The Complete Painting and Drawing Handbook

Whether you are interested in learning to draw, work with watercolours, acrylics or oils, The Complete Painting and Drawing Handbook, a step-by-step guide, is for you.

Starting with materials and techniques, warm-up exercises encourage you to build your drawing and painting expertise and confidence, The Complete Painting and Drawing Handbook contains easy-to-follow step-by-step projects designed to train your eye and develop your skills, and demonstrates key techniques.

Clear explanations of the principles of drawing and painting will encourage you to tackle different subjects from simple landscapes to portraits, while "building the image" illustrations provide at-a-glance overviews of projects.

Galleries of contemporary artwork demonstrate how successful artists approach different topics from still lifes, to panoramas and figures, with tips helping you to develop your personal style.

The Complete Painting and Drawing Handbook is a fresh approach to practical art helping you achieve the best results, whatever your level. It contains everything you need to know to develop your painting and drawing skills in easy steps