You Will Be Able to Paint with Watercolour by the End of This Book

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Everything a complete beginner needs to know to get started in watercolour. The perennial favourite material for beginner artists, watercolour can be a surprisingly tricky medium to get to grips with. In this essential guide, bestselling author and artist Harriet de Winton walks readers through all... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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You Will Be Able to Paint with Watercolour by the End of This Book

Everything a complete beginner needs to know to get started in watercolour, from bestselling author and artist Harriet de Winton.

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Everything a complete beginner needs to know to get started in watercolour.

The perennial favourite material for beginner artists, watercolour can be a surprisingly tricky medium to get to grips with. In this essential guide, bestselling author and artist Harriet de Winton walks readers through all the essential materials, tools, and techniques to get started with creating art in watercolour.

Readers will then feel empowered to approach 20+ step-by-step projects ranging from very simple to more complex works, dealing with landscapes, flowers & botanicals, still lifes, and abstracts.

Pick up a new creative skill with confidence with this comprehensive, accessible guide.

Topics covered include:

  • Washes and gradients
  • Highlights and lowlights
  • Underpainting
  • Lifting and blotting
  • Shadow and light sources
  • Perspective
  • Depth and distance
  • Finding your style

You Will Be Able to Paint with Watercolour by the End of This Book is the perfect starting point for budding artists aiming to master watercolour techniques.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781840919196

Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 25 September 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Ilex

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 189.0mm

Height: 246.0mm

Weight: 567g

Pages: 160

About the Author

Harriet de Winton is an artist and stationer. Founder of the de Winton Paper co, Harriet hosts a popular YouTube watercolour tutorial channel as well as hosting workshops in the UK and abroad. She is the author of the best-selling New Botanical Painting, Birds, Bees & Blossoms and A Year of Watercolour, which between them have been translated into nine languages.

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