People in Watercolour

by Trevor Waugh

"Do you want to paint quick, loose figures in watercolour? This practical guide for beginners, in a handy sketchbook format, will show you how you can achieve attractive and successful paintings in just 30 minutes - ideal for today's busy amateur artists." - from the back cover.

Genres: Art

93 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Vaidyanathan · Rating 4 out of 5]

No fear

At the end of reading you would have lost your fear for painting people.
The initial chapters see to that.

[Nigel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lacks detail and not best organised

I have a lot of similar books. They all start by telling me I need paper, brushes and paint and that they should be of good quality: boring!
Rather avoided a central point: nudes. Can't believe they'd be that explicit in watercolour. Found it rather more "in watercolour" than "people".
Good quality work throughout but not quite the depth I was hoping for.
A previous review mentioned the Kindle pictures were too small. Unfair: double tap a picture and stretch with two fingers to enlarge.
A good first buy but not one to add to a collection.

[Wsclai · Rating 4 out of 5]

Painting people has long been my fear but the author has made it less intimidating. A lot of useful skills to learn from and the step-by-step guide is helpful in polishing my skills.

[Kevin de Ataíde · Rating 3 out of 5]

I picked this up for the author's use of colour. I thought he might have a science, but it seems he just splashes it on and watches to see what it will do. He's quite a mystic, then. Indeed a lot of the paintings in this book are a mess at close quarters, but are beautiful when seen from a distance. Mr. Waugh must have a very long brush. There's valuable advice on painting crowded scenes and managing light. Of course, since it's a Collins 30 minute book, all the exercises provided are meant to be engineered in 30 minutes or less, which spoils things in a way. A nice introduction, overall, to watercolour-sketching people.