A Practical Guide to Painting and Drawing

Description:

A practical guide to painting and drawing is an easy-to-follow guide to accompany the BBC series, the big painting challenge, packed with practical information, useful exercise and and accessible projects in almost every medium, it will give you the confidence you need to express your artistic side. 

Whether you want to work with charcoal or ink, acrylics or watercolours, you'll gain skills quickly and easily, moving gfrom warm-up exercises and first sketches through to full paintings. You'll be amazed at what you can create with just a few simple principle, some basic materials and a bit of inspiration!

Fully illustrated and including 18 step-b-step projects, from landscapes and portraits to still life and seascapes,  A practical guide to painting and drawing is an essential introduction to the world of visual art.