Terry Harrison Libri

This long-awaited follow up to Terry Harrison's Sea & Sky in Watercolour has six new projects and a wealth of beautiful new paintings.

Following on from his successful book Watercolour Trees, Terry presents a new edition of this award-winning title, and includes a great selection of clear, detailed step-by-step demonstrations along with extra tips to show how to paint beautiful trees quickly and easily. He teaches how to paint an impression of trees, rather than showing how reproduce each leaf, and illustrates the importance of understanding shapes, perspective, light and shade, and the way foliage changes with the seasons. This is a book for all landscape artists whatever their skill levels, and anyone who wants to learn more about painting trees whether they are magnificent in their winter habitat, gloriously bedecked in spring foliage, splendid in their summer raiment or stunning when their leaves turn to russet reds and spun golds.

Many step-by-step sequences in this title show how to capture all the different architectural aspects of buildings, from tiled roof tops and windows adorned with flowers to ancient doors and rustic porches. All the basics are covered, then Terry moves on to show how to create different textures and effects. He incorporates them into simple demonstrations, each one offering guidance through all the stages of building up beautiful paintings. This book, with its fresh, original content and uncomplicated approach, encourages artists to try out the techniques for themselves, stimulating them to create their own original pictures. Terry Harrison shares his passion for painting rustic buildings in this practical and inspiring book. Learn how to paint beautiful pictures of cottages, windmills, barns and more. This title provides tips on painting details such as doors, windows, roofs and woodgrain and step- by-step photographs and clear instructions.

Terry Harrison's clear, no-nonsense advice and easy to follow instructions make painting accessible for people who have never had the confidence to try before.

All watercolour landscape artists need to know how to paint water, and in this book Terry Harrison excels in demystifying the painting process. Here he shares his expert advice and no nonsense tips and techniques for producing quick, effective paintings of water. There are two- or three-step exercises for painting water in all its varied moods and situations, including ripples, reflections, puddles, streams, breaking waves, choppy water, surf, bridges, riverbeds, boats, and much more. There are then ten step-by-step demonstrations that can be produced in half an hour: a misty lake, track with puddles, ford, waterfall, lazy river, stormy sea, cliffs, fishing from a boat, sunset estuary and fishing boat.

'I particularly like the notes that accompany the demonstrations....tips for creating the big brush skies and all those elemental techniques that help so much to build pictures of interest and diversity. I recommend you to buy this book and keep it close to your armoury of paints and brushes...' Leisure Painter

Features photographs of techniques and demonstrations, which offer a course for those wanting to learn how to paint all the elements in the landscape, from mountain views and rustic scenes to sea-lashed rocks and sun dappled woodlands.

This easy to follow book will inspire readers to have a go at acrylic painting even if they had never had the confidence before. Terry's no nonsense approach to using the right brush for each task makes creating beautiful paintings achievable for artists of all skill levels.

Designed to both inspire and instruct artists of all abilities, this book provides a wealth of practical guidance and projects on how to paint watercolour landscapes the easy way.

An inspiring and accessible guide to painting beautiful snow scenes using easy-to-master techniques.