The Paint Pad Artist: Watercolour Flowers: 6 Beautiful Pictures to Pull-Out and Paint, Hardcover

Follow the step-by-step book and use the pre-printed outlines on the watercolor paper to create six beautiful flower paintings, and learn all the skills you need to become an accomplished artist.

This inspiring watercolour flowers book is the second title in the exciting and innovative Paint Pad Artist series. Beginners as well as more experienced artists will be amazed at how quickly they acquire the skills they need to produce beautiful paintings, and with the initial outlines for the six stunning projects provided on high quality watercolour paper, they can start creating amazing works of art straight away.

Written by professional artist and tutor Julie King, the book begins with notes on how to use the pre-printed watercolour paper to achieve the best results, and how to make copies of the outlines should you want to try out the projects again.

Following this there is a short 'what you need' section, enabling you to gather together the paints, brushes and basic equipment you need before you start painting, and some brief guidance on general techniques such as how to hold the brush, how to add water to your paint and how to mix colour, plus how to frame and display your work.

The six stunning step-by-step projects that follow build in difficulty as you work through the book, introducing new techniques as they are used and incorporating numerous handy hints and tips from the author herself to help you progress on your painting journey.

The six sheets of artist-quality watercolour paper are pre-printed with the initial outline drawing for each of the projects, enabling you to start painting straight away and giving you the best possible chance of achieving a successful painting.

After graduating with a first class degree in textile design, Julie King worked as an in-house designer of household textiles before freelancing for several years; creating fabrics, wallpapers and ceramics, all inspired by her deep love of flowers. More recently Julie was awarded the Society of Botanical Artists Certificate of Botanical merit, judged by the Senior Conservator at Kew Gardens, for her freestyle interpretation of an iris. She lives in Kent with her husband and their two daughters. A contributor to the Leisure Painter magazine she paints and runs regular classes for adults as well as painting days in National Trust and privately owned garden