Overview

The really easy way to learn how to paint flowers in watercolour! Using a simple ten-step process, learn how to draw a basic outline starting with simple shapes, then add washes of colour and fine details to complete your work. Arranged in three chapters based on skill level, this book features 25 lovely projects, each showing you how to paint a flower in ten steps. There are paint swatches for every plant, showing you the colours you need to mix for each step of the way and the finished painting serves as a reference to guide you. It couldn't be easier! Also included is a useful techniques section at the beginning, and clever painting tips from the author throughout the book. With flora as diverse as a tulip, a magnolia, a bunny ears cactus and a passionflower, there is plenty to choose from and practise with, to develop your skills.

Full Product Details

Author:   Eleanor Longhurst
Publisher:   Search Press Ltd
Imprint:   Search Press Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 28.50cm
Weight:   0.516kg
ISBN:  

9781800920071

ISBN 10:   1800920075
Pages:   128
Publication Date:   31 October 2021
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction 6 How to Use this Book 8 Using Watercolours 10 GETTING STARTED Bunny Ears Cactus 20 Triostar 24 Field Poppy 28 Pansies 32 Cherry Blossom 36 Magnolia 40 Maidenhair Fern 44 Mountain Laurel 48 BUILDING CONFIDENCE Jekyll Rose 54 Snake’s Head Fritillary 58 Forget-Me-Not 62 Winter Aconite 66 Fuchsia 70 Tulip 74 Sweet Pea 78 Peony 82 Camellia 86 MASTERING THE ART Cornflower 92 Zebra Plant 96 Hydrangea 100 Lady Slipper Orchid 104 Monstera 108 Dandelion 112 Passionflower 116 Chrysanthemum 120 Resources 124 Index 126 About the Author 128

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Who doesn't love a beautiful bunch of flowers or a leafy houseplant? Well, with Eleanor Longhurst's 10 Step Watercolour: Flowers and Plants you can learn how to draw and paint them too! Arranged in three chapters based on skill level, this guide features 25 blooming beautiful projects, each showing you how to paint. With watercolour paint swatches for every plant and how to achieve these through mixing, Eleanor talks you through every step of the way and shows you that it couldn't be easier to develop your skills. -- Crafts Beautiful * Crafts Beautiful *

Who doesn't love a beautiful bunch of flowers or a leafy houseplant? Well, with Eleanor Longhurst's 10 Step Watercolour: Flowers and Plants you can learn how to draw and paint them too! Arranged in three chapters based on skill level, this guide features 25 blooming beautiful projects, each showing you how to paint. With watercolour paint swatches for every plant and how to achieve these through mixing, Eleanor talks you through every step of the way and shows you that it couldn't be easier to develop your skills. * Crafts Beautiful * Eleanor Longhurst is a Bristol-based illustrator who specialises in painting flowers and woodland animals. In this new 10 Step Watercolour series from Search Press, she focuses on the popular subject of: Flowers and Plants and Birds. Both books use a simple ten-step process, which shows you how to draw the basic outlines using simple shapes to achieve realistic proportions. Eleanor then adds washes of colour and fine details to build the work up to the finished painting. A techniques section at the beginning of the book includes painting tips to build ability and confidence. In 10 Step Watercolour: Flowers and Plants Eleanor includes paint swatches for every plant, showing you how to mix them so that you can get started straightaway. The 25 projects include tulips, poppies, cherry blossom and sweet peas. * Leisure Painter * Loved this book. Followed the step by step guide and ended up with a painting I was very proud of. Suitable for complete beginners and more experienced artists wishing to improve their technique. -- Kathryn Osborne * Amazon Customer Review *

Who doesn't love a beautiful bunch of flowers or a leafy houseplant? Well, with Eleanor Longhurst's 10 Step Watercolour: Flowers and Plants you can learn how to draw and paint them too! Arranged in three chapters based on skill level, this guide features 25 blooming beautiful projects, each showing you how to paint. With watercolour paint swatches for every plant and how to achieve these through mixing, Eleanor talks you through every step of the way and shows you that it couldn't be easier to develop your skills. * Crafts Beautiful * Eleanor Longhurst is a Bristol-based illustrator who specialises in painting flowers and woodland animals. In this new 10 Step Watercolour series from Search Press, she focuses on the popular subject of: Flowers and Plants and Birds. Both books use a simple ten-step process, which shows you how to draw the basic outlines using simple shapes to achieve realistic proportions. Eleanor then adds washes of colour and fine details to build the work up to the finished painting.  A techniques section at the beginning of the book includes painting tips to build ability and confidence.  In 10 Step Watercolour: Flowers and Plants Eleanor includes paint swatches for every plant, showing you how to mix them so that you can get started straightaway. The 25 projects include tulips, poppies, cherry blossom and sweet peas.  * Leisure Painter * Loved this book. Followed the step by step guide and ended up with a painting I was very proud of. Suitable for complete beginners and more experienced artists wishing to improve their technique. -- Kathryn Osborne * Amazon Customer Review *

Author Information

Eleanor Longhurst is a Bristol-based illustrator specializing in flowers and woodland animals. She is also a freelance designer and print designer. She opened her business, Little Paisley Designs, in 2014 after graduating from London’s Winchester School of Art to create a range of items featuring her prints and illustrations. Eleanor was the winner of Mollie Makes handmade awards Product of the Year 2018 for her temporary tattoo designs. Her work has also been featured in Frankie Magazine (and blog), Project Calm, and Simply Christmas magazine among others, and has featured on Craftsposure on Instagram. More of her work can be seen on Instagram @littlepaisleydesigns.

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