Matthew Palmer's Watercolour Painting Guide for Absolute Beginners

Kindle Customer Gogigogi: The book is just lovely to look at, but a good to defer to at any time when painting.

United States on Aug 11, 2023

C. Bartlett: Condition as described very good with all templates intact. Always prompt service from seller.

United Kingdom on Jun 19, 2023

Auntie Bib: This book was recommended by my watercolour teacher. I have found it very useful. It clearly and simply explains techniques ever beginner needs to learn to improve their painting.
I would recommend this void to anyone wanting to improve their artworks.

Australia on May 30, 2023

Amazon Customer: Bits of theory but doesn't bog you down. Quickly get into trying different techniques

United Kingdom on May 08, 2023

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United Kingdom on Apr 03, 2023

SpudX: I was pleasantly surprised when I found that the author of this book happens to be my favorite watercolor artist that I have come across on Youtube! I am a landscape photographer who is adding landscape watercolor painting to my repertoire, and this book is the real deal! Well written, clear explanations, and excellent guidance! Can't ask for more!

United States on Feb 18, 2023

david doherty: Put simply, there is too much information and detail in here for the absolute beginner and some of the painting exercises are too challenging for the novice painter!! Compare for example the projects in this book with Paul Clark’s book, “Watercolour. Techniques and Tutorials for the Complete Beginner”. Matthew Palmer’s book takes you through some of the basic steps of watercolour and one of the plusses are the sketches provided that can be traced and then painted. The problem with these is that there are simply too many steps in the whole process and in several of the test paintings there are nearly 50 steps involved. In addition it would have made sense if the painting exercises had built on each technique taught previously rather than tending to throw them all in at the same time. It’s also irritating that some of the tips taught earlier ie creating transparent layers when painting distant mountains isn’t employed to effect in the exercise paintings. Instead you are instructed to load your brush with a stronger natural grey and brush aureolin in at the bottom!!!

If you want to get the most out of this book you’d be advised not to just ignore the wealth of...

United Kingdom on Jun 06, 2022

dee: I am slowly working my way through the lessons in this book and am learning so much. If you are new to watercolors and want to learn to create paintings you can be proud of, this is the workbook for you.

United States on Mar 25, 2022

Dana Carney: Seems like a good book however can’t get the sketches downloaded so we’ll see how it goes if I can get it!

United States on Dec 30, 2021

MA: Excellent book!

I've purchased several technique books on landscapes and have always wound up with murky detail scapes instead.

I saw this at a book store and finally made the decision to buy because of the 6 "projects" included in the book. These are towards the back half and include outlines PLUS pictured step by step breakdowns with about 30 steps each!

I tried one of the more detailed exercises on trees tonight and was very pleased with the result compared to others I have done that wound up trashed! (See attached picture)

Another thing I really appreciated was throughout the exercise it had instructions on brush sizes and paint %'s. Quite a few other books show you this in the beginning and then you are forced to go find how to make colors X, Y, and Z or look at pictures (sometimes not always on a step) for the brush types.

All in all Mr. Palmer breaks down technique in a digestible form for beginners and I can't wait to learn more!

United States on Apr 14, 2015