Author(s): Wendy Tait, Richard Bolton, Jackie Barrass, Ann Mortimer

Art Instructional

A comprehensive beginner's guide to the massively popular art of painting flowers in watercolor, including many techniques, styles and subjects.

Be inspired to paint beautiful flowers in watercolor by the four respected artists featured in this comprehensive guide. Each artist has their own, individual style, and provides detailed instruction on the tools, materials and techniques they use, easy-to-follow step-by-step projects and numerous examples of their work to inspire you.

Learn about painting wild flowers, including composition, sketching and painting backgrounds, and improve your flower portraits with Wendy Tait. There's a fascinating section on light in flower painting by Jackie Barrass, and an exploration of creative techniques with Richard Bolton. Finally, Ann Mortimer guides you through flowers in the landscape with four stunning projects.

With 12 gorgeous projects in total to choose from, this highly practical book will provide all the instruction and inspiration you need to create amazing watercolour flower paintings in a range of styles.

This book uses material previously published in the highly successful Step-by-Step Leisure Arts series and the Watercolour Tips and Techniques series.