Watercolor Sketching for Beginners

If you have any watercolor experience, this isn’t the book for you. Same if you know how to color mix from three primaries. He suggests a lot of colors, brushes, etc and only rough paper without telling you much needed ways to preserve your brushes when working on rough paper. Would be a good kid’s book with student grade watercolors!

I liked this little book, and I'm not sure that knowing the exact colors the artist uses will make people better artists, but I think the essential message is, not to be intimidated, just start painting. The author has used simple sketches that can be easily copied or inspire an individual to move on their own ideas. It has a good list of materials for beginners that does not require a large investment, and a good source for art materials online instead of the outrageous prices found at most art stores.

Offers clear explanations and examples, but not so lengthy as to discourage. I suspect my approach will be to read, then try, then read again.

I bought a cup of coffee at one of the big name places….the coffee was bad but at least i got to keep the fancy paper cup. This book cost about the same amount and i didn't even get a fancy paper cup. In fact, i didn't get much. This is an example of self publishing at its poorest. It was not well written and apparently never proof-read. Beyond the writer's careful listing of the colors he used, there is not much information in it's very short length. He never does really help beginners begin to paint. He does, however, do his best to impress us with his use of words like "gawping" and "peckish" and goes out of his way to tell us to pack a "cardigan" and a "parasol" when going to paint outdoors. If i had it to do over again, i'd return this book and buy another cup of bad coffee, at least i'd have a paper cup to keep fresh water in as i paint.

As a new artist, I needed a watercolor medium discussion that was down to earth. The book had great demonstrations for beginners. I really appreciated the author telling me what colors were used in the demonstration. That was a great help. I would recommend this book to anyone is just beginning to work with watercolor. It was a great purchase.

I read this book from cover to cover in one sitting. Two days later I read it again only this time I took notes. Some really good ideas and suggestions. If you enjoy watercolor, you will enjoy this book.

It is very basic ebook. few tips, useful only for sketching. This should go more in depth in the application technique of painting on paper. This is for beginners!

This is a relatively short instruction book but for the price was a good value. As a beginning watercolorist it gave me some very useful information and advice.

I think this is an excellent and encouraging start. It is not for verbose making it easier for me to feel that I will actually be able to paint. This is an excellent Book for a beginner to watercolor painting as far as I'm concerned.

Gostei. É um livro básico para principiantes como anunciado...Realmente são pituras simples mas significativas e muito interessantes pra quem está iniciando. Ótimas dicas.

Go to the web page noted on the backpage of the booklet to download a better version of the book right from the start for free. This is a good little book that covers all the basics on how to get started on a wonderful hobby that you can enjoy for years. Simple but effective illustrations that are achievable by the beginner. And great for the price!

Not as informative as I was hoping but it was worth the price.

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