height: 246.0mm

Weight: 365g

Pages: 128

About the Author

Geoff Hunt is an internationally-respected marine artist. As an outdoor painter, he specialises in watercolour. Geoff is a past President of the Royal Society of Marine Artists and President of the Wapping Group of Artists, the eminent London-based outdoor painting group.

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