Take Three Colours: Watercolour Flowers: Start to paint with 3 colours, 3 brushes and 9 easy projects [Paperback]

Tempted to start painting but not sure where to start? Learn how to paint beautiful watercolour flowers using just 3 colours, 3 brushes, a plastic palette and a watercolour pad.

This book will build your skills through easy exercises, starting from the simplest of tulips and working up to a stunning rose. Clear advice and step-by-step photography will show you exactly what to do at each stage. No drawing necessary you can simply trace and transfer the basic drawings from the finished paintings, which are shown at full size.Introduction 6
Using the colours 8
Using the brushes 10
Projects 12
Tulips 12
Japanese Anemone 16
Geranium 20
Buttercups 24
Poppies 30
Sunflower 36
Pansies 42
Passion Flower 48
Rose 56
Transferring a drawing 64Booklist review Dec 1, 2017
Many readers will remember using watercolor paint in childhood, but fine art watercolor is a wholedifferent thing and can feel intimidating for someone just beginning. King recognizes this and starts with aminimum of equipment, the most basic techniques, and a very common subject: flowers. Using just thethree primary colors of paint, three brushes, and one pad of watercolor paper, the novice painter can getstarted with a nominal investment in materials. Starting with a single tulip and progressing through nineincreasingly complex flowers, King teaches the reader three techniques in each painting, encouragingconfidence and mastery along the way, and adding up to a well-rounded knowledge base. For those whofind the blank page daunting, King also includes instructions for using tracing paper and pencil to transferthe outlines of her finished paintings onto watercolor paper. Terminology is explained as it comes up in jargon buster feature boxes, and a preview of what the reader will learn in the following projectl3-