Let Charles Evans help you rescue your watercolor paintings from common problems and mistakes with proven solutions. 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. These problems include: how to remove 'cauliflowers', the importance of placing your water container correctly to avoid spillages what to do if one color is bleeding into another how to make distant hills look - well - distant, and why you keep mixing muddy color. 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.

"Charlie Evans is a highly experienced artist. His exuberant personality and unique gift for explaining his techniques in clear and simple terms make him a highly popular and well-liked tutor and demonstrator, and he spends his life travelling thoughout the UK running art classes and appearing in his long-running TV series. In this book he passes on his knowledge and expertise in his own, accessible style, giving the reader the confidence and know-how to produce beautiful, evocative watercolour paintings of their own. It includes tips on everything from choosing which colours and brushes to buy, to how to paint skies, water, texture and buildings. The tips are clearly explained and illustrated using both step-by-step demonstrations and finished paintings. They will help unravel the mysteries of the watercolour medium for those new to painting and also for more experienced watercolourists on the lookout for tips from a master."--Publisher description.

A comprehensive, accessible course in landscape painting with acrylics from a seasoned artist and teacher. Author Charles Evans’s no-nonsense techniques and engaging writing style bring acrylic painting within the grasp of anyone keen to dive into this versatile and popular medium. The book begins with excellent advice for the beginner, including easy drawing for painting, composition, easy perspective, light and shade, color, and how to use acrylics with different painting styles. There are six full step-by-step painting projects ranging from simple skies to snowy landscapes with horses, each of which is supported by additional exercises and techniques. The step-by-step projects allow aspiring artists to put into practice their new-found skills, and produce six stunning paintings of their own, in a range of styles. A pull-out outline drawing is provided for every project, and Charles shows how to transfer these onto the painting surface. Charles’s irreverent style makes learning to paint with acrylics easy and fun.

Paint with best-selling author Charles Evans and unlock the vast potential of System3 acrylics and inks! Renowned artist Charles Evans reveals the capabilities of these hugely popular and economical inks and paints from Daler Rowney aimed at students and amateur artists. From fluid acrylics to Heavy Body acrylics – through exercises and projects worked on watercolor paper, canvas and wood, Charles will lead you through the process with step by step projects. Discover how to show movement, texture, and mood, and how to depict the natural world – from animals and birds to dramatic seascapes and vistas. Above all, have fun experimenting with the media both indoors and en plein air. Immerse yourself in this highly practical approach to introducing the potential of the System 3 range, with numerous exercises and 13 step-by-step projects to help you carry forward the skills you’ve acquired.