Creative Watercolour Techniques (07)

Richard Bolton explores the versatility of watercolour with an exciting selection of creative techniques. Using 90 step-by-step photographs and a variety of inspirational pictures, he shows how to develop a range of skills - from applying washes to spattering and sponging.

Contents include wet in wet, dry-brush work, masking fluid, scratching out, salt effects, wax resist, split brush work and overpainting.

Richard Bolton is a professional watercolour artist who enjoys travelling and painting. He has written a number of successful art books, his most recent being published in Chinese after he had recorded his visit to Taiwan with a series of inspirational watercolour pictures. He works from his studio in Cambridgeshire, where he lives with his wife and family. Some of his paintings reflect the countryside around his home, although he loves travelling widely in search of inspiration.