Charles Evans' Watercolour Rescue - (Hardcover)

About the Book

"Watercolor is a difficult medium to master, and even experienced artists are prone to making mistakes. Over the years he has spent working as a professional artist and demonstrator, Charles has built up a huge bank of expert advice, tricks, tips and techniques for fixing common problems, correcting mistakes, and learning how to avoid them in the first place.... Each 'problem' will begin with a question asked by one of the author's students, such as How do I stop my trees looking like lollipops?, followed by Charles' solution, and a short demonstration of how to prevent the problem occurring next time you paint."--Publisher.

Book Synopsis

Let a professional artist help you rescue your watercolor paintings in this Q&A-style guidebook that matches common problems and mistakes with proven solutions!

Watercolor painting is difficult to master, and even experienced artists are prone to making mistakes. As a longtime professional artist and teacher, Charles Evans has a huge bank of expert tips, tricks, and techniques for fixing and avoiding common problems in your watercolor paintings. These include:

- How to remove "cauliflowers"
- Where to place your water container to avoid spillages
- What to do if one color is bleeding into another
- How to make distant hills look--well--distant
- Why you keep mixing muddy color
- And more!

Each problem begins with a question asked by one of Charles' students, such as, "How do I stop my trees looking like lollipops?" Charles then provides an easy solution--plus a short demonstration of how to prevent the problem moving forward--making this the perfect resource for those new to, or experienced in, watercolor painting!

About the Author

Charles Evans is one of the UK's leading painters, well-known from his long-running TV series and for his art classes, which are held all over the UK. After a conventional school education Charles entered and spent many years in the catering trade, eventually taking a break to study at Lincoln College of Art. He then joined the Royal Air Force. Following several years in the military, Charles resumed his civilian life in catering, owning bistros and contract catering companies, before turning back to art around thirty years ago. Charles made over two hundred television programmes on art for the Tyne Tees television company, then for the Discovery Channel.

Charles has written several books for Search Press, and now also represents Daler-Rowney as their main demonstrator. His exuberant and informal personality is reflected in his paintings, which have a lightness and simplicity that many artists aspire to.

Charles lives in Morpeth, Northumberland, UK.