Five-Minute Watercolour: Super-Quick Techniques for Amazing Paintings (Paperback) - Samantha Nielsen

Over 50 bitesize exercises to help you make watercolour painting a part of your day.

Many novice artists are intimidated by the prospect of trawling through very technical drawing books, especially given our busy day-to-day lives. Five-Minute Watercolour is a handy companion as you explore your artistic potential by sketching in watercolour - in five minutes you can produce a great painting that you'll be proud to keep and share.

Discover 55 bitesize exercises, written in jargon-free language, to help you make watercolour painting a part of your day. Starting with advice on the basic supplies you will need, professional urban watercolour artist Samantha Nielsen takes you through all the techniques required to begin and pursue your creative journey - from brush control to using warm and cool colours, followed by advice on implementing these techniques such as painting skies, seascapes or people. Samantha then helps you take it further by showing you how to capture movement and create depth. Every spread in the book features five expert tips and ideas, as well as examples of amazing five-minute watercolour sketches to inspire you.

For new and aspiring artists everywhere who've dreamt of making art a part of their working lives, this pocket book is perfect for you.

About the Author

Samantha Nielsen has a strong following on Instagram with her whimsical and appealing watercolour paintings. Based in in Duluth, Minnesota USA, her main medium is watercolour and ink, and she is an active member of the Urban Sketching community. She is a successful seller of watercolour paintings and prints on Etsy and also has her own podcast on Anchor FM radio. In addition, she produces easy-to-follow watercolour tutorial videos on Facebook.

Check out her Instagram via @sj_nielsen, her Facebook page via @artbysjnielsen, and her Etsy shop via https://www.etsy.com/shop/artbysjnielsen