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The ultimate no-nonsense guide to painting realistic, captivating water, from still lakes and crashing waves to water droplets.
Whether calm and reflective or sparkling with light and movement, water can bring atmosphere, drama and life to your watercolour paintings. In this invaluable, practical guide, popular artist, author and teacher Stephen Coates leads you through a multitude of highly effective techniques that will transform good paintings into great ones.
Perfect for beginners, this is this latest addition to the Easy Guide to Painting series, and brings the excitement of Stephen’s live teaching into a no-fuss book that will help you create your own captivating watercolour masterpieces.
Introduction 6 Planning 8 Water and reflections 9 Understanding paint 14 Brushes and brushing techniques 18 Other techniques 23 Watercolour paper 24 Tools and materials 26 Working from photographs 28
WATER 30
Lakes and calm water 32 Project: Reeds in the Shallows 34 Project: Misty Lake 41
Boats on water 50 Project: Serene Moorings 52 Project: Boats at Low Tide 60
Sea and breaking waves 72 Project: Beach at Sunset 77
Sparkling water 84 Project: Stormy Island Beach 88
Waterfalls and cascading water 96 Project: Moorland Falls 101
Water droplets 108 Project: Oak Leaves 109
Index 112
Stephen Coates was born in Sheffield in 1960. The son of a draughtsman, he was introduced to drawing at a very young age. He excelled in art at school but chose a career in retail, working first in the music industry for 16 years followed by another 16 years running his own catering business.
Over a period of 20 years, Stephen learned and specialized in watercolours in his spare time, and gradually developed his own style and unique brand of teaching. In 2011 he became a full-time professional freelance artist, and set up his own studio in Sheffield with the purpose of teaching others watercolour painting. From here he runs courses, workshops and hosts his own amateur art groups. Stephen also demonstrates his skills and shares his expertise at art societies all over England, and exhibits at a variety of national art shows.
Stephen has authored three how-to books on painting with watercolours The Watercolour Enigma (2018), Take Three Colours: Watercolour Lakes & Rivers (2019) and The Easy Guide to Painting Skies in Watercolour (2022).
Visit his website www.coatesart.co.uk
By Stephen Coates
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