Collins 30-Minute Painting

Collins 30-Minute Painting
Alwyn Crawshaw

Aimed at the practised beginner, this inspirational guide will show how to achieve successful sketches using pencil and watercolour in just 30 minutes – ideal for the busy amateur artist.Many people think they don't have enough time to sketch, but in this attractive guide Alwyn Crawshaw encourages quick and simple learning. By working with just a few materials, including both pencil and watercolour, and focusing on just the key techniques it is possible to make successful sketches in no more than half an hour. And for those artists who already have a little sketching experience, learning to work more quickly enables them to free up their style and sketch more spontaneously.With clear, easy-to-follow advice and ideas presented in a simple approachable way, this ebook provides a perfect introduction to sketching quickly and easily. Key features include, quick tips, handy checklists, practical projects, step-by-step exercises and half-hour demonstrations.

▲ From My Studio, 21 x 28 cm (8/½ x 11 in)

Sketching

Alwyn Crawshaw

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First published in 2008 by

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© Alwyn Crawshaw 2008

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Ebook Edition © OCTOBER 2018 ISBN: 9780008325794

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Dedication (#ulink_c8a7c387-40d6-5d2e-80d7-c42e3b2c3f18)

I would like to dedicate this book to June, my wife, for her continual support with all my artistic endeavours.

Contents

Cover (#u3b46be79-3cb8-55fd-9605-3696611c7312)

Title Page (#u7e027349-8aac-57fa-b467-a9be98ccc680)

Copyright (#ulink_491434f4-1d60-543c-a850-3383e3b8e785)

Dedication (#ulink_df478f79-391c-5ffc-b2ad-1bb3f00bc6fc)

Introduction (#ulink_71245058-d62c-5598-8593-f579a58e9276)

Essential equipment (#ulink_0c9022ce-8003-5542-af0e-375cf9846726)

Pencil techniques (#ulink_fb1b959d-d6d2-529e-89ec-00cbde5e288e)

Watercolour techniques (#ulink_4aa3c3a6-f40b-557c-880c-1454f529f508)

Sketching indoors (#litres_trial_promo)

Simplifying your subject (#litres_trial_promo)

Sketching outdoors (#litres_trial_promo)

Holiday sketching (#litres_trial_promo)

Using holiday photos (#litres_trial_promo)

Further information (#litres_trial_promo)

Acknowledgements (#litres_trial_promo)

About the Author (#litres_trial_promo)

About the Publisher (#litres_trial_promo)

INTRODUCTION (#ulink_5ee08925-35a3-5b26-81b3-ef338a336667)

▲ Thurne Dyke

(detail, actual size in the print edition only.)

The most important part of this location sketch was the drawing, as it is a complicated scene with lots of activity.

Sketching is the most uplifting and enjoyable way to paint and it is a great teacher, whether you are working with pencil or paint, outdoors or indoors. There is no pressure on you, as you are not painting for an exhibition or to please your friends or family; you are sketching for your own enjoyment. Nevertheless, you can go on to show your sketches in exhibitions.

Because of the relaxed way in which they are done, sketches can often have more energy and dynamism than a highly finished work, and indeed some of the Old Masters’ sketches are actually preferred to their exhibition paintings.

What is a sketch?