Watercolour Book/DVD Recommendations:
Beginner:
- Watercolor Essentials: Techniques for Exploring, Painting, and Having Fun (includes instructional DVD)
- Watercolor in Motion: How to Create Powerful Paintings, Step by Step (includes instructional DVD)
Intermediate/ Advanced:
- Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Watercolour
- Painting Flowers with Impact in Watercolour
- How to Paint Colour and Light in Watercolour book and DVD. Book from Amazon.
- Taking Risks with Watercolour book and DVD. Book from Amazon.
- Wet-on-wet Watercolour Painting: A Complete Guide to Technique and Materials
- Master Disaster: Five Ways to Rescue Desperate Watercolours
Reference:
- Watercolour Artist’s Bible
- The Watercolour Artist’s Colour Mixing Bible
- Artist’s Complete Problem Solver
Drawing Book Recommendations
- Drawing, Seeing, and Observation This is a good book, but a much better one is The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. This book will teach you to see artistically and is packed full of practical help.
- The Art of Perspective
- Mastering Composition
- Drawing Realistic Textures in Pencil
- Drawing Light and Shade: Understanding Chiaroscuro
- The Colored Pencil
YouTube Tutorials:
- http://www.youtube.com/user/BobDavies88 (This particular demo is good, but there are many more listed in the right-hand column and they are fabulous, especially for beginners; excellent wash lessons as well)
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcSh2FYPqwM&feature=PlayList&p=1770D6D4C3E2349E&playnext_from=PL&index=22 (Blending colour)
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2TVNbuWIcg&feature=PlayList&p=1770D6D4C3E2349E&playnext_from=PL&index=25
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwjW_rs6rU0&feature=PlayList&p=1770D6D4C3E2349E&playnext_from=PL&index=14
- http://www.youtube.com/user/mitsib (I love this artist’s work, so inspirational)
Websites:
- http://www.thepaintinganddrawingchannel.co.uk/tv-anytime.html The painting and drawing channel. Watch drawing and painting tutorials anytime, for free. One of my favourite resources.
- http://www.handprint.com/HP/WCL/water.html (An Aladdin’s cave of information. If you only visit one website, this should be it)
- http://www.captainwatercolor.com/ (Lots of lessons and info)
- http://www.watercolorpainting.com/
- http://www.how-to-draw-and-paint.com/watercolor-painting-techniques.html
- http://susieshort.net/watercolor-tips.html
- The Society for All Artists
Yahoo Groups:
- WatercolorWorkshop (A fabulous group, very helpful and active)
- Watercolor_Painting_Techniques
- WATERCOLOR
Demonstrations
Online UK Art Supply Retailers
- Ken Bromley (Orders usually received by the next day, even when ordering lots of little items. Items arrive well-packaged and in perfect condition. Wishlist facility and points system. My favourite retailer; I just wish they had a larger selection.)
- The Perfect Paper Stretcher (fabulous!)
- Jackson’s (huge selection, great prices, but items often out of stock and have had a few items arrived damaged. Customer service is excellent and all problems dealt with quickly and in a friendly manner.)
- The Society for All Artists (SAA) The SAA is more than just a retailer- they’re a community of artists and provide support for artists of all levels. When you join, you receive a great welcome pack with lots of freebies, access to tuition, insurance, and their bimonthly newsletter, which is fantastic and full of practical art help. Once you join, you also get their discounted prices at their shop, and free shipping regardless of how much you spend. Orders usually received the next day. I had a problem with a drawing board that I’d ordered. They sent out a replacement and a postage label to return the faulty board straight away. Excellent service.
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