A paperback reissue Hazel Soan's classic practical art book.
Hazel Soan is a well-known and popular artist and an enthusiastic and
inspirational teacher. In The Essence of Watercolour Hazel shows how
wonderfully versatile and beguiling the medium of watercolour is and how
to get the most out of it.
Hazel stresses how important it is to understand the characteristics of
the medium in order to exploit it to the full. She encourages the reader
to explore the properties of watercolour and to be unafraid of strength
of colour and brushstroke.
Hazel shows through demonstration and projects that tone is king in
watercolour and illustrates how to paint light with the use of shade.
Armed with this understanding she demonstrates that watercolour is not
such an unforgiving medium after all: accidents and mistakes can be
disguised, overridden and corrected.
The Essence of Watercolour is a culmination of many years of Hazel's
teaching and demonstrating, in which she offers inspirational insights
into the secrets of watercolour painting and encourages artists to take
their art to the next level.