Watercolours (Learn to Paint)

This best-selling title will be relaunched in September 05 with a fresh new cover design. Alwyn Crawshaw has a very loyal following among amateur painters, and this book is an ideal introduction to this popular medium.

Each title in the best-selling Learn to Paint series is written by a professional working artist and offers the leisure painter a personal course of art instruction. Here well-known and loved TV artist Alwyn Crawshaw clearly describes all the basic techniques of painting in watercolour, and provides many practical exercises and step-by-step demonstration paintings.

The book includes:

• advice on materials and equipment
• basic techniques and methods
• help with brush effects
• how to mix colours
• help with composition

This is the only guide you’ll need to learn how to paint watercolours with skill and confidence.

Sales and Marketing highlights

• Relaunched in September 05 with a fresh new cover design.

• The Collins Learn to Paint series is the market leader for beginners – over 4 million copies sold worldwide.

• Extracts, reviews and features in Leisure Painter and Artist & Illustrator magazine

• Watercolour is the most popular and best-selling medium.

• Alwyn Crawshaw has a large and loyal following among leisure painters, due to his television success.