Charles Evans Watercolors in a Weekend

by Charles Evans

Overview

This is a unique guide from well-known artist Charles Evans that will show beginners how to paint a complete watercolour in just one weekend. Each course starts with practice exercises to be completed on the Saturday - readers are then ready to complete the full watercolour painting on the Sunday. After introducing essential materials and the workspace, Charles guides you through eight popular watercolour subjects with step-by-step illustrations. Written in a clear and approachable no-nonsense style, the reader will learn how to create vibrant finished paintings in the quickest possible time.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780715324684
Publisher:	David & Charles
Publication date:	03/07/2007
Edition description:	2nd Revised ed.
Pages:	124
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.26(d)

About the Author

Charles Evans is one of Britain's leading painters and the host of a long-running TV series. A frequent art class instructor all across the United Kingdom, he lives in Morpeth, Northumberland.

Table of Contents

Introduction     5
Materials and Techniques     8
The Projects     21
Sky and Land     23
Saturday exercises     24
Sunday painting     28
Mountains and Lakes     23
Saturday exercises     36
Sunday painting     40
The Sea     47
Saturday exercises     48
Sunday painting     52
Trees and Foliage     59
Saturday exercises     60
Sunday painting 1     64
Sunday painting 2     70
Buildings     73
Saturday exercises     74
Sunday painting     78
Flowers     85
Saturday exercises     86
Sunday painting     90
Still Life     97
Saturday exercises     98
Sunday painting     102
Figure     109
Saturday exercises     110
Sunday painting     114
Index     120