Still Life in Watercolour (27)

Learn how to capture the luminosity and sheer beauty of watercolours with this easy-to-follow step-by-step guide.

David Webb provides an inspirational and practical guide to painting beautiful still life pictures in watercolours and shows how to capture the exciting qualities of this wonderful medium. Using many step-by-step photographs he illustrates all the basic techniques, explaining how to paint reflective surfaces, smooth surfaces, textures and more. The book takes you through all the stages, from simple brush strokes to final details. Whatever your skill level you will be able to develop your own style using the demonstrations and exercises featured in these pages.

David Webb is entirely self-taught, apart from gaining an A level in art while at school. He went on to work as an illustrator, starting off with greetings cards, then he later worked on books and magazines. Recently, he started painting in a looser style in watercolour, and he now works as a professional artist, running painting holidays, workshops and he demonstrates around the UK. His work is displayed at a number of galleries.