Mini Gallery Competitions
Our most recent winners
Congratulations to Joanne from Crawley, the lucky winner of Giovanni Civardi's Complete Guide to Drawing in September.
Congratulations to Ann from Oxfordshire, the lucky winner of Watercolour Tips and Techniques in August.
Congratulations to Pamela from Edinburgh, the lucky winner of The Watercolour Wheel Book in July.
Book of the month
Search Press is giving one lucky Mini Gallery visitor the chance to win a copy of October's art book of the month plus extra bonus books! Click here to view our art book of the month list
Successful and Creative Washes
Watercolours are ideal for creating light, fresh and spontaneous paintings, and this book shows you how to maximise the effects you can achieve.
Barry Herniman helps you to fill your paintings with light and colour, using quick and simple watercolour techniques.
Barry's infectious enthusiasm means that this book brims over with dozens of helpful hints, tips and points of advice.
Try out your new skills in five varied and inspirational step-by-step projects, including a glorious sunset, a peaceful bridge scene and a romantic evening by the church.
- Materials
- Techniques
- Washes
- Using colour
- Using a sketchbook
- Sunset over Garway Hill
- The Old Church at the Poison Glen
- Pembrokeshire Coastline
- Evening Light over the Sentinel
- Watendlath Bridge
As a special bumper bonus this month the lucky winner of the Art Book of the Month comp will also receive the four books listed below which are also published by Search Press... making the total prize of five books worth over £45!
Landscapes in Acrylics by David Hyde
Painting Landscapes in Oils by James Horton
The Oil Painter's Pocket Palette by Rosalind Cuthbert
Terry's Top Tips for Watercolour Artists by Terry Harrison
Take a look at the Search Press website at www.searchpress.com and answer this easy question:
Can you name another book by Barry Herniman?
:: click here to enter now!