Charles Evans' encouraging instruction will let you paint boats and harbours in no time! Each painting is accompanied by a colour palette and friendly no-nonsense captions pulling out details, tips and techniques used in various parts of the painting. Along with the outlines provided, you can reproduce the paintings for yourself. * 24 inspirational paintings * Free outlines for each painting for you to transfer on to watercolour paper. * Full explanation on how to transfer the images, and how to select create new compositions from the outlines. * Perfect for artists looking for inspiring new subjects

Learn all the tips, tricks and techniques you need in order to paint beautiful scenes of boats and harbours in this inspiring and practical book. Terry Harrison explains that you don't need to be an expert on all things nautical to paint great boats and harbours, you just need to learn to paint what you see using the advice and exercises in this book. There is excellent advice on using photographs, painting reflections, rigging, sails, jetties and harbour walls, as well as boatyard clutter, beaches, estuaries, figures and all the varied moods of the sea. There are then 6 beautiful step-by-step projects including a tall ship at sea, Greek boats by a sunlit jetty, a river harbour, a sparkling lake, a ship at sunset and a harbour village.

Entry-level and experienced artists will be delighted by the simple and striking, boats and harbors which make terrific subjects for the medium of watercolor painting. Pull-out tracings and a clear guide on how to transfer them to watercolor paper eliminate any requisite drawing skills needed to paint these wonderful pictures. Detailed, illustrated instructions are provided for five scenes- each accompanied by a full-size, initial outline of the drawing to aid novice painters or provide inspiration to practiced artists.

Boats and coastal scenery have always inspired artists. This book celebrates that inspiration and explains many aspects of painting the coast, from creeks and tidal rivers to bustling beach scenes, boats and harbours, with a strong emphasis on capturing light, mood and atmosphere.

Explains how to use oils, pastels, pencils, water colors, and other media to create portraits of boats and discusses perspective, scale, and proportion