Anyone Can Paint Watercolour Flowers

Julie lives in Kent, UK. She was brought up in Cambridgeshire, and pursued a Foundation in Art, followed by a degree in Printed Textile design. She then went on to design household textiles, wallpapers and prints for ceramics inspired by her love of flowers.Following a Certificate in Education, Julie began teaching and inspiring adults to paint in watercolour, not only to share her painting skills but for the benefits of well-being and good health. Teaching venues include gardens, galleries and cruise liners. Julie exhibited at Watts Gallery in Surrey whilst serving as Artist-in-Residence.Her awards have included the Society of Botanical Artists' Certificate of Botanical Merit for a freestyle interpretation of an iris and the Elizabeth Smail Memorial Award for Colour and Composition while exhibiting at Florum in Kent.Julie is a regular contributor to Leisure Painter magazine, and has written a number of art books, which have sold over 46,500 copies to date.

• IntroductionHow to use this bookWhat you needGeneral techniquesPreparing your paintLoading the brush and applying the paintCleaning your brushes and paletteColour relationshipsHow to prepare a colour mix in your paletteHow to mix colours on the paperUseful mixesHow to frame and display your workThe ProjectsTulipsWet-on-dry – flat washWet-in-wet – creating formPainting fine linesHibiscusGradated washes – fading outGlazingStipplingDay Lily and RudbeckiaVibrant shades – letting colours mix on the paperWet-in-wet stipplingPress and sweepClematisVariegated washLifting outNegative paintingSweet PeaShapingVignette backgroundSharp highlightsWhite RoseShadows on whiteAdding salt to create textureFoliage – positive and negativeThe outlinesIndex

Previously published as The Paint Pad Artist: Watercolour Flowers, Anyone Can Paint Watercolour Flowers by Julie King features six easy step-by-step projects to get you started painting flowers in watercolour, plus information about the materials and equipment you will need and guidance on general techniques. The six projects build in difficulty as you work through the book and your confidence and skills grow. The book includes outlines for each of the six projects for you to trace and transfer so that you can start painting right away.