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 watercolor, from bestselling author and artist Harriet de Winton.

The perennial favorite material for beginner artists, watercolor 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 watercolor. Readers will then feel empowered to approach 15+ step-by-step projects ranging from very simple to more complex works, and 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

Author: Harriet de Winton
Publisher: Ilex Press
Published: 10/28/2025
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.24lbs
Size: 9.62h x 7.49w x 0.64d
ISBN13: 9781840919196
ISBN10: 1840919191
BISAC Categories:
- Art | Techniques | Painting | Watercolor
- Crafts & Hobbies | Painting
- Games & Activities | Coloring Books

About the Author
Harriet de Winton is an artist and stationer. Founder of the de Winton Paper co, Harriet hosts a popular YouTube watercolor 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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