Ready to Paint in 30 Minutes: Street Scenes in Watercolour

Table Of Contents

Introduction 6
Basic painting equipment 8
Tone 10
Project 1: A tonal puzzle 12
Project 2: Wall lamp 14
Project 3: Distant buildings 16
Project 4: Shadows 18
Colour and colour mixing 20
Project 5: Colour charts 22
Project 6: Windowbox 24
Project 7: Shop signs 26
Perspective 28
Project 8: Vanishing points 30
Project 9: Doorways 32
Project 10: Windows 34
Project 11: Close Buildings 36
The wash 38
Project 12: Flat washes 40
Project 13: Rendered washes 42
Project 14: Lifting out colour 44
Edge control 46
Project 15: Softening an edge 48
Project 16: Clear blue skies 50
Project 17: Stormy skies 52
Project 18: Statues 54
Project 19: Reflections 56
Brushstrokes 58
Project 20: Applying paint 60
Project 21: Brick walls 62
Project 22: Summer trees 64
Project 23: Palm trees 66
Project 24: Railings 68
Adding detail 70
Project 25: Fountains 72
Project 26: Ornate buildings 74
Project 27: Lamp posts 76
Putting it all together 78
Project 28: Market stalls 80
Project 29: Prams and buggies 82
Project 30: Transport 84
Project 31: Café Scene 86
Project 32: Steps 88
Final project 1: Winter scene 90
Final project 2: Summer Continental scene 92
Final project 3: Rainy UK scene 94
Index 96
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