Introduction 6
Using the colours 8
Using the brushes 10
Projects
- Derwent Water 12
- Swans on The Broads 16
- Highland Lake 21
- Autumn Trees by the Riverside 26
- Eilean Donan Castle 32
- River Tweed in Winter 38
- River Brathay 43
- Bridge over the Stream 49
- Brograve Windmill 56
Transferring a drawing 64
Stephen Coates is a full-time professional watercolour painter and
teacher, based in Sheffield, north of England. Largely self-taught,
Stephen's own experience learning to paint in watercolour has given
him a unique insight into how to teach the same medium, and it's
his down-to-earth and positive charisma that has won enthusiasm and
praise from his students. Stephen regularly runs courses and
workshops at his studio in Sheffield, and hosts his own amateur art
groups; in addition, he frequently demonstrates and shares his
skills at art societies and shows all over England.
This is Stephen's second book, and he has made it his mission to
bring the excitement of his live teaching into these pages, so that
you can truly experience the exciting process of learning - and
understanding - watercolour in a vivid and lifelike way in the
comfort of your own home.
To build anew, you first have to take apart what was there and this
delightful book will help you see the world through fresh eyes.
*Paint Magazine*
From the oopular Take Three Colours series comes
Stephen's Coate's Water Lakes & Rivers. Using just three
colours- red,blue and yellow- Stephen shows us how to paint lakes
and rivers in watercolour. And it's not just the colours that are
limited: a plastic palette and watercolour pad and three brushes
are all you need to begin. The projects have been carefully chosen
so that even the most novice painter will be able to achieve
encouraging results straight away. Clear step-by-step photographs
cover each stage of the process and the finished paintings are
shown full size so that you can trace over them to further ease
your journey.
*Leisure Painter*
Take 3 Colours is a brilliantly simple idea that’s been
brilliantly presented. All of the authors so far have understood
the brief impeccably and Stephen Coates is no exception. The
strapline is “3 colours, 3 brushes, 9 easy projects” and it’s not
just a superb way to get started with painting, but also an
approach that strips your technique back to essentials if you’re
feeling it’s got just too complicated and that you may be
over-working.
*Art Book Review*
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